Social Stock Exchanges: How far effective in promoting the social sector?

25 Jun 2020 10:37 AM IST

The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition in September 2016, mandated the government to audit and keep a check on the use of public funds, by NPOs. These entities, based on their nature, are required to be registered under law to obtain specific tax incentives, under Section 12A and 80G

Blockchain and law

24 Jun 2020 05:46 AM IST

There is a need to have a dedicated Blockchain legislation, to address and handle the specific legal, policy, regulatory issues surrounding Blockchain.

Suitability of Section 149 IPC and Fundamental Rights: A review

23 Jun 2020 05:59 AM IST

The scrutiny of Section 149 IPC on the touchstone of Fundamental Rights has become the need of the hour because of the alarming misuse of the section by the prosecuting agencies.

Liability of a non-executive director: Neither behind the wheel nor the veil

22 Jun 2020 05:26 AM IST

Non-Executive Directors may often find themselves implicated in various offences, there exist enough safeguards in their favour, such as the protection under Section 149(12) of the Act, so long as they can prove or satisfy the courts/ authorities of their lack of knowledge, consent, connivance, neglect, and that they exercised

Centre-state relations and powers in handling the Covid-19 pandemic

22 Jun 2020 05:24 AM IST

The world at present is going through one of the worst medical crisis in the history of mankind. More than 200 countries have been affected due to the outbreak of the contagious Covid-19 virus. India is not excluded from the worldwide disaster either. It may take some more time for

Revisiting PIL Jurisprudence

20 Jun 2020 04:59 AM IST

The backlash against the misuse of PIL led to the Supreme Court seeking to streamline PIL. The case often cited is that of Balwant Singh Chaufal (2010), where the court detailed the origin, development and misuse of PIL jurisprudence.

Civilisationalism and Ethnocentrism: What’s the Difference?

19 Jun 2020 04:05 AM IST

The natural, legitimate and fundamental human aspiration of a people or a civilisation is to preserve the integrity of the one place it can call its natural homeland.

The Facebook & Jio Deal : A Unicorn

19 Jun 2020 04:04 AM IST

This could be the transformation of JIO from a pure play telecom player to emerge as a full-service digital company

Would English be permitted in subordinate courts of Haryana?

18 Jun 2020 05:17 AM IST

Case being keenly watched by many national and international companies and businesses operating out of Gurgaon and other districts of Haryana.

Medical device market & regulatory system failures, future and priorities

17 Jun 2020 04:41 AM IST

Poor device safety and functionality have been crucially related to legislative loopholes which make it easy for device makers to get their products in the market before proper testing.

Covid-19 and tenancy agreements: Pity or humanity?

16 Jun 2020 05:09 AM IST

In India, every state has its own mechanism of rent control laws and evolution of this can be traced when the first rent control act was enacted in 1918 immediately after the First World War. These were enacted to provide relief to the tenants against the demand of excessive rent