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As with almost everything in this complicated world, paper work is often the bane   Indians are becoming avid travellers, at home and abroad. There are, however, turbulences, even before take-off. As with almost everything in this complicated world, paper work is often the ..

Women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi's announcement that juveniles committing rape, murder or heinous crimes, should be tried as adults has refuelled the controversy  on lowering the age bar of juvenile to 16 from 18 years. Juvenile Justice amendment Bill is pending consideration of Rajyasabha after being passed by Loksabha. NCRB data revea..

1. PROLOGUE   The displayed write-up in public domain deserves to be, going by the not-so-obvious wisdom in the cryptic saying - better late than never, commended as not too late but timely. And it makes for a really inspirational and thought-provoking reading; so, mig..

These days most of the workplaces have become automated to be more efficient. Case management softwares, like trademark management software, have facilitated the work environment to be more disciplined, structured and efficient.   A brief about the features of ..

Many of our readers, their friends, clients or acquaintances, must have heard this line. Translated into acceptable English from Marathi, it means, ‘not our Section’. In other words, ‘Get lost. You have come to the wrong place’. Many a poor folk takes this response as the final answer. Unfortunately, it is not only the police who mouth thi..

SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS “HOLDING OF SPECIFIED SECURITIES AND SHAREHOLDING PATTERN”   SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations) p style="te..

INTRODUCTION   The issue of exploitation of women and children as domestic workers is frequent and regularly reported. With no rights and rules to fall back on, the domestic helps, mostly migrants from eastern states, have become contemporary slaves. It..

Due to the boom in the industry of e-commerce and tremensdous increase in e-crimes, electronic evidence gained its importance and it has involved into a fundamental pillar of communication, processing and documentation. The various forms of evidence are increasingly being used in both Civil & Criminal Litigations. During trials, Judges are often asked to dete..

International business trade is facing an unprecedented threat of frauds from organized crime, particularly, an intelligent, knowledgeable group of hackers and recent fraud with ONGC is one of the crime involving huge amount of Rs. 197 Cr. Such scams earlier known as Man-In-the-Email Scam now involves sophisticated modus operandi and targets businesses working wi..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Bill, 2015 taking into consideration the Law Commission's recommendations and suggestions received from stake holders. The Government of India has decided to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by introdu..

Anyone who has had the misfortune of lodging a complaint with the police will tell you how difficult it is   Burking, as a term, has a quaint and macabre origin. In 1828, a man of Irish origin killed 16 Scots in 10 months. An average of one every 18 days. Since th..

Introduction In exercise of the powers conferred under the relevant provisions of the SEBI Act,1992 read with Section 31 of the Securities Contracts(Regulation)Act,1956,the above Regulations have been notified by SEBI on September 2, 2015 and shall become effective from December1,2015 i.e., ninety ..

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (The AC ACT 1996 = The Act) enacted in 1996 is an Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to domestic arbitration, international commercial arbitration and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. The Act is based on the Model Law adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in 1985. T..

The legal definition of rape has changed. Previously, rape was restricted to physical touching of the genitals; the expanded version includes mere non-consensual physical contact. The line between rape and molestation is being blurred.   The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of a man b..

Normally, the country where the Will is executed is the country the laws of which apply to the method of execution   We have had multiple sessions on “Understanding Wills” at Moneylife Foundation; all rather entertaining and instructive for everyone, includ..