The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently published certain comprehensive and revised Guidelines for Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters dated 04-12-2019 (Guidelines) on 08-01-2020. These Guidelines are aimed at streamlining the process of request for international…
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In the past, the Indian Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code , 2016 (IBC). The Government had notified only the part on corporate insolvency. But as we moved further in time to 2019, the Government realised that…
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In a recent case of Pandit Malhari Mahale vs. Monika Pandit Mahale 2020, the Supreme Court passed an Order dated 10-01-2020, whereby the Court observed that an application for amendment of plaint can be allowed by a court…
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The Delhi High Court in the case of STCI Finance Ltd. v. Sh. Shreyas Kirti Lal Doshi & Anr. passed a Judgment dated 14/01/2020, where the High Court has reiterated the principle that the scope of an arbitration…
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Acid attack or acid throwing is a form of violent assault on the body of another by the use of hydrochloric, sulfuric and nitric acids, with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture or kill, the victim. In the…
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In the recent times, one has heard the word curative petition several times as some of the Accused in the Nirbhaya Case have moved such a petition in the Supreme Court of India. A curative petition is the…
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Recently, a 5-Judge Supreme Court Bench has passed an Order dated 14-01-2020, thereby, rejecting the Curative Petitions filed by two of the convicts in the Nirbhaya case, namely, Mukesh Singh and Vinay Sharma, and further, rejecting the Application…
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT 2019 The Constitution of India under Part II (Article 5-11) provides provisions regarding citizenship. Article 11 gives the Parliament the power to make provisions regarding the acquisition and…
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Recently, the Supreme Court of India had passed a Judgment dated 29-05-2019 in Surinder Singh and others vs Virender Gandhi 2019, whereby, the Apex Court held that Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (Act) as amended…
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Notification dated 10th January, 2020 published in the Official Gazette by the Central Government notifies provisions of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to be enforced from the date of Notification. The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the Lok…
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