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Filing A Complaint In The Consumer Courts
BY Arvind Ranganathan The word ‘consumer’ in its simplest form means a person who buys goods, upon payment, from a trader for his personal use. This definition, over the years, has changed and a new meaning has been evolved for the word ‘consumer’. For the protection of the interests of a common man, the Government,…
Interviewing E. C. Agarwala
With Hard Work And Integrity — A Young Lawyer Should Soon Succeed Interview with Eshwar Chandra Agarwala by Renu Sharma Making a decision to take up law as a profession at an age of 13 years, Eshwar Chandra Agarwala, never changed his mind and devoted himself to this profession, although belonging to a family of…
Criminal Liability Of Shipowners
BY Capt. Ashok Bansal In the past, established and reputed shipping companies took every precaution to ensure that their ships did not infringe international laws and established practices. But by the 1970’s, liners of the early and mid twentieth century were eclipsed by large scale ocean transportation through huge bulk carries, container ships, ULCC’s and…
Legislation Watch – Competition Bill 2001
By Sheetal Ahuja Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry feel that there are many provisions in the Competition Bill which would severely stifle the growth and create obstacles for companies which seek to assume optimal size to face competition. The industry feels that the primary role of the Commission should be that of advocacy for…
POTO: A Well Thought Step
By Ajay Kashyap The need for an effective legislation to combat terrorism has become necessary following the repeal of TADA. The Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance 2001 attempts to substantially meets this requirement. Moreover, the checks incorporated in the Ordinance, it is felt, will prevent misuse of the law and safeguard the human rights of the…
What To Do When You Apprehend Arrest
By Sudhir Mittal Have you ever been in a situation where you are faced with the prospect of being arrested? Sometimes a person holding a grudge against you may implicate you in a false case in order to put you in prison. Faced with such a situation most people would break out in a cold…
Interviewing R. K. Jain
excerpts with Renu Sharma He has been the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association as many as five times and has been active in the welfare of lawyers and litigants. After completing law from Meerut University, R.K. Jain came to Delhi, not to practice law but to join politics. Although he has been in…
How Sept. 11 has Shaped the International Order For The 21st Century
By Henry A. Kissinger Sept. 11, 2001, is etched in American minds as a vast tragedy, but it is likely that history may record it as well as the turning point in shaping the international order for the 21st century. 11 ended some of the smug illusions of the 1990s, among them that international politics…
Armageddon – The End, Or The Beginning?
By Armin Wandrewala The unremitting images were an assault on the imagination – on intelligence – on emotion, as they flashed, relentlessly repetitive, on television screens round the world. This was not a scenario that called for any suspension of disbelief. It was belief that stood suspended, on that fateful day that is predicted to…
War: An Environmental Disaster
Deependra Prashad, Energy Forum, IIT Delhi The unparalleled destruction created in a short time span by present day wars have turned today’s war zones into environmental disaster areas. Human civilization has drawn upon centuries of social, economic and technological change to create modern society with its advanced infrastructure and networks. But this development has not…