Image from here We’re pleased to bring to you another post by our intern, Bhavik Shukla, discussing whether the offence of copyright infringement under section 63 of the Copyright Act is cognizable or not. Through the post, he notes the impact of the classification of the offence on creativity and free speech. Bhavik is a
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Meet The Cool Judge and Rock Star of Legal Circle: Justice D.Y Chandrachud
//www.pathlegal.in/Meet-The-Cool-Judge-and-Rock-Star-of-Legal-Circle:-Justice-D.Y-Chandrachud-blog-2384507 Author: Adv Rose One of the eminent Supreme Court Judges in India, Justice D.Y Chandrachud is said to be a cool Judge and ‘rock star’ of the legal circle because of the verd… Read More
... Continue Reading.Govt Invokes Sec 35 Of Disaster Management Act To Fight Covid : States Fume
//www.pathlegal.in/Govt-Invokes-Sec-35-Of-Disaster-Management-Act-To-Fight-Covid-:-States-Fume-legalnewscopied-2384504 Author: Names Stung by the implication that their efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has been sloppy, states — led by Opposition parties — ar… Read More
... Continue Reading.Kashmir Photojournalist Booked For “anti-national” Social Media Post
//www.pathlegal.in/Kashmir-Photojournalist-Booked-For–anti-national–Social-Media-Post-legalnewscopied-2384502 Author: Names A woman photojournalist working in Kashmir was on Monday booked for allegedly posting anti-national content on social media with the "intention to incite the … Read More
... Continue Reading.Temporary Relaxation of Section 149(3) of the Companies Act 2013 in Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 crises has had a detrimental impact on people in India and around the world. As on April 16, 2020, there are 10477 active COVID-19 cases and 414 deaths on account of the virus, in India. While, we all fear the adverse consequences this malady can potentially have on our health, we mustn’t ignore
... Continue Reading.Revised FDI Policy for Neighbouring Countries
[Divya Rau is a fourth year law student in Jindal Global Law School] The Department for Promotion of Industry and International Trade (DPIIT) released Press Note 3 (2020 series) on 17 April 2020. The Press Note alters para 3.1.1 of the Consolidated FDI Policy, 2017. The Press Note provides that any non-resident entity in a
... Continue Reading.Bombay High Court on the Period of Moratorium During Lockdown: Opening the Floodgates?
[Vaibhav Parikh is a banking and finance lawyer] Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several states, cities and countries have declared lockdowns for various durations and of varying degrees. Mindful of these exigencies, the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has, by a press release dated 27 March 2020, said that there is to be a moratorium
... Continue Reading.JSA salaried partner Sujoy Bhatia joins Chandhiok & Mahajan to head up corp in ‘very different post Covid world’
Sujoy Bhatia joins Chandhiok to dynamically assist clients J Sagar Associates (JSA) retained partner Sujoy Bhatia has moved to Chandhiok & Mahajan as a partner and to head up its corporate practice, as first reported by Bar & Bench. Bhatia confirmed his joining, and commented: “C&M has, in the past 12 months, hired several experienced
... Continue Reading.Shut-in-proof: AZB, Rajaram raise $8m Series A for online gaming biz Zuphee from Matrix, others
Online gaming firm Zupee has raised $8 million in its Series A funding round led by Matrix Partners India as it looks to expand its user base. Falcon Edge Capital, WestCap Group, Orios Venture Partners and Zupee’s early stage investor Smile Group also participated in the latest round. — The Economic Times Rajaram Legal advised
... Continue Reading.Juris Corp founders give equity ownership to 5, hope to become minority • Firm strong enough to ‘absorb’ a crash
New JC equity partners: Choudhary, Moral, Anand, Kumar, Chakraborti Juris Corp has converted to an equity partnership model beyond just the founders, converting its five salaried partners to equity partners to the firm. The new equity partners are Arunabh Choudhary, Avikshit Moral, Nand Gopal Anand, Pratish Kumar and Shubhabrata Chakraborti (see more details on new
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