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The New Labour Codes 2026 — A Compliance Roadmap for Indian Employers
India's four new Labour Codes consolidate 29 central labour laws. State-level rules notifications have crossed a tipping point in 2025–26 — and the wage definition alone will reset most CTC structures. A section-by-section compliance roadmap for every Indian employer.
Read Article →The New Labour Codes 2026 — A Compliance Roadmap
Four new Codes consolidate 29 central labour laws. The wages definition, the 300-worker threshold, the gig-worker regime — section by section.
Read ArticleArbitration in India 2026 — The Practitioner's Playbook
Clause drafting, seat vs venue, Section 11 appointments, emergency arbitration, enforcement of foreign awards — and the live debates that shape outcomes.
Read ArticleIBC 2016 — A Founder's Survival Guide to Insolvency
What triggers a CIRP. What the moratorium does. Where personal guarantees bite under Part III. How to negotiate before it's too late.
Read ArticleDPDP 2023 — A Complete Compliance Guide for Indian Businesses
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 explained: consent, data fiduciaries, breach notification, penalties, and the operational playbook for compliance.
In DraftingFEMA & Cross-Border Compliance for Indian Businesses
FDI rules, ODI reporting, remittances, repatriation, NRI investment structures, GIFT City — the cross-border compliance landscape in one place.
In DraftingFounder & Co-Founder Agreements — The Definitive Indian Guide
Equity, vesting, IP assignment, departure clauses, governance — what every co-founder agreement must lock in before the cap table grows.
In DraftingDPDP Act — What Every Indian Founder Must Know
India's data protection law in 10 minutes: who it covers, what it demands, and what to do in your first 90 days.
In ProductionThe 6 Clauses Every Co-Founder Agreement Must Have
Vesting, IP, decision rights, exits, ROFR, and the clause most founders forget — explained walking through a real template.
In ProductionReading an Arbitration Clause — A Lawyer's Walkthrough
Seat, venue, institutional rules, appointment mechanism — the clauses that decide whether your dispute resolves in 18 months or five years.
In ProductionThe Startup Legal Toolkit — Edition 2026.1
A plain-English foundation for Indian founders. Incorporation, founders' agreement, ESOPs, IP, DPDP, employment, compliance calendar — email-gated, instant delivery.
Download FreeStartup Legal Toolkit Pro
The full operator's toolkit. Vesting calculators, ESOP grant letters, MSA + SOW templates, board resolutions, cap-table playbook — everything beyond the free guide.
Launching SoonDPDP Compliance Toolkit
The complete DPDP Act implementation kit — privacy policy template, DPIA framework, processor agreement, breach-response playbook, vendor compliance addendum.
Launching SoonNRI Legal Toolkit
Property, succession, POA, FEMA compliance, repatriation, cross-border family disputes — the NRI legal essentials in one downloadable guide.
Launching SoonFamily Law Toolkit
Marriage, divorce, maintenance, child custody, NRI family matters — the practical guide to family law in India for individuals navigating personal-law matters.
Launching SoonThe DPDP Act Is Now Operational Law — Your Business Has Until May 2027
The first edition of The Tamvada Brief. Plain-language breakdown of the DPDP regime — what it demands, what the penalties look like, and the 90-day starting plan.
Read on SiteInside Due Diligence — What Indian VCs Actually Check Before They Wire the Cheque
Founder agreements, IP assignment, cap-table hygiene, ESOP vesting, employment contracts — the diligence-readiness checklist VCs use.
Drops 23 MayDPDP at 90 Days — What Compliance Actually Looks Like
A field report from the first 90 days of the DPDP regime: what businesses are doing, what the Board is signalling, and where compliance is harder than it reads.
Drops 6 JunePOSH Panel Members Face Criminal Exposure: The TCS Nashik Order
The Nashik District Court has denied bail to a TCS IC member for failing her POSH duties — extending personal criminal liability to panel members. What every Indian employer must re-audit now.
Read CommentaryMCA, SEBI, RBI, MeitY Notifications — Digested for Founders
The notifications that change how you file, report, or operate. Each one paired with a 100-word note on the operational impact: what your team needs to do, by when, and what happens if you miss it.
Launching Mid-2026DPDP Rules at 18 Months — What's Working, What's Broken, What's Coming Next
Live policy threads worth tracking — DPDP implementation gaps, GST 2.0 rate review, Labour Code state rollouts, FEMA reform proposals — read with our point of view on which way the wind is blowing.
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Get it by emailBare Acts Library
The 17 bare Acts that govern Indian business — DPDP, Companies Act, Contract Act, RERA, FEMA, CGST, NI Act, POSH, the four Labour Codes, Arbitration Act, IBC, IT Act, Trade Marks Act and more. Sourced from indiacode.nic.in.
Browse on India CodeGazette Notifications
A weekly curated drop of Gazette of India notifications relevant to Indian businesses — MCA, SEBI, RBI, MeitY, Labour, Commerce — with a short "why it matters" note for each entry.
Launching SoonCompliance Calendars
Quarterly compliance calendars covering MCA filings, GST returns, FEMA reporting, and labour-law obligations (post-Codes) — all consolidated from government-published deadlines.
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