Part I: Unreasoned Patent Grants and Rejections: Taking a Look at the Division Application Filing Fiasco in the BASF SE Case

Image from here [This Post is co-authored by Swaraj, Praharsh, and Sabeeh] The November 28 order (pdf) of the Madras High Court is being extensively discussed among the patent attorneys circles of India as it deals with a unique situation concerning the timeframe to file a divisional application vis a vis grant of the parent

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Bombay HC Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Cost On Senior Citizen For Attempting To Stall Redevelopment Of Projects By Filing Pleas

         While most strongly deploring the increasing reprehensible tendency of attempting to stall the redevelopment of projects by filing pleas, the Bombay High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Khimjibhai Harjivanbhai Patadia vs MCGM in Writ Petition (L) No. 30632 of 2024 and cited in Neutral

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Odisha Judicial Services Exam Mains 2023 Optional Paper – IV | Law of Contract

Candidates preparing for the Odisha Judicial Services Exam should solve the Odisha Judicial Services Mains 2023 Optional Paper – IV (Law of Contract) and other previous years’ question papers as part of their preparation for the Prelims and Mains. Practicing these papers helps aspirants understand the syllabus better and prepare strategically by focusing on the

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Odisha Judicial Services Exam Mains 2023 Optional Paper – III | Law of Property

Candidates preparing for the Odisha Judicial Services Exam should solve the Odisha Judicial Services Mains 2023 Optional Paper – III (Law of Property) and other previous years’ question papers as part of their preparation for the Prelims and Mains. Practicing these papers helps aspirants understand the syllabus better and prepare strategically by focusing on the

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Odisha Judicial Services Exam Mains 2023 Optional Paper – II | Personal Law

Candidates preparing for the Odisha Judicial Services Exam should solve the Odisha Judicial Services Mains 2023 Optional Paper – II (Personal Law) and other previous years’ question papers as part of their preparation for the Prelims and Mains. Practicing these papers helps aspirants understand the syllabus better and prepare strategically by focusing on the types

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Confession | Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Confessions are a very powerful piece of evidence in criminal law. However, the applicability and the admissibility are thoroughly regulated by the legal proximity to avoid miscarriages of justice. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 provides provisions for dealing with confessions in India. These provisions address critical issues such as the admissibility of confessions made under

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Employer-Employee Dynamics: Delhi High Court Upholds Labour Tribunal Ruling

Employer-Employee Dynamics: Delhi High Court Upholds Labour Tribunal Ruling The Delhi High Court, presided over by Hon’ble Justice Girish Kathpalia, delivered a pivotal judgment on November 29, 2024, in the case of Satish Kumar v. Holistic Child Development India and Others, W.P.(C) 5664/2010. The case revolved around labour law, with the Petitioner challenging the Labour

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CLARIFYING ARBITRATION JURISDICTION: THE SUPREME COURT’S LANDMARK DECISION ON SEAT VS. VENUE IN ARIF AZIM CO. LTD. V. MICROMAX INFORMATICS

CLARIFYING ARBITRATION JURISDICTION: THE SUPREME COURT’S LANDMARK DECISION ON SEAT VS. VENUE IN ARIF AZIM CO. LTD. V. MICROMAX INFORMATICS Introduction The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in its judgment dated 7.11.2024, in the case of Arif Azim Co. Ltd. v. Micromax Informatics FZE, delivered through a bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud and

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