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Environment

The Poisoned Arrow of Section 11, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and the Proposed Amendment

Abhay Raj For decades, animal welfare sabotage has been a major concern for India’s liberation and animal rights movement. Animal welfare sabotage can be seen as a politically motivated action and a well-enumerated strategy of the empowered activists. It is a collection of actions that collapsed the Indian animal welfare regime. Using the paradigm of […]

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Antitrust

An Imposition of its Kind: CCI’s Distaste for Amazon in its Deal with Future Group

Aayush Mishra & Aditi Dehal I. Introduction In an Order dated 28 November 2019, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had assented to Amazon’s proposal to acquire 49 percent shares of Future Coupons Private Limited (FCPL). However, in what is now called a landmark imposition, the CCI has slapped a collective fine of INR 202 […]

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Arbitration

Scope of Section 11(6) for Appointment of Substitute Arbitrator: Difference of Opinion amongst Indian High Courts

Ramit Singh Introduction and Background The scheme of Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘the Act’) gives primacy to the parties to appoint an arbitrator of their choice by mutually deciding upon a procedure to do so. If the parties fail to mutually agree on the appointment of arbitrator, the court under […]