Author: Abhishek Rajiv

’21 Week 9 (26/02-03/03)

This week saw major developments in the legal arena with the Supreme Court of India allowing High Courts to quash FIRs using the writ jurisdiction and the Westminster Magistrate Court allowing the extradition of Nirav Modi to India and much more. Happy Reading!

TeLawgram

’21 Week 8 (19/02 – 25/02)

Greetings! This week has seen significant developments in the legal arena with the notification of the latest OTT regulations in India to the enactment of the New Media Law in Australia.
Happy Reading!

Antitrust

EU’S Continuing Saga of Investigating Amazon’s Antitrust Practices

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date February 23, 2021
No Comments on EU’S Continuing Saga of Investigating Amazon’s Antitrust Practices

Arjun Chakladar & Devanshi Prasad Introduction The European Union Commission (the Commission) has recently resolved to investigate allegations relating to anti-competitive practices undertaken by Amazon.com Inc. The Commission’s investigation and its various allegations will have significant effect on various antitrust practices and domestic jurisprudences across the world. The inquiry stems from the dual role played […]

TeLawgram

’21 Week 7 (11/02 – 18/02)

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date February 21, 2021
No Comments on ’21 Week 7 (11/02 – 18/02)

Hello! This past week has seen several developments ranging from the Supreme Court stating that Trial Courts cannot impose life imprisonment to the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal passing judgment on 9 Liberation War prisoners. Happy Reading!

Tags aggravating factors, Anti-Balaka, Antitrust, Apple, Apple App Store, Asia Internet Coalition, Australia, Bail, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War, Central African Republic, Code of Criminal Procedure, compounding offences, Crimes against Humanity, CrPC, Custodial violence, Cyber Security Bill, Defamation, Epic Games, EU, fine, Good Faith, grievous hurt, ICC, International Crimes Tribunal, Jharkhand High Court, legal heirs, legal principles, Liberation War, life imprisonment, M J Akbar, MeToo Movement, Murder, Myanmar, Nigerian Oil Spill, Okpabi v Shell, Police Brutality, Priya Ramani, PTC II, remainder of life, Section 302, sexual harassment, Shell oil spill, Supreme Court, UK, UK Supreme Court, United Kingdom, Victim Compensation, Vishaka guidelines, War Crimes, work place

TeLawgram

’21 Week 5 ( 28/01- 03/02)

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date February 7, 2021
No Comments on ’21 Week 5 ( 28/01- 03/02)

This week has witnessed several developments! We travel to Delhi, Australia, Portugal and Congo to explore developments in a variety of areas including public law, international criminal law and media law! Happy Reading!

TeLawgram

TeLawgram Jan, 2021 – Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 31, 2021
3 Comments on TeLawgram Jan, 2021 – Roundup

Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Supreme Court staying the Bombay High Court judgment which ruled that skin-to-skin contact necessary for offence of ‘sexual assault’ under POCSO to the US Congressional Commission declaring a ‘possible genocide’ against Uighurs in China.
Happy Reading!

Tags Aarogya Setu, Abortion Law, Allahabad High Court, Arbitration, Arbitration Clause, Argentina, Award, Bad Faith, Basic Law, Bombay High Court, Bribe, Cattle slaughter, Central Government, Central Vista, China, Choi Soon-sil, Cognizable, Contract, Counter Proposal, COVID, Covid-19, Delhi High Court, Dual Citizenship, Earnest Money Deposit, Environmental Clearance, Europe, Facebook, Fines, Genocide, Heritage Conservation Committee, Hong Kong, Imprisonment, India, Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Indian Contract Act, Interference, IPC, Japan, Japan Nationality Law, Japanese Constitution, Judicial Independence, Karnataka, Karnataka High Court, Latin America, Legalise Abortion, Live-Body Donation, Lutyens Delhi, MEITY, National Security Law, Offence, Offer, Ordinance, Organ Donation, Outraging Modesty, Park Geun-hye, Personal Data Protection Bill, POCSO Act, Presidential Impeachment, Presidential Pardon, Procedure, Public Consultation, Redevelopment Project, RTI, Search, Seoul, Sexual Assault, South Korea, Supreme Court, Tenders, Trade Law, Trump, Uighurs, Vajubhai Vala, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law, WhatsApp, WhatsApp Privacy Policy, Writs, WTO

TeLawgram

You’ve Got TeLawgram: 2020 Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 1, 2021
No Comments on You’ve Got TeLawgram: 2020 Roundup

2020 was a tough year for all of us. Regardless, the world has marched on. Countless changes have been wrought worldwide, in all spheres, including law. In furtherance of our goal of providing our readers with updates, we have collected the largest updates over the past year, in India, and have presented them with a curated reading list for your perusal.
Happy Reading!

