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Covers Indian legal developments.

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Dec 28
Terror at IISc.

Terror at IISc.

Just a small post to express my condolences and concern for the families of the professors who were killed and injured at the IISc. last night. I know one of the injured personally and my prayers are with him for a speedy recovery.
Dec 27
Google Earth and Security of the Nation

Google Earth and Security of the Nation

Srijith discussed the issue of Google Earth and the Indian response to the display of sensitive military installations.He made the point that USA, France and Israel have all blanked out sensitive sites from Google Earth and that it is…
Dec 27
Cost of Enforcement

Cost of Enforcement

Nandakumar Saravade makes an excellent point in his blog about the cost of enforcement. This came in response to a particularly long and somewhat nit-picky discussion at claw-india. If nothing else the point about introducing a threshold for…

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India Law & Tech Blog

Covers technology and communications laws in India.

http://iltb.apargupta.com

Jun 10
EU Cookie Law

EU Cookie Law

You have probably heard about the EU Cookie Law and wondered what all the fuss is about. Well, lets talk about it. To understand whats going on, we need to first understand what a ‘cookie’ is?For convenience here are some common resources…
May 28
Article in DNA on John Doe Orders. “Why this blocking di?”

Article in DNA on John Doe Orders. “Why this blocking di?”

R Krishna from DNA has written a great piece on what is causing the domain blocks on Piratebay, Vimeo and Pastebin amongst other websites. The article explains the inadequacies of the law and what steps are required for the necessary course…
May 25
Event : 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series | Sunday, the 27th of May, 2012 from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm | NLSIU, Bangalore

Event : 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series | Sunday, the 27th of May, 2012 from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm | NLSIU, Bangalore

Please find below an invite to the 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series. Its open to public and it looks fantastic.The Indian Journal of Law and Technology in association with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore is organising the 3rd…

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Indian Company Law

Covers company law in India. By Durga Rao.

http://indiancorporatelaws.blogspot.com/

Mar 8
RBI guidelines & SARFAESI proceedings?

RBI guidelines & SARFAESI proceedings?

It is very clear that the Banks should follow RBI guidelines on Asset-Classification before classifying any loan account as ‘Non-performing Asset (NPA)’. There were judgments saying that it is mandatory for the Banks to follow RBI…
Feb 25
SARFAESI Act & sorrows of Borrower?

SARFAESI Act & sorrows of Borrower?

There is every need for the Government to enable/assist the Banks in reducing their NPAs (Non-performing Assets) and it is beyond doubt that the Banks are now well assisted/equipped through the legal frame-work in recovering their dues. The…
Feb 25
SARFAESI Act & sorrows of Borrower?

SARFAESI Act & sorrows of Borrower?

There is every need for the Government to enable/assist the Banks in reducing their NPAs (Non-performing Assets) and it is beyond doubt that the Banks are now well assisted/equipped through the legal frame-work in recovering their dues. The…

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Indian Corporate Law

Revies Indian corporate and business law. By Umakanth V.

http://indiacorplaw.blogspot.com/

May 22
SEBI Clarifies on Schemes of Arrangement

SEBI Clarifies on Schemes of Arrangement

Following SEBI’s circular of February 4, 2013 imposing stringent requirements for oversight of schemes of arrangement, there were certain issues that required clarification (discussed here and here). Now, by way of another…
May 20
Public Shareholding Norms: Consequences of Non-Compliance

Public Shareholding Norms: Consequences of Non-Compliance

The June 2013 deadline for compliance by listed companies with the minimum public shareholding of 25% is looming closer. The deadline for compliance by public sector (government) listed companies to comply with the 10% minimum…
May 20
Madras High Court on SEBI Circular for Scheme of Arrangement

Madras High Court on SEBI Circular for Scheme of Arrangement

A few months ago, I had discussed SEBI’s circular of February 4, 2013, which imposes more stringent oversight by SEBI and the stock exchanges on different types of schemes of arrangement. Shortly thereafter, our guest contributor…

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IndianIPR.com Judgements

Head Notes to IP Judgements decided by the Supreme Court of India, All High Courts of India, Intellectual Property Appellate Board of India and Copyright Board of India.

