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A. Introduction: Babulal VardharjiGurjar Vs. Veer GurjarAluminium Industries Private Limited &Anr. [Judgment dated August 14, 2020 in Civil Appeal No. 6347 of 2019] The application of the law of limitation on insolvency proceedings was clarified by the legislature by insertion of Section 238A and subsequent judgment of the Supreme Court in the case B.K. Educational

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A. Introduction: Share-based incentives are a popular tool used by companies to combat attrition and encourage performance. While employee stock option plans (“ESOPs”) and general employee benefits schemes have traditionally been in vogue, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) which lend itself to a greater degree of customization, are slowly gaining momentum. Phantom stock options (“PSO/s”) are