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Reported by Lavanya Chawala
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Live: 4TH RGNUL MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2015
Reported by Ayushi Sinha The participants are the seeds of the hope of mankind that we may live in a generation where
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RGNUL wins the ‘Best Memorial’ in Osmania University and IP Markets’ National IPR Moot Court Competition, 2015
Reported by Ayushi Sinha The team comprising of Yavanika Shah, Aneesha Sharma and Himanshu Rathore, all of them from the first year,
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Denial to travel abroad to a valid T2 & T3 visa holder is a violation of fundamental right
Kerala High Court: In a recent case where respondent authorities illegally seized the passport of the dependants (wife and children) of victim
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RMLNLU wins Best Memorial Trophy in 10th HENRY DUNANT MOOT COURT Competition
Reported by Shradha Thapliyal Rajat Dutta, Aditya Shankar Pandey and Rishi Mishra of VI semester won the South Asian regional rounds of
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NLIU Bhopal wins 6th NLU Jodhpur Anti-trust Moot, 2015 and the 7th NUJS – Herbert Smith Freehills National Corporate Moot Court Competition, 2015
Reported by Kanupriya Tripathi The team from NLIU Bhopal comprising of Shantanu Tiwari, Alisha Mehra and Varsha Sriram won the NLU Jodhpur Anti-trust
Continue readingCoal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015
On 20-03-2015, the Parliament passed the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015. Earlier, the Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on 04-03-2015.
Continue readingMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2015
On 20-03-2015, the Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The objective of the Bill is to
Continue readingRight to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015
Lok Sabha passed the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015 on 10-03-2015. The
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Portal for UGC’s Students Grievance Redressal launched
On 23-03-2015, the Ministry of Human Resource Development launched the UGC’s Students Grievance Redressal Portal (www.ugc.ac.in ). It is an initiative taken
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Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2015
Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2015 received the assent of the President on 19-03-2015. The objective of the Act is to further amend
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Wife can claim Interim Periodical legal cost on ground of straitened circumstances even after 14 years of obtaining divorce
Supreme Court of United Kingdom- The appeal before the Court pertains to the interim periodical payments to fund the legal costs involved
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Sections 85 (2) (b) and 85 (3) (a) of Trade Marks Act, 1999 declared unconstitutional
Madras High Court: In a petition filed for the scrutiny of Section 85 of Trade Marks Act, 1999 dealing with the qualification
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Ban imposed on the activities which may pollute the water of the lakes of Udaipur
Rajasthan High Court: On a writ filed in the public interest on the basis of a report published in English Newspaper “The
Continue readingServices in the Transport (other than Railways) for the carriage of passengers or goods (by land or water) declared as “Public Utility Service”
On 09-03-2015, the Central Government declared the services in the Transport (other than Railways) for the carriage of passengers or goods (by
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Income arising to the ‘Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’ shall not be included in the total income for the purpose of Income Tax Act, 1961
On 10-03-2015, the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10 (46) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 hereby
Continue readingEight Judges of the Delhi High Court appointed by the President
On 18-03-2015, the President of India appointed Shri Justice Jayant Nath, Shri Justice Najmussahar Waziri, Shri Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Shri Justice Vibhu
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Portal for redressal of grievances against misleading advertisements launched
On 18-03-2015, two new initiatives were launched by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in order to enhance consumer
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Revised Scheme/Guidelines for engaging Law Clerk-cum-Research Assistants in the Supreme Court of India
The revised scheme/guidelines for engaging Law Clerk-cum-Research Assistants in the Supreme Court are as follows: Nature of engagement of Law Clerks shall
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Delay in raising industrial dispute is not a ground for rejection of claim
Himachal Pradesh High Court: While deciding on the issue of rejection of claim on the ground of inordinate delay and laches in
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