Citation – AIR 2024 SC 1227 Court – Supreme Court Decided on – 12th February, 2024 Bench – Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, C.J.I., J.B. Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra, JJ. INTRODUCTION In a recent landmark decision, the Supreme Court addressed a significant issue under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The Court established that the National […]
INTRODUCTION In India, the legal treatment of marital rape remains a contentious issue, with the act not recognized as a criminal offense under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS). While Section 63 of the BNS criminalizes rape, it contains an exception stating that sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, if she is not […]
Concept An overwhelmingly large proportion of initial public offerings (IPOs) report lock-up provisions that prohibit existing stockholders from selling their shares within a specified period after the offering date. These lock-up periods may last as long as 180 days. Because influential buyers request the lock-up, we conjecture that the length conveys credible information pertinent to […]
