Siddharth Shrivastava

THE FALLACY OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION

October 26, 2020

Recently, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India ordered the removal of 48,000 slum dwellings around railway tracks in Delhi, affecting approximately 2,40,000 people. Prior to this order, the Apex Court and the Delhi High Court have ordered many such removals of slum dwellings throughout the city. To freshen up the...

Confidential data at the mercy of insolvency professionals

May 27, 2020

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “Code”) fails to address how the confidential information obtained by an Insolvency Resolution Professional (“IRP”) during the insolvency process of a company is to be regulated, handled, stored and shared. On its appointment, the IRP gains unbridled access to such...