Recently, a WhatsApp message under the name of Road and Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari has been doing rounds claiming that a person does not need to pay any toll charges if he/she makes a return journey within 12 hours. The message that has been circulating on WhatsApp groups and Facebook for quite some time now […]

The Supreme Court today i.e., August 19, 2019, has quashed a plea filed by Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal who is accused in a sexual assault case of 2013. The apex court has asked a Goa court to finish the trial within six months. A Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra while hearing Tejpal’s plea […]

The Bombay High Court on August 13, 2019, in the case of Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Murlidhar has held that merely because the victim in a motor accident case was a brilliant student, his salary cannot be assessed as exemplary. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi of the Aurangabad Bench has partly allowed the appeal modifying […]

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind on August 9, 2019, has signed off on the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019, to increase the sanctioned strength of the apex court judges from the existing 31 to 34 including the Chief Justice of India. The Bill presented for consideration by the UnionLaw Minister Ravi Shankar […]

The Centre has issued a notification stating that Article 370 of the Constitution, providing special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, “shall cease to be operative” from August 6, 2019. The Ministry of Law and Justice has come out with a gazette notification saying President Ram Nath Kovind has notified the revocation after […]

In a significant move, India’s lawmakers will now get tutorials on proposed laws before they vote on them, the Print reported. As per the report, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided to involve domain experts to explain the provisions of proposed legislations to Members of Parliament (MPs) before they vote on them this would […]

L’Oreal SA is to pay a California-based startup $91.4 million for stealing its trade secrets, breaching a contract and infringing two patents related to a popular system that protects hair during bleaching treatments, a federal jury decided on August 12, 2019, in the case of Liqwd Inc. v. L’Oreal USA Inc. The jury, in Wilmington, […]

Facebook has filed a transfer plea in the Supreme Court pertaining to a lawsuit regarding the government’s request for WhatsApp to enable traceability of its messages. According to a report by The Economic Times, the Supreme Court will be hearing Facebook’s transfer petition on Tuesday. The case is currently being heard by the Madras High […]

Two days after the video of Mika Singh performing live at the wedding festivities of Pervez Musharraf’s relative in Karachi went viral, the singer has been banned and boycotted by All India Cine Workers Association (AICWA). AICWA, in a statement released on August 13, 2019, said that they have taken the decision of boycotting the singer’s association […]

By: Advocate Jaya Bhatnagar World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is dedicated to globally cultivate a progressive International Intellectual Property system. To bridge the gap between IP practitioners and common masses, an annual World Intellectual Property Day is observed each year on 26th April. This day is celebrated world over where IP practitioners and officials interact […]