CAM partner Saurya Bhattacharya joins HSA in Mumbai-Cal HSA Advocates has hired Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Mumbai partner Saurya Bhattacharya as a corporate partner. While based in Mumbai, the 2007 NUJS Kolkata graduate will also be responsible for leading the firm’s Kolkata corporate practice, “leveraging his existing experience in Kolkata and the associated markets”, said
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Case: Bhagwat Joshi v. State of Chhattisgarh Citation: Cr.M.P.No.1395 of 2020 Coram: Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agarwal Last month, the Chhattisgarh HC noted that, while granting bail, the condition imposed should not be stringent and should be reasonable, otherwise, it would denial of bail and the denial and deprivation of personal liberty of the accused
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On 9th January 2021, Anandiben Patel, honorable Governor of Madhya Pradesh publicized the Freedom of Religion ordinance 2020 in the gazette notification. On 26th December MP cabinet signed the draft of the ordinance which has many provisions like the ordinance passed by the Uttar Pradesh Government recently. Offences committed under the issued ordinance have been
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Unnati Agrawal joins Indus Delhi to boost its comp practice IndusLaw has restored an essential piece of a modern full-service corporate offering, adding J Sagar Associates (JSA) principal associate Unnati Agrawal as a partner in its competition practice based in Delhi. Indus co-founding partner Avimukt Dar commented in a press release that her hire would
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Good Governance: It is the normative guiding principle of administration (the function for which a democratic government is elected and good governance is the set of principles on how they should carry out the administration). It is a pre-condition for the development of a nation or any administrative unit. Good governance lays out how democracy
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Case: Yash Pal Singh v. State of U.P. And 8 others Citation: PIL No.-1780 of 2020 Coram: Hon’ble Justice Ajay Bhanot In a noteworthy observation, on 07 January, the Allahabad High Court stated that public land in the State of U.P. is most vulnerable to encroachment, and the legislature does not countenance such encroachment over
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About the Competition The Moot Court Committee of Anand Law College and Anand College of Legal Studies is jointly organising its 4th Online National Moot Court Competition, 2021 to be held on 27th and 28th February 2021. About the College Anand Law College is a legal establishment recognized by the Bar Council of India, New
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An application has been brought before the SC by the All India Loktantra Senani Joint Action Committee, seeking intervention in the writ petition calling for the 1975 emergency to be unconstitutional, and praying that the designation of freedom fighters be granted to persons who are unlawfully detained during the Emergency. The SC had in December last
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Division bench of Gujarat High Court directed CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxation) to decide the extension of filing Income Tax Returns and Tax Audit Reports for the annual year of 2020-21. The court relied on the case of Vaghjibhai S. Bishnoi v. Income Tax Officer & Anr. (2013) and observed that the powers of
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[This post has been co-authored with Varsha Jhavar.] Image from here Recently, the Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI) filed a revised application before the Registrar of Copyrights to be recognised as a copyright society under Section 33 of the Copyright Act, 1957. SRAI aims to negotiate, collect and distribute royalties on behalf of screenwriters in
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