India’s issues with pending commercial cases and their reduction through an enhanced alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system have long been a high-priority agenda of the
Category: Legal
sebi: Bankruptcy code can help in deepening bond market, says SEBI chief Tyagi–Economic Times–21.08.2017
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Chairman Ajay Tyagi said that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code can boost confidence of investors and help increase
Arun Jaitley: Insolvency law aims at saving promoters not banishing them: Arun Jaitley–20.08.2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured debt-laden companies that the objective of the new insolvency law is not to banish them but to save them
PSBs need to cut bad loans, will need more capital: Urjit Patel | Business Standard News–20.08.2017
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Saturday said banks would need to take a haircut for resolution of current stressed assets, and
Doubling of minimum wages to hit exports, jobs: AEPC–Economic Times–18.08.2017
Minimum wages in the garment industry if doubled to Rs 18,000 per month will jack up costs, hit exports and lead to job losses, a
Insolvency regulator empowers homebuyers, puts them on a par with creditors | Business Standard News–18.08.2017
The insolvency regulator has brought in a special provision to protect the homebuyers of beleaguered real estate companies such as Jaypee Infratech and Amrapali. The
Right to privacy crucial element of consumer rights in Digital India; here is why it is not absolute – The Financial Express–17.08.2017
I have written, spoken extensively about, and legally fought for a framework of legal rights for consumers and citizens—a critical issue as technology transforms and
Going on record: CCTV in courts will significantly enhance judicial transparency–Times of India–16.08.2017
In a welcome move, the Supreme Court has favoured the installation of CCTV cameras in all courts to facilitate audio-video recordings of court proceedings. This
Cheque bounce case: Prakash Industries Ltd’s MD gets 1-year jail term | Business Standard News–15.08.2017
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
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
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