Several legislations exist that govern conveyance of title of property, one of which is the The Transfer of Property Act (TPA), 1882. Prior to the existence of the said act, property transfers in India were primarily customary. So, the British Queen appointed the First Law Commission to draft an act as a codification to the…
View detailsAs rightly stated by Heidegger, technology is nothing but a means to an end. It is simply a tool which is employed by human users to serve their purpose and make life easier for them. The same has been clarified by Andrew Feenberg’s summarisation of this theory. The instrumentalist theory, as he defines it, primarily states…
View detailsOne of the key components of intellectual property rights is Copyright. It is a legal right granted to creators of literary and artistic work. It gives them exclusive rights over their original work to use or/and distribute it. Satisfaction of two criteria is required for the extension of such a right namely, originality and tangibility.…
View detailsAlice Corporation Private Limited had a patent claim over a “Computer implemented scheme for mitigating ‘settlement risk’ by using a third-party intermediary”.[1] CLS seeked a declaratory judgement before the US Supreme Court contesting Alice’s claim to be “invalid, unenforceable, or not infringed.”[2] The court held that in accordance with the exception to Section 101 of the US…
View detailsEmergency arbitrators (EA) are recognized as an alternative of courts for providing interim relief before the constitution of the arbitral tribunal, for the purpose of adjudication of the merits of a particular claim. Most progressive arbitration jurisdictions like Singapore and other Scandinavian countries have a statutory provision for recognition of such arbitrators. However, in India,…
View detailsBlinkit (formerly Grofers) was founded in December 2013 by Albinder Dhindsa and Saurabh Kumar. After completing his graduation from IIT Delhi, Mr.Dhindsa went to work in the US where he met Mr. Kumar. Later, Mr. Dhindsa left his job to get an MBA from Columbia University and then joined Zomato. Meanwhile, Mr. Kumar was trying his…
View detailsLicious is India’s first D2C Unicorn, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The Company was launched in October 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta. Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta had previously worked for Futurisk Insurance and Helion Ventures, respectively. Mr. Hanjura has a biotechnology degree and is an Indian Institute of Insurance alumnus. Mr. Gupta is a rank-holding commerce graduate and chartered accountant. The company…
View detailsINTRODUCTION Muslim law is a religious rule that applies to anybody who is Muslim by birth or through conversion. Islamic law, on the other hand, is centred on a man’s responsibilities or obligations rather than his rights. The term Islam means ‘complete submission to God,’ while the word Muslim means ‘who devoted himself to God.’…
View detailsINTRODUCTION Hindu law is composed of different texts and scriptures; the development of Hindu law was both natural and, at times, aided by laws implemented during the British period. There are two types of Hindu legal sources: ancient and modern. Ancient sources include religious texts such as shrutis and smritis, as well as several Upanishads,…
View detailsOn violation of fundamental rights by a governmental body or by the state authorities, the aggrieved person can approach the court under articles 32 and 226 by filing a writ petition. However, can a court breach a fundamental right. And if it does, what could be the possible remedy? In this article, we will deal…
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