The Central Government, vide 344 notifications dated March 10, 2016 had banned the sale, manufacture and distribution of 344 fixed dose combination drugs (“FDCs”) on the ground that these FDCs lacked therapeutic rationality or justification. The ban had enormous impact on...
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Every
disruption creates opportunities. The demonetization also offers
us an opportunity to leap frog from the millennia-old physical
world of currency to the emergent digital world. Digital
currencies come in various forms, each offering different benefits
and challenges. Swift actions by...
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by sflc_admin | December 2, 2016Over the past few years, the number of instances in which Internet access was blocked for entire regions by the Indian Government has been steadily climbing. These “Internet shutdowns” are usually instituted as responses...
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Dear Reader,
The Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provision)Repeal Act, 2003 (“SICA Repeal Act”) has been notified by the Central Government on November 25, 2016 and the Government has chosen December 1, 2016 as the date on which provisions of the aforementioned...
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Jindal Stainless Limited & Anr.
Vs.
State of Haryana and Ors.
*Decided on 11th November 2016
Facts:
Jindal Stainless Limited along with companies like Vedanta, Hindalco, Reliance Industries and others (collectively, “Appellants”), in an appeal to the Supreme Court,...
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by sflc_admin | December 1, 2016Our Counsel, Prasanth Sugathan was part of a panel on privacy at the Digital Citizen Summit organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) in Bangalore on 11th November, 2016. This session focused on digital...
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By Raissa Campagnaro[1]The Brazilian Federal Prosecution Ministry has brought civil proceedings against Google for flouting its data protection law. The suit challenges Google’s access to the content of emails exchanged by Gmail users on multiple grounds, including Google’s failure to...
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Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) industry in India has gained impetus with liberalization of foreign investments in AIFs, recent amendment to Indo-Mauritius Treaty and pro-business environment in the country. These pooling vehicles (i.e. AIFs) have the ability to provide for long term,...
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The Income Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha today.
The Bill provides for ‘Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016' (PMGKY).
As per the Bill, declarants under this regime shall pay a tax...
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The Indian merger control regime is a suspensory one which means that, any acquisition, merger or amalgamation that is notifiable to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) may be consummated only after the CCI grants approval, or until a certain...
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©Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2016] EWHC 2768 – A remarkable decision by the High Court of England and Wales on notification under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and the quintessential executive...
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The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014 (the HIV Bill) is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha in the current winter session. The HIV Bill is aimed at preventing and controlling...
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We are back this time, bigger and better. Creating new benchmarks and pushing boundaries. NLIU is proud to hold the fifth edition of the INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament from 25th November to 27th November. With 40 teams participating we...
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Bikram Chaudhuri
(Partner and Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Abhay Nevagi & Associates, Advocates)
Who among us has not been entranced by the drama and intrigue of a legal trial? The annals of legal literature, both fictional and historical, have...
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A Memorandum Of Understanding (‘MOU’) is generally a preliminary understanding between the parties to a contract, prior to the execution of a formal agreement. It is a document highlighting the intention of the contracting parties and might also be known as...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a
press release (PR No. 161/2016) of the quarterly board meeting held
on November 23, 2016. The salient features of the decisions taken by
SEBI regarding the AIF industry and investment...
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A Brief BackgroundIn 2009, a defamation case was filed by Visaka Industries Ltd. (the ‘Company’) against a group called Ban Asbestos Network India (‘BANI’), its coordinator Mr. Gopal Krishna and Google India. The Company is involved in the manufacturing and...
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by sflc_admin | November 24, 2016We at SFLC.in have grown increasingly concerned of late by the appreciable spike in instances of online harassment across platforms. Whereas online speech platforms like social media websites, blogs, and discussion forums set...
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Rajya Sabha functioned briefly as discussion on demonetisation resumed after six days. During the debate members from the opposition sought answers from the government on a range of issues. These included questions on the additional measures that will be taken for...
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The Bombay High Court ruling in the case of IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited v/s Hubtown Limited dated 8 May 2015 has been set aside by the Supreme Court in its order dated 15 November 2016. The attached note sets out a...
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