An article titled “CCI’s Draft Settlement And Commitment Regulations Are Far From Expectations”  co-authored by Partner, G R Bhatia and Associate, Sanyam Juneja has been published in Mondaq.

The article briefly covers the detailed procedure to be followed during Settlement/Commitment proceedings and include, inter alia, form of the application, fee payable, process, non-compliance of Settlement/ Commitment order, inconsistency in draft regulations and application to pending cases.

Please see below the link of the article titled “An Endeavour to Understand the “Endeavours” Clause and its “Legal Transplant” in India” authored by Partner, Shinoj Koshy and Associate, Radhika Malpani which has been published on Indiacorplaw.

Partner, G.R. Bhatia and Associate, Toshika Soni have authored an article titled ‘Evolving Gun Jumping Jurisprudence In India’ published on Mondaq.

The article deals with the recent highlights of the decisional practice of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in gun jumping proceedings evolving new jurisprudence and the new draft Combination Regulations released by the CCI. It discusses the implications of the recent CCI decisions on the merger control landscape in India.

Partner Designate, Astha Ojha and Intern, Anand Kumar Maurya have authored an article titled '𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂: 𝑨𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒔 𝑨 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔' published in Mondaq.
The article talks about arbitration to be a competent technique for resolving disputes in the pharmaceutical industry given the fact that the disputes are usually high-value and involve multi jurisdictions.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India - Partner Designate, Itee Singhal and Associate, Nupur Gupta have prepared a 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 on the recent judgement of the Delhi High Court in 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒚 matter.

Partner, Advait Luthra and Senior Associate, Ananya Mishra authored an article titled ‘India: ASCI Guidelines On Dark Patterns And The Way Forward’ has been published on Mondaq.

It is a very interesting article which talks about consumer's ability to make a free and informed choice, at the time of ordering items online.

Follow the link below for the complete article:

Partners, Sanjeev Sachdeva and Sarika Raichur shared their views with Inc42 in an article titled – ‘The Truth about TYKE Invest and why Crowdfunded startup investments are a grey area’

An article titled ‘Online News Publishers Qua News Aggregators: A Competition Law Tussle In India’ authored by Partner, G.R. Bhatia and Associate, Toshika Soni has been published on Mondaq.

The article deals with the allegations of anti-competitive conducts made by online news publishers against digital platforms operating in news aggregation and ad intermediation services. It also proposes possible solutions to these issues.

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is a crucial component of the Indian tax system, ensuring timely collection of taxes and reporting of taxable transactions. Non-compliance with TDS obligations can have serious ramifications, including prosecution.

Partner, Sumit Mangal along with Associate, Radhika Sharma explore the dichotomy and the implications of delay in deposit of TDS has on taxpayers in an article published in Taxmann.

Partner, Deepak Kumar Thakur and Senior Associate, Puspak Chamariya, in a thought – provoking article published in Mondaq, discuss how the downward revision might lead to a decrease in demand for electric two-wheelers and affect their affordability.

As the world moves towards a sustainable future, electric vehicles have emerged as a game-changer. However, recent developments have sparked discussions about the potential consequences of reducing subsidies in the electric two-wheelers industry.

Partner, Sumit Mangal and Associate, Radhika Sharma at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India discuss the taxability of Severance Pay in an insightful article published in Taxsutra.

Severance Pay refers to the payment made to an employee upon the termination of their employment, typically categorized as part of their salary. However, if there is a dispute about whether Severance Pay should be subject to taxes as part of the salary, it is now considered taxable under the category of income from other sources according to Section 56(2)(xi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (ITA).

Partner, Shreya Sircar and Associate, Sanjukta Roy have co-authored an article titled ‘𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬: 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬’ published in the Indian Journal of Projects, Infrastructure, and Energy Law (IJPIEL).

Partner, Avisha Gupta along with Associate, Somya Yadav was invited to contribute to the Corporate and Regulatory Affairs (“CRA”) E-Bulletin, an initiative of ASSOCHAM. They have co-authored an article titled, ‘An insight into the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill’ which has been published in the April Issue of the CRA E-Bulletin Vol 2.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India's Partner, Harish Kumar along with Managing Associate, Itee Singhal sheds light on the recently notified online gaming rules, the gaps, and the challenges which the rapidly growing gaming industry is likely to face, in an intriguing article titled - "𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬".
 
