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’21 Week 12 (19/03 – 26/03)

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date March 29, 2021
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This week saw major developments in the legal arena with the Supreme Court of India deciding on multiple important cases such as the Tata Sons case and the Parliament passing the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Bill. We shall be travelling from India to New Zealand, Turkey and the United States to view various developments in policy, arbitration and intellectual property. Happy Reading!

Tags $ 1.4 billion, Amendment, Appeal, Arbitration Award, CA Sundaram, Cairn, Capitol Attack, CJI, Communal disharmony, Companies Act, Cyrus Mistry, Delhi, Digital Rights Management, Donald Trump, Federal Indictment, Femicide, Grand Jury, Hague, Harish Salve, Hate speech, India, Indian Penal Code, Justice Bopanna, Justice Ramasubramanian, Legislation, legislative history, Lieutenant Governor, Lok Sabha, Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, Mandal Judgement, Maratha reservations case, Meghalaya, mens rea, Miscarriage, mismanagement, National Capital Territory, New Zealand, Paid Leave, Proud Boys, Rajya Sabha, Ratan Tata, Reservations, Section 153A, Shapoorji Pallonji, Sick Leave, Small Scale Industrial Manufacturers Association (Regd) v. Union of India, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of India, Tata & Sons, Taxation, UK-India Bilateral Investment Treaty, winding up

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’21 Week 11 (13/03 – 18/03)

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date March 22, 2021
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Greetings! This week has witnessed several developments in criminal law, public law and arbitration. We travel to Delhi, Portugal and Japan to revisit the pro-life versus pro-choice debate, death penalty jurisprudence, LGBTQ+ rights and and much more! Happy reading!

Tags abortion, Amazon, Anti Fake- News, Arbitration, Batla House encounter, Burqa ban, Capital Punishment, Civil Settlement, Constitutionality, Death Penalty, Default Bail, Delhi District Court, Delhi HC, Derek Chauvin, Emergency Arbitrator, Emergency Award, Equality of Marriage, Euthanasia, Fundamental Right, Future Retail, George Floyd, Human Rights Protection, ICCPR, Judicial Stereotyping, life imprisonment, Malaysia, Malaysia Emergency Ordinance, Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, Minneapolis, Minority Rights, MP HC, Muslim Rights, Police, Police Brutality, Portugal, Presidente Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Principle of Parity, Racial Discrimination, Rajya Sabha, Reliance, reproductive autonomy, right to life, Royal Insult Law, Saket, SC, Sec. 167 CrPC, Sedition, Sexual Offences, SIAC, Sri Lanka, State, Thai Criminal Code, Thailand, UAPA

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’21 Week 10 (06/03 – 12/03)

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date March 14, 2021
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The past week has been fraught with judgements from various High Courts, the Supreme Court, the European Court of Justice and more. The subject of these judgements range from the Arbitration and Conciliation Act to the air pollution limits in the European Union. Apart from these, the updates also cover policy developments in countries like Spain, Germany and Switzerland. Hope you enjoy reading the updates and curated list of suggested readings!

Tags Air pollution, amici, Appointment of Arbitrator, Arbitration, Arbitration and Conciliation, banks, Brexit, Britain, BSNL, Burka, co-operative societies, Committee, Congress of Deputies, contractual dispute, Corporate due- diligence, corporate insolvency resolution process, Draft Legislation, Environment, European Court of Justice, European Union, Face coverings, Freedom of Expression, German Cabinet, Ghana, Ghana Supreme Court, Hijab, Human Rights, IBC, Insolvency, interpretation of statutes, Justice R C Chavan, K Krishna Murthy v. Union of India, LGBTQ Rights, Limitation Act, local bodies, Madras High Court, Maharashtra, Minority Rights, Muslim community, Negotiable Instruments Act, Notice of Arbitration, OBCs, object and purpose, power purchase agreement, President Akudo- Addo, Presidential Election, Quality of Environment, RBI, reading down, referendum, Religious freedom, REPCO, report, Reservations, SARFAESI, Section 138, secured creditors, Spain, suo motu petition, Supply Chain Act, Supreme Court, Switzerland, Transgender Rights, United Kingdom

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’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!

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’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!

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’21 Week 7 (11/02 – 18/02)

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date February 21, 2021
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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

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’21 – Week 6 (04/02- 11/02)

Post author By Poorvi Yerrapureddy
Post date February 14, 2021
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Greetings! This week our updates look at decisions ranging from the Madras HC’s ruling on HRC recommendations to the ICC’s ruling on jurisdiction over crimes committed in Palestine. Happy Reading!

Tags Article 370, Bankruptcy, binding, China, Coast Guard Law, contextual interpretation, corporate insolvency resolution proceedings, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Defences, discretion, Divorce, Duress, East China Sea, ECS, Family Law, Freedom of Navigation, Genocide, Human Rights, IBC Ordinance, ICC, Individual Criminal Responsibility, Insolvency, International Environmental Law, IPC, Jammu and Kashmir, Japan, Jurisdiction, Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice M R Shah, Kerala High COurt, Madras High Court, Murder, Mutual Consent, object and purpose, operational debts, Premeditation, Protection of Human Rights Act, Rajya Sabha, recommendations, Reorganisation Act, retrospective application, Rome Statute, Stressed assets, Sudden Provocation, Supreme Court, Uganda, Uighur, UNCLOS, United Kingdom, United Nations General Assembly, United States, Use of Force at Sea, War Crimes, Xinjiang

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’21 Week 5 ( 28/01- 03/02)

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date February 7, 2021
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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!

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TeLawgram Jan, 2021 – Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 31, 2021
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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

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You’ve Got TeLawgram: 2020 Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 1, 2021
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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