Sedition or rather disputes surrounding sedition are the flavor of the season. Both in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Hyderabad Central University (HCU) conversations around nation, nationalism, freedom, democracy and dissent have been doing the rounds.
There have been demands to...
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Modifying its historic judgment last year, while deciding review petitions filed by various state governments, Supreme Court of India has now permitted the publication of photographs of the governors and the chief ministers of states in addition to those of...
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Abstract: The Bar council of India (BCI) had to struggle with the Ministry of HRD, Govt of India to retain hold over ‘laying down standards for legal education’ recognized as eligibility qualification for enrolment of Advocates. Many Commissions on Legal Education...
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“[W]hen you are a judge … it’s important to be able to imagine what other people’s lives might be like, lives that your decisions will affect. People who are not only different from you, but also very different from each other....
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Principle in A.P. Shah ReportDescription of PrincipleCorresponding provision in Aadhaar BillComments/ConcernsEnrolling Agency (EA)Requesting Entity (RE)Notice (During collection & Other notices)Both, EAs & REs ‘collect’ information for their specific purposes of enrollment & authentication respectively. What information is being collectedNo mentionSection 8(2)(a):...
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LIFE IS NOT SO FAIR AND LOVELY
At the outskirts of the Metropolitan court, I begin my day with the sight of all street smart lawyers who are out for today’s hunt. The hunters instinct is still seen in them when...
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March 11, 2016, 4.03 pm
We are delighted to announce that the Seventh NLU Antitrust Law Moot Court Competition commences today! Organized in association with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., a leading law firm of the country with an extremely strong...
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It’s been three years since I have reached this law school. And from the very first day, our seniors used to eulogize about that world of journals, research papers and the prospective career that it could offer in the future. On...
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Firstly, I thought that I should let it go but then I thought that I must share my AIBE experience, because there are a few unique details which must be divulged.
My exam center was Delhi Institute for Rural Development (DIRD),...
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Going through various write-ups on different law related sites, mine may appear very lame to many legal professionals working in the esteemed organisations. However, there will be many who can totally relate to my situation. I am a law professional currently...
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Merger Control Thresholds Revised Featured
The key takeaway or impact of these changes is that increased thresholds means decreased compliance requirements for transactions involving companies that fall below the financial threshold requirements. This is a good sign for India, Inc. and foreign investors and translates to...
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The Government of India, through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”), by way of a notification, has revised the merger control thresholds under the Competition Act, 2002 (“Act”) on March 04, 2016, valid for a period of 5 (five) years, ending...
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In response to the bail order granting bail to JNU Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, Indira Jaising reminds us that there can be no anticipatory restraint on free speech
Dear Judges,
The time has come for us to remind ourselves what nationalism is, and...
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(The news is a mere Legal Satire and this is a decleration for only those who wouldn't have got it otherwise.) In a drastic turn of events relating to ongoing socio-political debate in the nation, Ms. Mayawati (Plaintiff) has filed a...
Today in Court Room no. 4 of the Supreme Court the porn ban petition filed by Kamlesh Vaswani was taken up by the bench of Justices Dipak Mishra and Shiva Kirti Singh.Mr. Vijay Panjwani, advocate for Mr. Vaswani stated that...
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