FIPB Abolished
The 24th of May, 2017 was a turning point in the history of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of India as it was the day when the 25 year old Foreign Investment Policy Board (FIPB) was abolished, resulting in the alteration of the FDI procedure in India. The FIPB was set up under the Prime Minister’s […]
RERA- A Revolution
The Central Government has enacted The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 for regulation and promotion of the real estate sector, for protecting the interest of the consumers purchasing any plot, apartment or building and to ensure that the transactions take place in an efficient and transparent manner. This Act came into force from […]
Summons through Whatsapp
In a first, Justice Gautam Patel of Bombay High Court has stated that when the purpose of service is to put the other party to notice and to give him a copy of the papers, then the mode is surely irrelevant. This was stated in a copyright infringement case wherein the Plaintiffs practically tried all […]
Copyright Infringement after all?
India’s Best Dramebaaz vs. Sabse Bada Kalakaar The Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. which claimed that Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd.’s show “Sabse Bada Kalakaar” has been copied from Zee’s show “India’s Best Dramebaaz”, a popular talent hunt show focusing on children aged 5-12 Zee had […]
New Trade Marks Rules, 2017
The Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy has introduced the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 which has been brought into effect from March 6, 2017. The new rules have replaced the erstwhile Trade Marks Rules, 2002. The newly introduced rules have brought with itself a plethora of changes and amendments, so as to speed up as […]
Employment in India
India is one of the fastest growing developing countries in the world, India has the potential and scope for exponential growth in the future and this has been identified by the various countries in the world. With increase in globalization and open borders there has been an increase in interest in India from everywhere around […]
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
This sums up our judicial system as a whole. It has now become a matter of fact that our Judicial System is anything but perfect and the mere fact that procedural delays and erred judgments have ceased to surprise anyone, whether in the legal fraternity or not, just goes to show how worrisome the current […]
DEMONETISATION – Emergence of New India
On 8th November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that all currency notes in denominations of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 would be rendered illegal in the country with effect from midnight. The move proved to be a surprise as citizens had only 4 hours to react to the PM’s statement. In his televised address […]
NCLT: Changing Dimensions
The concept of establishing a separate judicial body dealing with various activities of companies in India was first introduced in the year 2002, by an amendment in the then Companies Act, 1956 following the suggestions of the Eradi Committee. Due to some shortcomings, in the amendment, JJ Irani Committee was formed for suggesting reforms in […]
International Publishers Lose suit
The Delhi High Court have recently dismissed the suits by a group of international publishers Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis Group and Cambridge University Press against the sale of photocopied books and course material in Delhi University, a verdict likely to have a wide-reaching impact on copyright laws in India. In August 2012, the […]
