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ArticleTransforming RTE Through Impact InvestmentThe Constitution of India was amended in the year 2002 to make the right to education for children, in the age group of six to fourteen years, a fundamental right. IndiaConsumer ProtectionNishith Desai Associates
ArticleA Skewed View Of Corporate FraudEven the most well-intentioned of legislations can be quite ineffective in providing succour to honest investors and safeguarding interests of the company.IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawNishith Desai Associates
ArticleM&A Lab: Sun Pharma - Taro Pharma DissectionThis is one scuffle which has rocked the two crown establishments in pharma space and has taken them through a roller coaster ride. The battalionIndiaCorporate/Commercial LawNishith Desai Associates
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ArticleOnline Sale Of Prescription Medicines In JeopardyMadras High Court has ordered the government to ensure that no prescription medicine is sold online without a licenseIndiaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesNishith Desai Associates
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ArticleIndian Courts Held To Lack Jurisdiction For Setting Aside Interim Awards Passed Under Siac RulesIn a decision dated May 9, 2013, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh set out to decide the jurisdictional authority of Indian Courts to set aside an interim award passed under arbitration proceedings governed by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Rules, 2007.IndiaInternational LawNishith Desai Associates
ArticleIndia's Arbitration Act: The Turbulent Teenage YearsIndia's arbitration landscape was a potpourri of Arbitration Act, 19403 the Foreign Awards (Recognition & Enforcement) Act, 1961 and the Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act, 1937.IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationNishith Desai Associates
ArticleSupreme Court: Non-Signatory Cannot Be Impleaded Without Establishing Its Intention To Be Bound To ArbitrationBurden is upon the party seeking to implead a non-signatory, to show its intention to consent to the arbitration agreement IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationNishith Desai Associates
ArticleVodafone Case: A Bit More Arbitration-FriendlyIn turn, the Union government filed a civil suit before the Delhi High Court seeking an anti-arbitration injunction against Vodafone from initiating arbitration proceedings under the India-UK...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationNishith Desai Associates
ArticleGaming LawsA day after the Law Commission of India released its report entitled ‘Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting Including in Cricket in India ("Report"), the Commission released a press note.IndiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentNishith Desai Associates
ArticleThe Curious Case Of The Indian Gaming LawsGames, whether in the form of gambling, or popular social or casual games, are enjoyed by people of all age groups across the globe for their entertainment value.IndiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentNishith Desai Associates
ArticleThe Curious Case Of The Indian Gaming Laws: Legal Issues DemysitifiedGames, whether in the form of gambling, or popular social or casual games, are enjoyed by people of all age groups across the globe for their entertainment value.IndiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentNishith Desai Associates
ArticleTax Treatment Of Channel Placement Fees: Is There A "Then And Now"?Requirement under ITA to deduct tax appropriately before claiming expenditure should not result in a disallowance of the deductor's expenditure.IndiaTaxNishith Desai Associates
ArticleIndia's Technology Sector In Bangalore - Exemption From Labour Law On Standing OrdersBangalore, India's technology capital once again stands exempted from the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 ("Standing Orders Act")IndiaEmployment and HRNishith Desai Associates
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