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Share acquisition v. Asset acquisition

Saptaswara Chakraborty | North Eastern Hill University | 18th June 2020 Introduction The world of mergers and acquisitions is necessarily occupied with the transfer of ownership. Ownerships occupy a considerable…

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Sole Proprietorship Business

Kalpana Borjha | Kalinga University | 18th June 2020 Introduction:  Sole Proprietorship is an unincorporated business that has one owner who pays the income tax on profits earned from the…

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Settlement and dispute resolution in tax matters

Shreya Srivastava|Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad| 18th June 2020  Introduction The tax assessment in India is one of the subjects over which both the national government ('Center') and the constituent ('States')…

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Exempted organizations and information from the Right to Information Act

Barathkumar K M | Sastra Deemed to be University Thanjavur | 17th June 2020 Not every organization is coming under the Right to Information Act, which means some organizations are exempted…

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EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIA’S LOCKDOWN: THE QUESTIONS OF LEGALITY.

Prachurya Sahu | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 16th June, 2020 When the COVID-19 was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, the world leaders were plunged…

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Right to Internet exists only in theory: A critical Analysis of Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India in the Contemporary Context.

Prachurya Sahu | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 16th June, 2020. Introduction An invention of the printing press five hundred years ago carried the beacon of revolution within the communication…

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Right to consult legal Practitioner in different countries – an overview

Romi Kumari | Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad | 15th June 2020 In India right to consult a legal practitioner is given under section 303 of CrPC and Article 22 of…

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Abuse of Dominance, a case of Uber versus Meru

Disha Agarwal | ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad | 15th June 2020 MERU TRAVEL SOLUTIONS PVT LTD V. UBER INDIA SYSTEMS PVT LTD Facts of the case: Meru Travels Solutions Pvt. Ltd…

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Live streaming of Court Proceedings

Disha Agrawal | ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad | 15th June 2020 Swapnil Tripathi V. Supreme Court of India Introduction This is a case where a fourth year law student filed…

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Decriminalization of Section 377

Disha Agarwal | ICFAI Hyderabad | 13th June 2020  Decriminalization of Section 377: Section 377 of IPC was embedded deep within the roots of Indian legacy until 2018. The brutality…

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PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2019: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Prachurya Sahu | Symbiosis Law school, Pune | 12th June,2020 Introduction The landmark judgement of K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India paved the way for the Right to Privacy to…

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The Patriarchy of Rape Laws – Need for Gender Neutrality

Daniyal Qureshi | Symbiosis Law School Pune | 12th June 2020 The principle penal legislation in the country is the Indian Penal Code of 1860 (IPC). The IPC is a…

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Right to access Internet

Disha Agarwal | ICFAI Hyderabad | 11th June 2020 Faheema Shirin V State of Kerala Introduction With the innumerable uses of internet, internet has become a crucial aspect in all…

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Supreme Court seeks response from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on a PIL which alleges that 187 persons are in bonded Labour in Brick Kilns

Ukkash F | Sastra School of Law, Tamil Nadu | 6th June 2020 FACTS OF THE CASE The Supreme Court observed that District Magistrate, District Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh and the District…

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The Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act 2019 – A Critical Overview

This article is a critique on the The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019, which has been authored by Daniyal Qureshi, student of Symbiosis Law School Pune Introduction On…

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Supreme Court seeks Centre’s Response Whether Covid Patients can be given option in Getting treatment of their choice of Hospitals in a Uniform Fee

Ukkash F | Sastra School of Law, Tamil Nadu | 4th June 2020 FACTS OF THE CASE The petition is filed through Dharmaprabhas Law Associates. The Supreme Court sought the response…

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Abrogation of rights of producer by State not valid

Sejal Makkad | Amity Law School, Amity University Chhattsigarh | 5th June 2020 Indibily Creative Pvt. Ltd. vs Govt. Of West Bengal  Facts The petitioner was a film producer who…

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Impact of Covid-19 and the Economic Slowdown in Tourism Sector

Shresth Vidyarthi | Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad | 4th June 2020 Over the past few decades, majority of the countries have considered tourism as major contributor to the economic growth…

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People that have died due to COVID-19 can be buried after death

Shaunak Choudhury | SVKM’s NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law | 27th May 2020 Pradeep Gandhy v. State of Maharashtra  Facts The Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai…

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DIVORCE UNDER HINDU LAW

Ashutosh Rajput | Hidayatullah National Law University | 27th May 2020 The term divorce is derived from the Latin word ‘divortium’ which means ‘to separate’. In context of Hindu Law,…

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Domestic Violence in the times of Pandemic

Ashutosh Rajput | Hidayatullah National Law University | 25th May 2020 The term violence has vast undertakings; one such undertaking happens under the same roof where both the spouses are…

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Gujarat HC poses question to the centre if they are aware of the lack of ventilators for COVID 19 patients who are dying at Ahmedabad civil hospital

Ukkash Khan | Sastra School of Law, Tamil Nadu | 24th May 2020 The Gujarat HC through Suo Moto Cognizance observed the conditions prevailing at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for…

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Doctrine of Frustration Not Applicable for Suspension of Rent during COVID-19 Lockdown

Shaunak Choudhury | SVKM’s NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law | 23rd May 2020 Ramanand v. Dr. Girish Soni (CM APPL. 10847/2020) Delhi High Court Facts The Appellants/Tenants in this…

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AIRLINE BAN ON KUNAL KAMRA: Is Right to Speech and Expression curtailed?

Ashutosh Rajput | Hidayatullah National Law University | 22nd May 2020 Introduction Recently, on 28 April 2020 the three months airline ban on Kunal Kamra has done away with. He…

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India’s freedom will rest as long as journalists can speak to power without being chilled by a threat of reprisal

Ukkash F | Sastra School of Law, Tamil Nadu | 22nd May 2020  Arnab Ranjan Goswami Vs Union of India & Ors.  FACTS OF THE CASE The petitioner is the Editor-In-Chief…

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