Citation-AIR2020SC415 Court- Supreme Court of India Parties- Appellants -SURINDER SINGH DESWAL @ COL. S.S. DESWAL & ORS. Respondents-VIRENDER GANDHI & ANR. Brief Facts- The appellants were partners at a firm called Bhoomi Infrastructure Co., now known as GLM Infratech Private Limited. Respondent no. 1 was also a partner at the same firm , who retired and a cheque dated 31.03.2014 was drawn on Canara Bank amounting to Rs.45,84,915/- and was issued by the appellant to respondent No.1 against the part payment of the retirement dues. Similarly, 63 other cheques were issued by the appellants in favour of respondent arising out…
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This article has been written by Ananya Dutta, a student at Institute of Law, Nirma University. What is a Private Limited Company ? A Private Limited Company is a business enterprise held by small group of people. It is registered for already decided objects and owned by a group of members called shareholders. Startups and businesses with higher growth aspiration popularly choose Private Company as suitable business structure. Sec.2 (68) of the Companies Act , 2013 defines a private company as a company which has a prescribed minimum paid up capital and which , by its articles- Restricts the right to transfer its…
Citation-2019 SCC OnLine SC 564 Court- Supreme Court of India Bench- Petitioners-Indibility Creative Pvt Ltd & Ors Respondents-Government of West Bengal & Ors BRIEF FACTS- The Petitioners were producers of a Bengali film, Bhobishyoter Bhoot . The film was a satire on the political conditions in contemporary India , about ghosts who aim to find relevance through rescuing the marginalized and the obsolete people . The film was scheduled to release in Kolkata and some districts of West Bengal on 15th February. It received the certificate for public exhibition on 19 November 2018. However, a few days preceding to…
This post has been written by Ananya Dutta , a first-year law student of Institute of Law, Nirma University. The recent news of the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerela’s Palakkad district after being fed a fruit filled with explosives is an accurate specimen of, just how cruel humans can be towards other creatures. It has been hard to watch and there has been widespread outrage on such cruel treatment of animals and although there are laws for animal welfare in India and the same are being used to punish the culprits for their misdoings; it is vital that…
Citation -(2008) 4 SRL 321 ( P& H ) ( DB ) Court- Supreme Court of India Bench- Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose Parties – Appellants -D.A.V. COLLEGE TRUST AND MANAGEMENT SOCIETY & ORS. Respondents-DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS & ORS. BRIEF FACTS- There are colleges with the name of D.A.V. College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, M.C.M.D.A.V. College, Sector 36, Chandigarh and a school with the name of D.A.V. Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh. These institutions were established by the society and are admittedly getting financial aid to the extent of 95% from the Union Territory, Chandigarh. It was claimed that…
This article has been written by Ananya Dutta , a first year student from Institute of Law , Nirma University. What is a Patent ? Intellectual Property refers to the creations of a person’s intellect ( mind ) such as inventions , literary and artistic works , names , symbols , designs etc. which are used in commerce. These are protected by law in the form of Patents , Trade Marks , Copyright ; which enable such creators to get legitimate recognition and benefits for their works. As per World Intellectual Property Organisation ( WIPO ) Patent has been defined…
This article has been written by Ananya Dutta, a first year student from Institute of Law, Nirma University. HISTORY- Prior to the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 , also dubbed as the ‘first war of independence’ there were no gun control laws in India. People were free to carry weapons of any caliber with no prior permission for the same. The Mutiny or the first war of Independence was crushed with great efforts needed from the british and the british then decided to turn their attention to governing a vast nation like India comprising of 250 million people, with more regulations…
Citation-2019 SCC OnLine SC 1725 Court- Supreme Court of India Bench-N.V. Ramana, V. Ramasubramanian Parties- Petitiones: Anuradha Bhasin , Ghulam Nabi Azad Respondents: Mr. K.K Venugopal , lead Attorney General for Union of India and Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. BRIEF FACTS- The issue began with the security advisory issued by the Civil Secretariat, Home Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir stating to cut short their stay and make their safe arrangements to go back. Subsequently, educational institutions and offices were also shut down until further orders. On August 4, 2019 internet services,…
