By Devdutta Mukhopadhyay and Vidya Dronamraju as part of the Dirty Picture Project. The Leading LadiesWhen we decided to review Sarabjit, we looked forward to a break from the typical mindless masala entertainer that Bollywood is notorious for churning out. Moreover, examining...
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by Shilpa RaoIndia and the United States agreed on a joint cyber framework last month. This was at the second India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue held in New Delhi on August 31, 2016, which followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
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Earlier today, the Union Cabinet announced the merger of the Railways Budget with the Union Budget. All proposals under the Railways Budget will now be a part of the Union Budget. However, to ensure detailed scrutiny, the Ministry’s expenditure will...
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The meaning of lis pendens is - ‘a pending legal action’, wherein Lis means the ‘suit’ and Pendens means ‘continuing or pending’. The doctrine has been derived from a latin maxim “Ut pendent nihil innovetur” which means that during litigation...
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Earlier this month, on the 7th of September, noted jurist and senior advocate Fali S. Nariman proffered a piece of advice (he called it an unsolicited suggestion) to the Supreme Court: the citadel never falls, except from within.
This is an...
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Supreme Court of India has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking a declaration that the release of government funds to Jammu and Kashmir-based separatists was “unconstitutional and illegal”.Not impressed by the arguments of the petitioner-in-person, advocate ML Sharma,...
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This post originally appeared in The Wire on 02 September 2016.While the Aadhaar project is economically beneficial for the government, it is possible that its initially stated goals could have been achieved with cheaper and less intrusive technologies.If the Minister for Information...
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National Law University, Delhi in collaboration with Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is set to organise the 3rd edition of the International Negotiation Competition from 09-11 September 2016.
The competition, which was started in 2014, is the first of its kind in India....
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Following the success of the First GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law, 2015, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, is proud to announce the second edition of the only Securities and Investment law moot in India.
This Edition will witness...
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by sflc_admin | September 9, 2016IntroductionFollowing our initial comments on the Consultation Paper on Proliferation of Broadband through Public Wi-Fi Networks, below are our set of counter comments that serve as responses to the comments made by Telecom Service...
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In April 2016, two state governments issued directives seeking to regulate communication on WhatsApp, an internet-based instant messaging application used by more than 70 million people in India, largely on their mobile phones.With increasing internet shutdowns, banning of mobile telephony and...
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by sflc_admin | September 8, 2016A PDF version of the following comments can be accessed hereIntroductionIn India, as per the subscription data1 released by TRAI wireless subscriptions constitute 88 % of broadband connections. Thus, the Internet revolution in India...
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Rajasthan Patrika, a highly popular newspaper, has seen a sharp decline in government advertisement allocation over the last year. According to reports, the alleged reason for the decline was the political ideology of the Patrika, which did not favour the...
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Many initial news reports about Sasan Power Ltd. v. North American Coal Corporation India Private Limited said that Supreme Court allowed Indian parties to contract out Indian law or that Indian parties could agree to a foreign seat. Later reports...
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by sflc_admin | September 2, 2016Aadhaar operates with the collection, sharing, and storage of biometric as well as demographic information of the individuals. With its mass enrollment, it is being planned and aimed as a means for enabling...
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