Allahabad HC Clubs 15 Suits Linked To Krishna Janmabhoomi, Shahi Idgah
On an application filed by the Hindu plaintiffs, the Allahabad High Court on January 11, 2024 consolidated 15 suits related to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute in Mathura. On December 14, the High Court had allowed an application for the appointment of a commission to inspect the Shahi Idgah mosque complex. Before that in May 2023,
‘Basis Of 1967 Verdict On Aligarh Muslim University Minority Tag Holds’
Parliament could not overcome the 1967 Supreme Court judgment against Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) minority status by merely modifying a definition clause under the AMU Act to say that the university was established by the Muslims of India and not by the legislature, a seven-judge Constitution bench observed on January 10, 2024. According to a
Arbitrary Court Orders Summoning Govt Officials Against Constitution: SC
Arbitrary court orders summoning government officials in judicial proceedings run contrary to the scheme envisaged by the Constitution, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday and framed standard operating procedures on the issue. A bench comprising Chief justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the standard operating procedures (SOP) for courts
Adani-Hindenburg Case Verdict: SC Grants SEBI 3 Months For Pending Probes
The Supreme Court, on January 03, 2024, said that there were no grounds for taking away the investigation of the Adani group of companies in the Hindenburg report from the market’s regulator. It granted the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) three months to complete the investigation of two pending matters. The Supreme Court
AI Boom Prompts Copyright Law Test Amid Rising Legal Challenges: Report
The boom in artificial intelligence tools that draw on troves of content from across the internet has begun to test the bounds of copyright law. Authors and a leading photo agency have brought suit over the past year, contending that their intellectual property was illegally used to train AI systems, which can produce humanlike prose
LITIGATION IN INDIA
Many law students in India today, aspire to land a corporate law job in a law firm or a company after graduating from their respective law schools. It is only if no job offer comes their way do they settle for a path in litigation. This unusual bias that prevails in most students can attribute
Insolvency Law In Review- August 2021
A round-up of significant rulings on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in the month of August. The enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code) has had significant ramifications on the corporate insolvency landscape. Over time, the Code has witnessed a manifold increase in litigation, and consequently in the number of decisions. This
Implementation of Commercial Courts Act, 2015 in India
The Commercial Courts Act,2015 provides to set up Commercial Courts, Commercial Appellate Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division in the High Courts for adjudicating commercial disputes of specified value and other related matters. It is so required that the State Government take steps in consultation with the respective High Court to enact the provisions
LEGAL RISK ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION Legal risk analysis is all about controlling risks, seeking to avert them from arising, or attenuating their impact through processes of assessment, decision-making and predominance. Process-driven risk assessment necessitates that significant risks are expounded and measured with some clarity. Such risks are then acknowledged as tolerable. Some regulators and corporate governance standards either directly
IP RIGHTS INVESTIGATION & PROTECTION SERVICES
IP Rights or Intellectual Property rights are the laws used to protect the monopoly of the creator over his original work through Copyrights, Trademark, Patent, Industrial design, Trade Secrets and Geographic Indication. Copyrights are used to protect the literary or artistic work of an individual or company. Trademark are used to differentiate between the goods