The Journal Committee (“Committee”) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (“RMLNLU”), in collaboration with Nishith Desai Associates, is organizing the 10th edition of the RMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition and Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Law (“RILEC”). The Conference and Workshop is to be held on 7th April, 2023 from 12 PM and 3 PM respectively. There will be a break of an hour from 2 PM to 3 PM. All registered attendees shall be provided with certificates of attendance.
About the Event
Pursuant to the Call for Papers released in October 2022, the Committee…
By- Prasun NabiyalINTRODUCTION
On 14th January 2023, Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (hereinafter ‘ICICI’) Bank’s former MD Chanda Kochhar was charged with an aggravated form of “Criminal Breach of Trust” under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter ‘IPC’) She was accused of defrauding the ICICI bank of 1730 crores by approving loans to Videocon in violation of its regulations. This post uses relevant legal principles and case laws to ascertain the foreeable stance to be taken by the courts in determining Chanda Kochhar’s liability under section 409. It then highlights the importance of this case…
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By: Chytanya S. AgarwalINTRODUCTION
The COVID-19 pandemic was inter alia, marked by nationwide lockdowns, a financial crunch, the mass exodus of migrant workers, and relaxation of labor laws by many states. This leads to the issue of potentially conflicting rights. In this article, I deal with issues concerning such as conflicting constitutional rights during the pandemic and apply the concepts to the case of workers being offered an inapt choice between on-site work with the risk of contracting COVID and job loss; and the balancing of the right to free trade and the right to against forced labour.
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Johnny Depp has been wrapped up in authorized conditions for fairly a while now. Most lately, the Pirates of the Caribbean star was entangled in a (televised) six-week defamation case along with his ex-wife, Amber Heard. finally, the jury’s verdict fell in Depp’s favour, as Heard was discovered responsible of three counts of defamation and now should pay her ex hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. Whereas Depp has apparently closed the ebook on that scenario, he is now dealing with an assault-related lawsuit from a former colleague. And the accuser’s lawyer is talking out forward of the trial.
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CrimeThroughout a March 17 gathering — 10 days earlier than trial — Pidde allegedly ordered the plaintiffs to name her “The Basic,” and to face in a circle round her whereas stomping their toes. The next week, Pidde reportedly spent many of the prep session dancing to music.A cashier works on the Northlands car parking zone on Friday Oct. 10, 2015. The trial of a lawsuit filed by 19 fired parking cashiers derailed earlier this yr over “weird” habits from the plaintiffs’ lawyer, a mistrial utility claims. Picture by File Picture /PostmediaArticle…
By- Masad Khan & Ameya SharmaINTRODUCTION
The Inflation Reduction Act, 2022 (herein after the ‘IRA/Act’) has been enacted by the United States to bring ‘historic’ reductions in inflation rates and radical climate actions to build a better America. While this Act is promulgated as a multifarious affair directed towards the efficient utilization of America’s production potential and healthcare needs, there is increased skepticism about its counterproductive goals that incentivize domestic production. Moreover, it seems to be the last straw that has crumbled the cumulative relations between the US and the World Trade Organization (hereinafter “WTO’).
In this article, the…
By- Akshit SinglaINTRODUCTION
Salesmen of Arbitration often talk of a pro-arbitration regime where the courts do not interfere and all disputes get resolved by the golden process. However, the finality of Arbitral awards and minimal judicial intervention seem to be nothing more than modern myths in reality. A simple arbitral process starts from a dispute, to a tribunal, then to an award, to setting aside the award, and then a final appeal. As an alternative to the system of courts, the process boasts of its minimal judicial intervention where it is only allowed to a very limited extent for…
