Legal due diligence in India is a structured legal review of a company before an investment, acquisition, merger, loan, joint venture or strategic transaction. It examines corporate records, shareholding, statutory filings, contracts, litigation, employment compliance, tax exposure, intellectual property, data protection, licences, regulatory approvals, debt, related-party transactions and title to assets. The objective is to...
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A shareholders agreement in India is a private contract between shareholders, and often the company, that regulates shareholding rights, transfer restrictions, management control, investor protection, exit rights, reserved matters, board representation and dispute resolution. The agreement should be consistent with the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association. The Supreme Court has recognised that...
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A founder agreement in India is a legally binding contract between startup founders that records equity ownership, founder roles, vesting, intellectual property assignment, decision-making rights, founder exit, confidentiality, dispute resolution and consequences of misconduct or abandonment. It is generally governed by the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the Companies Act, 2013, the company’s Articles of Association...
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Startup legal compliance in India begins with choosing the correct business structure, completing incorporation, maintaining statutory registers, executing founder and shareholder agreements, protecting intellectual property, complying with tax and GST law, following labour and HR requirements, and ensuring data protection compliance. Startups seeking government recognition must also examine the DPIIT recognition framework, which was revised...
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FIR quashing in India is the legal remedy by which the High Court may terminate a criminal case at the threshold where the FIR or criminal proceeding is an abuse of process, does not disclose any cognizable offence, is legally barred, is manifestly mala fide, or where continuation of prosecution would defeat the ends of...
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Anticipatory bail, now governed by Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is a pre-arrest legal remedy available to a person who has reason to believe that he or she may be arrested for a non-bailable offence. The application lies before the Court of Session or the High Court. The court may grant...
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Use up and down arrow keys to resize the meta box pane. Bail law in India protects personal liberty by allowing an accused person to be released from custody during investigation, inquiry or trial, subject to conditions imposed by the court. After the new criminal laws came into force on 1 July 2024, the principal...
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Disability pension for Armed Forces personnel is payable where a disability is attributable to or aggravated by military service and is accepted in accordance with the applicable Pension Regulations and Entitlement Rules. It ordinarily consists of two components: service element and disability element. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that, where no disease or disability...
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Mental cruelty in divorce cases refers to conduct by one spouse that causes such mental pain, suffering, fear, humiliation, emotional distress or breakdown of trust that the other spouse cannot reasonably be expected to continue the matrimonial relationship. Under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, cruelty is a ground for divorce. Mental cruelty...
Read MoreA statutory complaint in the Indian Army is a formal grievance-redressal remedy available under the Army Act, 1950, principally under Section 26 for persons other than officers and Section 27 for officers. It is used when an Army personnel considers himself wronged by a superior authority, adverse service action, ACR/APAR grading, promotion denial, administrative injustice,...
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