The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019

March 31, 2020 The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 The PDP Bill is a welcome step forward to address the needs of an evolving data protection regime in India… The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (“PDP Bill”), which was presented before the lower house of the Indian Parliament on December 11, 2019, seeks to provide

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Station House Officer, CBI vs. B A Srinivasan

  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACriminal Appeal No. 1837 OF 2019PetitionerStation House Officer, CBI/ACB/BangaloreRespondentB. A. SrinivasanDate of Judgement5th December, 2019BenchUday Umesh Lalit, Hon’ble Ms. Malhotra, A.S. Bopanna. Facts of the Case 1. The Respondent No. 1 retired on 31.10.2012 as Assistant General Manager, Vijaya Bank. On 28.10.2013, FIR being RC 12(A)/2013 was registered pursuant

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Can Covid-19 be Classified as a Valid Force Majeure Event?

[Anirudh Agrawal and Rishabh Sharma are 4th year BA.LL.B. (Hons.) students at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad] Since the widespread reporting of cases of the coronavirus, Covid-19, around the world, several countries have imposed travel bans, citizens have been quarantined and the infected persons have been isolated, all with a view to stop the proliferation

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Sexist Culture in India

India is known for its patriarchal culture in the world. This culture is so ingrained in the minds of the people that certain inhuman actions (like husband beating wife; not allowing boys to cry; women’s opinions are not given much consideration, etc) are considered normal to them. For a very long period, this patriarchal notion

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HPNLU’s Environment Conclave [June 5, Shimla]: Submit by April 25

About The impending environmental problems are not only the result of population growth but also increased technological advancements and impulse for development. The last decade has witnessed extreme environment degradation in the form of Forest fires, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, melting of Polar Ice Caps and a lot more. This raises serious concerns over

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Dowry Death

Chapter XVI of the Indian Penal Code covers the offences affecting the human body. Section 304B under the said Chapter deals with ‘Dowry Death’. The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986 under section 10 amended the Indian Penal Code and inserted the provision of dowry death under section 304B. Therefore, to that effect, the Act further

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