Hitherto, there has been a legislative inconsistency, with different states adopting different approaches when it comes to regulating online games. Often online games involving money are mixed with gambling and thereby regulated on the same footing despite of several judicial rulings, which explains the distinction between the two. It would have to be seen if the enactment of central legislation, would be able to resolve this inconsistency, and the way forward that the gaming industry would adopt in case of conflict between central and state legislation.

Partner, Harish Kumar explains how the SGX Nifty's move to the NSE IFSC will impact our domestic market in an article published on Business Today.

Increased liquidity, better price discovery, and reduced trading costs are just some of the benefits one can expect. This move is a significant step towards strengthening India's position in the global financial market.

Wasim Beg and Sakshi Chahar co-authored the article titled - "Criminal Defamation – A Potential Trial Against The Complainant?" as published in LiveLaw.

The article discusses the constitutionality of laws in relation to criminal defamation that has been questioned several times at the touchstone of freedom of speech.

Partner, G. R. Bhatia along with Associate, Sanyam Juneja authored an article titled “Revamping of the Indian Competition Act- Issues & Challenges” that has been published on Mondaq.

The article briefly covers the issues and challenges in the additional amendments made to the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which were introduced before the Lok Sabha on 7 February 2023. The additional amendments significantly expand the mandate and enlarge the powers of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Partners, Krishnayan Sen and Tamal Mandal authored an article on "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭," which discusses the recent decision by the Singapore Court of Appeal in Mittal v Westbridge.

The court's ruling addressed the issue of determining the law governing the arbitration agreement in cases where the parties have not explicitly made a choice, and the arbitration takes place in Singapore.

Partner, Avisha Gupta along with Associate, Somya Yadav analyse the draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("Intermediary Guidelines") pertaining to online gaming for public consultations released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in an article titled "Deconstructing The Proposed Self-Regulation For Online Gaming Companies" published in Mondaq.

Partner, G R Bhatia along with Associate, Manav Gupta penned down their thoughts on 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭 in an article published on Mondaq.

The article briefly assesses the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance’s recommendation for enacting a Digital Competition Act in India, and highlights the challenges faced by competition regulators across the world in digital markets.

Partner, Abhishek Mathur along with Associate, Amay Bahri contributed to the India Chapter of the Global Legal Group International Comparative Legal Guide - Real Estate 2023
 
The India Chapter covers key topics relating to practical points and commercial terms in leasing, investment, development, and financing.

Partner, Asim Abbas along with Associates Advait Luthra and Ananya Mishra analyse the scope and applicability of the newly introduced concept of ‘𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞’ under the proposed 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥, 2022.

Partner, Neha Sinha along with Associate, Radhika Malpani recently contributed to the India chapter of Foreign Direct Investment Regimes 2023 published by Global Legal Group covering the foreign investment policy, law and scope of application, jurisdiction and procedure, and substantive assessment.

Partner, Asim Abbas along with Associates, Ananya Mishra and Advait Luthra examine the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) existing role & responsibilities, the changes proposed by the Government of India with respect to its role in the #telecom sector, and what role should TRAI be playing in order to efficiently regulate the Indian telecom sector, in an article titled – “Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India: The Present, The Proposed, The Future”

Arjun Nihal Singh (Managing Associate) and Rajshree Chaudhary (Associate) discuss the jurisprudence of the non-poaching agreements and the position that the Competition Commission of India may adopt

Partner, Avisha Gupta along with Associate, Somya Yadav share their valuable insights with Mondaq on the Central Bank Digital Currency ("𝐂𝐁𝐃𝐂") and analyze how a CBDC could fit into the payment landscapes.

