[Soham Banerjee is an Associate (Dispute Resolution) in a law firm in Mumbai and Salona Mittal is an advocate at the Bombay High Court] There is no gainsaying the fact that determination of the ‘seat’ of arbitration is a vexed question in law, having undergone multiple (and often conflicting) judicial interpretation. Identifying the seat of
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Perspectives on Environmental Law & Policy
Abstract The law which governs environment-related issues is “The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986”. This Act is for the protection and improvement of an environment by taking care of the living creatures who are residing in it i.e. human beings, plants and animals. This law came into existence after India’s participation in the United Nations Conference
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How to Start Photography Business in India
This article will be discussing the procedure required for starting the photography business in India The photography business is gaining popularity among the people in India as the market is sitting among the digital community and in digital space, you know the important aspects to show your product is a photos videos so the increase
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SC tells Centre to examine providing PPE to healthcare workers in non-Covid areas
April 29, 2020 SC tells Centre to examine providing PPE to healthcare workers in non-Covid areas [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to examine the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for all categorised as healthcare workers engaged in “non-Covid treatment areas”, and make necessary suggestions
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K Law acts for agritech platform Bijak on $12m Series A with Algo, IC-U, Anoma
NEW DELHI: Bijak, a B2B platform for agricultural commodities, … said it has raised $12 million (Rs 91 crore) from investors including RTP Global to enhance its technology team and roll out new features… Gurugram-based Bijak is a platform that gives agricultural commodity buyers and sellers better prices, increased working capital, and optimised logistics. —
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Cyril Amarchand defers up to 30% of pay for senior fee-earners, staff • Equity partners volunteer for zero pay
More fee-earner haircuts in India Law Inc may very well be inevitable… Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas equity partners have agreed not to draw any take-home pay this financial year in anticipation of worse financial times to come, as the firm has also announced salary deferrals for more senior fee-earners and office staff. All fee-earners and staff
... Continue Reading.The Specific Relief (Amendment) Act 2018: Applicable to Pending Proceedings? – Part II
[Rahul Sibal is an advocate who graduated from NALSAR Hyderabad. The author thanks Purvi Khanna, Nishtha Gupta and Anirudh Ramakrishnan for their comments on the draft version. However, the views expressed are the author’s alone. The author can be contacted at [email protected].] [The first post in the series can be accessed here.] As discussed in
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New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs. C.M. Jaya
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA2002 SLT 1 290PetitionerNew India Assurance Co. Ltd. RespondentC.M JayaDate of Judgement17th January, 2002BenchHon’ble Justice Umesh C. Banerjee; N. Variava; Shivaraj V. Patil, J.J. Introduction: Vehicle insurance (also known as car insurance) is insurance for cars, trucks, motorcycles and other road vehicles. Its main use is to provide financial
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SC junks plea seeking mass testing for Covid-19
April 28, 2020 SC junks plea seeking mass testing for Covid-19 [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition seeking direction to the Centre to conduct en masse door to door testing for COVID-19 and challenging the validity of PM CARES fund, and termed it having
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SC notice on plea for refund on air tickets cancelled in lockdown
April 28, 2020 SC notice on plea for refund on air tickets cancelled in lockdown [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation on a petition which sought airlines, both domestic and international, to refund the full amount of the tickets in relation
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