Month: February 2024

Maternity Benefit Act in India: Empowering Women in the Workplace

Introduction Women’s participation in the workforce is crucial for economic growth and gender equality. In India, the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, plays a vital role in ensuring women’s rights and maternity protection. This article delves into the Act’s provisions, challenges faced by employers, alternative laws providing maternity benefits, and its impact on gender equality. The … Continue reading Maternity Benefit Act in India: Empowering Women in the Workplace

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Considerations in Dynamic Injunctions: Towards a proportional approach

Introduction In the past, site-blocking has been thought to work by enabling rights holders to get internet service providers (ISPs) to restrict domestic access to websites that are known to house or disseminate copious quantities of illegal or infringing content. The reality of online behaviour, however, is that when infringing sites are banned or taken … Continue reading Considerations in Dynamic Injunctions: Towards a proportional approach

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Evolution of Alternate Dispute Resolution: Indian Perspective

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Introduction We live in a society made up of individuals. People with different views, different opinions, different cultures, different languages, and a variety of other differences. As a result, when all of these disparities are combined, it is ubiquitous for disputes to arise. After the independence of India and with the abolition of the Privy … Continue reading Evolution of Alternate Dispute Resolution: Indian Perspective

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Protection of Whistleblowers and the Leniency Regime in India

Introduction Whistleblowers in India are protected under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 and the Companies Act, 2013. A Whistleblower is a person who files a complaint, reporting the illegal or illegitimate activities which are being carried out by the members of a company. Whistleblowing is the act of filing such a complaint to any … Continue reading Protection of Whistleblowers and the Leniency Regime in India

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Performer’s Rights under Copyright Act

Introduction According to [1]Section 2(qq) of the Copyrights Act, a “performer” is defined as someone who engages in various artistic activities, including the ones who perform dace, singing, acrobatics, conjuring activities, snake charming, delivering a lecture and others involved in making performances. Under India’s Copyright Act of 1957, performance rights were established in 1994. However, … Continue reading Performer’s Rights under Copyright Act

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International Law Governing the Armed Conflict between Russia and Ukraine

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine in 2022 raised significant concerns regarding the use of force and the principles of international law that govern it. The conflict began in February 2022 when Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine, citing concerns for the safety and security of ethnic Russians living in Ukraine. However, the use … Continue reading International Law Governing the Armed Conflict between Russia and Ukraine

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Constitutionality Of Administrative Rule Making And Its Control Mechanism Part 2

INTRODUCTION Traditionally, the basic function of the executive was to administer the law which was enacted by the legislature and the legislative power must be exercised exclusively by the legislators directly responsible to the electorate. But in recent times, in all democratic nations, a trend that is currently quite popular is that only a small … Continue reading Constitutionality Of Administrative Rule Making And Its Control Mechanism Part 2

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Enforceability of Unstamped Instruments: The Legal Perspective

Abstract In the sequence of judgements, we have witnessed the issue regarding admissibility of the instruments that are unstamped or insufficiently stamped and whether or not it can be acted upon by the courts under Section 8 and Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliations Act,1996. A seven judge bench of Supreme Court has brought … Continue reading Enforceability of Unstamped Instruments: The Legal Perspective

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M/S Saraf Exports Vs. Commissioner Of Income Tax, Jaipur-Iii | Civil Appeal No. 4822 Of 2022

Brief Facts Of The Case The present appeal filed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court pertains to assessee being dissatisfied and aggrieved by the disputed judgement passed by Hon’ble High Court of Rajasthan. Herein HC allowed the appeal filed by Revenue and went on to conclude that assessee was not allowed to claim deduction u/s 80- … Continue reading M/S Saraf Exports Vs. Commissioner Of Income Tax, Jaipur-Iii | Civil Appeal No. 4822 Of 2022

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The Conundrum Of Trademark Infringement And Keyword Advertising: A Case Analysis Of Google Llc V. Make My Trip

INTRODUCTION Recently, a division bench of Delhi High court in the case of Google LLC V. Make my Trip[i] dealt with the question that whether a trademark used as keyword for advertisement constitutes infringement of trademark. This question is of very significant nature specifically in the current era where commerce is highly driven by electronic … Continue reading The Conundrum Of Trademark Infringement And Keyword Advertising: A Case Analysis Of Google Llc V. Make My Trip

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