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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July 19, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

THIRD PARTY FUNDED ARBITRATION IN INDIA – A WAY AHEAD

With a rapid enhancement in cross-border transactions, international commercial and investment arbitrations have gained its relevance. Though, arbitration is the more efficient and time saving procedure especially in Indian jurisdiction, where legal disputes are most time consuming, here…

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July 13, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTE REDRESSAL COMMISSION HAS HELD DOCTOR AND HOSPITAL LIABLE FOR POST-SURGERY NEGLIGENCE

The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has recently in a matter of Pankaj R. Toprani and 3 others vs. Bombay Hospital and Research and Medical and 2 others passed a Judgment dated 04-07-2019, whereby the NCDRC held…

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July 13, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

KEY POLICY CHANGES IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR IN THE UNION BUDGET 2019

The Union Finance Minister while presenting the Union Budget 2019 gave importance to the education sector by introducing major education policies. The Union Government has allocated Rs 94,854 crore for the education sector in this Budget for 2019-20….

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July 6, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNION BUDGET 2019-20: FOCUS OF THE GOVERNMENT ON DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR IN INDIA

The 89th Union Budget 2019-20 has been recently presented by Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman (the Minister) on 05-07-2019. The Government has planned to invest Rs 100 Lakh Crore in infrastructure over next 5 years. Focusing on the…

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July 6, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE PROMISING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CIVIL AVIATION – UNION BUDGET 2019-20

Indian Civil Aviation sector is facing plethora of issues in the aftermath of the collapse of Jet airways and debt ridden Air India. The domestic airlines are facing operational issues and most of them are debt ridden due…

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July 1, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

LAUNCH OF FIRST COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE ON INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN INDIA

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has recently launched an Integrated Database on Infrastructure Projects in India (IDIP) at the 15th World Conference on Transport Research Conference held at IIT Bombay on 29-05-2019.  The IDIP is a…

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June 19, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

INFORMED CONSENT ESSENTIAL BEFORE SURGERY

Informed consent is the subject matter of several medico-legal litigation as invariably the consent taken from a patient or his attendant is not informed consent. Informed consent means that the patient must be made fully aware of the…

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June 8, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

INDIA BARS THE EXECUTION OF MENTALLY ILL CONVICTS

India along with many other countries,as part of the League of Nations, has considered mental illness as a mitigating circumstance for the imposition of lenient sentences as the offender, due of his mental incapacity, is unaware of his…

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