Tag: Corporate Governance
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Protection of Minority Shareholder Rights: Addressing Shareholder Deadlocks
[Shreeji Patel is a student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)] A recent ruling in Escientia Life Sciences v. Escientia Advanced Sciences (P) Ltd. dated 21 March 2025 reflects the evolving approach of the National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) in resolving shareholder deadlocks. The NCLT proposed a structured buy-out mechanism after observing that a continued deadlock would jeopardize…
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The Doctrine of Vicarious Liability of Auditors: Delhi High Court in Deloitte v. Union of India
[Bharat Vasani is a Senior Advisor and Maharshi Shah and Ayush Lahoti are Associates, all at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. An earlier version of this post was published on the Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Blog] India’s evolving financial reporting system has made robust corporate governance mechanisms indispensable. The need for heightened financial reporting mechanisms was first felt after…