Month: September 2020

In the latest updates eight opposition MPs were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for remainder of the Monsoon Session, on account of their “unruly behavior” and “grossly disordered conduct” in the House. On Sunday the opposition members alleged that the farmers’ bills were being passed in hasty manner. They cried foul over the passing of

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgment on the aspect of the need to balance the right to protest with the right of mobility by other people in the plea(s) which had sought an urgent direction for immediate dispersal of Shaheen Bagh protestors or any other such sites amid the pandemic situation. A bench

September 21, 2020 J&K HC sets up International Arbitration Centre (JKIAC), with offices at Srinagar and Jammu [ by Legal Era News Network ] The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has obtained approval to set up an International Arbitration Center, with offices at Srinagar and Jammu. This will enable speedy and expeditious resolution of

The Supreme Court on September 21st 2020, quashed the conduct of National Law School of India University Bangalore’s (NLSIU) separate entrance exam, the National Law Aptitude Exam (NLAT 2020). The Court ordered that NLSIU would have to conduct admissions to its courses this year through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). The Bench of Justices Ashok

September 21, 2020 Tejal Patil moves from GE to OYO as Senior Legal Advisor for India & South Asia [ by Legal Era News Network ] Erstwhile GE Group General Counsel Tejal Patil has joined OYO Hotels & Homes as Senior Legal Advisor for India & South Asia. Tejal has joined OYO after a 16-year

September 21, 2020 Bill to amend Companies Act passed in Lok Sabha [ by Legal Era News Network ] Lok Sabha on 19 September 2020, passed a bill to further amend the Companies Act and decriminalise various non-compoundable offences and promote ease of doing business. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 –seeks to decriminalise various penal provisions and

Article 326 of the Indian Constitution In the Indian Constitution, Article 326 is embodied with the procedure of electing the members of ‘House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies’ on the basis of adult suffrage. What It means is, “The elections to the House of the People and to the Legislature of each State

The Rajya Sabha passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on the Upper House of the Parliament on Tuesday. The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which has already been cleared by the Lok Sabha in March this year, seeks to convert Aviation Agencies like the Directorate General

Parliament on Friday passed a bill to reduce salaries of MPs by 30 per cent for one year to augment financial resources required to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, with members supporting the move but demanding restoration of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Opposition members in both the House supported the move,

September 21, 2020 NVIDIA sued for Trademark Infringement, even as it changes its product name [ by Legal Era News Network ] Virtual Compute Corporation (VCC) – a computer services company has filed a suit for trademark infringement against NVIDIA Corporation in the Southern District of Texas. NVIDIA – a computer hardware company designs graphics