The Significance of Arbitration and ADR Arbitration today is the default setting for commercial dispute resolution in India. Initially finding favour with foreign parties reluctant to submit to Indian Court jurisdiction owing to the endemic delays in the Indian legal system and perceived interference, it was not long before Indian parties also realized the benefits
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The SC on Tuesday issued to NGO Suraz India Trust for not having deposited the cost of Rs 25 lakh in view of the observations made in its order dated May 1, 2017. Justices S.K. Kaul and Hirishikesh Roy also required the disclosure of all movable and immovable assets of the original petitioner so that
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The SEP negotiation framework is a multi-faceted one since it involves Patent Law, Competition Law and Contract Law considerations. India does not have a SEP negotiation framework as laid down by the CJEU in Huawei v ZTE. [The Delhi High Court, in Ericsson v CCI, has made a reference to the CJEU judgment in Huawei
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The Allahabad HC expressed displeasure at the fact that not only the police authorities had failed to effectively enforce social distancing and wearing of masks, but they themselves are seen roaming about, without masks. It was observed by the bench that in our country, we very successfully locked down the country for god three months.
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This post is in continuation to my previous post (here) on the National Digital Library of India’s Copyright Guide. Here, I discuss how the Copyright Guide’s Templates of Declaration demonstrate a flawed understanding of fair dealing and user rights under the Indian Copyright Act. Is the concept of “Fair Dealing” in the Indian Copyright Act
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Image from here The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) has come up with India’s first Copyright Guide for Indian Libraries. The stated objective of NDLI is to educate, enable and empower the youth using quality knowledge and learning resources while harnessing the power of the digital medium. This Guide has been created, keeping in
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Knowledge of basic law is important to every and each individual to some extent. It’s right of every person to understand the law of the country he’s residing in. Each member of society lives in his / her own conformity with certain and specific rules following to take care of the social code of conduct.
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September 29, 2020 Amnesty International halts India operations after ED freezes all its bank accounts [ by Legal Era News Network ] Human rights watchdog Amnesty International announced that it has work in India has been halted after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) froze several of the organisation’s bank accounts on allegations of money laundering and
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Online learning is a novel way to learn many things. In fact, many schools and companies have adapted a form of e-learning today and it’s expected to grow even more in the coming years. With today’s global situation, most if not all schools are turning to online learning to teach their students. With traditional learning
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A Single Judge Bench of Justice S V Kotwal of the Bombay High Court will be hearing the bail applications filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty in the NDPS case (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) who have been in jail for nearly 3 weeks charged for drug trafficking linked to
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