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- Surrogacy in India - Get a Womb!on Mar 22, 2013 in competition family law legislation contract law medical law conflict of laws women's laws surrogacyIntroductionIn ancient times surrogacy cases were rarely spoken about and were never documented. Traces and hints of surrogacy can be found in Mahabharata[1], in relation to the birth of Balaram, the brother of Krishna[2]. The earliest clear record o...
- Introduction to Property Tax in Indiaon Mar 15, 2013 in Transfer of Property Act lawyers india income tax act Real Estate Taxation Property tax leaseProperty tax in India is not as easy to understand as someone might think. However, if we dissect it into smaller and simpler to understand parts, it will definitely make things a lot easier.The property tax rates in India have been rationalized to m...
- SC- Hindu Woman Entitled to Same Property Rights as other Male SiblingsThe Supreme Court in the case of Ganduri Koteshwaramma & Anr. vs Chakiri Yanadi & Anr. held that a Hindu lady will have equal property rights as her other male siblings, for partitions made in intestate succession after September 2005.A Divis...
- Trademark Dilution: Yea or Nay(Also read our previous post on the basics of 'Trademark Dilution')“None should be continued to be allowed to use a world famed name to goods which have no connection with the type of goods which have generated the world wide reputation.”[1]-&nbs...
- Cash Compensation Received by a Member of Housing Society Under Redevelopment Scheme, “Capital Receipt” not “Revenue receipt”The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal at Mumbai, in the case of Kushal K Bangia, Mumbai v. Assessee (ITA/No. 630/Mum/2006) (the entire case can be found here.) held that the cash compensation received by a member of the housing society under a rede...
- Bringing Home the Law: Getting Domestic Workers within the Ambit of Labour LawAlso read our other article on Bringing Domestic Workers within the Ambit of Labour Law by Shashank Sahay§ Introduction:- Domestic workers carry out a range of household services, from providing care for children and elderl...
- Lacunae in the Right to Information Act, 2005† “A rights-based enactment is akin to a welfare measure. [It] should receive a liberal interpretation.[1]”The Right to Information Act boosts transparency and eliminates exceptions provided under the Freedom to Information Act, 2000 and t...
- Legal Internship- Indian Law Firms, LPOs and NGOsGiven below is a list of law firms where one can apply for legal internship/articleship along with the departments or areas of practice of the firm, address, e-mail address, website and procedure for applying. We have endeavored to cover l...
- Professional Ethics in the Legal Proffession:- A Dying Concept?on Dec 23, 2012“Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also our feeling.”-Valdemar W. Setzer IntroductionOpen the newspaper on any regular day and you will see news such as doctor being...
- Professional Ethics in the Legal Profession:- A Dying Concept?on Dec 23, 2012 in legal ethics india dying concept lawyers professional ethics medical ethics legal professionAlso read article on Should Indian Lawyers be Allowed to be Paid on Contingency Basis“Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also our feeling.”-Valdemar W. Setzer Introdu...
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