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March 2, 2022

   “Grave and Sudden Provocation”
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                                        Analyzing the “last” jury trial in India? “ If the crowds outside had known who the lone dissenter was, they would have lynched me. But I saw the evidence and it was apparent that he killed him.”     -Reginald Pierce, Juror, Nanavati Trial   Introduction  A jury refers to a “a group of people…

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Doctrine of Lis Pendens
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Introduction: Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act of 1882 codified the doctrine of Lis Pendens. Lis Pendens means “pending suit” in Latin, with “Lis” meaning “litigation” and “Pendens” meaning “pending.” Lis Pendens is derived from the Latin phrase “ut lite pendente nihil innovetur,” which means “in a pending action, nothing new shall be…

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Piracy of Design Under the Design Act,2000
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Just like other intellectual properties, Design is also subject to infringement. Design infringement is the illegal act in which using of the registered design, or fraudulent copying of the registered design, without permission or authorization from the owner of such a registered design. IN such a case an owner of a registered design can go…

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