This Post speaks for itself

I was recently asked to write a blog post for this prestigious IIT law blog by one of its founding fathers (I so like this word). My initial thoughts were to write about section 377 of Indian Penal code. The argument was that the words “against the order of nature” in the section is ambiguous and the legislature does not have the requisite competence to use such words in a criminal statute A.K.A Colourable legislation (what you cannot do directly...

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MEET THE VICTORS !!

Meet the proud Winners of the 6th Symbiosis B. Krishna Memorial IPR National Moot Competition, 2014. The team of Akriti Kapoor and Preeti Kareddy with Researcher Paresh Chinchole, has made RGSOIPL proud by winning the School’s first ever IPR moot court competition. We managed to catch them, in spite of their busy schedule, (oh yes..!! Busy accepting congratulations or feeling modest when people praise them) for a quick chat. They were more than...

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The fall of Collegium - Should we be concerned?

Introduction The 64th Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2013 seeks to set up a six member body under the Chairmanship of Chief Justice of India for the purpose of recommending names of individuals to the post of Judges of Supreme Court and the High Courts, to the President of India. By replacing the Supreme Court’s collegium system (Chief Justice and four senior most judges), the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) seeks to bring back the equal and active participation...

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Three patent searching tools you should know!

Anyone who's read or looked up patents has probably used various countries' intellectual property databases and of course the subscription databases, to search through different categories and display results in various graphic formats. But it doesn't take much to realize that there're many online tools available as free or trial versions that will many times, if not get the job done, do an adequate job. We discuss some of the key features of...

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