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Interviewing Sarosh Zaiwalla
LawZ profiles herewith, Sarosh Zaiwalla who is credited with handling more than 12000 international cases relating to Energy, Maritime and Construction. There is no doubt, that he is one of the most discussed solicitors of Indian origin in UK today. His firm Zaiwalla & Co. is ranked very high especially when it comes to litigation…
The GST
By Rohit Jain & Harsh Shah The proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) is clearly the biggest and the most awaited indirect tax reform in the country. GST, as proposed, is likely to be a tax on goods and services with a comprehensive and continuous chain of set-offs from the point of production of goods/provision…
The Recent Rollback of E.P.F. Reforms
By Aniruddh Shastree The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF in short) was constituted in the year 1952 through an Act for the purpose of instituting provident fund, pension and deposit linked insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishments. In construing the provisions of the Act, we have to bear in mind that it is…
Alexander the Great: His Incredible Indian Campaigns, Stallion Bucephalus & Mysterious Death
By Anoop Bose, Advocate, Supreme Court of India The legendary Macedonian King Alexander III famously known as Alexander the Great (who was educated by the titanic Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle and slept with the venerable Greek poet Homer’s monumental epic under his pillow), who brought to its knees formidable Persian empire and was universally…
Consumer Protection Bill
By Advocate Khushbu Sahu Misleading advertisements, tele-marketing, multi-level marketing, direct selling and e-tailing The proposed amendment seeks to ensure that no person engages himself in unfair trade practices or takes part in the publication of any advertisement which is false or misleading. In order to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers CCPA will…
Efficacy and Efficiency of Proposed A.R.T. Bill, 2013
By Pradip Kashyap & Pooja B. Marriage is the age-old institution pregnant with the objective of legalization of love making and procreation of children. A married woman with a child is given more regard not only in her family but also in society. Infertility, impotency or incapacity of any partner or of a couple poses…
Can Fictional Characters Be Protected
By Vikash Kumar Bhogat Fictional characters are outcome of creativity, however, neither copyright law nor trademark law grants protection to these fictional characters. Fictional characters, different from graphical characters, is a word portrait of which physical appearance and characterization reside in the minds of reader. Consequently, there is rampant exploitation of rights of owner by…
Swami Vivekananda’s Historic Tête-à-Tête with Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata
By Anoop Bose, Advocate, Supreme Court of India The day of 31st May, 1893 was a watershed landmark in India’s long and chequered history. S.S. Empress of India, a 16,992 ton luxury steamship belonging to the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, embarked on a voyage from the Japanese port of Yokohama to the Canadian port of…
Motor Vehicle Accidents and Compensations
By Dr. Sailaja Petikam The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 makes the insurance of motor vehicle against third party risks, compulsory for the motor vehicles to be used in public places. The object of the provision is to protect the interest of a third party, who suffers by the use of the said vehicle. The insurance…
Live-In Relationship
By Shalini Tyagi ‘The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it – and sometimes three.’ – Alexandre Dumas Marriage (also called matrimony or wedlock) is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It’s an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged.…