Supreme Court: Application of Section 5 Limitation Act Not Excluded under Commercial Courts Act

Supreme Court: Application of Section 5 Limitation Act Not Excluded under Commercial Courts Act The Supreme Court on 19 March 2021, in the case titled Government of Maharashtra (Appellant) v. Borse Brothers Engineers and Contractors Pvt. Ltd. (Respondent) held that under the scheme of the Commercial Courts Act, application of Section 5 of the Limitation

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Hindu Maintenance Law

The word maintenance refers that financial support provided for a person’s living expenses. What Maintenance Means?Maintenance is the support that husband owes towards his wife to pay her financially. ‌When wife is not financially stable after the divorce as well as during the tide was proceeding. Wife is entitled to fulfill her necessities like food

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Former Mumbai Police Chief Officer Moves SC Seeking CBI Probe Against Home Minister of Government of Maharashtra, Challenges His Transfer

Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh has moved the Hon’ble SC in quest of CBI investigation in the alleged unethical malpractices of Anil Deshmukh, Home Minister of Government of Maharashtra.  Former Mumbai Police chief officer who was shifted out as Mumbai Police Commissioner in the rouse of Antilia bomb scare case has also challenged

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Hogan Lovells advises Gilead Sciences’ collaboration agreement with Merck

Hogan Lovells advises Gilead Sciences’ collaboration agreement with Merck The global law firm has advised in the collaboration agreement on long-acting HIV therapy The American-British global law firm Hogan Lovells has pitched in to advise Gilead Sciences on its recently announced collaboration agreement with Merck & Co. The two American pharmaceutical companies have come together

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How is the listing of SMEs and MSMEs affected?

How is the listing of SMEs and MSMEs affected? As small and medium enterprises constitute a major part of the market, the SEBI has facilitated some guidelines to be enrolled on the platform provided separately by BSE. What is the importance of SME and MSME? Small and medium enterprises secure an important position in the

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 15 – 21)

Topical Highlight Sherlyn Chopra Case- Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images/Videos, Obscenity Laws and Copyright Remedies Image from here In this post, non-consensual sharing of intimate images or videos from a copyright perspective, in light of the recent case filed against Sherlyn Chopra for sharing obscene content online. She first analyses copyrightability of obscene content. She

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