Category: India
Pegasus Spyware Scandal: Laws On Surveillance & Phone-Tapping
The whole controversy of Pegasus spyware scandal has brought into light the legal issues on whether the government can tap/ hack the private phones of the individual citizens of the […]
Advocates Have Right To Practice Before Maintenance Tribunals: Delhi HC Declares S.17 Of Senior Citizens Act Ultra Vires To S.30 Advocate Act
The Delhi High Court has declared as ultra vires Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 which bars lawyers from representing parties in matters before […]
DAWN OF “PRE LITIGATION” MEDIATION
After having established roots as an alternate method of dispute resolution in Indian Jurisprudence, the country awaits codification of a method of mediation, which would aim to build a structure […]
‘Chief Minister’s Promise In Press Conference Enforceable’ : Delhi High Court Directs To Implement Kejriwal’s Assurance On Rent Payment For Poor
In a notable judgment, the Delhi High Court has held that a promise or assurance given by the Chief Minister in a press conference amounts to an enforceable promise and […]
Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021
In 2018, Supreme Court in Prajawala case[1] had observed that the government of India frame guidelines to eliminate images and videos of acts like rape, gang rape, child pornography from […]
NAVNEET KALRA OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR HOARDING CASE
INTRODUCTION In the midst of the cataclysmic pandemic, cases of black marketing and hoarding of oxygen cylinders and concentrators has been on a rise. While India is registering an alarming […]
Supreme Court To Become a Global Outlier? Here’s How the Apex Court is Planning to Live Stream Proceedings
The e-committee of the Supreme Court has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings which is aimed at bringing greater transparency, inclusivity and access to […]
LLP Can Form A Partnership Firm With An Individual Or Other Persons: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that a Limited Liability Partnership can form a partnership with an individual or other persons. In this case, a partnership deed was executed between an […]
Lawyers Are Exempted From Paying GST/Service Tax, Do Not Harass Them By Issuing Demand Notices: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court directed the Commissioner GST to issue clear instructions to all the officers in the GST Commission rates in the state not to issue any notice demanding […]
Won’t Let Artificial Intelligence Do Decision Making; Judges’ Autonomy & Discretion Will Be Retained : CJI Bobde
The Supreme Court’s Artificial Intelligence Committee on Tuesday launched its Artificial Intelligence portal SUPACE(Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Court’s Efficiency). Judges. The event was attended by CJI Bobde, CJI […]