Partner, G R Bhatia and Associate, Manav Gupta authored an article titled ‘WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy – Update 2.0 from India’ and has been published online on Competition Policy International. The article deals with the intersection of Data Protection laws and Anti-trust law, amongst other things.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a letter to all the authorized non-bank prepaid payment instruments ("PPIs"), stating that PPIs must not be loaded through credit lines, as the PPI Master Directions, 2021, do not permit the loading of PPIs from credit lines. Avisha Gupta and Ananya Mishra share their views on the questions raised on PPI-linked BNPL business models offering credit lines to the end users in an article titled - "𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐏𝐈 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫" published in Mondaq.

Partner Designate, Astha Ojha, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, co-authored an article - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞-𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 – 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 published in Indian Journal of Projects, Infrastructure, and Energy Law (IJPIEL). The article dives into the holistic understanding of the recent plastic ban and analyses the positive impact it will have on country's sustainability and environment.

Partner, Wasim Beg and Associate, Muneeb Rashid Malik share their insights on whether Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 mandates a preliminary inquiry and an opportunity of hearing to
the would-be Accused before a complaint is made under Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by a Court as well as discuss the scope and ambit of such preliminary inquiry in an article published
on LiveLaw.

Associate, Muneeb Rashid Malik provides his insights - can executive instruction restrict the fundamental right to establish an educational institution, in an article titled, "Right To Manage An Institution" published in Greater Kashmir.

Partner, Harish Kumar and Managing Associate, Itee Singhal from our Corporate & Regulatory Team have penned down their thoughts on few practical challenges under the revised Related Party Transactions (‘RPT’) regime that needs to be addressed for ensuring holistic implementation of the new regime.

Managing Associate, Ms. Shivi Sethi penned down her thoughts on the Government taking constructive steps toward sustainable development in an article titled ‘Understanding the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022' published in the Indian Journal of Projects, Infrastructure, and Energy Law (IJPIEL).

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, Associate, Amay Bahri has written an article titled ‘Analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in Vidarbha Industries’ published on Bar & Bench.

Authored by partner, G R Bhatia, the article titled "E-Commerce and Regulation in India: E-Commerce is benign for Retail Market" published in the Regulatory Digest, Issue 10 by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs discusses the economic rationale, competition practices, consumer protection, and way forward in the industry.

Partner, Geeta Dhania and Associate, Sakshi Mandal share their views on the recent guidelines concerning misleading advertisements.

Partner, Avisha Gupta along with Associate, Somya Yadav discusses privacy safeguards in the drone regulations and the way forward in the recent article published by Mondaq.

Partner Kunal Mehra has been quoted in an article by Global Competition Review (‘GCR’) in relation to the Overhauling of the Confidentiality Regime by the Competition Commission of India.

Partner, Asim Abbas and Associate, Ananya Mishra share their thoughts on open network protocol in an article titled ‘Analyzing The Potential Of Open Network For Digital Commerce’ published in Mondaq and Hindu Business Line.

An article titled ‘An Analysis of the Evolving Law of Abortions in Light of Roe v. Wade Judgment’ has been authored by Partner, Wasim Beg and Intern, Shaaivi Shukla. It has also been published on SCC Online.

Partner, Shinoj Koshy has authored an article titled ‘Assured increase of FDI in the insurance sector, published in India Business Law Journal

Associate, G.R. Bhatia recently authored an article titled ‘Floating Solar Power Plants – A Pandora’s Box of Potential Challenges’

‘Draft India Data Accessibility And Use Policy: More Miss(es) Than A Hit?’ is an article authored by Partner, Asim Abbas and Associate, John Simte. It has been published in Mondaq.

Here is an article authored by Partner, G.R. Bhatia published in Mondaq titled ‘Indian Competition Regime – 2021 Highlights’

Partner, Avisha Gupta and Senior Associate,Sourav Padhi have authored an article on ‘Digital Banks – The Future of Banking in India’ published by Mondaq.

Partner, Avisha Gupta has been quoted in ‘The Times Of India’ today in an article titled ‘Why South Korea move and US order on crypto can nudge other govts towards regulatory clarity’

Managing Associate, Astha Ojha has authored an article titled, “Analysis of Change in Law and Safeguard Duty on Solar Power Projects in India” published online ‘Indian Journal of Projects, Infrastructure, and Energy Law’

Partner, NEHA SINHA has authored the INDIA chapter on ‘Foreign Direct Investment Regime Report 2022’ published in ICLG.

