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Arbitration Ordinance 2020: One step forward, several steps back

The Ordinance has reversed the effect of the 2015 amendments to the Act which had done away with the automatic…

4 years ago

Analysing copyright issues associated with memes in India

The trend of meme has become so ubiquitous that without meme, social media serves no fun to its audience and…

4 years ago

SC explains when power to transfer petitions U/s 21A Hindu Marriage Act can be invoked

In a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Shruti Kaushal Bisht vs. Kaushal R Bisht [Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1264…

4 years ago

National e-Governance Division and NLIU Bhopal launch Online PG Diploma in Cyber Law, Cybercrime Investigations and Digital Forensics virtually

National e-Governance Division (NeGD) in partnership with National Law Institute University, Bhopal, launched an Online PG Diploma programme on ‘Cyber Law,…

4 years ago

Examining Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Recently, the Central government has proposed a new bill that seeks to promote green power and takes a step further…

4 years ago

15 years of Right to Information

Fifteen years back on 12th October, 2005 the Right to Information (RTI) Act became operational. It was the auspicious day…

4 years ago

Understanding IP through utility and incentive-based approach

In the previous piece, the author discussed how personality matters in intellectual property. The author relates to the personality theory…

4 years ago

Impact of coronavirus and nationwide lockdown on the proceeding of IP in India

With the outbreak of Corona Pandemic and announcement of nationwide lockdown in the country on 23rd March 2020, the initial…

4 years ago

Covid-19 and commercial leases: Exploring the unexplored route for invoking force majeure

The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly raised many complex questions of law in relation to the rights and obligations of parties…

4 years ago

Surge in FGM amidst pandemic in Middle East, North Africa: Need for a coordinated approach

According to the UNFPA (July 2020 data), 98 percent of the women aged between 15 and 49 years has undergone…

4 years ago