By Harsha Sawant, Advocate sawantharsha20@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2020 Criminal trial A criminal trial is designed to resolve accusations levied (usually by the State) against a person accused of a crime. The rights afforded to criminal defendants are typically broad. The rules of criminal procedure provide rules for criminal trials ...
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By Amritha Vyas, Associate Advocate, Gajria and Co. amritha@rgajria.com | Nov 30, 2020 INTRODUCTION: This question has been laid to rest by a Special Bench of five judges of the Delhi High Court in Carlsberg Breweries A/S. vs. Som Distilleries and Breweries Ltd. reported as 256 (2019) DLT 1. The ...
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By Heena Thalesar, Advocate heenathalesar2233@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2020 Whether the author of a work, even after the assignment of the concerned work, would have special rights to claim authorship of his/her work provided under Section 57(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957? Background: The present dispute centres around Section 57 ...
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By Esha Malik, Advocate eshamalik322@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2020 In a democratic country like India, Media Trials is and has always been a much discussed subject covering within its fold a very dramatic and impactful insight both in the print and electronic media. Today, with an alarming increase in the ...
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By Punit Agarwwal, Final Year Student at Jindal Global Law School 16jgls-pmagarwwal@jgu.edu.in | Nov 30, 2020 In these unfortunate times of the Coronavirus pandemic, several state governments have passed notifications to increase workers' working hours to twelve hours a day [1]. The Labour Ministry is all set to pass rules ...
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By Admin, LegalFormatsIndia.com Dec 8, 2020 A. (i) Under Section 10 of The Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act, 1963 (“MOFA”) read with Rule 8 of The Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, etc.) Rules, 1964 (“the said Rules”) ...
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By Virti Shah, Advocate virtimshah@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2020 India has been a regional health care destination for its neighbouring countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Middle East since the last several years. India is considered a top medical tourism destination, along with Thailand and ...
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By Amritha Vyas, Associate Advocate Gajria and Co, Advocates and Solicitor amritha@rgajria.com | Dec 7, 2020 “Cinema constantly remakes itself, but whether this is understood as homage, imitation or theft depends upon historically specific technologies such as copyright law and authorship, film reviewing and exhibition practices.” In the matter of ...
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By Isha Thakur, Law Student, SNDT Law School ishav1998@gmail.com | Dec 10, 2020 According to the Hindu religious codes/tenets, marriage is considered to be a religious sacrament, sanctified in the presence of gods. Marriage, being regarded as sacrosanct, is an obligation meant for procreation and preservation of the familial legacy ...
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By Isha Thakur, Law Student, SNDT Law School ishav1998@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2020  India is prominent for being a country of cultural extravaganza and religious diversity constituting a socially pluralistic and multiethnic democracy, as such interfaith marriages were inevitable. With modernization coupled with westernization, liberal education and intellect independence, there ...
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