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The rights of a consumer cannot be protected fully unless there is complete enforcement of the orders passed by the relevent consumer fora. Providing speedy redressal of justice in a complaint which the forum finds to be just is one the objectives of the Consumer Protection ...
Corruption in any form is dangerous to society as it impedes and retards its growth. Businesses also get affected by the prevailing corruption in the world everywhere. Recently, the UK has brought about the UK Bribery Act 2010 to take the bull of corruption by its horns. Lex...
The international IPR Regime governed by TRIPS Agreement, India's progress towards fulfillment of obligations there under and the developed world’s TRIPS Plus IPR protection and enforcement agenda, and the use of plurilateral and bilateral mechanisms to bypass multilateral a...
"We will not keep our eyes closed. You take it [agricultural land] from one side and give it to the other. This has to go and if it does not go, this court will step in to ensure that. It is development of one section of society only..." Supreme Court while hearing petitions...
India is an important market for the international business community. But while India's positive economic outlook and regulatory reforms have made it an attractive investment destination, there remain formidable challenges for foreign investors doing business in India. Asce...
In another major policy reform, the foreign direct investment (FDI) norms have been relaxed. It is expected that this move will not only promote the competitiveness of India as an "investment destination", but will also boost the FDI and technology inflows into t...
The wait has ended! India's merger control regime has arrived with the Government giving effect to long-awaited merger control provisions under the Competition Act 2002. What are the salient features? To what extent will the M&A activity be impacted? What will be...
The M&A activity in India having leapt rapidly in the last year after its descent in 2008, is firmly set on the path to creating a new record in 2011. Lex Witness tracks the surge, mammoth earnings, facets, regulatory riddle and legal maze of India's M&A market.....
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 framed by Sir James Fitzjames Stephen is one of the most intrinsic and important Acts administered by the civil and criminal laws of the country. Many judges and legal scholars applaud that the ordinary or common sense reasoning play...
