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24 July 2017 • 5-minute read

What is Relevant to Know about the Maternity Benefits Act and the Employees’ State Insurance Act

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Second in our series of Employment Law blogs on the Maternity Benefit Act. The earlier piece was published here. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (MB Act) was amended by the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2016 (MB Amendment Act) which became...

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in Corporate law

24 July 2017 • 17-minute read

Evolution of Concept of Benami Transaction in India: A Brief Analysis

by rajat-jain

By Rajat Jain, Advocate Vaish Associate Advocates This Article has been published by TAXMANN on July 22, 2017, [2017] 83 taxmann.com 235 (Article). Background Despite the fact, the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 came into force on 19.05.1988 (hereinafter referred as...

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24 July 2017 • 1-minute read

PF Act, Contract Labourers & Principal Employer

by Practical Academic

Doubts are often expressed by Principal Employers on their liability vis-a-vis the Contract Labourers engaged in the Principal Employer's Establishment through Contractors. Strictly speaking, for the purposes of the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, the term "Establishment" is...

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20 July 2017 • 11-minute read

SC 9 Judge Bench on the Fundamental Right to Privacy – Day II [Part II]

by CCG NLU Delhi

Yesterday, a 9 judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India was set up to hear arguments on whether there is a fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution, following from an order of a 5 judge bench...

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20 July 2017 • 9-minute read

Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 2

by sflc

by sflc_admin | July 20, 2017Today, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court continued hearing arguments on the existence of a fundamental right to privacy, in connection with the matter of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy and Ors. v. Union...

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20 July 2017 • 9-minute read

SC 9 Judge Bench on the Fundamental Right to Privacy – Day II [Part I]

by CCG NLU Delhi

Yesterday, a 9 judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India was set up to hear arguments on whether there is a fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution, following from an order of a 5 judge bench...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

20 July 2017 • 6-minute read

Contempt Mechanism under Section 27(5) of the A&C Act 1996

by Practical Academic

On the 6th of July, the Supreme Court passed a judgement in the case of Alka Chandewar v. Shamshul Ishrar Khan [Civil Appeal No. 8720/2017]. The Civil Appeal arose against a judgement of the Bombay High Court where the High Court...

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20 July 2017 • 9-minute read

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar and the fundamental right to privacy – Day II

by CCG NLU Delhi

By Kritika BhardwajFollowing from the five-judge bench’s decision yesterday, a nine-judge bench was constituted today to determine the existence of a fundamental right to privacy. Arguments were advanced on behalf of some of the petitioners today. A background to this...

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19 July 2017 • 10-minute read

Nine-judge Constitution Bench of SC hears arguments on right to privacy

by sflc

by sflc_admin | July 19, 2017A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC), comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) J.S. Khehar and Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, J. Chelameshwar, S.A. Bobde, A. Nazeer, R.K. Agrawal, R.F. Nariman, A.M. Sapre, and...

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19 July 2017 • 3-minute read

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar and the fundamental right to privacy – How we got here

by CCG NLU Delhi

This week a 9 judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India is hearing arguments on whether there is a fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution. In 2012, a petition was filed by Justice K. S. Puttaswamy...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

19 July 2017 • 7-minute read

SEBI Circular on ODIs: Step too Far or the Right Balance?

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Offshore Derivative Instruments (ODI) have been a focal point for the Government in India and over the years, the regulatory boundaries of doing business in this space have been re-aligned by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), quite...

in Corporate law

18 July 2017 • 3-minute read

Five-judge Constitution Bench of SC refers question of Right to Privacy to nine-judge Bench

by sflc

by sflc_admin | July 18, 2017Today, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) heard the batch of 22 petitions led by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [W.P.(C). No. 494/2012], which challenge...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

18 July 2017 • 5-minute read

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar and the fundamental right to privacy – Day I

by CCG NLU Delhi

In October 2015, a 3 judge bench of the Supreme Court of India referred challenges to the Aadhaar program to a constitution bench. The reference was mainly to determine the existence of a right to privacy as a fundamental right,...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

18 July 2017 • 5-minute read

Call for Applications – Research Positions at CCG

by CCG NLU Delhi

The Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi (CCG) invites applications for various research positions across its teams on a full time basis.About the CentreThe Centre for Communication Governance is the only academic research centre dedicated to...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

14 July 2017 • 13-minute read

Live Blog: 4th NUALS Maritime Law Moot Court Competition 2017

by Maritime NUALS

The 4th NUALS Maritime Law Moot Court Competition, conducted annually by the National University of Advanced Legal Studies in the major shipping port of Kochi, is a red letter day in Indian maritime mooting circles. The fourth edition of this moot...

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What is Relevant to Know about the Maternity Benefits Act and the Employees’ State Insurance Act

Evolution of Concept of Benami Transaction in India: A Brief Analysis

PF Act, Contract Labourers & Principal Employer

SC 9 Judge Bench on the Fundamental Right to Privacy – Day II [Part II]

Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 2

SC 9 Judge Bench on the Fundamental Right to Privacy – Day II [Part I]

Contempt Mechanism under Section 27(5) of the A&C Act 1996

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar and the fundamental right to privacy – Day II

Nine-judge Constitution Bench of SC hears arguments on right to privacy

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar and the fundamental right to privacy – How we got here

SEBI Circular on ODIs: Step too Far or the Right Balance?

Five-judge Constitution Bench of SC refers question of Right to Privacy to nine-judge Bench

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar and the fundamental right to privacy – Day I

Call for Applications – Research Positions at CCG

Live Blog: 4th NUALS Maritime Law Moot Court Competition 2017