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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 stay on enforcement of arbitral awards upon a challenge being made under... Read more »

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 users. In India, meme holds immense power in shaping ideas and influencing... Read more »

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 of 2019] delivered on November 6, 2020, Justice V Ramasubramanian of the... Read more »

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, Crime Investigation & Digital Forensics’ on 9th November 2020, at 2:00 PM.... Read more »

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 in pushing ease-of-doing business and enhancing the sustainability of the power sector.... Read more »

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 of Vijayadashmi and appeared to herald a new revolution in Indian democracy.... Read more »

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 giving Hegelian’s justification for intellectual property. The claim over the property by... Read more »

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 lockdown was from 23rd March 2020 to 14th April 2020 later seeing... Read more »

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 when faced with substantial variation in circumstances in the context of which... Read more »

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 FGM in Somalia and it is as high as 93 percent in... Read more »
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