IMPOSITION OF UNJUST AND IMPROPER CONDITIONS OF BAIL

There has been notable increase in the erroneous judgments regarding the “Conditions of Bail”. The above statement seems to be quite critical to the discretionary power of the Courts to impose the “Conditions of Bail”, however, the statement stands true and highly accurate. Here are few Judgments to exemplify that how erroneous the imposition of …

PATENTING LIFE-SAVING DRUGS AND THE USE OF COMPULSORY LICENSING OF PATENT

In times of such health crisis where there is rise in the corona virus affected patients and subsequent increase in the deaths of people, constant efforts are being made by various pharmaceutical companies not only in India but companies outside India to invent some type of life- saving drugs that would help people cure from …

‘LOCKDOWN’ LAWS: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Last 2 months have been quite difficult for people around the globe because of a virus which has already claimed 1, 65, 106 lives till now and the numbers continue to rise. As far as India is concerned the virus has claimed more than 543 lives and there are more than 17, 265 reported cases …

THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT: IN-DEPTHS

THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT: INTRODUCTION The Disaster Management Act, 2005 provides for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It provides the administrative framework to take measures to deal with such incidents and allows the government to access funds set up for this purpose. According to Section 2(d) the …

THE POWER OF THE HIGH COURT TO DECLARE A CENTRAL LAW AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION

The power of judicial review is granted to the Supreme Court under Article 32 and to the High Court’s under Article 226 of the Indian Constitution. Thus, any law so passed by the Parliament and the State Legislatures, if they violate the fundamental rights, can be challenged before the Supreme Court or the High Courts. …

JUDICIARY, CONTRACT & COVID-19

The Corona Virus which emerged in the city of wuhan has been a cause of concern globally. 210 Countries and Territories around the world have reported a total of 2,193,554 confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 that originated from Wuhan, China, and a death toll of 147,378 deaths. Amidst the Public Health Emergency such as Covid-19, people …

FUTURE OF TRADEMARK SEARCH

Most of the current trademark search methodologies are old and outdated. The only way to make it more accurate and efficient is the use of technology. However, this is way more difficult than it sounds. Lawyers, in general, are reluctant to change. It takes them a while to adopt and use new methods. A reason …

PRIVACY AMIDST THE CORONA OUTBREAK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MR. X VS. HOSPITAL Z. JUDGMENT.

Amidst the Corona-Virus outbreak, one such thing which can help the Public Health officials is the low-tech detective work. It is the duty of the health officials that the person affected is known as soon as possible and also other such persons in whose contact that person came are also known in order to minimize …

OFFICE OF CJI UNDER THE RTI ACT: JUSTIFIED?

INTRODUCTION The RTI Act, 2005 was enacted with the objective of setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens, to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. India is a democratic country and democracy requires …

BINDING EFFECT OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT ON THE NON-SIGNATORIES.

ABSTRACT The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [ACA] does not give a choice of an alternative court but it provides something which is alternative to the court. The ACA provides that a party can proceed to the arbitration only when the court, upon being satisfied of the making of the valid arbitration agreement, makes any …