“The roots of modern religion are deeply embedded in the social oppression of the working masses”[1] – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Sociology as a Social Science today has been able to solve many contemporary world problems and queries of the societies at large. The vision this discipline had, in the beginning, has been prancing towards its […]
INTRODUCTION- The guiding principle of Arbitration is “l’autonomie de la volonte”, that is arbitration is based on the autonomy of the parties. The Supreme Court of Texas has said that “consent is the cardinal principle of the practise of arbitration”. Arbitration only commences when the parties themselves have resolved to submit themselves to the authority […]
CRITIQUE OF THE MAJORITY DECISION IN THE CASE OF V. PADMAKUMAR VS. STRESSED ASSETS STABILISATION FUND (SASF) & ANR. There are catena of judgments supporting the proposition that reflection of debt in balance sheet amounts to acknowledgement of liability. However, the issue has witnessed conflicting judgments being rendered by the Hon’ble Appellate Authority i.e. NCLAT. […]
What is Surrogacy? As per the Black’s Law Dictionary, “Surrogacy” is the process of carrying and delivering a child for another person. Section 2(zc) of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019, defines “surrogacy” as a practice whereby one woman bears and gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the intention of handing over […]
The Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process | CIRP The ball starts rolling with the Adjudicating Authority, after admitting an application under either Sections 7(by financial creditor), 9(by operational creditor) or 10(by corporate applicant), ordering that a public announcement of the initiation of the CIRP together with calling for the submission of claims under Section 15 shall […]
Note: Every reference in this article to “new act” shall be construed as a reference to The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and every reference to “old act” shall be construed as a reference to The Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Additions New Definitions “advertisement” means “any audio or visual publicity, representation, endorsement or pronouncement made by […]
Trademarks: Registration of Trademarks; Difference between infringement of Trademark and Passing off, Remedies in suits for infringement or for passing off Applicability of the Trademarks Act, 1999 The Trademarks Act, 1999 (hereinafter also referred to as “the Act”) extends to the whole of India. What is a trademark ? As per Section 2(zb) of the Act: […]
