A Delhi court has awarded one year jail term to Prakash Industries Ltd’s Managing Director in 20-year-old cheque bounce cases and directed him and the
Category: Legal
Why privacy must be a fundamental right | Business Standard–14.08.2017
About 30 years ago there was an oleum gas leak in Delhi from the factory of Shriram Foods and Fertiliser Industries. The noxious gas affected
Brief case: Importer has ‘no-fault’ liability to pay | Business Standard Column–14.08.2017
The Supreme Court has ruled that a port trust can demand demurrage and other charges from the importer even if the entity was unable to
Bankruptcy Court: Commercial realty buyer can drag company to bankruptcy court–Economic Times–09.08.2017
You can now initiate bankruptcy proceedings against the developer in certain cases if you don’t get your commercial property or service apartment on time. A
Brief case: Civil suit stands back for arbitration | Business Standard–07.08.2017
When an agreement is terminated by one party alleging breach committed by the other, the arbitration clause still survives and continues to be operative. This
Privacy is sacrosanct | Business Line–07.08.2017
Who is more powerful: the Government or citizens? In a democracy, citizens have more power because they elect their representatives. Every four or five years,
Aadhaar case: How data protection will also fix privacy issue – The Financial Express–05.08.2017
Why does each app need access to your contacts/SMS—the new law must lay down rules on how much data can be collected/used and also fix
Apex court reserves order on 100% DA neutralisation for pre-2002 bank retirees | Business Line–05.08.2017
Seeks clarifications as a similar plea was dismissed in an earlier case The Supreme Court on August 1 reserved judgment in a petition filed by
For data protection minus data residency–Economic Times–04.08.2017
India needs laws on privacy and data protection. The chances of data breaches taking place from some node with lax security or the other of
Privacy and protection | Business Line–04.08.2017
Data protection is not a substitute for a right to privacy but the two are interlinked India is proud of its status as an IT
Private life in the country: Why data protection laws are not enough–Economic Times–03.08.2017
By Pawan Goyal Ever since GoI mandated linking Aadhaar to PAN (Permanent Account Number), there has been much debate about how the Unique Identification (UID)
False choice: It’s wrong to pose a dichotomy between food security and the right to privacy–Times of India–03.08.2017
In the Supreme Court nine-judge bench hearing on the constitutional status of right to privacy, senior advocate CA Sundaram appearing for the Maharashtra government asserted
Supreme Court says privacy protection is a losing battle in modern era – The Financial Express–03.08.2017
Voicing concern over possible misuse of personal information in public domain, the Supreme Court today said that protection of the concept of privacy in the
Making fundamental right subservient to economic rights dangerous: Supreme Court | Times of India–03.08.2017
The Supreme Court continued to subject the debate on constitutional status for the right to privacy to close scrutiny, saying economic rights of citizens and
Bankruptcy: How the bankruptcy code can be abused by unscrupulous elements–Economic Times–03.08.2017
A World Bank study shows that insolvency cases on an average took 4.3 years to get resolved in India. And lenders’ recovery rate was 26
AADHAAR: Government cannot use Aadhaar to track citizens, UIDAI tells Supreme Court–Economic Times–02.08.2017
The debate came up after the government claimed in court while defending the Aadhaar scheme that citizens had no fundamental right to privacy. NEW DELHI:
Privacy: Supreme Court verdict on right to privacy may open a Pandora’s Box–30.07.2017
By Sanjay Hegde & Pranjal Kishore Soon after the Supreme Court‘s return from its summer vacation, the Chief Justice of India constituted a bench of
Right to privacy and Aadhaar: Center has done well to change argument – The Financial Express–30.07.2017
Though two Constitution benches have, in the past, ruled that the right to privacy is not a fundamental right, it was always odd that the
200 firms under IBC in 7 months, says IBBI chief M S Sahoo | Business Standard–30.07.2017
In the seven months since the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) became operational, the resolution process for 200 companies has started, said Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Personal bankruptcy: Pure pie in the sky–Economic Times–28.07.2017
The government is reportedly working on the rules for personal bankruptcy. This is ambition, indeed. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the concept. The