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U.S. Copyright Office Issues Guidelines for AI- Generated Work

On 16-03-2023, the Copyright office (office) has issued the guidelines for Copyright Registration for AI Generated Material to elucidate its practices for

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Meghalaya High Court| Governor has residuary power to carve out authority already conferred under 6th Schedule and vest the same in some other Court or officer

Meghalaya High Court said that there is no limitation on the powers of the Governor in conferring a part of the authority pertaining to the Penal Code or some special law, to a particular Court or officer appointed in that behalf.

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164 Statement: A Judicial Cloak of Justice for Victims

by Tanya Agarwal†

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Unilateral action of bank withholding security documents is illegal and arbitrary: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court held that once loan is repaid, the bank is not entitled to withhold the title deed merely on the grounds that the petitioner has transferred the property during the subsistence of mortgage.

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[Right to be forgotten]|Orissa High Court directs State to remove intimate video of the victim from all social media platforms

Orissa High Court said that the legal possibilities of being forgotten On-line and Off-line, cries for widespread debate. It is also an undeniable fact that the implementation of the right to be forgotten is a thorny issue in terms of practicality and technological nuances.

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Technical objection cannot be taken at the stage of appeal: Allahabad HC upholds Trial Court’s conviction order in fake marksheet case

Allahabad High Court said that the convicts are not in a position to say that they were prejudiced in any manner by common FIR, one charge sheet and same charge for all three convicts and one trial.

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The Road Often Taken — An In-Depth Analysis of Section 65 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

by Ridhima Verma†

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The Case of Unconventional Trade Marks — Does the Trade Marks Act, 1999 Need Reform?

by Mridula Bhat†

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Right of Self-Incrimination in Digital Age: Whether Compelled Disclosure of Password/Biometrics is Unconstitutional?

by Ankur Mody† and Siddharth Sijoria††

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Unilateral Appointment of Arbitrator — Whether Absolute Prohibition Contrary to the Scheme of the Act?

by Prashant Tripathi† and Sanjeev Singh††

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Invocation of Urgency Clause in Land Acquisition — Hazy Contours of Judicial Review

by Anamika Mishra*

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Emerging Technologies and Law: Legal Status of Tackling Crimes Relating to Deepfakes in India

by Shubham Pandey† and Gaurav Jadhav††

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 3 Part 1

Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Monetary Laws and Norms — Demonetisation 2016 — Demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 2 Part 4

Constitution of India — Arts. 14, 12, 266, 136 and 32 — State action in a matter arising from non-statutory contract: Scope

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 2 Part 3

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 11, 8 and 16 — Arbitrability — Accord and Satisfaction — Plea of claims being

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“Police cannot be accused of human rights violation at the drop of a hat”, Madras High Court quashes SHRC order

Madras High Court said that there are instances of human rights violation in police stations, but every instance of a casual police enquiry cannot be termed as human rights violation.

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‘Some contradiction and infirmities in evidence not enough to vitiate prosecution story’; Jharkhand High Court reiterates

Jharkhand High Court concurred with the Trial Court’s decision and held that the prosecution has proved the charge beyond all shadow of doubt which cannot be said to suffer from an error.

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Madras High Court examines the scope and ambit of S. 174 of CGST Act in context of Notifications issued under the repealed tax regime

The practice and procedure, both pre and post GST are consistent and involve participation of the officer of the DGGI in issuance of show cause notices.

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Madras HC upholds UGC’s rights and primacy to impose Regulations for conduct of distance education programmes

Madras High Court upheld the right of the UGC to impose Regulation for territorial jurisdiction referring to the primacy given to the UGC under the UGC Act, 1956, as well as Entry 66 of List 1 of the 7th Schedule.

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Orissa High Court rejects bail of NBFC Director in economic offence case

While rejecting the application for bail under Section 439 of CrPC, Orissa High Court said that the enormity of amount of embezzlement of Rs. 109 crores add to the worries of investors and depositors of the company.