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  • SEBI’s Insider Trading Amendments: Widening the Scope of Accountability

    Effective December 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (“December 2024 Amendments”) have expanded the scope of individuals considered ‘connected persons’ and, by extension, ‘insiders’ under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (the “PIT Regulations”): This update is […]

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  • The Proposed Amendments to the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016 (Amalgamation Rules).

    In an interesting development, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has published proposed amendments to Rule 25 of the Amalgamation Rules, which are relevant for “Fast Track Merger” process (Proposed Amendments). The legal current regime of “Fast Track Merger,”, i.e., merger with the approval of the Regional Director (instead of NCLT) is set out in […]

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  • AP & Partners Attends Round Table with Minister Piyush Goyal

    As a part of a delegation hosted by the Startup Policy Forum, our firm represented by Dushyant Kumar participated in a closed-door roundtable interaction with Honourable Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal, and leading startup founders in new Delhi on April 24, 2025. Mr. Goyal spent two hours in an in-depth discussion with members of the Forum. […]

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  • Exemptions Under Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishment Act, 1988

    The Government of Andhra Pradesh has recently on 25th March 2025 (available here) (“Notification”) exempted IT companies from complying with certain provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishment Act, 1988 (“Shops and Establishment Act”) for a period of 5 years. The exemptions are applicable to IT companies engaged in the business process outsourcing services […]

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  • Romit Dey on the Gensol-BluSmart controversy:

    Romit Dey joined Shriram Subramanian of InGovern on RizingTV’s Private Eye to discuss the ongoing Gensol–BluSmart controversy. The discussion dives into critical questions: Is this a case of poor corporate governance, or does it point to something more deliberate? Are retail investors being left to shoulder the consequences of mismanagement? And are current penalties truly […]

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  • AP & Partners Welcomes Mriganki Nagpal and Gaganjyot Singh as Counsel

    From all of us at AP & Partners, we would like to officially extend our congratulations to Mriganki Nagpal and Gaganjyot Singh, both newly inducted as Counsel. Mriganki Nagpal Promoted to Counsel Mriganki acts on a broad range of technology, corporate, M&A and investment transactions. She regularly advises domestic and international technology companies on regulatory […]

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