The “COURT OF SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, ACMM01, ROUSE AVENUE DISTRICT COURTS, NEW DELHI” vide its judgment dated 17th Feb., 2021 has dismissed the criminal defamation case filed by Former Union Minister M.J. Akbar (complainant).
The court while acquitting Priyan Ramani (Accused), held that, ‘Women has right to put her grievance even after decades.’ Further,…
Summary disposal or fast-track arbitration is a proceeding whereby the parties select a subset of disputes from the universe of potential disputes and agree that, if a dispute in this category arises, it will be resolved within a strict time-limit. Where the parties have a general arbitration clause and, once the dispute has arisen, it…
Women in India were never considered to be at the forefront of land rights and succession. Hindu women have been restricted within their legal right to inherit a property in Indian society since time immemorial. Historically, the patriarchal mindset is the main feeding point which disregards women rights, pushing her to a position of inferiority in…
Introduction
The exodus of the elected representatives of people from the ruling party thereby letting down the popular mandate is not an unconventional political sight. In fact, nearly 438 defections occurred within the period between March 1967 and February 1968.
The sanction on defections was not in place since the beginning of India’s democratic journey.…
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The rapid evolution of technology has raised difficult questions about the extent of protection that should be awarded to the computer software and programmes so as to ensure further development as well as adequate safeguard to the person. Although computer programmes are very different from others, yet they are been categorized as literary works…
The COVID-19 pandemic has bought with itself unprecedented challenges for the judiciary. This has made the task of striking a balance between upholding the rule of law and preserving basic human rights, tougher than ever before.
Bail is the principal right of an accused. The need to protect personal liberty is enshrined in the Indian…
INTRODUCTION
The relation between a woman and her child is seen as sacrosanct and a situation where the women might want to abort her child, something which is seen as the greatest gift which can be bestowed upon a woman is nothing less than exceptional vulgar in the eyes of the gold loving & (fearing)…
Introduction
Since the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (‘IBC’ or ‘the Code’) has been implemented with the adjudicatory powers being bestowed upon the National Company Law Tribunal (‘NCLT’), as many as 12,000 cases have been filed as in March 2019.[1] By the end of September 2019, the number of cases pending under IBC before the…
Introduction
The Indian gaming market has picked up great pace in the past decade. From a 4 billion Indian Rupee gaming industry in 2007, to a 62 billion Indian Rupees industry in 2019, gaming in India has certainly caught the eye of consumers and proves to be a valuable market today.1 Mobile gaming in India…
Background
The trade unions of India have always been worried about the unfair market practices of the E-commerce entities such as heavy discounting and massive cashback offered in online marketplaces. Their woes only got aggravated after the anti-trust watchdog approved the merger between Walmart and Flipkart. In response to the same, the Department of Industrial…
