-AVINASH GAUTAM, 3rd Semester Student at NLUO
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Infrastructure of the college [Hostels (or alternate accommodations), Academic block/class rooms, Library, Mess/Canteen and Other things ]
The campus has 3 huge hostels (2 boys + 1 girls)...
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By: Siddharth Sijoira [Author is an advocate at the Supreme Court of India]
The Supreme Court verdict upholding the constitutional validity of criminal defamation under sections 499 and 500 is timely and conforms to the larger societal needs.
The court...
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Levy of Krishi Kalyan Cess Featured
Krishi Kalyan Cess of 0.5% has been recently introduced in Service tax and the effective rate of tax is now 15%.
Please find enclosed our alert on various aspects of Krishi Kalyan Cess.
ELP-Tax-Alert---Levy-of-Krishi-Kalyan-Cess.pdf
We trust you will find this an...
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued three notifications dated 01 June 2016 (attached) for setting up of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) as well as notifying various sections of the Companies Act 2013 (which...
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A Question of Sources Featured
In a recent judgment dealing with the Domestic Violence Act, the Supreme Court, while dealing with the concept of stridhan, observed:“The next issue that arises for consideration is the issue of limitation. In the application preferred by the wife, she was claiming...
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Much has been written over the past few years about the "Mauritius route" and the "Singapore route", and how these offshore island jurisdictions are in use for avoiding tax by foreign investors as well as misuse by Indian residents who route money back into...
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It’s that time of the year again. The time when a flood of relatives leave you with a landslide of advice and all around you your parents, friends and even the media sets off a tornado of expert opinion leaving you...
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President of India has issued ordinances partly nullifying the orders of the Supreme Court of India regarding NEET exam for entrance to medical and dental colleges.
The ordinances amend the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and the Dentists Act, 1948....
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Let me make a few things clear at the very beginning itself. If you have not cracked the CLAT-2016 and you are reading this note looking forward to get any sort of sympathy or condolence– read no further. If you believe...
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We all know that on various occasions The Times Group have given unconditional apologies for their obnoxious reporting. Some politicians, actresses, and in fact, to some extent, civilians were forcibly thrown into the abysmal of negative publicity because of the sexist,...
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At the heart of the Supreme Court’s upholding of criminal defamation is the argument that the right to freedom of speech under Article 19(1)(a) must be “balanced” against the right to “reputation” under Article 21 (as I pointed out in...
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Hello guys! We're the Moot Court Society of NLSIU Bangalore, and we're hosting the 9th edition of the National Law School Trilegal International Arbitration Moot from the 20th to the 22nd. Preliminary rounds commence on the evening of the 20th, and...
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I am an Advocate, not an Academician. The practical impact of a judgment interests me.Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, [Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 184 of 2014] (“Swamy”), pronounced recently, is a significant weapon in my hand.
Explanation 1 to Section 499 of...
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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
In 1999, the Justice Eradi Committee, in its report, had identified 473 winding-up cases that were pending for more than 25 years. The analysis of companies under liquidation as on October 31, 2015, furnished by...
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In a judgment delivered today, a two judge bench of the Supreme Court rejected the constitutional challenge to criminal defamation, and upheld the validity of Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code. The opinion was written by Justice Dipak...
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