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Will new legislation help reduce India’s sky-high rate of road fatalities?  A staggering 17 people an hour on average are killed on India’s roads. The country has the highest number of road accident casualties in the world – more than 1.34million lives have been lost in the past decade. p style="text-..

Strengthening subordinate judiciary - consisting of district and below level courts - is a much needed but grossly neglected reform. It has the potential to address the ever increasing problems of backlog and delay in justice dispensation and make the judiciary far more productive. A well-functioning judiciary is a sine-qua-non for sustainable economic growth, investo..

When in early 1990s, economic globalization and liberalization ensued  affecting all nations developed & developing positively in spheres of economy,  trade, commerce and industry, for well being of all subjects of nations ; then why couldn't any lawyers of those nations each that are member-states of UN, be deemed to be globalized-ly recognised as I..

In the judgment of the case - Lal Singh Marabi v. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Others , delivered on February 15, 2017, CJI Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice N.V.Ramana and Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, at the Supreme Court have ruled that both the courts below- the MAC Tribunal  and the Madhya Pradesh High Court - have not rightly decided the amount of comp..

For many law students at faculty of law (Delhi university), it was a matter of surprise to know on the other day that whether Article 35A really exist in Indian Constitution or a mere fallacy. Seminar hall was jam-packed, key speaker was the Solicitor General of India and the session went on for one hour, very soon the question answer round started, a student raised a..

By a recent Judgment High Court of Delhi rejected objection filed by Reserve Bank of India (Central Bank of India) resisting enforcement of International Arbitration award, on the ground of violation of statutory provisions, passed by an Arbitral tribunal appointed under the Rules of London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), seated in London between NTT Docomo..

Emergency arbitrator concept is considered to be, one of the most effective solutions for the major problem which has been reducing the effectiveness of an International arbitration. Because one of the major challenges faced by the arbitration community was in handling emergency situations through international arbitration process. In emergencies, where the parties ..

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (the Amendment) was recently passed by the Rajya Sabha to amend certain provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (the MB Act/st..

Starting 1st May 2017, the much awaited Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act (the 'Act') comes into effect. The ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation rece..

Maybe, just maybe, the courts are listening to what Moneylife (and Lawyersclubindia) has been saying for years. That the backlog facing the judicial system stems mainly from the frivolous litigations and malicious prosecutions, rather persecutions, that are filed every day. Add to that false affidavits, perju..

A well-dressed man, in a cabin full of books and files, who with his articulation and advocacy skills can bend the things in direction favourable to his client. Yes, this is the stereotype of a lawyer. But the legal profession has much more to it than files, argumentation and money. Emails, documents, contacts, billing, etc. have t..

Beginning from Mahabharata when the Pandavas lost their kingdom by a throw of dice, to the present day online betting business, the ‘Game of Chance' has always held a certain charm for the Indian psyche. Gambling is a popular pastime and has been a ubiquitous part of daily life from antiquity until the present. To even begin to understand the concept of gamb..

(A) Dated: APRIL 06, 2017: The Supreme Court of India: A candidate for an employment post, who applied under OBC category by availing of age relaxation and also attended the interview under OBC category, cannot claim right to be appointed under general category. p style="te..

POSH Act is referred as the Sexual-Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. While this Act is a good initiative by the Government there are some compliance issues which are not very clear in the Act. Listed herein are some common Questions asked for Compliance with this law: p styl..

1. Introduction: The World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated, on March 15th of every year to create awareness about consumer's rights with a view to promote and protect such rights. In India, Department ..