The Tata-Mistry Judgment: An Imaginary Paradox in the Duties of the Directors
Introduction The Supreme Court recently put an end to a four-year-long corporate battle between the Tata Sons and Cyrus Mistry in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. v. Cyrus Investments Pvt. Ltd. And Ors.) by pronouncing judgment in favour of Tata Sons (Facts of the case are available here). However, the Supreme Court in this judgment has made an observation that undermines an important aspect of corporate governance i.e., Independent Directors (“IDs”). The judges questioned the
Vishesh Gupta
Jun 9, 2021
Can Black and White Make “Green”?
Introduction Climate change is the reverberation of human activities motivated by self-interest over the past few centuries. It is paving the way to a daunting future, the negative effects of which can be seen to have been compounding over the course of time. The unprecedented rise in global temperature, sea level, and food shortage is a consequence of the same. The effect on the Polar Regions is another grave example because, since the beginning of the industrial revolution
Anubhab Sarkar & Ananya Singh
Jun 5, 2021
Boardroom Gender Diversity: Assessing the Effectiveness of Mandatory Quotas
Introduction In the epoch of Covid-19, where work is solitary, the need for an inclusive and diversified culture in an organization is...
Vidisha Mishra & Utsarga Dash
Jun 3, 2021
Strengthening Governance: An Assessment of the Institution of Independent Directors
Introduction Corporate Governance, an almost outlandish subject till a few decades ago, has become the most important part of the...
Gauransh Gaur & Aniket A. Panchal
May 28, 2021
Why the CPTPP Needs Reconsideration in Order to Advance the Cause
Introduction In 2016, the world was witness to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“ TPP ”), a multi-lateral free trade agreement...
Neil Chatterjee
May 21, 2021
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Kaleidosopic View
Introduction Growing population, increasing economic and social inequities, and above all, pervasive environmental degradation is...
R K Mishra & Kiranmai
May 19, 2021
Weaponising Criminal Law as Political Rhetoric: The Menace of Unprincipled Criminalisation
Introduction One of the central purposes of law, if not the preponderant purpose, is to regulate human behaviour. This the law does by...
Shraddha Chaudhary
May 6, 2021
The Challenges Related to the Biological Weapons Convention
Introduction Biological weapons have remained a contentious issue since the last century with the advancement in biotechnology and...
Karan Dhall
Apr 27, 2021