Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Legal Articles Counterfeit under Indian Intellectual Property Rights July 18, 2010 / July 18, 2010 by Pooja Tripathi | 1 Comment on Counterfeit under Indian Intellectual Property Rights 1. INTRODUCTION Counterfeiting is the passing off action of the genuine products to customers. Such products are sold under the famous establishing and manufacturing. This is nothing but the cheating consumer and running parallel operation. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) come in hand of passing off action. The statute governing IPRs recognizing such activity as […] Read more »
Miscellaneous Legal Articles Problems Faced by Working Women in India July 17, 2010 / July 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 11 Comments on Problems Faced by Working Women in India The status of Indian women has undergone considerable change. Though Indian women are far more independent and aware of their legal rights, such as right to work, equal treatment, property and maintenance, a majority of women remain unaware of these rights. There are other factors that affect their quality of life such as age of […] Read more » Legal Rights
Miscellaneous Legal Articles Child’s Actual Age Matters under Indian Law July 16, 2010 / July 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Child’s Actual Age Matters under Indian Law As per Indian law, a minor cannot be convicted in the same manner as an adult. Also, a child can never be imprisoned or given a death sentence. Indian Law: Juvenile Justice Act Governs Juveniles and Minors As per Indian law, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, defines a juvenile as a […] Read more »
Legal Articles Power of Pardon in India July 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Power of Pardon in India By Aastha Suman, 4th year, WB NUJS, Kolkata “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” –Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S President Mercy is God’s grace, a gift to the mankind which gives all an equal chance to mend ways and to correct a deviant behaviour. This might be […] Read more » India Power of Pardon
Legal Articles Malpractices of Recruitment agencies in relation to overseas recruitment June 6, 2010 by Parikshit Singh | 20 Comments on Malpractices of Recruitment agencies in relation to overseas recruitment “Aaramco coordinations posted advertisement on naukri.com and indded.co.in regarding overseas recruitment. I had applied for the same on naukri.com. After applying I had received call from aaramco coordination, Bangalore to send hard copies of my CV and educational certificates Xerox which I had couriered to them. within 3 days of courier I had again […] Read more » Malpractices of Recruitment agencies
Legal Articles RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION : SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TIBET June 4, 2010 by ektarulz | Leave a Comment Self-determination is defined as free choice of one’s own acts without external compulsion; and especially as the freedom of the people of a given territory to determine their own political status. It can also be defined as the ability or power to make decisions for oneself, especially the power of a nation to decide how […] Read more » RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION
Legal Articles LEGAL IMPORTANCE OF GSI AND IBM IN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINES June 4, 2010 / June 4, 2010 by Arunima Jha | 2 Comments on LEGAL IMPORTANCE OF GSI AND IBM IN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINES The Ministry of Mines is responsible for policy in relation to mineral wealth of the country (excepting coal and petroleum minerals and atomic minerals), and for the regulation of mines and minerals to the extent provided by legislation of Parliament. The guiding legislation in this respect is the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The […] Read more » CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINES GSI AND IBM LEGAL IMPORTANCE OF GSI AND IBM
Legal Articles TRIPS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES June 3, 2010 / June 4, 2010 by Soumya Shekhar | Leave a Comment INTRODUCTION Thomas Jefferson quoted, “If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of thinking power called an idea”[1]. But the technological advances of the modern times have not even left this one thing free. Even thinking processes are being commercialised and converted into intellectual […] Read more » Soumya Shekhar TRIPS TRIPS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Legal Articles HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO INFORMATION June 2, 2010 by Amitra Sudan Chakrabortty | 9 Comments on HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO INFORMATION ORIGIN and Meaning of RIGHT TO INFORMATION Our country is a democratic country and the persons who runs our Democratic Government are elected by the people of India . People of India elect them by exercising their voting rights in General election. So the persons running our DEMOCRATIC Government actually derive their powers to run the […] Read more » RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Corporate & Commercial Law Legal Articles NEED FOR AMALGAMATION OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION WITH CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE May 26, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment By: V.G.Ranganath During ancient time arbitration, conciliation and mediation were the means of settlement of disputes outside the formal legal system. In Ramayana, Angadha, the son of Vali approached Ravana and delivered the message of Lord Rama to opt the path of peaceful settlement. In Mahabhartha, Lord Sri Krishna endeavoured to mediate between the Pandavas […] Read more » ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE NEED FOR AMALGAMATION