[PART I] Personality Rights in Spotlight Once More!: Analysing The DHC’s Karan Johar v.  India Pride Advisory Order

[A big thanks to Praharsh for his inputs on the post.]  The Bombay High Court order of 7th March 2025, making the interim injunction in favour of Karan Johar absolute, has added more fuel to the fire of the debate over personality rights protection. The personality rights debate is centred around the clash between individuals

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Prioritise Criminal Appeals Of Elderly Accused On Bail, Especially When Crime Is Old: SC

                                          One has to acknowledge with humility and graciousness that while striking the right chord, the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled State of Madhya Pradesh vs Shyamlal and others in Criminal Appeal No. 1254 of 2024 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 2025 INSC 377 and so

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A Big Win for Dalit Researchers: Implications for IP

Dr. Kshipra Uke and Dr. Shiv Shankar Das. Image from here. [Long Post ahead!] In Nov. 2023, the Bombay HC (Nagpur Bench) delivered a salient judgement, with significant implications for both the SC/ST Act and “Intellectual Property”. Rightfully, the case was highlighted for its positive outcome in providing monetary relief to the Dalit researchers for the

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Khaitan & Co Advised Reliance Industries Limited On 100% Acquisition Of Nauyaan Tradings Private Limited

Khaitan & Co Advised Reliance Industries Limited on 100% Acquisition of Nauyaan Tradings Private Limited Khaitan & Co advised Reliance Industries Limited on its 100% acquisition of Nauyaan Tradings Private Limited from Welspun Tradings Limited, along with its agreement to acquire a 74% equity stake in Nauyaan Shipyard Private Limited from Welspun Corp Limited, for

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Khaitan & Co Advised Ascendas Firstspace On Land Acquisition For Warehousing Facility In Kolar

Khaitan & Co Advised Ascendas Firstspace on Land Acquisition for Warehousing Facility in Kolar Khaitan & Co acted as lead counsel to Ascendas Firstspace Development Management Private Limited in its acquisition of 100% shares of Dhishan Realty and Dhishan Bulwark, which own freehold and leasehold rights over approximately 90 acres of land in Kolar District,

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NLU Prayagraj and NLU Delhi Sign MoU to Strengthen Legal Research and Academic Collaboration

Prayagraj, March 18, 2025 – In a significant step toward advancing legal education and research, Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj (NLU, Prayagraj) and National Law University, Delhi (NLU, Delhi) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster intellectual and research capacity building, as well as academic collaboration. The MoU was formally signed

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