http://indian-ipr.blogspot.com/

Jun 13
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - O. 7, r. 11

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - O. 7, r. 11

The Court while dealing with an application under Order VII Rule 11 is not required to make an elaborate enquiry into debatable, doubtful or complicated questions of law or fact.
Jun 13
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 24

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 24

Petition u/s. 24 of CPC seeking transfer of Suit No.336/2003 petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the 'CPC') seeking transfer of Suit No.336/2003 (Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha vs.…
Jun 13
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908[O. 39 r. 1, O. 39 r. 2]

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908[O. 39 r. 1, O. 39 r. 2]

The plaintiff to succeed the three ingredients of prima facie case, balance of convenience and irretrievable injury have to be satisfied by the plaintiff. A prima facie case is a pre-requisite for grant of interim injunction. The plaintiff…

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Law and Other Things

Covers Indian law, courts and the Constitution.

http://lawandotherthings.blogspot.com/

May 21
The Times Publishing House's Fight Against Free Speech

The Times Publishing House's Fight Against Free Speech

As has been reported at Spicy IP and Legally India the Times Publishing House - which owns Times of India - is threatening to sue for defamation a 22 year old student blogger for one of her posts on Spicy IP. The case, which is succinctly…
May 20
Second Azim Premji University International Conference on Law, Governance and Development

Second Azim Premji University International Conference on Law, Governance and Development

Call for PapersSecond Azim Premji University International Conference on Law, Governance and DevelopmentRight to Welfare: Education, Food and WorkThe Law, Governance and Development Initiative of Azim Premji University, Bangalore is holding…
May 16
Reforming Indian Law School

Reforming Indian Law School

Readers may be interested in an important report that emphasises the need for our law schools to become genuine research universities, and get real autonomy. Some excerpted highlights from Pai and Ranjan's summary:Focus of…

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Legal Drift

Analyzes current legal and social issues in India.

http://www.legaldrift.com

Sep 7
Is Right to Information a threat to Right to Life?

Is Right to Information a threat to Right to Life?

I was born in a free country, a country where I was guaranteed the freedom of speech and expression, where I could question any political agenda and where I could rely on a free and objective media.
Apr 17
Being a child witness is not a child’s play

Being a child witness is not a child’s play

Introduction
Apr 7
The corruption news you are relying upon is sponsored by another corrupt politician

The corruption news you are relying upon is sponsored by another corrupt politician

It has been a long time since my last post was published on Legal Drift. I got mails, facebook messages and a number of reminders from my readers who were waiting to read something new. Due to some other professional commitments, I was…

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Lex-Warrier Article Archive

Covers the law of India.

http://lex-warrierlegalsolutions.blogspot.in/

Jul 10
www.lex-warrier.in

www.lex-warrier.in

Hi Mates, We are happy to inform you all that, we migrated from Blogger to Website. For all latest Updates please visit us @ www.lex-warrier.in Happy reading....
Jul 3
Tinted glasses...!!

Tinted glasses...!!

Author : Rajiv Krish* Thought of the day was Rule 100 (2) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, which reads as follows: “The glass of every motor vehicle shall maintain visual transmission of light not less than 70% in the front and…
Jun 13
How to Obtain a Death Certificate

How to Obtain a Death Certificate

What is a Death Certificate and why is it needed? A Death Certificate is a document issued by the Government to the nearest relatives of the deceased, stating the date, fact and cause of death. It is essential to register death to prove the…

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Maier & Maier, PLLC IP Blawg

Covers patent litigation, prosecution and searches.

http://www.postgrant.com/

Nov 15
New USPTO Satellite Office

New USPTO Satellite Office

The new Elijah J. McCoy Satellite USPTO Office has opened in Detroit Michigan. The Office is located on the Detroit River at 300 River Place South, Suite 2900, Detroit, MI 48207. The Detroit Office provides access to the USPTO's…
Oct 19
Another Decision in the Apple-Samsung War

Another Decision in the Apple-Samsung War

In the latest decision in the Apple-Samsung mobile devices war, the United Kingdom's Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the decision of the Patents County Court, Birss, J., in finding that Samsung had not infringed on Apple's registered…
Oct 2
Fee Schedule Change

Fee Schedule Change

A new fee schedule is set to begin October 5, 2012 that raises patent fees. The fee increase is allegedly to account for inflation and will thus minimally raise fees between 0-3%. However, it should be noted that a larger fee increase is…

