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 […]

“Get alarmed- Few checks on your Builder-

As it is very well said “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Looking at the rising cases of default on the part of the builders, it is advisable to take precautionary measures before buying any property. In order to facilitate effective and efficient process of buying property, it is worthwhile to […]

Copyrighting your Blog

With the coming up of social media marketing, many entrepreneurs have started promoting their goods and services by writing blogs. However, many a time’s competitors copy the content of the blog writer and portray it to be their original advice or opinion. It order to prevent such practices, we shall see how one can copyright […]

Stitching up the gaps

Textile Reforms East Asia has witnessed economic prosperity going hand in hand with speedy expansion in apparels exports in the early stages. Focus of ‘English East India Company’ on the trade of Indian cotton and silk made it one of the richest and powerful corporations in the 18th century. Today, India has the second largest […]

Aviation Revamps

Latest Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) reforms have made India the most open economy in the world in terms of FDI. Following are some of the important FDI aspects in the field of aviation: Only non-airline foreign investors will be allowed to bring 100% FDI in local carriers, Foreign airlines will be allowed to invest only […]

GST : A Better Trade Regime

All the stakeholders are eagerly waiting for the monsoon session of the Parliament to commence having a hope that the expected Constitutional (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 on Goods & Service Tax (“GST”) will be passed, paving the way for GST in India. Presently there are endless indirect taxes in the system out of which some […]

Establishing IP Regime

The digital age, where media can be shared and distributed like never before, has reduced physical barriers, including National borders, and the US and India are arguably the world’s leading influencers of this process. Music, film and literature are of a prime importance to both, consumers and the artists who derive their livelihood from them. […]

The Commercial Courts Act, 2015

The Make in India wave gripped the nation at a time when India was receiving a lot of flak for having an over burdened legal system plagued by inordinate delays in delivery of justice. Major dent to the image has been caused with regards to non enforcement of contracts, difficulty in recovery of monetary claims […]