August 5, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

The After-Effects of Amending Article 370

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday issued Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019, which called for provisions of the Indian Constitution be applicable in the state “at once”. Notably, the President’s Order will supersede the Constitution…

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August 5, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA’S MOVE TO REMOVE SPECIAL STATUS OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND BIFURCATE IT INTO SEPARATE UNION TERRITORIES

In one of the historic and unprecedented moves, the Government of India has amended and revoked Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution of India 1950 as amended thereof (the Constitution) respectively, vide promulgation of the Constitution…

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August 3, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HAS UPHELD DEATH SENTENCE OF ACCUSED FOR COMMITTING RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR CHILDREN

The Supreme Court has in a recent case of Manoharan vs. State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore, passed a judgment dated 01-08-2019 whereby the Court held the Appellant-Accused guilty of commission of offence of…

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August 3, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RULES ON ISSUE OF RETROSPECITIVITY OF SECTION 143A AND SECTION 148 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT,1881

The Supreme Court of India in the matter of G.J.Raja vs. Tejraj Surana dated 30.07.2019, while deciding the retrospective applicability of the certain Sections of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Act), has ruled that Section 143A of the Act…

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July 31, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA HAS HELD MULTIPLEX OWNERS NOT LIABLE FOR ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES

Recently, the Competition Commission of India (C.C.I) has dismissed a case filed in Unilazer Ventures Private Limited v. P.V.R. Ltd. and others 24-07-2019 in which the Informant made the following main allegations: That lavish multiplexes colluded charge higher…

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July 29, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

PARLIAMENT PASSES RIGHT TO INFORMATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2019, which was cleared by Lok Sabha on Monday. This caused a stir not only in the political houses but also across the nation, as the Amendment…

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July 27, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

IMPROVED RANKING OF INDIA IN THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2019

The Global Innovation Index (GII) has recently released its innovation rankings of various economies, in New Delhi on 24-07-2019. India has shot-up five places to improve its position from 57th in 2018 to 52nd in 2019, whereas, Switzerland has bagged…

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July 26, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

Apostille and Hague Convention

One might wonder when there is attestation, why the need for apostille? Well, both the terms basically mean the legalization of documents. The major difference is the countries. There are countries that accept certificate attestation of documents, while…

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July 23, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE HAS HELD THAT ESPIONAGE IS NOT AN EXCEPTION TO RIGHT TO CONSULAR ACCESS UNDER VIENNA CONVENTION

Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at The Hague, Netherlands, has directed the Pakistan Government to allow consular access to Mr. Kulbhushan Jadhav and for India to arrange for Mr. Jadhav’s legal representation. It further held Pakistan…

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July 19, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

GOVERNMENT PROPOSES KEY AMENDMENTS TO INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE 2016

Recently, the Government of India had proposed certain changes in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 as amended thereof (the Code) which have been passed by the Union Cabinet on 17-07-2019. The said proposed amendments to the Code…

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