Intellectual Property Rights or IPR are the legal rights to protect the creative, artistic or inventive works of the individual(s). One of such right is…
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Laws pertaining to Media & Elections and Role of Media in Elections
Media plays an indispensable role in a democracy. In India, the media is regarded as the fourth organ of the state, the others being, executive,…
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Rights of Broadcasting Organizations and of performers under the Copyright Act, 1957
A “performer”, according to the Copyright Act, 1957 means a person who by acting, singing, playing an instrument, dancing or in some other way performs…
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Scope, Extent, Procedure and Benefits of Registration of Copyright in India
Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings.…
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Ownership of Copyright and Rights of Copyright Owners in India
INTRODUCTION The provisions of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright Rules, 1958 as amended from time to time and applicable as on today,…
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Labour Policy and Laws in India: Everything you need to know
Different governments have different developmental goals for their economy. Generally, these include a faster growth of national income, alleviation of poverty, and reduction of income…
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FREEDOM OF PRESS & MEDIA: ALL THE IMPORTANT CASES AND LANDMARK JUDGEMENTS
“Freedom of Press is an article of faith with us, sanctioned by our Constitution, validated by four decades of freedom and indispensable to our future…
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Trademark infringement and its remedies
A trademark is capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from that of another when used in trade and it is used…
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Adultery? How section 497 was violative of the rights of women?
History has witnessed that women have always been treated as second-class citizen. In the middle ages, the Doctrine of Coverture was developed in England as…
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Can a Trademark be Jointly Owned?
According to section 24 of The Trade Marks Act, 1999, when two or more persons or legal entities come together for creating a joint entity…
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ADM Jabalpur v Shivkant Shukla Case Analysis( Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency; The Habeas Corpus Case)
Citation: AIR 1976 SC 1207 Bench: A.N. Ray, M. Hameedullah Beg, Y.V. Chandrachud, Hans Raj Khanna, P.N. Bhagwati The 1975 Emergency is considered by many…
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S.R. Bommai v. Union of India Case Analysis (Misuse of Article 356 of Indian Constitution)
Citation: (1994) 3 SCC 1 Bench: S. Ratnavel Pandian, A.M. Ahmadi, P.B. Sawant, K. Ramaswamy, S.C. Agrawal, Yogeshwar Dayal, B.P. Jeevan Reddy, Kuldip Singh. Article…
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Shayara Bano vs Union Of India Case Analysis (Triple Talaq case)
Name of the case: Shayara Bano v. Union of India Citation: AIR 2017 9 SCC 1 (SC) Date of Judgment: 22nd August, 2017 Parties Involved:…
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Indra Sawhney v Union of India Case Analysis (Reservation cap in Jobs)
Case Name: Indra Sawhney v Union of India Citation: AIR 1993 SC 477, 1992 Supp 2 SCR 454 Date of Judgement: 16th November 1992 Bench:…
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Plea Bargaining in India: All you need to know
The modern concept of plea bargaining had originated in the United States where it has evolved it to become an integral part of the American…
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I.C. Golaknath and Ors. v. State of Punjab Case Analysis (Validity of 1st and 7th Constitutional Amendments and Scope of Article 13)
Full case name: I.C. Golaknath and Ors. v. State of Punjab1 Bench: K. Subba Rao, C.J., C.A. Vaidialingam, G.K. Mitter, J.C. Shah, J.M. Shelat, K.N.…
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Olga Tellis v/s Bombay Municipal Corporation,1985 SCC (3) 545 Case Analysis
Citation : 1985 SCC (3) 545 Bench : 5 judges bench C.J. Y.V. Chandrachud A.V. Varadarajan O. Chinnappa Reddy S. Murtaza Fazal Ali V.D. Tulzapurkar…
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MC Mehta v. Union Of India (1986) Case Analysis (Oleum gas leak case)
The case also popularly known as oleum gas leak case is one of the landmark judgement of the Indian Judiciary. The case came after the…
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Marital Rape Laws in India and internationally: All you need to know
What is Marital Rape? Marital Rape is a term that describes the sexual intercourse between a man and his wife without the wife’s consent. There…
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Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India Case Analysis (Interconnection between Articles 14, 19 and 21)
Case Name : Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India Citation : 1978 AIR 597, 1978 SCR (2) 621 Bench : M.H. Beg, C.J. , P.N.Bhagwati,…
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