News Update Election of Gujarat’s Law Minister Manubha Chudasama declared Void. 13 May 2020 Election of Gujarat's Law Minister Manubha Chudasama declared void. The election of Bhupendrasinh Manubha Chudasama of BJP to the Legislative Assembly of the State, was declared void, stating that it…
News Update Panel of Maharashtra Decides the Release of 50% Prisoners 12 May 202012 May 2020 Due to the outbreak of covid-19 the panel decides to release the 50% of prisoners from the jail across the state on parole or temporary bail basis. The committee comprising…
News Update COVID-19: Bombay HC tells Maharashtra to Protect Arthur Jail Inmates 11 May 2020 The issue was brought up by a prisoner who claimed that he was more vulnerable to the virus because he suffered from hypertension and diabetes. 77 inmates and 26 staff…
News Update Nirav Modi’s extradition trial in PNB fraud case to begin in UK 11 May 202011 May 2020 Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, is set to be…
Articles… RES JUDICATA ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RELATED JUDGMENTS 6 May 2020 Abstract In Intellectual Property related judgments, Res Judicata is applied in cases where parties have filed cases on infringement but did not obtain satisfactory judgments and thus appealed to the…
News Update Covid-19 in UK: India-origin doctors launch legal challenge on PPE 6 May 2020 Amidst the lockdown, two Indian origin doctors in the UK have launched a challenge against Boris Johnson government for inadequate protection provisions for the doctors. The challenge was raised when…
News Update Supreme court dismisses petition seeking quashing of FIRs filed under section 188 for lockdown violations. 6 May 20206 May 2020 It was pointed out that around 75,000 FIR have been registered under Section 188 , for the violation of the lock down imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19 These…
News Update Centre has issued draft new rules for satellite TV channels. 6 May 2020 About: To overhaul its nine-year-old uplink and downlink policy for private satellite TV channels, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued draft guidelines. The Ministry has listed out 11 violations.…
News Update *The Spirit of Democracy lies in is the liberty given to an artist* The Delhi High Court today would not remain the gushing of webseries ‘Hasmukh’ on Netflix. (Ashutosh Dubey versus Netflix) 5 May 20205 May 2020 The Spirit of Democracy lies in is the liberty given to an artist The Delhi High Court today would not remain the gushing of webseries 'Hasmukh' on Netflix. (Ashutosh Dubey…
News Update The Supreme Court has directed the revenue department to release Rs 733 crore in tax refunds to Vodafone Idea Ltd. 5 May 2020 The telecom major had however moved court for release of tax refunds worth Rs 4,759 crore.The dispute relates to assessment years 2014-15 to 2017-18. The department had withheld the refunds…