Partner SHONALI CHOUDHRY along with Associate SRIJAN SRIVASTAVA, ably assisted by Associates ANIRUDH SINGH and Tanushri Agarwal authored an article on changes to FDI published by INDIA BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL.

An article on ‘Regulating Direct Selling In India’ published by Mondaq, authored by Partner, Jay Parikh along with Managing Associate, Varun Kumar and Associate, Saranya Lal.

'Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India’ Dispute Resolution practice group members Anant Garg and Sreejita Mitra have written an article titled ‘The Enforceability Quandary – To Grant Extension or Not?’, published by LegitEye.

India: Health Data Under The Data Protection Bill, 2021 And Recommendations Of The Joint Parliamentary Committee On Data Protection – Authors- Partner, Asim Abbas and Associate, John Simte.

Our Firm’s Corporate Practice Group Partner, Neha Sinha and Associate, Radhika Malpani have co-authored an article titled ‘Government enables FDI support for self-reliance’, published in IBLJ.

‘Bio-Fuels: Awaiting Their Policy Push!’,  an article written by Deepak Kumar Thakur and Puspak Chamariya, published in Mondaq..

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India corporate practice group partner Neha Sinha and associate Radhika Malpani have co-authored an article titled ‘Unified Framework by SEBI for Share-based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity Shares: Understanding the Key Changes’, published in LegitEye.

Our firm’s corporate practice group Partner, Jay Parikh and Senior Associate Ayushi Toshniwal have co-authored an article titled ‘Amendments to FDI in the telecom services sector’, published in IBLJ.

Our Firm’s Corporate Practice Group Partner Kanchan Sinha and Associate Muskan Agrawal have co-authored an article titled ‘Vishaka Guidelines, POSH Laws and the New Normal of Pandemic’, published in LegitEye.

“An Insight into Indian Regulatory Framework vis-à-vis SPAC” written by Rajiv Luthra, and co-authored by Harish Kumar and Itee Singhal. This article was published in the 12th Annual CII Financial Markets Summit Compendium.

‘Analysing The Drone Rules’, co-authored by Geeta Dhania and Rohan Singh, published in Mondaq.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India partners' Rajiv K. Luthra, Asim Abbas and Geeta Dhania have co-authored an article titled ‘Uniform Gaming Laws: Need of the Hour in India‘, published in Prime Database Group’s – The Prime Directory, 2021.

Partner Faisal Sherwani and Associate Arwen Ahamad co-authored an article on IT Rules 2021 published in Bar & Bench.

Our Firm’s TMT practice group partner Asim Abbas shares his views in an article titled ‘Satcom: The great Indian auction dilemma’ published by ETTelecom. Two of the country’s leading telecom players – richest Indian Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel helmed by billionaire Sunil Mittal, whose Bharti Global owns a stake in satellite internet company OneWeb, hold divergent views on the way the government should allocate airwaves.

Our Firm’s Dispute Resolution group Partner, Faisal Sherwani has authored an article titled ‘Online gaming industry is not dicey, give gambling a chance’ published in The Economic Times.

Our Firm’s Founder and Managing Partner, Rajiv K Luthra and Corporate Practice Group Partner, Shinoj Koshy have provided an overview on Doing Business in India, published by Thomson Reuters Practical Law.

The essence of SPACs lies in neutralizing capital market boundaries and a regulatory framework is imperative to its growth in India. A MUST READ by Vipin Sharma, Managing Associate, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India corporate practice group partner Sumithra Suresh and associate Arunima Vijay have co-authored an article titled ‘Straightening the winding road for MNCs going private’ published in India Business Law Journal.

An article titled, ‘Downstream investments by NRIs are not foreign investments‘ authored by Partner, Shinoj Koshy and Associate, Purvi Khanna published in India Business Law Journal.

Our Firm’s Founder & Managing Partner Rajiv K Luthra and Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Group Partner Pallavi Bedi have authored a chapter in The Law Reviews (TLR) titled ‘The Project Finance Law Review: Project Finance Arrangements in General‘.