The Council of Minister was expanded today. 19 Members of Parliament were sworn in as Ministers of State. The table below is a snapshot of their activity in Parliament during the period of the current Lok Sabha, with the last row indicating the average for all Lok Sabha MPs. In the case of the six R...
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It was expected that the Supreme Court would pass several judgements on the first day of the Court after the vacations (29.06.2016). The Supreme Court did pass several decisions and twenty three of them have been uploaded onto the Court’s website. One such decision is M/s. Emm Enn Associates v. Comm...
The Indian Government approved the country’s first National Civil Aviation Policy (“New Policy”) yesterday (15 th June, 2016). This update provides a brief summary of the major proposals that are to be implemented under the Policy. 1. 5/20 Rule Abolished Per the erstwhile rule created in 2004 (which...
India has an estimated 426 million Internet users, a number that is estimated to grow to approx. 515 million by the mid of 2017, giving it the second-largest online user base in the world after China. Despite this impressive number, only a third of India’s 1.25 billion citizens have Internet access....
We had done three posts on the retrospective operation of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015: a) The blog post titled “Applicability of the 2015 Arbitration Amendment Act to Arbitration Related Court Proceedings: Part I” posted on 04.04.2016 in the Practical Academic Blog. The po...
Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(for short “NI Act” or “the said Act”) makes dishonor of cheques for insufficiency of funds in the account a criminal offence. Section 141 of the said Act, in case of offence by Company, provides for vicarious liability on every person who, at the t...
The state of commercial law in India is in doldrums. This is exemplified by a recent decision of the Supreme Court in Gangotri Enterprises v. Union of India (Civil Appeal No. 4814/2016 dt. 05.05.2016) which not only erroneous but against the settled principles regarding restraint of bank guarantees....
Budget Session 2016 closed today, with Rajya Sabha adjourning sine die. Lok Sabha adjourned sine die previously on 11 May, 2016. Productivity for Lok Sabha stands at 121% while Rajya Sabha’s productivity stands at 91%. Productivity in this session has been the second highest for Lok Sabha. Rajya Sab...
Symposium Announcement from NLSIU is quoted as was sent (with a few formatting changes): The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR), the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore is pleased to announce the 9th Annual NLSIR Symposium on Goods and Services...
Executive Summary “The Code seeks to achieve certainty for recovery and enforcement proceedings and to this extent, it will specifically be a useful tool for creditors and investors. It would be of specific interest to international creditors and investors, who are generally looking at Indian opport...
Day 10, 6 May 2016 Private Member Business was taken up in both houses. Members in Lok Sabha called the attention of the Minister of Defence regarding the recent disclosure by the Court of Appeals, Milan, Italy on alleged irregularities in Augusta Westland Helicopter deal, 2013. Rajya Sabha conclude...
Members in Rajya Sabha today called the attention of the Minister of Home Affairs to the repeated incidents of violence against the cattle traders in various parts of the country. The Upper House also took up discussion on the Working of Ministry of Human Resource Development. Lok Sabha today passed...
Rajya Sabha today took up discussion on the allegations of bribery and corruption in Agusta Westland chopper deal. The Minister of Defence, Mr Manohar Parrikar replied at the end of the debate. The Upper House also passed the Anti Hijacking Bill, 2014. The Bill replaces the Anit Hijacking Act of 198...
Lok Sabha continued discussion on the demands for grants of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The Minister, Mr. Thaawarchand Gehlot replied at the end of the debate. The Lower House also took up discussion on the demands for grants of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. During ...
Day 2 Rajya Sabha saw repeated disruptions over the issue of President’s rule in Uttarakhand on Day 2. The Leader of the House stated that President’s rule was imposed as a result of breakdown of constitutional machinery. He said that Rajya Sabha would later take up discussion on the issue once the ...
Parliament today reconvened for a new session. The first part of Budget Session was adjourned on March 16 to meet again on April 25. However, the session was formally closed at the end of March, to enable the passage of the Uttarakhand Budget through an executive order. This was necessary as Preside...
Better late than never,although i am a bit late in writing this article but it is highly important to mention these facts about this prestigious institution. Recently, the Patna High Court completed its centenary year.Since it’s inception in 1916,it has touched many milestone in the dissemination of...
This post is in continuation of the previous post on the applicability of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 to arbitration related court proceedings that were pending as on 22.10.2015 and those proceedings initiated on or after 23.10.2015 but in relation to arbitral proceedings ...
A few months back, we had brought to the notice of the readers of this blog the legal position pertaining to the commencement of the 2015 Ordinance amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (see, here and here ). The Ordinance has since been enacted as an amendment Act but the same was bro...
IJAL’s latest Call for Papers is given below: INDIAN JOURNAL OF ARBITRATION LAW Call for Papers The Indian Journal of Arbitration Law (IJAL) is the flagship biannual journal of the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law, published under the aegis of National Law University, Jod...