Legal Articles Human Rights Violation November 9, 2010 / November 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Human Rights Violation By: Deepesh Mittal V Year, B. A.LL.B. New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune “It is the obligation of the State to ensure everyone the right to adequate food, education and enjoyment of highest attainable standards of physical and mental health. These rights have to be respected and made available to the citizens by the […] Read more » Human Rights Violation:Deepesh Mittal
Legal Articles Protection of Trade secret and Confidential Information : India Perspective October 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Protection of Trade secret and Confidential Information : India Perspective INTRODUCTION In today’s globalised economy, the organization are protecting its intellectual property by adopting the available measures in form of patents,copyright,trademark etc. but besides these popular IP rights there are other IP rights not so popular but which are recently drawing attentions all over the world- Confidential Information and Trade Secret. Confidential information and trade […] Read more » Confidential India Information Perspective Protection Trade secret
Legal Articles CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EDUCATION IN INDIA October 17, 2010 / April 19, 2011 by Prerna Chopra | Leave a Comment By: Prerna Chopra I. INTRODUCTION “I don’t feel stupid, just inadequate. After three years of studying the law, I’m very much aware of how little I know.” – John Grisham (The Rainmaker) In the legal profession in India, professional development has traditionally been considered as a one-time affair, occurring at the stage of pre-service education. […] Read more » CONTINUING education India Legal PROFESSIONAL
Legal Articles Investments In ‘Z’ Category Stocks October 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment -An Analysis- By Sukumar Agarwal ‘Z’ Category Stocks: Companies trading on NSE, BSE and other stock exchanges in India are categorized in different segments ranging from ‘A’ to ‘Z’ segment. The ‘Z’ category of stocks is the least traded segment among the listed categories. The stocks listed in this group have low share prices and […] Read more » ‘Z’ Category in Investments Stocks Sukumar Agarwal
Legal Articles Tryst with General Public License, Version 3 (GPL v.3) October 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CONTENTS 1. Concept of GPL 2. Basic principles of Free Software 3. Use of source and non-source codes 3.1 Source code-programmer’s creativity 3.2 Conflicting interests between free software & proprietary software 3.3 Linking of codes 4. Upsurge in GPL 4.1 GPL- A Viral license 4.2 Microsoft’s concern with GPL ‘viral […] Read more » General Public License GPL v.3 Tryst Version 3 with
Legal Articles Liability for Misstatement in Prospectus: Where to stop? September 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Liability for Misstatement in Prospectus: Where to stop? BY:MANENDRA SINGH Introduction This article focuses on the wide applicability of liability provisions with respect to any misstatement made in the context of a prospectus issued by any company whereby it asks the public to invest money. The liability regime for the misstatement has been fluctuating ever since the time corporate personality came into existence. […] Read more » Legal Articles Liability for Misstatement in Prospectus: Where to stop?
Legal Articles Reconstruction and Amalgamation September 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BY:NISHANT ARORA I. INTRODUCTION The company wished to avoid being wound up and negotiated a scheme in which the existing shareholdings in the company would be transferred to a new company which would take over the company’s undertaking and assets as well as its debts. This was to be effected by a scheme for reconstruction […] Read more » Legal Articles Reconstruction and Amalgamation
Legal Articles Significance of Competition Compliance Programs in Enterprises August 22, 2010 / August 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Significance of Competition Compliance Programs in Enterprises Priyanka Mokashi Symbiosis Law School, Pune In India, as per the enactment of Competition Act, 2002 (the Act) w.e.f. 14.01.03, Competition Compliance Programs (CCPs) are necessarily required to be set up within the organization or the requisite services may be outsourced. Essentially, CCPs are required because all enterprises are expected to act in consonance with […] Read more » Significance of Competition Compliance Programs in Enterprises
Legal Articles RENT CONTROL LEGISLATIONS- A BRIEF STUDY OF HP URBAN RENT CONTROL ACT, 1987 August 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on RENT CONTROL LEGISLATIONS- A BRIEF STUDY OF HP URBAN RENT CONTROL ACT, 1987 By: Miss Bhumika Sharma* and Mr. Karan Chandel “Rent controls were introduced in the early 1900s in the United States and some other parts of the world to check uninhibited rent increases and tenant eviction during wartime housing emergencies. After World War II, there was a sudden increase in the demand for rentable housing from […] Read more » RENT CONTROL LEGISLATIONS- A BRIEF STUDY OF HP URBAN RENT CONTROL ACT
Legal Articles INHERENT POWERS OF THE HIGH COURT UNDER SECTION 482 OF CrPC July 29, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 27 Comments on INHERENT POWERS OF THE HIGH COURT UNDER SECTION 482 OF CrPC From: DIVYA VIKRAM According to Sec 26 of CrPC, 1973, Offences under the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter the “CrPC”) are divided into: 1. Offences under Indian Penal Code (IPC) ( triable by HC, Sessions Court and other court shown in the 1st Schedule to the CrPC) 2. Offences under any other law (empowers HC, when […] Read more » High Court INHERENT POWERS SECTION 482 OF CrPC