A Brief Review of a Case that May Fundamentally Change the Future of Cloud...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case that is at the intersection of law and technology and has the potential of fundamentally altering the future of cloud computing services...
View ArticleHow to engage with children in conflict with the law
A question that one of my counsellor friends asked me the other day set me thinking and I decided to write about it so that perhaps other counsellors like her who might also have the same question...
View ArticleImportant Indian laws that don’t apply in Jammu & Kashmir
Many Indian laws don’t apply in Jammu and Kashmir When Jammu and Kashmir merged with India it was granted a special autonomous status. With this status the Central government was left with authority...
View ArticleAll You Wanted to Know about the Controversy Surrounding Wendy Doniger’s Book...
The release of Wendy Doniger’s recent book “The Hindus: An Alternative History”, which has been both revered and reviled by different sections of society, stirred up a huge controversy. The book makes...
View ArticleCrimes against women: Can you register complaint over email and post?
Can you complain online for crime against women in your state? Read on. Crimes which are “directed specifically against women” and in which “only women are the victims” are characterized as “Crimes...
View ArticleCan a wife file a case for unnatural sexual offences against the husband...
Section 377 of IPC reads as follows: Unnatural offences.—Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for...
View ArticleReal Estate Finance in India
This article is written by Yash Bagra, a student of Institute of Law, Nirma University. Real estate sector is the second largest employer in India. The contribution of Indian real estate sector to...
View ArticleLegal Norms to Combat Drunk Driving in India – Do We Need a New Wine in a New...
The shocking death of Gopinath Munde, a Union Minister in the Government of India, on account of a road accident, has brought the issue of road safety to the forefront of national public debate. For...
View ArticleRole of Cyber laws in Divorce Proceedings
-Advocate Puneet Bhasin, Cyber Law Expert, Cyberjure Legal Consulting legal.pb@gmail.com Divorce is definitely a painful process. A relationship that begins with affection at the altar ends with...
View ArticleRegulation of foreign companies doing business in India under Companies Act,...
HSBC office in Kolkata. Photo credits: Drgarga This article is written by Megha Bhatia, a student of Amity Law School, Noida. Foreign companies which undertake business activities in India or invest...
View ArticleProvisions Pertaining to Corporate Social Responsibility in the Companies...
The term ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’, in its most rudimentary sense, implies the responsibilities that business houses owe to the society for ensuring public welfare.The term was coined with the...
View ArticleA Brief Overview of the Legality of Bitcoin in India
In the last few years, several unconventional forms of money have become so popular that cash transactions have largely become a thing of the past. However, it can be argued that no other form of...
View ArticleHow Tesla Motors’ Decision to Release All Its Patents to the Public May Mark...
The decision of Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, to release Tesla’s patents to the general public has been the primary subject of recent debates about the role of patents amongst intellectual...
View ArticleRelated party transactions under Companies Act, 2013
Key changes which have been done in Companies Act, 2013 under related party transactions: Central government approval of these transactions has been done away with. The ambit of these transactions has...
View ArticleTaxation aspects of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
This article is written by Amrita Basu, a student of New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed) University, Pune. An Non-Government Organisation,as we understand, is engaged with socio-economic...
View ArticleHow to deal with malicious complaints of Sexual Harassment
How to deal with malicious complaints of Sexual Harassment Lot of articles and data reports are doing the rounds on the internet highlighting the loopholes present in the Sexual Harassment of Women at...
View ArticleFinancing transactions between group companies: Regulation of investment,...
This article is written by Pratyush Pandey, a student of NLU DELHI. Companies Act, 2013 has introduced major changes in the governance of companies. The concept of loan and investment by companies has...
View ArticleNew life for Dormant Companies under Companies Act, 2013
This article is written by Yash Bagra, a student of the Institute of Law, Nirma University. A very important concept or say update under the Companies Act of 2013 is of dormant companies. There are...
View ArticlePrivate equity deals in India – A new trend for controlling the management
Until very recently, Indian private equity (PE) firms works in a very different fashion in comparison with the PE firms in the west. Most of the deals in the west are leveraged buyouts of family...
View ArticleRole of auditor under new Companies Act, 2013
This article is written by Megha Bhatia. Sections 138 to 148 of the Companies Act deal with accounts, audit and auditors. These provisions will have far reaching implications for the audit profession....
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