Supreme Court Refuses To Stay New Law On Appointment Of CEC, ECs
The Supreme Court on January 12, 2024, refused to stay the operation of the new law providing for appointment of chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (ECs) by a panel that does not include the Chief Justice of India (CJI). “We will not stay it… stay is not possible. It’s a statutory provision,” said
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,
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
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
Legal Outsourcing India – Tips for success
Every legal outsourcing transaction is evidently distinct and must be suitably mapped out. Correctly identify your requirements and process Be straightforward with outsourcing partner regarding your expectation Legal outsourcing project must be completed in phases Do not do excessive outsourcing and remember that you can not outsource everything Communicate frequently with your partner Keep your
Indian Defence Offset Policy
Indian Defense Offset policy provisions will apply to all Capital Acquisitions categorized as ‘Buy(Global)’, i.e., Outright Purchase from foreign/Indian vendor, or ‘Buy and Make with Transfer of Technology’, i.e., Purchase from foreign vendor followed by Licensed Production, where the indicative cost in the Request For Proposal (RFP) is Rs 300 crore (USD 75 million) or
Legal Outsourcing and its growth in India
This article analyze the emergence of LPO in India, as well as its future growth. The outsourcing originally denoted the practice of sending work to third party companies in the U.S., it gradually expanded to include sending work abroad, a practice that eventuallyeclipsed domestic outsourcing. Offshore outsourcing is not a new phenomenon. Companies have been