In my entire life till now, I had never expected that after reading in news in mobile phone about the death of one of the most eminent legal luminary that India has ever produced – Mr Iqbal M Chagla, the same would not be confirmed in newspaper. In most prestigious and my most favourite “Hindustan
... Continue Reading.Revisiting Standard Chartered Bank: Clarifying the ‘Special Equities’ Exception to Unconditional Bank Guarantees
[Chiranth Mukunda and Vikram Raj Nanda are 2nd Year BA.LLB (Hons.) Students at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru] In a recent decision, the Delhi High Court in Director General Project Varsha v. Navayugavanoordjv, dealt at length with the ‘special equities’ exception to the invocation of unconditional bank guarantees. Though the law in
... Continue Reading.5th National Moot Court Competition 2025 | University Institute of Laws, Panjab University Regional Centre
University Institute of Laws (UIL), Panjab University Regional Centre (PURC), Ludhiana, is organising its 5th National Moot Court Competition 2025, scheduled to be held from 6th to 8th March, 2025. About the University Established in July 2003, University Institute of Laws (UIL) at Panjab University Regional Centre (PURC), Ludhiana, is dedicated to providing quality legal
... Continue Reading.Trust Issues- When Secrets Come with a Commercial Price: Analyzing Cigma Events Private Limited v. Deepak Gupta & Ors
Discussing the Delhi High Court’s clarification regarding the economic value of the information to qualify as confidential information, SpicyIP Intern Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan explains the Court’s finding in Cigma Events v. Deepak Gupta. Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur, and loves books and IP. His previous posts can be accessed here. Trust
... Continue Reading.Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025
Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 A long-anticipated draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“Draft Rules”) was released by the Central Government (“Government”) on January 3, 2025 for public consultation and comments, along with an explanatory note on the contents on the Draft Rules. Once brought into effect, these rules will
... Continue Reading.Enforcing Criminal Remedies Against IP Infringement in India: A Long Road to Justice?
In a recent order, a Mumbai Magistrate Court acquitted the accused in a copyright infringement case after 37 years! Discussing this and other similar instances, SpicyIP Intern Aditi Agrawal writes on the state of affairs in enforcing criminal remedies against copyright infringement allegations. Aditi is a final-year B.A., LL.B (IPR Hons.) student at The ICFAI
... Continue Reading.UGC-NET December 2024: 15th January Exam Postponed
The National Testing Agency (NTA), responsible for conducting the UGC-NET December 2024 Examination, has announced the postponement of the exam originally scheduled for 15th January 2025. This decision was taken following multiple representations from candidates citing Pongal, Makar Sankranti, and other regional festivals coinciding with the examination date. Key Highlights of the Announcement Postponed Exam
... Continue Reading.SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 6 – January 12)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of the posts on Lemley’s and Henderson’s paper on AI Terms of Use Restrictions, CGPDTM order on the removal of a patent agent, Delhi HC order on disclosure of a PhD and Public Interest Need in Personality Rights cases. This and a lot
... Continue Reading.Determining the Date of Conversion for Foreign Award Denominated in Foreign Currency
[Ankur Mishra is an advocate practising in the Delhi High Court] In cases of enforcement of awards denominated in foreign currency, what should be the date of conversion of currency for the purpose of enforcement? Should it be the date of breach or should it be the date when decree is made against the judgment
... Continue Reading.Wife Filing False Case Against Husband, In-Laws To Correct His Behaviour Is Cruelty, Not Acceptable In Marital Relations: Bombay HC
It is definitely of paramount significance to note that while ruling on a very significant legal point pertaining to filing of false case, the Bombay High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest oral judgment titled Vaibhavi Rajendra Chalke vs Rajendra Ganpat Chalke in Family Court Appeal No. 155 of 2018
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