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Food Advertising Regulation And Consumer Protection In India
Advertising is the promotion of a product to a viewership to attract engagement and sale of a product, and has an impact on the interests of consumers. Regulation of food advertising methodologies is needed to ensure that the advertising strategies used are legitimate, and ethically express the details pertaining to the product, thus protecting the interests of consumers. Though there...
Metaverse As Workplace: Employment Issues
The way we work has undoubtedly changed, initiated first by technological developments and later by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hybrid offices have increased the use of virtual modes of working.[1] Enterprises have taken note of these developments and begun looking towards the next destination – the Metaverse. Metaverse refers to alternate digital reality, comprising a network of...
Law on Reels -Review Of Netflix's 'The Playlist' And Spotify's Legal Conundrums
''You can't use old laws for new times'' said the lawyer in the new Netflix series called 'The Playlist' which depicts the rise of the now well-known music streaming service Spotify. It has 6 episodes which are titled 'The Coder', 'The Industry', 'The Vision', 'The Artist', 'The Partner' and, of course, 'The Law'. In doing so, the series ensures that everybody involved in the inception of...
Equitable Distribution Of Property On Divorce? An Answer In Article 15
Article 15 (3) of the Constitution of India enables the State to pass laws that equalizes rights and grants opportunities to women in every field of their lives. However, the lack of laws which provide for an equitable distribution of the properties of the spouses upon divorce, is a glaring shortfall by the State in its commitment to ensure substantive equality. The Law of...
Confession & Section 25 Of Indian Evidence Act
Given the fact that voluntariness or consent of an individual is the fundamental prerequisite for giving testimony in court, it becomes imperative to ensure that the accused is not in an environment notorious for extorting statements while making a confession. The historical instances of attempts to secure confessions either by hook or crook display the alpha and omega of police...
Pre-Institution Mediation Under Commercial Courts Act
A series of judgements since early 2021, culminating in the decision of the Supreme Court in M/s. Patil Automation Private Limited v Rakheja Engineers Private Limited (2022 LiveLaw (SC) 678 )have discussed the scope of section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (the Act), that prescribes mediation before commercial disputes are filed before the court. In August this year, the...
Menstrual Leave: Still A Distant Dream?
'I wish I can be a man.' Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese Tennis Player said after losing out on her French Open Title because of Menstrual Cramp. These words are enough to depict a woman's pain and discomfort experienced during the menstrual cycle. However, the menstrual experience is different for different women. For some women, menstruation might not cause any discomfort but for others,...
The Ghost Of Supersession
It was the late 2000s. On the speaker's podium at the Indian Law Institute was Mr. Somnath Chatterjee, an eminent Parliamentarian and the then distinguished Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The subject, as it often was, an incident which impacted judicial independence. Sitting and waiting for their turn to speak were the aging but mentally agile Justice Krishna Iyer and the sprightly Soli...
Book Review- High and Law By Advocate Sanjay Pinto
The simplest man should be able to turn to law to understand what he can or cannot do as well as what someone else can or cannot do to him. Written in clear and crisp manner Sanjay Pinto's popular weekly column has regularly demystified the intricacies of law and elucidated it for that simple man – one who is confused with the legalese that would confront him were he to seek remedies...
Mental Health & Insurance Law: Locating The Flawed Discrimination
World Mental Health Day 2022 falls on 10 October. A chance to "rekindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health," says the World Health Organization (WHO). The COVID-19 Pandemic exacerbated the issue of mental health as a 25% increase in the prevalent anxiety and depression can be seen worldwide. According to WHO, despite the widespread mental health problem, the funding for...
GN Saibaba Case : Questions Raised Regarding Supreme Court's Saturday Hearing
Lawyers groups are abuzz with discussions regarding the extraordinary special sitting held by the Supreme Court on Saturday to hear the petition filed by the State of Maharashtra against the discharge of Professor GN Saibaba and five others in a UAPA case.The tearing hurry with which the petition filed at 3.59 PM yesterday was listed for hearing on a non-working day, that too before a...