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Moot Court Society

From Ragiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Karagpur.

http://www.mcsiitkgp.blogspot.com/

Jan 22
28th BCI Moot, NLU Delhi

28th BCI Moot, NLU Delhi

Dear RGSPOILts,BCI is organising two moots this year to mark the Golden Jubilee Celebrations. One of them is being held in Nirma University, Gujarat (on 17-19th Feb, thats during our midsems) and the other in NLU Delhi in March.(See the…
Jan 21
Amity Lucknow Moot, 2012

Amity Lucknow Moot, 2012

Dear RGSPOILts,Amity Law School, Lucknow is conducting the 5th Amity National Moot Court Competition, 2012.(www.amitylucknowmoot.jigsy.com)The moot problem is related to defamation of Judges, speech and expression of media, based on the…
Jan 19
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION MOOT,2012

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION MOOT,2012

Dear RGSPOILts,NLSIU, Bangalore is hosting the International Arbitration Moot, 2012.Venue: NLS Bangalore.Last date for registrations: 1st February, 2012.

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Patent Circle

Covers patent news, particularly from India.

http://patentcircle.blogspot.com/

Mar 22
Announcing Expert Speaker Panel for Pharma IPR 2013

Announcing Expert Speaker Panel for Pharma IPR 2013

The confirmed speakers for Pharma IPR 2013 taking place from 10-12 April at Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai, India are as follows: Jeffrey Alan Hovden, Partner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (USA) Sri K Sankaran,…
Jan 17
ManagingIP “India IP and Innovation Forum 2013” Conference, New Delhi

ManagingIP “India IP and Innovation Forum 2013” Conference, New Delhi

ManagingIP will hold its 2nd India IP and Innovation Forum 2013 in New Delhi on March 07, 2013 following the inaugural success in 2012. The conference is designed open and free for corporate patent/IP counsels though private practitioners…
Jan 17
CPhI “2nd Annual Pharma IPR India 2013” Conference, Mumbai

CPhI “2nd Annual Pharma IPR India 2013” Conference, Mumbai

CPhI India will hold its 2nd Annual Pharma IPR India 2013 in Mumbai from April 10-12, 2013. The three-day conference will focus and discuss on patent regimes and market entry strategies of over 10 countries including Brazil, China,…

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Practical Academic

Covers the developments in arbitration and contract law in India and elsewhere.

http://www.practicalacademic.blogspot.com/

May 23
Corrupt Cricket- a Sports fraud

Corrupt Cricket- a Sports fraud

India has suddenly woken up to the fact of deficient laws to deal with spot fixing/match fixing in the wake of recent IPL events of fraud. Presently the offence is booked under Sections 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Advocate…
Apr 24
Basic Structure Doctrine - 40th year

Basic Structure Doctrine - 40th year

Today marks the 40th year of Basic Structure Doctrine. The Hindu carries a write up by Arvind P. Datar. Bar and Bench had published an interview of Sri. Keshavanda Bharti a year back.
Apr 21
NLSIR Symposium: Mapping the Future of Commercial Arbitration in India

NLSIR Symposium: Mapping the Future of Commercial Arbitration in India

Symposium Announcement from NLSIR: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 VIth NLSIR Symposium on “Mapping the…

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SpicyIP

Covers Indian intellectual property law and policy.

http://www.spicyipindia.blogspot.in/

May 24
Drug price control order (DPCO) 2013 : What's in store?

Drug price control order (DPCO) 2013 : What's in store?

Last week on Wednesday, May 15 the department of pharmaceuticals issued the new Drug price control order 2013 (can be accessed here) which will alter price regulation dynamics and substantially increase the number of medicines covered by…
May 23
Micolube: Dual Protection and the Doctrine of Election

Micolube: Dual Protection and the Doctrine of Election

On 15th May, 2013 a three judge bench of the Delhi High Court delivered its decision on the Micolube case that was reserved to it by a single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court in 2011. The plaintiffs in the case were registered…
May 21
SpicyIP Tidbit: IPXI releases latest edition of its Rulebook.

SpicyIP Tidbit: IPXI releases latest edition of its Rulebook.

