YEAR IN REVIEW 2020: COMMERCIAL LAW

YEAR IN REVIEW 2020: COMMERCIAL LAW

Internet and Mobile Association of India v Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a Circular on April 6, 2018, stating that banks and other entities were prohibited from dealing with Virtual Currencies (VC’s). It also barred them from providing services to any other entities or individuals dealing in VC’s. This…

COVID-19 SPECIAL: HEALTHCARE LAW

COVID-19 SPECIAL: HEALTHCARE LAW

 DOCTOR’S PROTECTION LAW IN INDIA Amidst news reports of violence against healthcare workers during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated on April 22, 2020.  The Ordinance amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.  The Act provides for the prevention of the spread of dangerous epidemic diseases.   The Ordinance amends…

Year in review 2020: environmental law

Year in review 2020: environmental law

No Green Light on granting ex post facto Environmental Clearances to industries The Ministry of Environment and Forest issued a notification dated 27th of January 1994 on the Environment Impact Assessment of Development Projects that regulated the expansion of then existing development projects and the creation of new ones. The aim of the notification is…

YEAR IN REVIEW 2020: FAMILY LAW

YEAR IN REVIEW 2020: FAMILY LAW

Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma: Exploring the Prospective Dimensions of Family Law through its Retroactive Application The ambiguities and uncertainties in the law as well as the disputes pertaining to the provisions of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, were settled in this case to a large extent, wherein the court observed the constitutional values…

Year in review 2020: intellectual property law

Year in review 2020: intellectual property law

ITC Ltd v. Nestle India Limited: Intriguing Insights on Intellectual Property Law The plaintiff (ITC Limited) is a multinational Indian company established in 1910. In 2010, ITC began offering noodles in two flavours, ‘Classic Masala’ and ‘Magic Masala’, under the name of ‘Sunfeast Yippee’. The defendant (Nestle) is a multinational Swiss corporation set up in…

Year in Review 2020: National Education Policy

Year in Review 2020: National Education Policy

The National Education Policy was approved by the Union Cabinet on the 29th of July, 2020, with the objective of providing a concrete, holistic, all-inclusive, and universalised framework for pre-elementary to higher education in India, including vocational studies within its purview; replacing the previously introduced Nation Policy on Education, 1986. Part I of the NEP…