A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India seeking a ban on the websites which spread jokes portraying those belonging to Sikh/Sardar community as ‘persons of low intellect, stupid and foolish’.A bench comprising...
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Readers may be aware that the President of India has promulgated a new Ordinance amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. For those who are coming across this news for the first time, please read this post. Many of the...
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October 28, 2015 · 9:32 am Today, the Supreme Court finished hearing arguments and reserved judgment in constitutional challenge to the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, bringing to an end a protracted judicial process that began last year with the passage...
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By Shalini S.The RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan, recently announced that the central banking institution is in the process of setting up an Information Technology (IT) subsidiary. The purpose of this IT subsidiary is to aid the RBI in effectively monitoring...
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Introduction
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”) has been amended by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (“Ordinance”), promulgated by the President of India on October 23, 2015.
The Ordinance has introduced significant changes to the Act and seeks...
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The Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India has notified that the Delhi High Court Amendment Act, 2015, which had received the assent of the President of India on August 10, 2015 has been brought into force from today...
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The President of India has promulgated two ordianances bringing into force sweeping amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and introducing Commercial Courts (see our previous post on the previous Commercial Divisions Bill) in every District in India. The Ordinances...
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Indian statements on implementation and follow up at 2nd preparatory meeting
India s second statement on cyber security references digital India 1
India s second statement on cyber security references digital India
India s statement on cybersecurity on day 3...
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The thing with independence is that it’s very hard to get it back once it’s been lost. Likewise, the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) genie, once unleashed, would have been very hard to tame were it to ever run amok...
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WHAT IS INFORMATION SECURITY?
Information Security is a process that protects the information, intellectual property and resources generated or managed by an organisation. An Information Security Management System (ISMS) ensures stability and protection of information by preventing the occurrence and...
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While re-reading Justice Chelameshwar’s dissenting opinion in the NJAC Judgment, I just came across – what seems to me to be – a rather significant observation. In paragraph 85, Justice Chelameshwar writes:“Article 326 prescribes that election to Lok Sabha and the...
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While re-reading Justice Chelameshwar’s dissenting opinion in the NJAC Judgment, I just came across – what seems to me to be – a rather significant observation. In paragraph 85, Justice Chelameshwar writes:“Article 326 prescribes that election to Lok Sabha and the...
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Mr.Modi’s announcement of Bose files disclosure is a hoax?
Supreme Court advocate Mr.K.V.Dhananjay argues that the Prime Minister’s announced future disclosure of Subhash Chandra Bose files appears to be a mere political gimmick. And, he suggests that the concerned lawyers could...
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The much awaited judgment in the NJAC case [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13 OF 2015 Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record -Association and another v. Union of India] has been pronounced by the 5 judges bench of the Hon’ble Apex Court . The court...
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Greetings! everyone and welcome to the 6th edition of the NLIU - Juris Corp National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition 2015 which is to be held from 16th-18th, October 2015.
The Moot problem this year, like its previous editions is...
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