The IPXI (Intellectual Property Exchange International) is the world's first financial exchange for licensing and trading intellectual property rights. My previous post on this can be found here. The IPXI, last week, released the…

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The Legal Blog.in

Covers Indian court decisions.

http://www.legalblog.in/

Apr 15
Appointment of Arbitrator u/s 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act : Extinguishment of Right

Appointment of Arbitrator u/s 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act : Extinguishment of Right

Justice RM LodhaSupreme Court of IndiaA 3 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in Deep Trading Company Vs. Indian Oil Corporation and Ors. has upheld the legal position enunciated by the Supreme Court in earlier judgments of Datar Switchgear…
Feb 13
Lock In Charges are not "Debt" : Delhi High Court Rule

Lock In Charges are not "Debt" : Delhi High Court Rule

The Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in Tower Vision India Pvt. Ltd. v. Procall Pvt. Ltd. has examined whether unpaid "lock in charges" would amount to "debt" under Section 433 / 434 of the Companies Act. The matter came up before the…
Feb 7
Guest Post : The Jurisdiction of Indian Courts in International Commercial Arbitration

Guest Post : The Jurisdiction of Indian Courts in International Commercial Arbitration

by Raj R. Panchmatia, Associate Partner at Khaitan & Co.Modern international commercial contracts usually tend to have arbitration as their preferred mode of dispute resolution. One can attribute this largely – other than its less…

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The Lex-Warrier

http://lex-warrier.in/

Apr 29
National Green Tribunal: A Step Towards Environment Justice?

National Green Tribunal: A Step Towards Environment Justice?

Authors: B Jayant Kumar and Saurabh Mishra The Supreme Court of India at various instances also has opined that as environment cases involve assessment of scientific data it would be desirable to have the setting up of “environmental…
Apr 23
Vishwaroopam: A Critical Analysis On Fundamental Right Of Speech And Expression

Vishwaroopam: A Critical Analysis On Fundamental Right Of Speech And Expression

Authors: Srividya K Kaimal and Nidhi Bhuwania Speech is a God’s gift to mankind and the basic element for the subsistence of human race. Speech is a form of expression by virtue of which the bare requirement of communication is…
Mar 31
Victims of Rape : Victims of Gap of Justice?

Victims of Rape : Victims of Gap of Justice?

Author: Malek Shipchandler “The law of rape is not just a few sentences. It is a whole book, which has clearly demarcated chapters and cannot be read selectively. We cannot read the preamble and suddenly reach the last chapter and…

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The Social Blog

A Blog for Human Rights

http://thesocialblog.wordpress.com

May 9
Varun Gandhi again!

Varun Gandhi again!

Hindutva seems to have got new vigour now. The Advisory Board constituted to examine Varun Gandhi’s hate speech and booking under the National Security Act has recommended the withdrawal of the said Act against Vaun Gandhi. (news item here)
May 8
Mayawati and the Political Compromise

Mayawati and the Political Compromise

Law and Other things and the Indian Express have a series of posts and articles on Mayawati and her understanding of the constitution; the latest being Vinay Sitapati’s article in the Indian Express available here.
Apr 26
Get the Money Back !

Get the Money Back !

With close to 70 lakh crores ( 70,000,00,00,00,000 ) of unaccounted public money stashed by politicians, bureaucrats and the rich in swiss banks and the like abroad, how does one get hold of that money ? The answer probably could be the…

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V. Durga Rao - Advocate

Covers the judiciary, judicial reform and student community at large in India.

http://durgaraovanayam.blogspot.com/

Aug 8
Senior Advocates and Junior Advocates?

Senior Advocates and Junior Advocates?

In legal profession and among the general public, we often hear the reference to ‘Senior Advocate’ and ‘Junior Advocate’. While the reference to ‘Senior Advocate’ is general and based on the age and experience of a particular…
Jul 12
High Courts & Lower Courts & few issues?

High Courts & Lower Courts & few issues?

Citizens very often complain about our legal system and as to how the Courts are functioning in this country. People having experience with Courts will explain in detail as to how our system functions. Unless one is a habitual litigant…
Jul 10
Indian Legal System – problems may not end soon?

Indian Legal System – problems may not end soon?

A good legal system represents good governance in the Country. We may say that India is a vibrant democracy and we may further proudly say that Indian society reflects ‘Unity in Diversity’. There are critics of democracy and they show…

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