Author Archives: Indira Sharma

SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE

A United Nations tribunal ruled on 12.7.2016 that China’s sovereignty claims over the South China Sea, and its aggressive attempts to enforce them, violate international law. This is a necessary rebuke to Beijing, but it comes with no enforcement measures and Chinese leaders have rejected it. So its effect will depend on how China’s neighbours […]

REVISED REAL ESTATE BILL 2016 CAN BOOST HOME BUYER’S CONFIDENCE AND WILL HELP TO THE BUYER WITH FASTER GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL

The recently passed Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Bill, 2016, in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, is set to ease the home buying process. The bill has undergone several amendments and will be effective in bringing transparency and accountability in the real estate sector, thus increasing consumer confidence and benefiting the sector as […]

JAYPEE ASSOCIATE LIMITED IN DANGER

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has imposed a penalty of 12% per annum on Jaypee Associate Limited for delaying the possession of homes to buyers in Kalypso Court project on the Noida Greater Noida expressway. The Home buyers welcome this judgment dated 02.05.2016 passed by the Hon’ble NCDRC. Against all odds, the NCDRC […]

Jurisdiction in cheque bouncing cases is changed by new Ordinance, superseding SC judgment

The President of India has promulgated an Ordinance [called the “Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015” on 15 June 2015 as per which certain amendments have been made in the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Jurisdiction to file cases of cheque bouncing has now been changed by this Ordinance superseding the judgment dated 1 August 2014 of […]

SCRA prevails over Contract Act and Sale of Goods Act: SC (latest judgment on 11th July,2016

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act’), Section 15-Z. Issue is the manner of getting excessive number of shares in an irregular manner, which would adversely affect Retail Individual Investors- SEBI aims to ensure Stock Exchanges of the country and the persons connected therewith do not indulge themselves […]

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN SINGUR LAND ACQUISITION

The agony for Bengal’s Singur has ended. It has been 10 years since their fight began against the “forcible acquisition” of their fertile farm land. On August 31, 2016 the Supreme Court of India has set aside the Calcutta High Court decision which upheld the land acquisition in Singur for Tata Motors’ Nano plant. The […]

Ericsson v. Lava: Delhi HC passes interim injunction for Lava to stop manufacture and sale

India’s smart phone patent war rages on, and its latest development is Ericsson’s provisional victory over Lava. The Delhi High Court passed an interim order in the ongoing case of Telefonktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Lava International Ltd. which, operative from the 21st of June 2016, is an injunction order that prevents Lava from importing, exporting, […]

Kelly Wilson had filed a lawsuit against Disney in March 2014, roughly four months after the November release of Disney’s highest grossing film of all time. The lawsuit claims Disney animators had access to her animated short film “The Snowman” at film festivals where she competed against a Pixar employee. The Snowman tells the story of a snowman whose nose happens to […]