At the European Union level, although the possibility of having a comprehensive legal framework dealing with cyber crimes was not a far stretched idea owing to the cooperation at the Union level, however, this idea was not considered until the late 1990s. Taking into account the growing incidents of cyber crimes, their peculiar nature, and […]
The concept of rule of law finds its origin in the rulings of Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke[1] wherein he emphasised the significance of the King being under the law. However, it was only later that A. V. Dicey in his book: Introduction to the study of the Law of the Constitution, 1885[2], tried developing […]
By: Tanisha Yadav INTRODUCTION: Sport is that social phenomenon that has existed from a very long time in all levels of society. It represents the country’s culture and affects people’s lifestyle, health, values, social status, country’s relation, fashion trends, etc. It is a type of game or contest where people get involved and perform physical […]
By: Bodhisattwa Majumder “That’s the positive aspect of trade I suppose. The world gets stirred up together. That’s about as much as I have to say for it.” ― Isabel Hoving, The Dream Merchant Beginning the article with a “positive” quote was indeed the irony, in the ages where the world is scared of being […]
By: Pallavi Tiwari INTRODUCTION Sports are said to form 1-5 percent of the GDP and thus are very important for economy and various related companies. As far as the recent trend is concerned Indian Premier League (IPL) is going on and this is the most appropriate example to understand the connection between sports, marketing and […]
– By Apoorva Mishra The plaintiffs entered into an Agreement dated 9th April, 2000 with Balaji Telefilms Pvt. Ltd., in order to create, compose and produce 262 episodes of a television serial entitled “KYUNKI SAAS BHI KABHI BAHU THI”. Since then Balaji has produced episodes of the serial and their services were engaged by way […]
– By Apoorva Mishra Compulsory licensing is an involuntary licensing where the licensor is unwilling to grant the license to the willing licensee, but this entire agreement of compulsory licensing is enforced by the state, by which the licensor has to transfer the rightful authorization of the patent to the licensee, against all his wishes. […]
– By Apoorva Mishra FACTS The writ petitioner in the case was Bayer Corporation. The second respondent in the case was the DCGI and the third respondent was Cipla. The Indian Patent Office had granted the petitioner, patent number 215758 on 3 March 2008. Therefore, by virtue of Section 48 (rights of a patentee) of […]
– By Apoorva Mishra The plaintiffs entered into an Agreement dated 9th April, 2000 with Balaji Telefilms Pvt. Ltd., in order to create, compose and produce 262 episodes of a television serial entitled “KYUNKI SAAS BHI KABHI BAHU THI”. Since then Balaji has produced episodes of the serial and their services were engaged by way […]
– By Apoorva Mishra In India, media as a whole is regulated through a gamut of statutes and codes. Being one of the largest industries, its regulation is regarded significant in the interest of public and nation as a whole. The real value of such a regulation is to handle the relationship between any segment […]
– By Apoorva Mishra Everyone has a right to seek, impart and receive information under the right of freedom of expression. This right to Freedom of Information is the key to achieving many other rights, securing democracy and enabling development. It is also intended to promote a culture of openness among public authorities and to […]
– By Apoorva Mishra The strength and importance of media in a democracy is well recognized. Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution, which gives freedom of speech and expression includes within its ambit also covers freedom of press. The existence of a free, independent and powerful media plays a very important role in the democracy, […]