April 16, 2020 Supreme Court of India releases fresh set of SOPs for Mentioning, e-Filing and Video Conferencing Hearing [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Supreme Court has issued a fresh set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with the suggestions of the Bar Associations for e-filing, mentioning and hearing of urgent matters through
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The rapid outbreak of COVID-19 has thrown a massive challenge to the whole world. From east to west every country is fighting against this global pandemic. Various countries including India has imposed lockdown and restricted business activities to stop the spread of the virus. The industries are being shut down, school, colleges and universities are
... Continue Reading.//www.pathlegal.in/Anticipatory-Bail-Granted-By-Sessions-Court-To-Criminal-Kingpin-Not-Proper-:SC-blog-2384452 Author: Names As observed by Justice K. T. Thomas and Justice R. P. Sethi of Supreme Court while dismissing the appeal that the appellant, being a kingpin of crime, was given anticip… Read More
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#SupremeCourt of India in a suo motu Writ Petition (Civil) No.1/2020 titled as In Re: Contagion of Covid 19 Virus in Prisons,passed an Order dated 23.03.2020 to deal with the issue of overcrowding in #prisons in the wake of #COVID19 pandemic. The 4 Judges Bench vide its Order directed all State and Union Territories to
... Continue Reading.[Bhavin Gada is a Partner at Economic Laws Practice, Advocates and Solicitors (“ELP”), and Manendra Singh is a Senior Associate at ELP] The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DMA) was enacted by the Parliament of India to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. DMA, in a nutshell,
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(This post has been co-authored with Prannv Dhawan, 3rd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at NLSIU, Bangalore) This year marks the 17th year of existence of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) and in this post, we are going to lay down a case for shutting down the IPAB and transferring its powers and case-load
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A letter has been sent to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India Arvind Bobde requesting immediate court’s intervention and to pass a stay order on the community testing in Goa State. Brief Facts The letter was sent by activists Ms. Latoya Mistral Ferns, Mr. Girish Chodankar, State President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee and
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April 16, 2020 Faircent launches Anti-Lockdown loan to relieve short-term financial constraints amid the Coronavirus pandemic [ by Legal Era News Network ] Faircent.com which is a Peer to Peer (P2P) lending platform has launched a novel type of loan known as the “Anti-Lockdown” loan meant for aiding credit-worthy individuals and businesses access credit to
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The State Government of Karnataka has submitted a letter to the High Court regarding the steps it has been taking to ensure the protection and welfare of animals in zoo. Brief Facts The State Government of Karnataka has sent a letter to the High Court about the measure it has been taking for the welfare
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To answer this question, one should first know who is an advocate? In simple words, an advocate is a person who is authorized by law to appear in a court on behalf of his client. It means any person who possesses a degree in law and is also enrolled with a Bar Council as prescribed by
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