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10 July 2017 • 4-minute read

Regulatory Hot Broth: Why Private Participation Would Add to the Flavour of the Indian Education Sector

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth,” said Diogenes, the ancient Greek philosopher.Herein lies the crux of why education remains vital for any government across the world, often as a charitable and social responsibility.This piece intends...

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07 July 2017 • 6-minute read

Understanding the ‘NetzDG’: Privatised censorship under Germany’s new hate speech law

by CCG NLU Delhi

By William James HargreavesThe Network Enforcement ActThe Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), a law passed on the 30th of June by the German Government operates to fine social media companies up to 50 million Euros – approximately 360 crore rupees –...

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06 July 2017 • 9-minute read

Revised CRI Guidelines – Ambiguity replaces certainty

by sflc

by sflc_admin | July 6, 2017The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has published the modified Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) by office order dated 30-6-2017. The revised guidelines have done away with the...

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05 July 2017 • 4-minute read

Streaming platforms and self-censorship: An Indian perspective

by CCG NLU Delhi

Introduction In May 2017, a movie titled ‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ was released on Netflix India. A censored version of the film, originally intended for theatrical release was made available. Critics brought attention to the self-censorship Netflix was resorting to, in...

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30 June 2017 • 7-minute read

Financing urban development

by PRS Legislative Research

India’s urban population has grown by 32% from 2001 to 2011 as compared to 18% growth in total population of the country.[1] As per Census 2011, 31% of the country’s population (377 million people) live in cities, and contribute to...

in Constitutional Law

28 June 2017 • 1-minute read

Hearing Update: Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India; June 27th, 2017

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by sflc_admin | June 28, 2017The Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, heard the petition against notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare schemes [Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India (W.P. (C) 342/2017)] for the...

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27 June 2017 • 2-minute read

No Interim Relief in Petition Seeking Stay on Mandatory Aadhaar – For Now ^Featured

by CCG NLU Delhi

The fresh petition challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act (Shantha Sinha v. Union of India) came up for hearing before the Supreme Court today. While this petition has been tagged with the main bunch of petitions challenging the Aadhaar...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

27 June 2017 • 5-minute read

Analysis of Certain Aspects of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2016

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2016 (“Amendment Act”), which was passed by Parliament on March 9th, 2017, introduced certain significant changes to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (“MB Act”). The Amendment Act received Presidential assent on March 27th, 2017 and...

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27 June 2017 • 10-minute read

Force Majeure under Indian Contract Law: Energy Watchdog v CERC (SCI)

by Practical Academic

Recently, newspapers reported that certain power producers proposed to sell large amount of their stake in the Ultra Mega Power Projects. The proposal to sell their stakes is a direct outcome of the recent decision of the Supreme Court of India in...

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26 June 2017 • 6-minute read

Delhi Tech Talks [June 23, 2017; New Delhi]

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by sflc_admin | June 26, 2017On June 23, 2017, the second edition of Delhi Tech Talks – a collaborative series of quarterly discussions on the state of tech policy in India – was organized by the Centre for Communication...

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25 June 2017 • 1-minute read

Real World IoT Security Conference 2017 [June 20, 2017; Bengaluru]

by sflc

by sflc_admin | June 25, 2017SFLC.in was a community partner at the Real World Internet of Things Security Conference (RISC) organized by the EFY Group on 20th June 2017 at Hotel Park Plaza, Bengaluru. In view of the...

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20 June 2017 • 3-minute read

Road to Raisina: How the President of India will be elected

by PRS Legislative Research

Yesterday, the BJP announced its candidate for the upcoming election of the President, which is scheduled to be held on July 17. In light of this, we take a look at the manner in which the election to the office...

in Constitutional Law

15 June 2017 • 3-minute read

Sacking a Director - Company Law

by dsathyana

Background: XYZ Private Limited has two directors in the board. Director A and Director B. One CEO C. It has two members (subscribers of shares), they are CEO C and Director A who hold 97% and 3% of shares respectively. As...

in Corporate law

10 June 2017 • 8-minute read

Overview of the Legal Issues around Aadhaar

by PRS Legislative Research

Yesterday, the Supreme Court delivered its first verdict in a series of legal challenges that have been made against the Aadhaar project.[1] In the present matter, the court was examining whether a provision of the Finance Act, 2017 that made...

in Constitutional Law

10 June 2017 • 7-minute read

Supreme Court Upholds Law Linking Aadhaar With PAN

by CCG NLU Delhi

The Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the constitutional challenge to Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act today. Brought in by way of an amendment in April this year, this provision made it mandatory for all taxpayers to quote...

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Regulatory Hot Broth: Why Private Participation Would Add to the Flavour of the Indian Education Sector

Understanding the ‘NetzDG’: Privatised censorship under Germany’s new hate speech law

Revised CRI Guidelines – Ambiguity replaces certainty

Streaming platforms and self-censorship: An Indian perspective

Financing urban development

Hearing Update: Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India; June 27th, 2017

No Interim Relief in Petition Seeking Stay on Mandatory Aadhaar – For Now ^Featured

Analysis of Certain Aspects of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2016

Force Majeure under Indian Contract Law: Energy Watchdog v CERC (SCI)

Delhi Tech Talks [June 23, 2017; New Delhi]

Real World IoT Security Conference 2017 [June 20, 2017; Bengaluru]

Road to Raisina: How the President of India will be elected

Sacking a Director - Company Law

Overview of the Legal Issues around Aadhaar

Supreme Court Upholds Law Linking Aadhaar With PAN

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No Interim Relief in Petition Seeking Stay on Mandatory Aadhaar – For Now Featured

No Interim Relief in Petition Seeking Stay on Mandatory Aadhaar – For Now ^Featured