December 2013

December 31, 2013

The Supreme Court of India has constituted a special criminal appeal bench that would hear and dispose of all the important pending cases. The special bench would hear all the cases including those that are pending before the Supreme Court for more than five years.

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December 30, 2013

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has clarified that shares held by a company in a fiduciary capacity should not be counted for the purpose of determining holding-subsidiary relationship.

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December 27, 2013

The Kerala High Court while hearing a petition ruled that Indian Embassy or Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is not liable to compensate for not interfering in a labour dispute between an Indian worker and his foreign employer.

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December 26, 2013

The Cabinet has approved to set up a Commission of Inquiry under Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952

Dec 26, 2013 The Cabinet has approved to set up a Commission of Inquiry under Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952, to look into the incidents of physical/electronic surveillance in the States of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, and the National Capital Territory

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December 24, 2013

With introduction of information and communication technology (ICT) in judicial courts, Himachal Pradesh HC has become one of the first high courts in the country to provide court case details and other key judicial information in public domain.

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December 24, 2013

The first ever rules for Patenting software applications were recently issued by the patent office and mandate each new software to be “machine-specific” and packaged with “new hardware” to qualify for a licence.

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December 24, 2013

“Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 will come into force from 1st day of January, 2014.

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December 23, 2013

The Mumbai High Court in the case of Solysnch Technologies and Maxx moblink has clarified that a lender cannot file a winding up petition against another entity to recover a claim arising out of ‘damages’ that remains unpaid.The Mumbai High Court in the case of Solysnch Technologies and Maxx moblink has clarified that a lender cannot file a winding up petition against another entity to recover a claim arising out of ‘damages’ that remains unpaid.

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December 20, 2013

The five members of the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology in the US have recommended 46 policy changes that would allow US surveillance programmes to continue while limiting worldwide collection of communications by the National Security Agency. The President plans to announce next month what actions he’ll take.

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December 19, 2013

Competition Law Newsletter Dec 2013

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Competition Law Newsletter December 2013

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