India’s corporate governance framework has evolved significantly through the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI’s Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) Regulations, and judicial oversight, making governance a strategic business imperative rather than a compliance exercise. The framework emphasises board independence, transparency, accountability, audit oversight, minority shareholder protection, and robust disclosures. Recent reforms have strengthened the role of independent directors, board diversity, related-party transaction controls, and ESG considerations, while increasing enforcement and investor scrutiny to enhance corporate integrity, market confidence, and long-term sustainability.
Please click here to read the full article by Rupinder Malik, Partner, and Divyaanshi Chandra, Principal Associate, published in Asia Business Law Journal.
Rupinder specializes in mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, strategic alliances, cross-border investments, regulatory issues for India entry, restructurings of Indian and international conglomerates, as well as compliance and white-collar crime investigations.