August 1, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

PRODUCT LIABILITY UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

The #Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution vide Press Release dated 20.07.2020 notified the provisions of the #ConsumerProtectionAct, 2019 (‘the Act’). The Union Minister said that this new Act will empower #consumers and help them in…

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August 1, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

NCLT REITERATES THAT UNPAID DUES UNDER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CANNOT BE RECOVERED UNDER INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE

The National Company Law Tribunal (#NCLT) Principal Bench, New Delhi has in a matter of M/S Brand Realty Services Ltd vs M/S Sir John Bakeries India Pvt Ltd passed an Order dated 22-07-2020 and held that NCLT is…

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July 25, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT REITERATES THE PRINCIPLES OF VALID EXECUTION OF WILL

The Supreme Court has in a recent case of V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by Lrs and Another vs L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by Lrs. And Others passed a Judgment dated 17-07-2020 and held that the Will dated 10-05-1955 (#Will) executed…

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July 25, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT REITERATES THAT RESTRICTIONS ON SPECIAL REMISSION POWERS DO NOT APPLY TO GOVERNORS OF STATE

The three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in the recent case of Pyare Lal vs State of Haryana passed a Judgment dated 17-07-2020 and held that restrictions imposed under Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on the powers…

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July 25, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

CONSUMER PROTECTION (E-COMMERCE) RULES, 2020 NOTIFIED

Recently, the #Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, has notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 (‘E-Commerce Rules’), vide Notification dated 23.07.2020. It is understood that #electroniccommerce includes the production, advertisement, sale…

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July 23, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

ABOUT CORONAVIRUS

From Dr. Anthony Fauci: “Chickenpox is a #virus. Lots of people have had it, and probably don’t think about it much once the initial illness has passed. But it stays in your body and lives there forever, and…

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July 17, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

Dealing with the Dragon

It sounds cliché to blame the British Raj for our present domestic and international problems. Unfortunately thanks to the British legacy, we are still grappling with the problems left by them. The present Indo-china dispute can be attributed…

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July 17, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HELD THAT ROYAL FAMILY HAS CONTROL OVER KERALA PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE

In a recent case of Sri Marthanda Varma (D) through L.R.s vs State of Kerala, a two-Judge Bench of the #SupremeCourt has passed a Judgment dated 13-07-2020 and held that the #abolition of #privypurses and #derecognition of #Rulers of…

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July 17, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES LAW ON ADMISSIBILITY OF ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE

The #InformationTechnology Act, 2000 which deals with digital and electronic records and documents had brought in its wake amendments in the #EvidenceAct 1872  (‘the Act’) to enable legal recognition of such digital and electronic documents. The law mandates…

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July 11, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEATH CAUSED IN POLICE ENCOUNTERS

In the recent times, it has been observed that a number of alleged #criminals have been killed in #police #encounters in India. Most recently, an infamous gangster, namely, #VikasDubey, was reportedly killed in an encounter by the #UttarPradesh…

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