Plain-language legal analysis, practical guidance and regulatory updates — written by specialists, for Indian businesses and professionals.
Law, clearly explained. Business, carefully protected.
Plain-language legal analysis, practical guidance, and regulatory updates for Indian businesses, founders, and professionals — written by Sirish Tamvada, Managing Partner at Tamvada & Associates.
"The law is not an end in itself — it is a tool. Our job is to make it work for you."
Sirish Tamvada · Managing PartnerTwelve years after the POSH Act became operational, most Indian employers still slip on the same five compliance points. After the Supreme Court's 2023 directions in Aureliano Fernandes, mistakes once tolerated as inexperience are now treated as institutional failure. A direct, practical reset for HR leads and founder-CEOs.
GST authorities have moved from soft compliance to systematic notice issuance. The five most common GST notices in 2026, and the senior advocate's view on how to respond — without panicking.
A working compliance map of the RERA Act 2016 as it operates in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and the south — registration, the 70% escrow rule, Section 18 buyer remedies.
Section 166 codified what was scattered across case law. Seven statutory duties, where founder-directors most often slip, and the operational fixes that protect personal liability.
Section 138 of the NI Act is the most-filed commercial criminal provision in India. The three statutory windows that decide everything — and how the 2015 and 2018 amendments changed the leverage.
The 2019 Act and the E-Commerce Rules 2020 make platforms legally liable in ways they were not under the 1986 regime. Product liability, unfair trade practices, and the CCPA's enforcement teeth.
Incorporation checklist, equity vesting, IP & NDA essentials, DPDP primer, employment contracts, regulatory calendar. Built by the firm. Free download — for Indian founders, by Indian counsel.
Sirish Tamvada is the Managing Partner of Tamvada & Associates, a full-service law firm based in Electronic City, Bengaluru. He writes on Indian corporate law, data protection, startup legal strategy, and the practical implications of regulatory change for businesses of all sizes. His goal is simple: to make Indian law accessible, actionable, and useful — for founders, business owners, and professionals navigating a complex legal landscape.
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