[Shreyas Sinha and Krishanu Paul are second-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) students at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru] On 14 February 2020, a single judge of the Karnataka High Court stayed an order of the Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’) that had directed an investigation by the Director-General under section 26(1) of
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ANU Press Call for Book Proposals – ECR Prize
[Announcement on behalf of ANU College of Law] ANU College of Law is delighted to announce the ANU Press ECR Prize in Legal Scholarship, awarded annually to the most outstanding and insightful manuscript submitted to ANU Press in any area of law and legal studies by an early career researcher. The prize winner will receive AU$2,500,
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Last Updated on 3 hours by Admin LB Aligarh Muslim University Centre Murshidabad is accepting invitations for AMUCM Law Society Review – 2022 by 28th February 2022. About the AMUCM Law Society Review AMUCM Law Society Review is the flagship journal of Aligarh Muslim University Centre Murshidabad, started with the objective of promoting academic research
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[Deevanshu Jaswani is a 4th year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law University, Odisha.] This post attempts to analyse two different judgments to highlight that in IBC, the role of the adjudicating authorities has been clearly specified. According to section 7(5) of the IBC, only two options are provided to the adjudicating authorities while
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT RETURN OF CUSTODY OF A MINOR CHILD DEPENDS ON THE FACTS
SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT RETURN OF CUSTODY OF A MINOR CHILD DEPENDS ON THE FACTS The Apex Court is often put in a very difficult situation taking decisions in matters pertaining to child custody when parties are residents of two different countries. Invariably in such matters, one party flees to the Indian soil with his/her
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SUPREME COURT DECIDES ON THE AMAZON-FUTURE GROUP COMMERCIAL DISPUTE A Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, J. AS Bopanna and J. Hima Kohli has in the matter of Future Coupons Private Limited and Others vs Amazon.Com Nv Investment Holdings LLC and Others and 3 connected matters, passed a Judgment dated 01-02-2022 and decided upon
... Continue Reading.Regulating the Honchos of the Online World – Big Tech Dominance
[Nityesh Dadhich is a IV year B.A., LL.B(Hons.) student at National Law University Delhi] On 20 January 2022, the U.S. Senate approved the American Innovation and Choice Online Bill. The Bill aims to control the abuse of dominance by ‘covered platforms’ operating over the internet. Section 2(h)(3) of the Bill defines ‘covered platform’ as the
... Continue Reading.Ad-Hoc Arbitrations In India And The Fourth Schedule – The Way Forward
[Ramkishore Karanam is an Advocate practising at the Madras High Court and Akash Santosh Loya is an Advocate practising at the Bombay High Court] Recently, the Supreme Court pulled up a Public Sector Undertaking (“PSU”) for haggling over the arbitral fees of an Arbitral Tribunal consisting of retired judges and expressed its intention to initiate
... Continue Reading.Amazon-Future Group: More Reasons Call to Question the Delhi HC Division Bench Ruling
[Velpula Audityaa is an Advocate practicing before the Madras High Court and trial courts in Chennai. The author is thankful to Nirmal Prasad (Advocate, Delhi High Court) for his inputs on this post] In an earlier post, a Delhi High Court division bench’s order dated 5 January 2022 in staying the arbitral proceedings between Amazon
... Continue Reading.DLF Home Developers v. Rajapura Homes: A Critical Analysis
[Anushka Juneja is a 2nd year B.A., LL.B. (hons.) student at Gujarat National Law University] Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”) empowers the courts to appoint an arbitrator in case any dispute arises between the parties. For the purpose of the aforementioned section, the power is confined to the examination
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