Argus Partners hires ex-CAM-NLS independent Suchita Ambadipudi for Bangalore partnership

Argus Partners has hired independent practitioner Suchita Ambadipudi as a partner in Bangalore. She is a 2007 NLSIU Bangalore graduate who specialises in corporate law, having been running her own practice since 2016 after leaving Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Bangalore (with prior gigs at S&R Associates, the Indian School of Business as a research associate, and

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Nexus Between Law and Morality

Abstract: In this article, the author examines whether there occurs a role for law in moral matters and traces the interrelation of law, religion and morality through ancient times. The popular concept of the connection between law and morality is that in some way the law exists to promote morality, to preserve those conditions which

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Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983 introduced Chapter XX-A to the Indian Penal Code. This new Chapter provided for offences of cruelty by husband or relatives of husband. Section 498A was inserted into the Code under the said Chapter. The Supreme Court has observed that this Section has given a new dimension to the concept

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Constitution of India: An Unique Document

Abstract The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November 1949, and it became enforceable on 26th January, 1950. It took 2 years 11 months and 17 days to form the Constitution. The Constitution of India was drafted by Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The world’s longest constitution is the Indian’s constitution.  At its beginning, it

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Meru vs Ola, Uber: CCI wades in to decide if common investors dilutes competition

By Manas Kumar Chaudhuri & Arshad (Paku) KhanThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recently passed an order rejecting Meru’s complaints against Ola and Uber (OPs) for predatory pricing and entering into anti-competitive agreements. The CCI’s decision, while clearing the OPs, contains some views that have important consequences on common investors. Among the gamut of

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