Rahul Ranjan A 2022 judgment, Deepak Sethi v. State of Uttarakhand (‘Sethi’), seems to have gone unnoticed by many observers, but potentially opens up questions about the guidelines given in the case of Satender Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation (‘Antil’) for Category A offences. The Sethi judgment of the Uttarakhand High Court categorically observed […]
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Sankalp Srivastava Introduction This article is written broadly in the context of the documented categories of misuse of the Aadhaar regime to impose mandatory authentication by private players and the State. For instance, private service providers continue to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing their services. In many cases, it goes unreported, but there are documented […]
Vansh Singh and Niyati Trivedi Introduction In his keynote speech at the first session of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) emphasised the important connection between ‘Law and Medicine,’ particularly highlighting the widespread problem of quackery as a significant issue impacting the country. The Chief Justice of India (CJI) […]
Ishita Warghat Introduction In recent years, the intersection between Intellectual Property Rights (‘IPR’) and Arbitration has emerged as a significant legal terrain, raising complex questions about the arbitrability of IPR disputes. India, with its robust legal system, stands at the forefront of this evolving landscape. Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 talks […]
Madhumitha L. I. Introduction Section 31(7) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘1996 Act’) enunciates the Indian position on the award of interest in arbitrations. The Arbitration Act, 1940 (‘1940 Act’) was silent on the jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal in awarding pre-reference and pendente lite interest as well as the restrictions, if any, […]