Tags Aarogya Setu, Academia, Affirmative Action, Allahabad High Court, Amendment, Andhra Pradesh, Article 14, Article 21, Article 33, Ayodhya, Ayodhya verdict, Babri Masjid, Babri Masjid Demolition, Bombay High Court, Burden of Proof, CBI, CBI Special Court, Central Bureau of Investigation, Child Sex Abuse, Children, Classification, Code of Criminal Procedure, Constitution, Constitution of India, Contempt of COurt, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Coronavirus, COVID, Covid-19, Criminal Law, Criteria, Custody, Dalvir Singh, Definition, Delayed Justice, Delhi High Court, Democracy, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr., Dying Declaration, E-Courts, E.V. Chinnaiah, Equality, Evidence, Evidence Law, Fake News, Father Thomas Kottoor, Female Army Officers, Forensic Science, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Hathras, Hathras Case, High Court, Hindu Endowments, Hindu Marriage Act, Humanitarian Crisis, Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Investigation, Justice Arun Mishra, Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Krishna Murari, Kashmir Lockdown, Kerala High COurt, Lapse in Criminal Procedure, Libgen, Lockdown, Madhya Pradesh, Marriage, Media Houses, Media Trials, Migrant Workers, MSME, MSME Act, Murder trial, NALSA v. Union of India, Open Access Movement, Overcrowding, Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Pandemic, Parents, Parole, Permanent Commission, POCSO, Police, Prashant Bhushan, Preferential treatment, Presumption of Innocence, Prima Facie instances of violence, Prisoners, Prithvi Raj Chauhan v. Union of India & Ors., Publishers, Punjab, Puttuswamy, Ram Janma Bhoomi, Rape, Regulation, Release, Right of Administration, Right to Health, Right to Internet, Right to Privacy, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, Schedules Caste, Science, SciHub, Section 144, Section 18A, Sentencing, Shebaitship, Shyamlal Devda & Ors. v. Parimala, Sister Abhaya, Sister Abhaya murder, Sister Sephy, Speedy Trial, Sub-classification, Supreme Court, Tablighi Jamaat, The Secretary Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya, Transgender Identity, Transgender Persons Act, Travencore Royal Family, Tweets, Twitter, Under Trial Period

Arbitration

Enforcement of Bilateral Investment Treaty Arbitral Awards in India: A Quandary

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date December 21, 2020
1 Comment on Enforcement of Bilateral Investment Treaty Arbitral Awards in India: A Quandary

Akash Gupta & Ashutosh Choudhary Introduction Investment Arbitration involves Bilateral Investment Treaties (‘BITs’), signed between two countries, where ‘investment protection’ is guaranteed with respect to investments of the investors in contracting states from other contracting states. In case of infringement of any of the standards of protection under the BIT, guaranteeing investment protection, the investors […]

TeLawgram

20.11.20 – 27.11.20

Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Madras High Court passing an interim order against sexual advertisements to the EU Court of Justice finding fleeing military draft as a ground for granting asylum. Happy Reading!

Tags Advertisements, Amazon, Amnesty International, Arbitration, Article 24, Asylum, Cable TV Regulation Act, Censorship, Children, Cinematographic Act, Competition Law, debt schemes, Delhi High Court, Emergency Arbitrator, EU, European Court of Justice, European Union, exemption, Franklin Templeton, Free Speech, Freshfields, Future Group, GDPR, General Clauses Act, Germany, Global Security Act, Google, Hannover, Income Tax Act, investment, Journalism, Karnataka High Court, Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, Kerala Police (Amendment) Withdrawal Ordinance, Kerala Police Act, Madras High Court, Marijuana, Marijuana Legalisation, Military Drafting, mutual funds, No-deal Brexit, Opioid, Opioid Crisis, OxyContin, Press Freedom, Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, Purdue Pharma, Reliance, Restructuring, Retrospective, Right to be forgotten, Right to Privacy, royalty, search engine, search results, Section 40(a)(iib), service, Singapore Arbitration Centre, Supreme Court, Sweden, Syria, tax, UK LLP, VAT, Women

TeLawgram

13.11.20 – 19.11.20

Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Tamil Nadu Government considering regulating online gambling to the Asia Pacific states entering into a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Happy Reading!

Tags Article 21, Article 21A, Asia-Pacific States, Australia, BBMp, Beggary, Bill 13, Bill of Rights, Cable Television Act, Canada, Child Rights, China, Code of Civil Prodecue, Companies Act, Criminal Prosecution, Delhi High Court, Digital Charter, Duma, Europe, European Union, Ex Parte Injunctions, Executive Commission, Free Trade Deal, Guidelines, H-1B Visa, Hong Kong, Hong Kong City Government, Immigration, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Interim Relief, IPCC, Japan, Karnataka High Court, LGBT Equality, LGBT Rights, LGBTQI+, Madras High Court, Media, Navdeep Bains, Online Gambling, Police Brutality, Presedential Immunity, Privacy, Putin, Ramil Nadu, RCEP, Regulation, Regulations on online gaming, Russia, Scheme, Section 9, South Korea, State Immunity, Supreme Court, Tablighi Jamaat, Travel Ban, Trump, US, Winding up proceedings