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101.
Section 9 of the Arbitration Act: A Deeper Debate
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(Blog: Analysis)
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... The changes introduced speak only to the power of Indian courts in such cases, and do not deal with the enforcement of interim orders issued by foreign courts and tribunals. Importantly, there has been ...
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Created on 25 February 2016
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102.
Guest Post: The Right against Self-Incrimination and its Discontents
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999, and the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985. The formal accusation in these cases is a Complaint filed by the authorised officer, which is the result ...
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Created on 24 February 2016
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103.
A quick history of CRI Guidelines in India
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... that show the minuscule amount of patents granted to Indian entities in the field of software when compared with foreign entities. We also submitted alternative text to various clauses in the CRI Guidelines ...
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Created on 23 February 2016
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104.
Guest Post: The Curious Case of Salient Features: Exploring the Current Relevance of the Basic Structure Doctrine in Pakistan
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... in politico-judicial histories of India and Pakistan warrant the assertion that the BSD, as developed in a foreign jurisdiction like India, cannot be similarly applied “unthinkingly” to Pakistan (especially ...
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Created on 15 February 2016
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105.
End of bumpy ride for Uber? CCI smoothens the road
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(Blog: Competition Law)
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... case made averments that Ola, a recipient of foreign investments, was engaging in predatory pricing and was offering unprecedented incentives to drivers. In this case, based on material placed before it ...
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Created on 11 February 2016
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106.
Legality of Internet shutdowns under Section 144 CrPC
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence’ as enumerated in Article 19(2) of the Constitution. Over the ...
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Created on 10 February 2016
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107.
Guest Post: Unconstitutional Laws and Non-Citizens
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... the death sentence of Section 66A to a banishment from India, but free to haunt foreigners. Shorn of comedic bombast, this means that while 66A is struck down as far as citizens of India are concerned, ...
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Created on 25 January 2016
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108.
Wuzhen 2015: Evaluating China’s Competing Vision of the Internet
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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The 2nd World Internet Conference (WIC) was held in the town of Wuzhen in China from 16th-18th December, 2015. Organized by the Chinese government since 2014, the WIC is China’s attempt to present an ...
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Created on 21 January 2016
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109.
Guest Post – Difficult Conversations: On why the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Kerala Liquor Ban Case represents a lost opportunity to examine tough questions on discrimination
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... was about whether the State of Kerala’s statutory amendment restricting the grant of FL-3 licenses (i.e. bar licenses that allow the sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor or IMFL to the public) to Five Star ...
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Created on 12 January 2016
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110.
The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... pendency of cases in courts and hasten the process of dispute resolution through arbitration, so as to encourage foreign investment by projecting India as an investor friendly country having a sound legal ...
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Created on 07 January 2016
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111.
SFLC.in At Global IP Congress 2015
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... Centre, India brought forward evidence to highlight the low percentage of Indian entities winning patent grants as opposed to the majority foreign MNCs which still dominate the Indian patent scene. For ...
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Created on 06 January 2016
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112.
Tamasha: Imtiaz Ali’s attempt at creating a modern love saga that is unlike any other
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... Ved believes that he should not be expected to behave in a ‘decent’ manner, now that they are in a foreign land like Corsica. He declares that in an ordinary set-up he would look for reasons to touch Tara, ...
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Created on 05 January 2016
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113.
Supreme Court upholds Kerala law which allows liquor bars only in 5-star hotels [Read Judgment]
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... as Two Star,Three Star, Four Star and Heritage hotels, challenged the Abkari Policy forthe year 2014-15 as well as the amendments to the Foreign Liquor Rules.While dismissing the writ petitions, ...
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Created on 30 December 2015
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114.
The International Journal of Constitutional Law’s Coverage of Indian Constitutionalism (or the lack thereof)
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... problem of under-representation. The second point I want to highlight is that out of the four substantive pieces, three have been written by scholars based abroad (two of whom are foreigners, out and out). ...
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Created on 22 December 2015
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115.
CRI Guidelines kept in abeyance – #NoSoftwarePatents
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... compared with foreign entities (about 3.55 % in 2009-10 and 3.76 % in 2010-11). The initial discussions with the patent office have yielded positive results as the 2015 Guidelines are now kept in abeyance ...
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Created on 19 December 2015
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116.
The Indian Judiciary and Plagiarism
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... their core formulations from other judgements without attribution. Quite apart from the fact that foreign jurisprudence should be adopted only after careful consideration of comparative contexts, there ...
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Created on 09 December 2015
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117.
SC upholds Haryana law for minimum educational qualification for contesting Panchayat elections
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... with therules made in this behalf has been served upon him;(j) is servant of Government or a servant of any Local Authority; or(k) has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a Foreign State or ...
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Created on 09 December 2015
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118.
Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. – December 2, 2015 [Supreme Court]
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... ransom, etc. in order to compel theGovernment or any foreign State or international, intergovernmentalorganization or another person to do or abstain from doing any act to pay aransom ...
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Created on 02 December 2015
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119.
To B2B or Not: Brief on Ecommerce and FDI Policy in India
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... up the confusion around ecommerce and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in India. Whether ecommerce should be considered as B2B (business to business) or B2C (business to consumer) under the FDI Policy ...
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Created on 20 November 2015
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120.
Is the New Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 Prospective or Retrospective?
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(Blog: Analysis)
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... and applications, wherever the language of the Ordinance suggests. For instance, Section 18 of the Ordinance CLARIFIES that patent illegality would not be a ground for setting aside foreign awards. The ...
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Created on 28 October 2015