Month: March 2020

March 28, 2020 Plea in SC seeking food, shelter of migrant workers [ by Legal Era News Network ] The issue of exodus of migrant workers has reached the Supreme Court. A PIL has been filed in the Apex Court seeking direction to the local administration/police authorities across India to immediately identify stranded migrant workers

Shaheen Bagh protest on CAA cleared out citing coronavirus As India has imposed a ban on public gatherings to combat the impact of coronavirus the Indian police broke up the longest-running silent protest against the citizenship amendment act (CAA). Dozens of people, many of them women, have been protesting against the new citizenship law on

Four law firms have bagged what could be the last big initial public offering (IPO) in a long while, considering the damage the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking across global financial markets, picking up roles on the short-lived blockbuster SBI Cards and Payments Services subsidiary of State Bank of India. MUMBAI : SBI Cards and Payments

March 28, 2020 All Delhi district courts locked down till April 15 [ by Legal Era News Network ] In view of the lockdown imposed across the country to contain the spread of coronavirus, the functioning of the district courts in the national capital will remain suspended till April 15. A notification of the Delhi

//www.pathlegal.in/Government-New-Proposal-For-Bringing-Lawyers-Under-Consumer-Protection-Act-blog-2384214            Author: Adv Rose The government of India had a decision to bring lawyers in India under the consumer protection Act. The government… Read More

Following up on Prashant’s detailed coverage of certain commercial associations making representations to the US Trade Representative on its Special 301 Report, I looked into the representations made by prominent software and internet industry associations. Below, I summarise the India-specific recommendations of the following bodies – the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Internet Association and the

A Division Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh of the Delhi High Court issued a notice in a petition seeking the evacuation of Indian citizens, particularly students, from Bangladesh in the wake of the global novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, out-break. Prior Facts: Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal had moved the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition

Chapter XVI of the Indian Penal Code deals with the offences affecting life. Causing death by negligence is considered as an offence under Section 304A which is covered under Chapter XVI. Section 304A was inserted in Indian Penal Code through the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1870. Section 12 of the Amendment Act introduced Section

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 defines ‘person’ under section 11. This definition provided for under section 11 includes any company or association or body of persons. Further, it extends to include all body corporates whether incorporated or not. Therefore, the criminal liability of the corporates can be traced from the Indian Penal Code. In addition