[Karan Sahi is a corporate lawyer and company secretary by profession, and Pranay Bhattacharya is a 3rd year BA LLB (Hons.) student at the Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad] The changing market dynamics from the coronavirus (“Covid-19”) has impacted almost every sector. The pandemic has not only caused global business disruption by halting the international trade,
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SCBA To Grant Lawyers Loan Up To 25,000 Amid COVID-19
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has decided to grant loans up to Rs 25, 000 to the lawyers who are in need of financial aid. Amid the bad news going around from COVID-19, the SCBA has come up with the positive development for its member lawyers. The SCBA introduced the “SCBA COVID-19 Helpline scheme”
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Phd Admission @ IIT Kharagpur – Apply by Apr 30
About IIT Kharagpur invites applications for admission to the Ph.D Programme [Regular, Sponsored, Working Professionals and Individual Fellowship (i.e. CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/INSPIRE etc.)] of the Institute in all disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture & Regional Planning, Humanities & Social Sciences, Rural Development, Law and Management. Admission of reserved-category candidates will be done as per Government of
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Can a Judge be Arrested? What are the Procedures & Limitations?
JUDGE ARREST Answer is yes but generally no criminal case shall be filed unless the government first ‘consults’ the CJI, whose assent is imperative. Read Also – Call For Papers: Lex Research Hub Journal On Law & Multidisciplinary Issues [ISSN 2582 – 211X] – Submit Now Any judge can be arrested as no person whatever
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UNITED NATIONS STATES THAT INDIA AND CHINA MAY NOT BE AFFECTED BY GLOBAL RECESSION
Recently, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) conducted a trade analysis of the effects and consequences of COVID19, a global health pandemic, on developing countries, and published a Trade Report dated 30-03-2020 (Trade Report) thereof. In the said Trade Report, the UNCTAD made the following observations: 1- That, in the recent times,
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RISING TRENDS IN DIVORCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
Recently, the National Commission for Women (NCW) expressed concern over the increase in cases of domestic violence which as on the rise of millions of Indians staying home due to the lockdown. The data released by the NCW, showed that it has received over 257 complaints since the country-wide lockdown was imposed to control the
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Govt To Set Up Faceless Adjudication For Settling Offenses Under Company Law
The ministry of corporate (MCA) affairs will set up faceless adjudication for compoundable offenses under the company act. The move will take them a step closer in their attempt to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks and encourage corporate compliance. MCA recommended the move to create a transparent and technology-driven adjudication mechanism that will improve transparency in the
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Supreme Court Sets Guidelines For Identification Of Preferential Transactions under IBC
April 04, 2020 Supreme Court Sets Guidelines For Identification Of Preferential Transactions under IBC The apex court laid down factors to be considered while classifying a transaction as preferential and whether lenders of a holding company of the corporate debtor would classify as financial creditors… The Supreme Court of India, in a recent judgment1, expounded
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SpicyIP Announcements: PatSeer’s Hackathon to Beat COVID-19
We’re glad to inform you that PatSeer has undertaken an initiative to assist anyone working or researching on medical devices, vaccines or drugs to combat COVID-19, free of cost. For further details, please read the announcement below: PatSeer’s Hackathon to Beat COVID-19 We are running an initiative to beat COVID-19, in it we will help
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District Bar Association- Lawyers secured online bail for over 100 Prisoners
The new online system allows lawyers to file a bail application. According to the District Bar Association (DBA), the lawyer got bails and parole for over 100 prisoners. The bail applications were sent to judges online, the judges are said to have granted the release of the convicts under merit trial. Advocate Rajinder Pal Singh
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