Notified on May 30, 2025, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has taken a significant stride towards strengthening corporate governance and social accountability in India with the issuance of the Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2025 (“Amendment Rules”) which will come into effect from July 14, 2025. These crucial amendments have introduced new disclosure...

SEX TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH   Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries and two others have been arrested on charges of running an international sex-trafficking ring wherein his partner Matthew Smith and another coerced dozens of men into sex acts during his tenure at the clothing company. Accusations from 15 people...

This article addresses the value of ‘Electronic Evidence’ in POSH Cases and the likely challenges faced by the IC in appreciating electronic evidence placed before them during the enquiry. Seema and Karan worked together for three years before Karan asked her out over texts. There were several texts where he asked her out for coffee,...