Anusha Maurya Grey market goods in general parlance refer to goods sold out of parallel imports or arbitrage. These goods are diverted from an authorized distribution channel to an unauthorized seller or outside the lawfully permitted distribution channel. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, transactions in these markets nowadays are on an upsurge. Unauthorized mode of […]
Month: September 2020
Ankita Amarnath Kamath Media trials have existed in India since the 20th century. Be it the 2008 Noida Double Murder case or in a more recent context, the investigations surrounding Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death – the role of mass media in shaping the opinion of the general public is undeniable. It is rightly […]
Virtual Courts: A Reality
Manan Daga & Siddharth Pankaj Tiwari India is going through testing times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and almost every industry, institution and sector has been adversely affected. However, the employment of videoconferencing in court proceedings is proving to be a boon for the Indian judiciary. The Supreme Court was able to hear over 15000 cases […]
Sakshi Jain & Adithya K S Introduction Traditional Knowledge (TK) means a unified collection of knowledge that has evolved and come into existence and has been preserved over the ages by the sustained effort of indigenous, local, or native communities passed on through generations, to such an extent. This sphere of knowledge becomes an undeniable […]
Adesh Sharma & Saksham Shrivastav As the world adjusts to a faceless pandemic, India has introduced a major overhaul of its direct taxation regime by erasing physical interface along with jurisdictional boundaries and introducing a faceless tax assessment and appeals system in its place. On August 13th, the Prime Minister launched the new Transparent Taxation […]
Geeta Kanwar Introduction Can a state-owned educational institution mandate recital of shlokas from Hindu scriptures? This question has emerged in the recent petition filed by Advocate Veenayak Shah in the Supreme Court. The plea challenges the constitutional validity of Rule 92 of Revised Education Code of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (Education Code) as violative of Article […]

Amartya Sahastranshu Singh & Manish Kumar “Freedom is what freedom does and Justice fails when Judges quail” Justice V.R Krishna Iyer Prashant Bhushan’s two tweets on 27th June 2020 and 22nd July 2020 respectively, have shaken up the apex judicial institution of India. He posted tweets censuring the last four CJIs for playing a leading […]

Abhijeet Kashyap Introduction At a time when the whole world is facing the brunt of the deadly coronavirus, citizens of Hong Kong are facing the gravest form of human rights violation. Since mid-2019 the protests in the region have been in the media’s spotlight across the world. These protests are nothing new for a nation […]

Abhiraam Shukla Introduction In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court reiterated that members of the Bar cannot earn their livelihood by any other means. The judgment was delivered during the suo moto proceedings in a case concerning financial difficulties being faced by lawyers, who are at a loss of work, amid the COVID-19 pandemic[1]. Time […]

Deeksha Karunakar & Devarshi Singh In today’s corporate ecosystem, companies often find themselves in an endless quest to stand out from their counterparts. Extensive research and development is carried out regarding each of their facets for the augmentation of the profitability and scalability of the brand. One such aspect that contributes to the uniqueness of […]