It was in the month of October last year that I met Shri Andhyarujina sir at his residence at Hauz Khas, New Delhi. My law school senior Shri Siddharth Sijoria who was working in Sir’s chambers invited me for a chat...
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by sflc_admin | March 31, 2017The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) has issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the growing trend of intentional state-sponsored disruptions of access to or dissemination of information online. These disruptions challenge the...
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National Law University Odisha is an eight-year-old University located in Cuttack, a city dating back to over a thousand years and boasting of a rich legal heritage, which is also the seat of the Orissa High Court. The University has...
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by sflc_admin | March 31, 2017On March 22, 2017, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), raised the issue of Internet shutdowns in Parliament. Noting how Internet shutdowns are instituted by states under Section 144 of the...
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Earlier this week, an agency entrusted with enrolling individuals under the Aadhaar scheme inadvertently published Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s personal information online. When it was pointed out this amounted to a gross violation of privacy, the government released a statement confirming...
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Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot - ISRO Funding Regional Rounds 2017: Live Blog!
Hello Guys, we're the Moot Court Society of NLSIU, and we're hosting the Manfred Lachs ISRO National Funding Rounds on 1st and 2nd April, 2017. A busy...
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Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law has always envisioned serving the society through reforms in legal services by way of preparing professionally competent lawyers. And to fulfil the vision, a constant endeavour has been made to keep the essence of RGNUL...
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by sflc_admin | March 29, 2017Concerned by the recurring Internet shutdowns imposed by states across India, we, along with a group of citizens and organizations, sent letters to the Chief Ministers of all states that have witnessed shutdowns...
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by sflc_admin | March 28, 2017In Aadhaar news, in the first few months of 2017, the Central Government has issued a spur of notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for various schemes that provide essentials and basic amenities. These notifications are...
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Hidayatullah National Law University is pleased to host the 9th Justice Hidayatullah Memorial National Moot Court Competition- HNMCC'17. The Justice Hidyatullah Memorial National Moot Court Competition was started as a part of the centenary celebrations in memory of the...
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Cyber crime has been rising across India. This post reviews advancements in policing technologically advanced crimes and considers potential next steps. With rising instances of cybercrime being noted across the country, the need for vigilance in the cyber sphere has been...
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The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India has vide its notification bearing ref. no. G.S.R. 1048(E) dated 04 November, 2016 notified the Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under various Labour Law Rules, 2017 ('Rules') for providing combined registers under various labour laws to facilitate ease of compliance, maintenance, inspection and for providing easy accessibility to the public through electronic means and thereby increasing transparency.
The International Chamber of Commerce ('ICC') has recently amended its Rules of Arbitration. The amended Rules are effective as of 1 March 2017 ('ICC Rules'). These amendments are aimed at streamlining the conduct of arbitrations to increase transparency and make ICC arbitrations more time and cost efficient.
The Battle for Notes and Chords
“Cinema is more. than long strips of celluloid, more than miracles in photography, more than song, dance and dialogue and indeed, more than dramatic story, exciting plot, gripping situations and marvelous acting. But it...
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