INSIGHTS

Introduction : With regard to the Indian commercial law framework, the issue of balancing the need to protect the established businesses and the entry of new entities in the market has always been a contentious one. While the former have always been vocal about their needs, the Judiciary has time and again held that the fundamental right to trade granted by Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution does not allow them to take away rights of others. A recent Punjab and Haryana High