The regulatory landscape for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in India underwent a seismic shift in June 2026. With the issuance of the consolidated SEBI Master Circular and the operational rollout of the INR 10,000 Crore Startup India Fund of Funds (FoF) 2.0, the process of determining a company's "investibility" has evolved. What was once a routine, paper-based checklist is now a high-stakes forensic audit. To understand how this alters the fundraising landscape for the

Aristo Legal has observed a sharp, unprecedented rise in workplace investigation queries lately. A familiar, troubling pattern keeps emerging across organisations: an employee quietly records a virtual Teams call, captures a sensitive hallway conversation on their smartphone, or uses a smartwatch to preserve an unguarded, “casual” discussion with a manager or colleague. Days later, that exact recording lands before HR, an Ethics Committee, or a POSH Internal Committee (IC) as

In a significant pronouncement aimed at preserving judicial integrity, the Supreme Court has addressed the "unsettling" trend of inconsistent judicial opinions across Indian High Courts. The Court observed that in a "polyvocal" system where tens of orders are pronounced daily, it is impossible for a Bench to be aware of every recent ruling. Consequently, the Court held that the resolution of legal conflicts is “not a matter of Sherlockian deduction” but a shared responsibilit