While assured return schemes predict a win-win for both parties involved, the promises underlying these schemes have come under scrutiny with numerous complaints being filed against some builders cum promoter of these schemes. This is a first of its kind book which makes an in-depth inquiry into the nature of assured return schemes. It explores whether these schemes are unrealistic, created out of thin air, or are they realistic with few bad apples ruining their repute? From a lot of heat that these schemes have generated, it is often argued that they are nothing but Ponzi schemes. However, there is evidence of several success stories suggesting otherwise. This book clears the air surrounding this dilemma. You will get answers to...should you invest in these schemes? What aspects should you take care of when investing in assured return schemes? Whether the returns are actually possible? Where does the onus lie for the failure or success of these schemes? What should you take care of at the time of investing? How can you keep tabs on your builder?

About the Book If the 1991 reforms globalized the Indian economy and brought vibrancy to the corporate sector, the year 2015-2016 can be said to have ushered the concept of 'commercial justice' that never existed in India. Prior to this, the legal system was classified between civil and criminal justice only without any concept of commercial justice which has emerged through two significant legislations- The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and The Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015. These legislations are path-breaking and have far reaching implications for the Indian economy and the business world. The Supreme Court in a short span of five years has interpreted these legislations in certain important judgements, giving certainty in the scope and application of these laws. These significant judgements of the Apex Court have been analyzed in this book. In the regime prior to the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the debtors laughed and the creditors cried, in other words, it was a debtors' paradise and creditors' hell. The 2016 legislation brings a paradigm shift in favour of creditors and the Apex Court has reinforced the letter and spirit of the law by its judgements as also the democracy in insolvency resolution through the Committee of Creditors (CoC). The nuances of the law have been analyzed in the book through case-law. The Apex Court has interpreted the Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 to bring the arbitration law in sync with the global arbitration landscape. The principles of fairness in arbitration as also the minimal interference with arbitral awards have been emphasized by the Supreme Court. Vexed questions that took decades to be decided have been settled in record time so as to give clarity to the business world. The book simplifies and demystifies legal complexities through Supreme Court judgements, for the benefit of readers including Law students, young Corporate Lawyers, In-house Corporate Counsel, Company Secretaries and Chartered Accountants.

About the Book In its second edition released during COVID times, it specifically includes all that is significant for a practitioner to know about Insolvency Law during this time including exclusion of period of limitation w.e.f. 15.03.2020 till 14.03.2021 in computation, while filing suits, appeals etc. under law. Key Highlights - Comprehensive Commentary on IBC - Updated IBC Rules, Regulations, NCLT and NCLAT Rules 2016 - Includes Understanding on Core Issues like limitation under IBC, Guarantors, Pre-Pack Insolvency etc - Includes Landmark judgments of SC, HCs, NCLAT and NCLT - Incorporates draft provisions of Cross-Border Insolvency (“Draft Part Z”); and - Incorporates Report of Insolvency Sub-Committee of the Insolvency Law Committee on Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process.

Investing is not a casual act. What makes this book unique is that it covers the entire spectrum of personal finance management. With a wide range of investment options available today, this book guides you in a simple manner to make the right choices. It empowers the reader to identify the right investment. Retail Investors or HNIs or corporate honchos – there is a plan for everyone in this book.

This book is related to the Supreme Court of India's Case Laws on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016. Relevant Sections, Case Note-Facts-Findings of the Hon’ble Apex Court and Citation are given for each case. It will be useful for Lawyers, Insolvency Professionals, Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, Corporate Applicants, Corporate Debtors, Corporates, MNCs, IPAs, IPEs, NCLT, NCLAT, DRT and DRAT, High Courts and Supreme Court Librarians, Entrepreneurs, Individuals, Consultants, Valuers, Law Students and Law School Faculties.

This friendly guide provides comprehensive coverage of all basic money management principles. Enables readers to understand not only the implications of far-reaching events but also the fundamental knowledge to navigate the world of personal finance. Describes how to effectively manage personal assets- from buying and selling to investing, insuring, planning and preparing income taxes.

This is a book on empowerment for planning personal finance, especially for Indian middle class with a stress on the investors from North East. Nobody can live decently without making provisions for food, shelter, and cloth. For human beings to provide for above provisions, wealth creation is necessary. Even monks need money for sustenance. The great prophet like Swami Vivekananda once said that no proper worship would be possible with empty stomach. People nowadays enjoy a much longer life than before. This necessitated the emergence of Personal Finance for security of family members, for continued better health, and for better livelihood. This book attempts to make our young citizens much more investment savvy. It is not an effort for spoon-feeding. The book would ultimately inspire one to be a millionaire. This is not just a copy book or handbook of notes that would make investors millionaire automatically. The essays of the book would only empower the mind and inspire one to take his/her own decisions honestly and truthfully. Most of the articles of the book were written from 2008 till 2012.Though economic conditions of the country have vastly changed, the principle of investing has remained unchanged.