Blast From the Past: Concept of Joint Authorship in Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman
Shantanu Rawat
Synopsis: Today, i.e. April 23 is marked as the World Book and Copyright Day across the World as…
Blast From the Past: India’s Financial Year Pattern: A colonial practice or something more?
Our country’s financial year ended yesterday, and a new year began today. Everyone is ready to calculate taxes, balance their cash register and crunch those accounting numbers. But have you wondered why the end of March? Is it because of the British-imposed practice or does the Income Tax Act or the festival season play a role? This article aims to understand the psyche of each school of thought with historical and legal perspectives
Parliament clears the bill for 10% reservation for the economically weaker upper class
The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 which amends Article 16 of the Constitution to provide 10% reservation for the general category Economically Weaker Section for government jobs and admission to higher educational institutions. But will it pass the judicial scrutiny is what is debated.
Series Article: Monsanto vs. Nuziveedu: The whole saga
The Apex Court has set aside the Delhi HC’s Division bench judgment which rejected Monsanto’s patent claim over Bt Cotton seeds. The Court has remanded the matter back to the Single Judge to be examined in the suit on the basis of evidence. How the whole dispute unfolded and what each judgment had to say regarding the now ever-so-complex issue of Monsanto’s (apparent) patent has been discussed to give the reader a comprehensive understanding.
Blast from the Past- Constituent Assembly Debates: an underrated bedrock of the nation
The Constituent Assembly was the pioneering set of individuals who set out to create the Constitution for the world’s largest democracy. From Fundamental Rights to National Language, all controversial aspects were discussed and debated by the Assembly and became part of the Constitution, but still, there is a lack of awareness of their importance.
Not all e-commerce websites intermediaries: Analysis of Christian Louboutin v. Nakul Bajaj & Ors.
Delhi High Court’s single-judge Bench led by Justice Pratibha M Singh has brought in a much-needed clarity on qualification as an intermediary and who can, therefore, use the ‘safe harbour’ provision. The judgment analyses what factors would disqualify an e-commerce website to be categorised as an intermediary.
Blast from the Past: The story of Nuremberg Trials
Post the horrors of the Second World War, the Nazi officers responsible for the death of millions were tried in the first of its kind international trials held in Nuremberg. This article delves into the genesis, principles, and aftermath of the Nuremberg trials.
Cryptocurrency transactions and regulations
Synopsis: Cryptocurrency has been a buzzword for the last few years. As people make huge investments in them,…