May 16, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

INDIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO MAKE DIGITAL PAYMENTS MANDATORY

According to various newspaper reports, the Government of India has recently planned to make quick response (QR) code-based payment method using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), mandatory for all shops and establishments beyond a certain threshold. This Government…

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May 8, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

JOB POST: Hiring lawyers with an experience of minimum 3-4 years @ The Indian Lawyer [Hyderabad]

Organization Name The Indian Lawyer Job Description We are looking at hiring lawyers with an experience of minimum 3-4 years for our Hyderabad Office Eligibility/Qualifications Candidates should possess good knowledge of law and strong communication skills in English….

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May 7, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

BOMBAY HIGH COURT HOLDS THAT SPEEDING ON A BUSY ROAD AMOUNTS TO RASH AND NEGLIGENT ACT

The High Court of Bombay in the case of Popat Bagiananth Kesar v State of Maharashtra passed a Judgment dated 16.04.2019 whereby, the Court held that driving a vehicle at a high speed in thickly populated and busy…

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May 7, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATOR BY INELIGIBLE PERSON VOID AB INITIO

The Supreme Court of India in the case of Bharath Broadband Network Ltd Vs United Telecoms Ltd, passed a Judgment dated 16.04.2019 whereby the Apex Court held that the appointment of arbitrator by a person who himself is…

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May 6, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

DO STING OPERATIONS AND NEWS PORTRAYED BY MEDIA AMOUNT TO DEFAMATION

As per Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution of India 1949 as amended thereof, every Individual has the fundamental right of freedom of speech. But there is a very thin line which when crossed will turn out…

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May 4, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL DESIGNATES MASOOD AZHAR AS A GLOBAL TERRORIST

In an unprecedented move, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has recently designated Masood Azhar, the Chief of Jaish-i-Mohammed (JEM), an extremist group based in Pakistan, as a global terrorist on 01.05.2019. UNSC is an important Organ of…

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April 25, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION HELD THAT ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE IS ‘INFORMATION’ UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005

The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), Mr. Sudhir Bhargava, in the case of Razaak K Haidar vs. CPIO, Election commission of India, New Delhi has held on February 12, 2019 that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) falls under the definition of…

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April 23, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA REFUSES TO GRANT STAY ON BAN IMPOSED BY THE MADRAS HIGH COURT ON TIKTOK APP

The Chinese-owned TikTok video app (App) enables the users to create short videos with music in background and then edit, speed up or slow them down. It also uses artificial intelligence to track user’s interests and thus displays…

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April 22, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS THAT NOTICES DEMANDING LOAN AMOUNT ARE NOT INVALID UNDER THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881.

The Supreme Court of India in the case of Vijay Gopala Lphar vs Pandurang Ramchandra Gharpade & Anr., passed a judgement dated 05.04.2019 holding that the notice demanding ‘Loan Amount’ is not invalid if it is same as…

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April 19, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA ISSUE GUIDELINES PERTAINING TO MEDIA COVERAGE DURING ELECTIONS 2019

The Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Press Council of India (PCI) had issued certain guidelines to regulate the media coverage with regard to elections and exit polls, etc in order to ensure fair elections. It is…

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