[Sikha Bansal is a Senior Associate at Vinod Kothari & Company and Shreya is a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. The authors can be reached at [email protected]] In Punjab National Bank v. Vindhya Vasini Industries Limited, [C.P. ( IB)-1170(MB)] the issue before the National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench was whether a...
Confidentiality: Protecting Trade Secrets
[Maneck Mulla is a Partner and M. Siddha Pamecha an Associate at M Mulla Associates] Introduction There is no copyright on ideas or information; hence, sharing any confidential information and preserving such information present complex issues, especially at the time of breach of confidence. Often, without taking adequate safeguards, companies and individuals share technical know-how, trade...
Additional Payment for Work Done Outside the Scope of Construction Contracts
[Saksham Gahoi is a 4th Year Student of National Law Institute University, Bhopal] Introduction What can be constituted as a work within or outside the scope of work under a construction contract has been a point of dispute amongst parties resulting in numerous commercial arbitrations. This leads to another question whether such work which is outside the scope of contract entitles a party to...
Testing the Validity of a Type of Shareholders’ Agreements in India
[Priya Garg is a 4th year student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS)] In the Indian context, shareholders’ agreements (SHAs) have been widely categorized into two types – one, that impose restrictions on the transferability of shares held by the shareholders who happen to be the parties to the SHA (type 1 SHA) and the other, which deal with the matters relating...
Uber v. Waymo and Lessons for Trade Secret Protection for Companies
[Swrang Varma is a 4th Year BB.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at the University School of Law & Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University] Introduction More than a century has elapsed since the establishment of the theory of the separate juristic personality of a corporation. Be that as it may, a corporation still functions through human innovation. The unique competitive edge that...
Implications of the Amendments to the Specific Relief Act, 1963
[Grishma Shah is a student of Government Law College, Mumbai presently studying in the 3rd Year of the 3-year law course. Earlier posts on specific aspects of the topic covered by this post are available here and here] Introduction On December 15, 2017, the Union Cabinet approved the recommended changes to the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (“Act”) after 54 years, with a view to facilitating simple...
The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2018: Shattering the Supremacy of Damages
[Aayush Mitruka is a lawyer based in New Delhi. An earlier post on the topic is available here] In the wake of India’s poor ranking in terms of enforcing contracts and ease of doing business, the Government decided to amend the 54 year old Specific Relief Act, 1963 (the “Act”). As a result, the Government constituted a six-member expert committee to examine the Act and suggest necessary changes...
Effects of The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on the Law of Remedies for Breach of Contract
[Radhika Indapurkar is a lawyer based in Mumbai] Section 10 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (the “Act”) provides the courts with a discretion to enforce specific performance of contracts (a) in which there exist no standards to ascertain the actual damage caused by non-performance of such contracts, or (b) wherein the act agreed to be done is such that monetary compensation for non-performance...
Subjectivity or Objectivity? Supreme Court on Implied Terms in Commercial Contracts
[Manjari Rammohan is a 4th year student at School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore] This post seeks to critically analyze the October 2017 judgment of the Supreme Court in Nabha Power Limited v. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited with respect to remedying ambiguous terms in commercial contracts. This case is of vital importance as the Court comprehensively analysed Indian and...
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Moratorium and Personal Guarantors
[Aayush Mitruka is a lawyer based in Delhi] The latest ruling of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (Appellate Tribunal) in the case of State Bank of India (SBI) v V Ramakrishnan and another has evoked another controversy touching upon the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) that serves as a major setback to creditors. The moot question was whether a financial creditor can...
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