Month: September 2020

The Central Government in exercise of its powers conferred under Section 53(1) of the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 has invested the Officers of and above the rank of Inspectors with the powers of an Officer-in-Charge of a Police Station for the investigation of the offences under the Act. The Notification reads as

September 22, 2020 ‘FinCEN’ documents show International banks moved illicit funds [ by Legal Era News Network ] A fresh scandal about dirty money is doing the rounds in International banks after leaked documents indicated that they transferred more than $2 trillion (£1.56 trillion) in suspect funds over nearly two decades. These leaks have exposed

Template from here For the fourth time in past two months the IPAB allowed an appeal against the order of the Controller and granted patent in favor of the appellant. The IPAB through order dated 25th August, 2020, (pdf) allowed an appeal against the Controller of Patents’ (Respondent) rejection of  the University of Miami’s (Appellant)

September 22, 2020 There is no question—and there will be never be a question—of anything being done ‘in sealed cover’: Bombay HC to Anugrah Stock & Broking [ by Legal Era News Network ] A number of petitions were filed with the Bombay High Court alleging that Anugrah Stock & Broking Pvt. Ltd. caused extensive

The Centre on Sunday defended the communication and internet blockades imposed in Jammu and Kashmir in Lok Sabha and claimed the slow 2G network service was enough to aid digital education and provide crucial public services during the coronavirus pandemic, PTI reported. The government also claimed there were no restrictions on accessing any websites anymore.

SAM associate promotions by practice area Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has promoted 84 associates to senior or principal associate level, with the majority of these – 58% – being based in the Delhi region, closely followed by Mumbai. On 1 September, the firm had announced the promotion of 53 new senior associates, 30 new principal associates,

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) is a complete statute enforced in the year 1986 in India to endorse and protect the interests of consumers. Under the statute, six various consumer rights such as the right to be heard, right to education of customer, right to choose, right to seek redress, right to safety, and right

Tejal Patil takes over Oyo India legal function in challenging environment OYO Hotels & Homes has appointed former General Electric (GE) general counsel (GC) Tejal Patil has senior legal advisor for India and South Asia, as of 21 September. The 1993 GLC Mumbai LLB graduate had been at GE for 19 years, including in Singapore,

We’re pleased to inform you that the Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, in collaboration with CAN Foundation, is organising a webinar on ‘Internet Infringement Impacts: Transborder Reputation & Jurisdiction under IPR’ at 11:30 A.M on September 27, 2020. For further details, please read the announcement below Webinar on ‘Internet Infringement Impacts: Transborder Reputation &

Martial law is the law administered by military forces that are invoked by a government in an emergency when the civilian law enforcement agencies are unable to maintain public order and safety. Basically, when martial law is enforced then all the other, ordinary and general laws, become null and void. These may include even the