Tag: Securities Regulation
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Information Asymmetry Arising From a Confidential DRHP Filing: A Source of Prejudice to Retail Investors
[Advait Arunav is a 4th year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law University, Delhi and Myra Khanna is a 5thyear B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai] In November 2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) introduced an optional confidential pre-filing mechanism by amending the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, and inserting Chapter…
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The Illiquidity Trap: Why India’s AIF Framework Must Build a Secondary Market
[Ayushi Singh is a 3rd Year B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar] India’s alternative investment fund (AIF) industry has enjoyed considerable success. Total AIF commitments reached ₹15.74 trillion by December 2025, growing at nearly 30% each year over the past five years. More than 1,700 AIFs are now registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India…
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Rain Derivatives in India: Financial, Insurance, or Climate-Risk Instrument?
[Akanksha Dutta is an Associate at IC RegFin Legal Partners LLP] On May 29, 2026, the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) launched ‘RAINMUMBAI’, which is India’s first exchange-traded weather derivative contract. It is structured as a cash-settled futures instrument whose settlement is determined by observed rainfall data rather than physical loss assessment. It is built…
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The Gig Equity Paradox: ESOPs for Platform Workers
[Jayavardhini S is a third year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi.] India’s gig workforce is expanding so rapidly that it is projected to encompass roughly 23.5 million individuals or roughly 4.1% of all livelihoods in India by the year 2030. This is the booming reality of India’s rapidly expanding platform economy that…
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SEBI’s Regulation of the Carbon Market
[Ashwin Murthy is the Negative Emissions Fellow at Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at the Columbia Climate School, Columbia University, New York. This post is part of the IndiaCorpLaw Blog Symposium on ‘Corporate Law and Climate Change: Indian and Comparative Perspectives’.] The climate crisis necessitates immediate action. The IPCC has made it clear that addressing climate change…
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Sustainable Investment Management as a Route to Addressing Climate Change Issues within Corporate Law – An Indian Perspective
[Akshaya Kamalnath is Associate Professor at ANU Law School. This post is part of the IndiaCorpLaw Blog Symposium on ‘Corporate Law and Climate Change: Indian and Comparative Perspectives’.] Climate change is one of today’s biggest problems (alongside tech disruptions and inequality). As significant actors in society, corporations too must deal with these big problems and hence corporate law and…
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From Paris to the Boardroom: Can Voluntary Corporate Climate Governance Deliver India’s NDCs?
[Raushan Tara Jaswal is an Assistant Professor and PhD Candidate, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, Haryana and Post-Doctoral Researcher, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany. This post is part of the IndiaCorpLaw Blog Symposium on ‘Corporate Law and Climate Change: Indian and Comparative Perspectives’.] The highly contentious adoption of the Paris Agreement has been a…
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Climate Change Litigation Against Corporations in the Australian Context – Social, Political, and Economic Factors
[Akshaya Kamalnath is Associate Professor at ANU Law and Kate Ogg is Professor at ANU Law and an Australian Research Council Fellow. This post is part of the IndiaCorpLaw Blog Symposium on ‘Corporate Law and Climate Change: Indian and Comparative Perspectives’.] Climate change has become an important topic in corporate law with the discussion ranging from sustainability (the S…
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Rajesh Exports Case: Reassessing SEBI’s Jurisdiction Over Statutory Auditors
[Pakhi Jain is an Advocate practising in the areas of corporate law and financial regulatory matters] The interim ex-parte order passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI“) in the matter of Rajesh Exports Limited (“REL Interim Order“) will be remembered not merely for the magnitude of REL’s alleged financial misstatements, but for the vexed regulatory…