The case before the Himachal Pradesh High Court centered on a dispute under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, specifically revolving around the mandatory pre-institution mediation requirement under Section 12A. The plaintiff, Zydus Wellness Products Ltd., approached the court seeking injunctions and damages against alleged trademark infringement of its well-known products Glucon-D and Glucon-C. The defendants
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Level Playing Field or Market Lock-Out? CCI’s Probe into Google’s RMG Commitments
[Anmol Jain is a 4th year BCom LLB (Hons.) student at Institute of Law, Nirma University and Swayam Mundhra a 4th year student at Gujarat National Law University] In December 2022, WinZO Games Pvt. Ltd., a leading Indian Real Money Gaming (RMG) platform, filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) alleging that Google
... Continue Reading.DNLU Jabalpur Successfully Hosts India Juris–DNLU National Moot Court Competition 2025
Jabalpur, September 14, 2025 — Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), under the leadership of Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. Praveen Tripathi, Registrar, successfully hosted the much-anticipated India Juris–DNLU National Moot Court Competition 2025. The prestigious event, organized by the Moot Court Committee (MCC) of DNLU, brought together some of the brightest
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Applications are invited for Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Environmental Law & Climate Change” Organized by Sudhir Mishra Centre for ESG, Environmental Law & Climate Change (SMCEC), Faculty of Law, SGT University, in collaboration with Trust Legal. About Faculty of Law, SGT University The Faculty of Law at SGT
... Continue Reading.National Mineral Exchange and SEBI: Shaping Price Discovery for India’s Minerals
[Arjun Chaudhary and Jainam Shah are 4th Year Law students at Gujarat National Law University] The Indian government’s landmark move to introduce the “National Minerals Exchange” has been hailed as “India’s LME Moment”, a nod to the London Metal Exchange (“LME”), which has played a major role in controlling global metal pricing over the last century. Although this reform may seem ambitious
... Continue Reading.License to Kill (Innovation): Problems of the Indian SEP-Antitrust Gridlock
In light of the anticlimactic end to the Ericsson v. CCI dispute, SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellow Ambika Aggarwal writes on how the long battle for sectoral power and the lack of policy guidance from the Patent and Competition Law authorities, especially in matters of SEP and antitrust overlaps, divert focus from markets and affect
... Continue Reading.6th N.C. Sikri Memorial Essay Competition 2025 by Campus Law Centre Alumni Association [Submit by Sep 21]
Campus Law Centre Alumni Association (CLCAA) is organizing the 6th edition of the N.C. Sikri Memorial Essay Competition, inviting submissions from students and young alumni of the prestigious Campus Law Centre (CLC), Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. About the Competition This year’s competition coincides with the Association’s seventh Foundation Day and continues its tradition
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT REAFFIRMS: FIR MANDATORY FOR COGNIZABLE OFFENCES, EVEN AGAINST CBI OFFICERS
Supreme Court’s recent Judgment in Vinod Kumar Pandey & Anr. vs. Seesh Ram Saini & Ors. (S.L.P. (C) No. 7900 of 2019 and Connected matters), emphasizes the accountability within investigative agencies and the mandatory nature of FIR registration for cognizable offences. Delivered by Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale, this Judgment underscores that even officers
... Continue Reading.THE RIGIDITY OF SENTENCES AND THE FLEXIBILITY OF JUSTICE: A CONSTITUTIONAL REFLECTION
INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court of India in Mahendra Vishwanath Kawchale and Anr. v. Union of India, Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 314 of 2022, decided on 2nd September 2025, examined the constitutional challenge to Section 376DA of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as inserted by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018. The case was heard by
... Continue Reading.Part II: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Delving into the Entanglements of the PABS Annex
Continuing the discussion on Stephanie Switzer, Adam Strobeyko, Mark Eccleston-Truner, Sylvain Aubry, and Michelle Rourke’s paper on Pandemic Agreement’s Annex, in Part II of the post, Srishti discusses the considerations put forth in the paper. Srishti is a third-year student at National Law University, Delhi. Her previous posts can be accessed here. Part II: Beyond the
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