Dr. Sachchidanand Prasad
@symlaw.ac.in
Assistant Professor
Symbiosis Law Schoool(SLS), Symbiosis International (Deeemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, India
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Decentralisation, Rural and Urban Governance, Public Policy, Law and Governance, Development
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Supriya Dash, Bindu S Ronald, Sachchidanand Prasad, and Damodar Mayappa Hake
SAGE Publications
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Supreme Court of India have taken a tough stand to allow for a withdrawal of open offers under the Takeover Code, 2011. Analyzing the regulations, it is clear that withdrawal, which did not exist in the earlier takeover regulations, is now allowed under conditions that render the withdrawal of an open offer impossible to complete. SEBI is vested with wide discretionary power under Regulation 27(1)(d), which reads as “such circumstances” of the Takeover Code, 1997, and so carried forward as Regulation 23(d) in the Takeover Code, 2011. The authors analyze the interpretation of “such circumstances” through the various judgments, highlighting the authorities’ understanding of such withdrawal. The self-placed restriction on such discretionary power is analyzed for its impact on merger and acquisition transactions. The importance of circumstances like market situation, the financial situation of the acquirer, material adverse changes, and nonreceipt of lender approval, whether it deserves a place in the regulation, and if yes, the mechanism to misuse of such provision and the protection of investor becomes the center of the article. The prima facie shift from not allowing withdrawal to debating for more clauses for withdrawal to be allowed, the article provides suggestions as felt necessary.
Sachchidanand Prasad, Dinesh Kumar, and Sabrina Bath
SAGE Publications
Today, the use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools has become essential in every classroom teaching and learning process as it has become inevitable in the global exchange in the 21st century. Its use increases the quality of education and meets requirements as per the global need and thus forwards its users in the way of change and reform. The study aims to explore and analyse the using ICT tools in writing skills and their functionalities. The article discusses how ICT tools are useful in enhancing writing skills.
Sachchidanand Prasad and Ramakrishnan Raman
IEEE
Effective anomaly detection techniques are required to provide the consistency of food safety in light of the growing use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in food quality monitoring systems. In this research, the Internet of Things (IoT) may be used to monitor food quality using Isolation Forests, a machine learning method that is well-known for its outlier identification capabilities. Using the algorithm's strength in swiftly building random decision trees to extract abnormalities; used it to real-world IoT data streams from food quality sensors and assessed its performance. Our findings show that Isolation Forests are effective in spotting out-of-the-ordinary patterns linked to food quality issues. Timely and precise identification was made possible by the algorithm's high sensitivity to anomalies. Improving food safety standards as a whole is a top priority, and this method shows potential for making IoT-based food quality monitoring systems more responsive and reliable. Incorporating Isolation Forests is a big step towards guaranteeing that food products remain safe and high-quality in this age of smart and linked systems it offers an efficient and scalable solution to deal with the ever-changing nature of anomalies in environments enabled by the IoT.
Ramakrishnan Raman and Sachchidanand Prasad
IEEE
Energy efficiency improvements are urgently needed in the agricultural industry, which is expanding rapidly due to rising demand for both food and environmentally friendly methods of production. An innovative approach is presented to improve the management and performance of solar-powered agricultural systems, especially in the context of irrigation. The system combines Genetic Algorithms (GAs) with Internet of Things (IoT) technology. To keep the photovoltaic (PV) system operating at its peak efficiency, GA is used as a potent optimization tool to make real-time adjustments to the system's operational parameters. This optimization responds to changing circumstances in the environment to increase energy output. The developed system is implemented in MATLAB, and the results are shown. The IoT part of the system consists of sun irradiance, temperature, and humidity sensors that provide real-time data that may be used in making decisions. The data is sent to a centralized server or user interface for easy access and analysis. The GA-based MPPT system allows farmers to customize power production by adjusting the system's parameters.
Sachchidanand Prasad, Abhijit Mitra, Bhupesh Gopal Chintamani, Gitanjali Shrivastava, Kshitij Naikade, and Atmaram Shelke
Richtmann Publishing
The term decentralisation is now universally accepted. The quality of governance enhances through decentralisation. In the time of post-globalisation, it allows citizens to express their views regarding the process of developmental work in their area. This paper examines the status of grassroots-level implementation of Panchayats Extension (PESA) to Fifth Scheduled Areas of Jharkhand. The empirical study conducted shows that Jharkhand still requires to strengthen and promote the practice of decentralization, so that gram sabha enjoys the power envisaged under PESA Act, 1996. The historical deprivation of Jharkhand during the period when it was a part of United Bihar, is also responsible for the present state of development at the local level. After the inception of Jharkhand as a new state, it initially suffered from unstable governments and delays in the election process at the panchayats level. This did not allow tribal peoples to participate in decentralized governance. This paper suggests some policy implications which can improve the level of decentralized authority in the scheduled area of Jharkhand.
 
 Received: 7 October 2022 / Accepted: 28 December 2022 / Published: 5 January 2023