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1. Former SAM Partner Inder Mohan Singh Launches Boutique Corporate Firm IMS Lex Advisory

Former SAM Partner Inder Mohan Singh Launches Boutique Corporate Firm IMS Lex Advisory

Former SAM Partner Inder Mohan Singh Launches Boutique Corporate Firm IMS Lex Advisory - Industry - 1 min read Former SAM Partner Inder Mohan Singh Launches Boutique Corporate Firm IMS Lex Advisory Over the course of his career, Singh has advised leading Indian corporates and multinational clients on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and schemes of arrangement. Inder Mohan Singh, former Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, has launched a boutique corporate advisory firm, IMS Lex Advisory. Singh brings over three decades of experience in corporate law, including 17 years as General Counsel of a listed company and 19 years as an equity partner at the firm. His practice has focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, governance advisory, and promoter succession planning. Over the course of his career, Singh has advised leading Indian corporates and multinational clients on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and schemes of arrangement. His sectoral experience spans automotive, manufacturing, cement, technology and education. He has also advised several promoter families on succession planning, including the structuring of family trusts, alongside corporate governance and control-related matters. Through IMS Lex Advisory, Singh will focus on providing strategic, partner-led advice to promoters, boards, and senior management on corporate transactions, regulatory matters, and governance frameworks. “Having spent over three decades in corporate law and governance, I recognised the need for a more focused, partner-led advisory model.

2. SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 13 – April 19)

Weekly Review (April 13 – April 19) Entering the second half of April with a post on the ANI v OpenAI, judgment of which has been reserved by the Delhi HC. Can an entity that is no longer a registered

3. IBBI’s report puts homebuyers at the centre of Insolvency reforms

IBBI’s report puts homebuyers at the centre of Insolvency reforms

IBBI’s report puts homebuyers at the centre of Insolvency reforms - Industry - 7 min read IBBI’s report puts homebuyers at the centre of Insolvency reforms The committee, in its report, analysed sector specific challenges in real estate insolvency especially affecting homebuyers, resolution applicants, regulators and creditors and recommended measures to strengthen the effective implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). In the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India’s (IBBI) April report on insolvency proceedings in the real estate sector, homebuyers were the highlight. The report highlights that ongoing and resolved insolvency cases together affect nearly a quarter of a million homebuyers, translating into housing insecurity for close to a million individuals when household size is considered. According to the report, the cumulative impact of the 553 admitted real estate cases extends across a homebuyer population of approximately 2,49,087 individuals, collectively representing substantial financial investments and housing aspirations. The committee, in its report, analysed sector specific challenges in real estate insolvency especially affecting homebuyers, resolution applicants, regulators and creditors and recommended measures to strengthen the effective implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). Genuine v speculative homebuyers The Committee, in the report, recommended that, upon admitting a real estate corporate debtor's application, the Adjudicating Authority may, if necessary, assess the transaction's nature to distinguish genuine from speculative applicants.The groundwork for this distinction was laid by the Supreme Court's September 2025 ruling in Mansi Brar Fernandes v. Shubha Sharma (2025), which held that speculative investors cannot misuse the IBC to trigger Corporate…

4. CBI arrests two Reliance Communications executives in bank fraud case

CBI arrests two Reliance Communications executives in bank fraud case The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two senior executives of Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) in connection

5. Hyderbad Police Bust Major Cyber Fraud Network, 52 Arrested Across 9 States

Hyderbad Police Bust Major Cyber Fraud Network, 52 Arrested Across 9 States Police said this follows Operation Octopus 1.0, which earlier led to over 100 arrests.

1. Venu Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Kerala and Ors. (16.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0367/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Venu Gopalakrishnan against the State of Kerala and others, challenging the denial of anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court concerning allegatio

2. Deepa Joshi vs. Gaurav Joshi (16.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0366/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of maintenance in the case of Deepa Joshi vs. Gaurav Joshi, where the appellant-wife sought an increase in the maintenance amount awarded by the lower co

3. Balaji Jaiswal vs. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors. (16.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0365/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Balaji Jaiswal against the Chhattisgarh High Court's decision to uphold charges under Section 306/34 IPC for abetting the suicide of Komal Sahu. The

4. Rahul Gupta vs. Station House Officer and Ors. (16.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0364/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether an FIR should be registered against Radhika Gupta and her family for allegedly giving dowry, based on statements made during an investigation

5. J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency vs. Rash Builders India Private Limited (15.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0363/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the jurisdictional issue concerning the seat and venue of arbitration between J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency and Rash Builders India Private Limited. The court

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