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While keeping in view the huge surge in number of accidents on roads over the years, the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled In Re: Phalodi Accident vs
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The Chhattisgarh High Court has declined to quash an FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings against professor Dilip Jha, who is accused of coercing non-Muslim students to participate in offering namaz during a National Service Scheme (NSS) camp in Bilaspur. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, in its April 15
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It really disappointed me most extremely that the 33% reservation of seats for women in the Lower House of Parliament that is Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women
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The Bombay High Court has referred a key question to a larger bench: whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department can legally issue a single consolidated show-cause notice (SCN) covering multiple financial years under the CGST Act, 2017. A Division Bench of Justices G. S. Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe made the reference on April
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Congress leader Pawan Khera has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case recently registered against him by the Crime Branch of Assam Police in Guwahati. The plea was filed earlier today and has been registered by the High Court Registry for listing before an appropriate Bench. The case against
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AI And Trademarks The Future of Brand Protection in India’s Evolving Digital Economy AI tools/platforms can continuously monitor trademark journals and e-commerce listings, which previously required manual review I. Introduction India’s rise to become a major player in Intellectual Property around the world is no longer just a guess, it is a fact. According to
... Continue Reading.Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India) Appoints Pankaj Jain As Director Legal
Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India) appoints Pankaj Jain as Director Legal Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India) has appointed Pankaj Jain as Director Legal. He joins the organization after a long-standing tenure at AstraZeneca, where he served as Head of Legal. Pankaj brings close to two decades of
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