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School of Law, SRMIST, in collaboration with The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, is organising an International Seminar on Cyber Security, Data Protection, and Cyber Governance, scheduled to be held on 14 August 2025. About the Institution School of Law of SRMIST is one of the leading Law Schools in India. Being a top-ranking

GNLU, in collaboration with Excellence Enablers, is offering a Certificate Course on Corporate Governance, scheduled to run from August to November 2025. About the Course Certificate Course on Corporate Governance, jointly offered by GNLU and Excellence Enablers, is scheduled to run from August to November 2025. The course is designed for professionals and aspirants interested

Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer Chair on Human Rights, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, is organizing a Two-Day International Hybrid Conference on ‘Constitutionalisation of International Human Rights: Domestic Perspective’ on August 18th and 19th, 2025, to foster scholarly dialogue on the integration of international human rights norms within domestic

ABSCONDENCE AND PRESUMPTION: A JUDICIAL LENS ON POST-CRIME CONDUCT INTRODUCTION The case of Chetan vs. State of Karnataka (Criminal Appeal No. 1568 of 2013) decided by Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court on 30.05.2025, is concerned with the conviction of the Appellant for the murder of Deceased. The conviction of

BOMBAY HIGH COURT DIRECTS SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO VACATE THE PARENTS’ PROPERTY UPHOLDING THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT BEHIND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT Introduction A Bombay High Court Bench, on 18th June, 2025, decided a petition filed by senior citizen parents seeking to challenge an order of the Appellate Tribunal passed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents

RIGHT TO CLOSE vs. DUTY TO JUSTIFY: SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES SECTION 25-O OF THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE ACT 1947 INTRODUCTION In a significant ruling clarifying the procedural requirements under Section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Supreme Court, by a Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra in Harinagar Sugar Mills

BETWEEN CLOSURE AND COMPROMISE: STUDY OF DELHI HIGH COURT’S DECISION TO QUASH FIR IN MINOR’S SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CASE In the case of X v. State (NCT of Delhi), (2025 SCC OnLine Del 4045), (decided on 27.05.2025), the Delhi High Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding

SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES SCOPE OF U.P. GANGSTERS ACT: SINGLE INCIDENT OF COMMUNAL VIOLENCE NOT SUFFICIENT TO INVOKE DRACONIAN STATUTE INTRODUCTION In a significant Judgment aimed at curbing the overreach of preventive detention laws, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Lal Mohd. & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors. [SLP (Criminal) No. 6607 of 2023, decided

Khaitan & Co Advised On Tenneco Clean Air India Limited’s INR 30,000 Million IPO Filing Khaitan & Co acted as legal counsel to the Book Running Lead Managers – JM Financial Limited, Axis Capital Limited, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited, and HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited – in connection with the

AstraZeneca AB Vs. Intas Pharma:Species patents following a Markush patent must demonstrate a distinct inventive step Introduction The AstraZeneca AB & Anr. Vs. Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited case, decided on July 20, 2021, by the High Court of Delhi, represents a pivotal moment in Indian patent jurisprudence, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector. This dispute centered on