January 22, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

DELHI HIGH COURT UPHOLDS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT INCLUDING NON-SIGNATORIES

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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January 22, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

ACID ATTACKS: EVOLUTION OF INDIAN LAWS

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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January 17, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

WHAT DOES CURATIVE PETITION MEAN?

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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January 17, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT DISMISSES CURATIVE PETITIONS AND UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF NIRBHAYA CASE CONVICTS

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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January 16, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

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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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January 11, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RETROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY OF DEPOSITS MADE IN CONVICTION CASES UNDER NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT

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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January 11, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2019, COMES INTO FORCE

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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January 6, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT HAS REGISTERED SUO MOTO PIL PETITION ON INTERNET SHUTDOWN IN UTTAR PRADESH

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has registered a suo moto cognizance of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition with reference to shutdown of internet services in the State of Uttar Pradesh on 20-12-2019. Number of Lawyers led by…

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January 4, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS HAS ANNOUNCED MEASURES TO IMPROVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

The Ministry of Railways has recently announced certain measures to ensure speedy and efficient rescue, relief and restoration at the time of accidents and disasters on 02-01-2020. The Indian Railways has proposed to take the following initiates to…

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December 28, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

DELHI HIGH COURT HAS HELD THAT ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE IS NOT AN “INFORMATION” UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

The Delhi High Court has recently in Election Commission of India Vs. Central Information Commission and Another passed an Order dated 17-12-2019, whereby the Court allowed a Writ Petition filed by the Election Commission of India and held…

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