Entries by Staff

Online money gaming: Financial Institutions to stay away

– Saloni Khant | finserv@vinodkothari.com The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, passed by the Parliament, received the assent of the President on Friday, 22nd August, 2025. The law will come into force on its publication in the Official Gazette. As soon as it becomes effective, the immediate implication of the Bill will […]

Rights for wrongs: Potential deprivation of shareholders property rights using mandatory demat rule

– Vinod Kothari and Payal Agarwal | corplaw@vinodkothari.com The mandatory dematerialisation provisions under the Companies Act, 2013 requires companies to issue their securities and facilitate transfer requests in dematerialised form only. For private companies, the mandate has become effective since 30th June 2025, hence, every private company (barring a small company) is now required to […]

Supreme Court Mandates Digital Accessibility: Action Points for Banks and NBFCs

– Harshita Malik | finserv@vinodkothari.com Introduction On April 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark judgment in Pragya Prasun & Ors. v. Union of India, declaring digital access as an intrinsic component of the fundamental right to life under Article 21. The Court issued comprehensive directions to make digital KYC processes accessible […]

Presentation on IBC Amendment Bill, 2025

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Discussion on IBC Amendment Bill, 2025

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IBC for a makeover: bold and beautiful! Quick highlights of the IBC Amendment Bill, 2025

– Team Resolution | resolution@vinodkothari.com Far reaching changes, several strategic initiatives, bold moves to overcome impact of jurisprudence that did not seem to serve the policy framework – these few words may just approximately describe the IBC Amendment Bill. The Bill has been put to a Select Committee of the Parliament, and may hopefully come […]

Wholly controlled, but not wholly owned

– Payal Agarwal, Partner and Saloni Khant, Executive | corplaw@vinodkothari.com Do preference shares matter for wholly-owned subsidiary status? Preference shares are a much preferred means of raising funds from third party investors by Indian startups. The reasons for such popularity may be accorded to the priority of payment over the equity shares, thus providing a […]

Done, dented, damaged: The IBC edifice, even before it’s 10

– Sikha Bansal, Senior Partner | resolution@vinodkothari.com What was ushered in as a new era of legal reforms in the country, with keen interest from all over the world, is now a bruised, battered structure, even before it cuts its cake for the 10th time. The BLRC Vision When the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee first […]