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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July 11, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT ALLOWS SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND LEGAL NOTICES VIA WHATSAPP, EMAIL AND FAX

In the recent times, #courts have allowed service of #LegalNotices by #Email. In a more recent development that happened this week, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India enlarged the scope of #digital service of notices and #summons by…

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July 6, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

Legal Remedies for Corona affected

The lawyers across the continents in the past few months have been hit with a slew of #coronavirus related legal matters. This is not surprising given the scale and magnitude of the #diseases which is indeed spreading like…

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July 4, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

PIL FILED IN SUPREME COURT IN THE TAMIL NADU-CUSTODIAL DEATH CASE

Recently, a Public Interest Litigation (#PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court on or around 03-07-2020 seeking a direction that the #TamilNadu #ChiefMinister does not hold the portfolio of #HomeMinistry till the completion of the investigation and…

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July 4, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENTS IN INDIAN STAMP ACT, 1899 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER

The Central Government had amended the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (‘the Act’) on 01.04.2019. The implementation of the amended provisions of the #IndianStampAct, 1899 brought through #Finance Act, 2019 and Rules made thereunder has come into force on…

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July 4, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

NEW CLASSIFICATION AND REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR MSME NOTIFIED

The Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (‘MSME’), vide Notification No. S.O. 2119(E) dated 26.06.2020, declared the new process of classification and registration of enterprises as #MSME. This Notification comes into effect from 01.07.2020. The Notification deals…

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July 4, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

Call for Papers | National Law School of India Review

National Law School of India Review is inviting contributions for its forthcoming Volume 33, Issue 1. About NLSIR is the flagship law journal of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. In its 33rd year now, the NLSIR is a bi-annual,…

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June 27, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT REITERATES THAT RIGHT TO SECRECY OF VOTING INCLUDES CHOICE OF DISCLOSURE

The Supreme Court has in a recent case of Laxmi Singh and others Vs Rekha Singh and others passed a Judgment dated 19-06-2020 and reiterated that a voter cannot be compelled to disclose information about whom he/she has…

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June 27, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

DIRECTORS CAN BE PROSECUTED UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT IF THE COMPANY IS NAMED

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has pronounced vide its Order dated 09.06.2020 in the case of Bhupendra Suryawanshi v. Sai Traders[M. Cr. C No. 735 of 2020] that a representative of a company cannot be prosecuted under…

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June 19, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT VALIDATES GOVERNMENT SANCTION A MUST FOR LEGAL ACTION AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS

The #SupremeCourt has in a recent case of D. Devaraja vs Owais Sabeer Hussain passed a #Judgment dated 18-06-2020, where the Court held that when any person files a #complaint against a #publicservant, say, a #judge or #policeofficer,…

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