Category: Blog
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Easwar Panel Report: How people-friendly can the tax laws be?
By Anusmita Mazumder, Department of Law, University of Calcutta. Just a few days ahead of the Union Budget 2016-17, a committee was asked to make necessary recommendations for simplifying the current Income Tax Laws, which accordingly has recommended a higher threshold for deduction of tax at source and cuts in rates, plus measures to reduce litigation. The…
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The Delhi (Right Of Citizen To Time Bound Delivery Of Services) Amendment Bill, 2015
By Archishman Chakraborty, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. On November 26, 2015, the Government of NCT of Delhi, passed The Delhi (Right Of Citizen To Time Bound Delivery Of Services) Amendment Bill, 2015, living up to its promises to provide services in a time bound manner and to compensate the citizen automatically in case of delay in services…
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K.M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra
By Kanishka Mishra, University of Delhi. Here’s an interesting power point presentation prepared by our Research Intern, to simplify the case. Do go through the same to brush up your knowledge about the case.
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Cyber Challenges and Emerging Trends: A Step ahead of Law
By Priyanka Gehlot, Raffles University, Rajasthan. Cyber crime is just another invention of a technological advancement. As more and more people started accessing internet, the paradigm of cyber space changed from a utopia to a doom and gloom. This vicious circle operates through technical methods of spoofing, onion routing, bot mapping which disguises the real Internet Protocol…
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National Herald Scam: An Insight
By Nidhi Mudgal, Amity Law School, Lucknow. The National Herald scam is an ongoing case in a Delhi Court filed by an Indian economist and politician, Subramanian Swamy against the politicians named Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and their companies and associated persons. As per the complaint filed by Subramanian Swamy in the Court of the Metropolitan Magistrate, he alleged that the Indian National…
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Why the NJAC Bill deserved to be quashed!
By Adv. Mukul Anand, Alumnus, Gujarat National Law University. Strong opinions are expressed by people, criticizing the Supreme Court’s judgement, striking down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, and consequently the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill by a 4:1 majority. Social Media is flooded with such posts and articles, and heated arguments can be seen in…
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Juvenile Justice Act 2015: A Ground-breaking Adoption or a Dicey Alteration
By Anjana Mohan, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. After years of constant discussion and arguments on whether to replace the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and giving an apt description to who is a child and how can a child in conflict be tried under different scenarios of committing heinous crimes after the…
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Goods and Services Tax: Concept & Analysis
By Ananya Banerjee, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Indirect Taxes & GST The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 (the “Bill”) seeks to amend the Constitution to change the indirect tax structure of the country to facilitate the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (“GST”). Following the footsteps of most of the developed countries, the Centre is trying…
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Uniform Civil Code: The need for change in Muslim Personal Laws
By Anuveeta Datta Chowdhury, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. The year 1947 marked the liberation of India from the yoke of the colonial domination. The period after independence witnessed (a) evolution of a new class, (b) the proclamation of the Indian constitution based on the principles of democracy and civil liberty; and (c) the formulation…
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The Coca Cola Company v. Bisleri International Private Ltd and Ors
By Shrutika Garg, Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith. Here’s an interesting case study on “Coca Cola” from the field of Intellectual Property Rights, prepared by our Research Intern. Read on!