In a righteous, remarkable and recent decision, the Kerala High Court in Abhishek K.A. @ Bhanu vs. State of Kerala in Case No. : CRL.A. No. 1087 of 2019 has as recently as on September 9, 2020 issued general directions to be followed by the Investigating authorities and Trial Courts while dealing with POCSO crimes
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September 10, 2020 Abuse of dominant position: SC directs Adani Gas to deposit Rs. 3.2 crore for stay of recovery of penalty imposed by CCI [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Supreme Court bench of Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice K.M. Joseph granted a conditional stay of the recovery
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We’re pleased to inform you that DPIIT IPR Chair, NLU Delhi is organising an online roundtable on ‘The Global Implications of Unwired Planet v. Huawei: Lessons for India’s Evolving SEP Jurisprudence’ at 3 p.m. tomorrow (September 11, 2020). For further details, please read the announcement below: Online Roundtable on ‘The Global Implications of Unwired Planet v.
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NLAT software facial recognition clears Thanos on a phonescreen to take the NLS mock exam While the National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) for admission to NLSIU Bangalore’s LLB and LLM programmes was launched yesterday and NLS has announced a fully-proctored simulation to take place tomorrow, with the actual exam on Saturday (12 September), serious questions
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September 10, 2020 Loan moratorium: Centre seeks two weeks time; SC extends interim order till 28 September [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Centre informed Supreme Court that an Expert Committee at the highest level has been constituted in order to take a decision on the issue of loan moratorium extension, interest during
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The Gujarat High Court has notified that its earlier decision to start physical functioning of the court from September 14, 2020, has been altered and that physical courts will now commence only from September 16, 2020. The development comes after 12 employees of the Court were found to be infected with COVID-19. A notification issued
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The Supreme Court has in a recent matter of Mukesh Singh vs State (Narcotic Branch of Delhi) passed a Judgment dated 31-08-2020 and made the following observations regarding whether the accused is entitled to acquittal merely on the ground that the investigating officer himself is the complainant under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,
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September 10, 2020 RBI seeks exemption from Data Protection Law [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sought exemption from the country’s proposed Personal Data Protection Law for its regulatory, policy, and supervisory functions, and also does not want financial data of individuals to be classified as sensitive
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An Injunction is a judicial process, whereby a person is required to do or abstrain from doing a particular act or a wrongful act. The grant of injuction aims to restore the violated rights of the party. It follows the principles of natural justice, equity and good conscience. Illustration– [i] Suppose A is constructing a
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September 10, 2020 Gujarat HC to commence physical hearings from 16 September after 12 employees test positive for Covid-19 [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Gujarat High Court has notified that physical courts will commence only from September 16, 2020 as 12 employees of the Court were found to be infected with COVID-19.
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