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Availability of Alternate Remedies Will Not Bar a Consumer Complaint

Chhattisgarh High Court on its own Motion v. State of Maharashtra (SCC OnLine 2016 Bom 8426 decided on 10.09.2016) FACTS Rajesh Kumar Agrawal has lodged a consumer complaint before the district forum alleging that his service provider adopted unfair trade practice in providing telecom services though he had paid for

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TATA’s Corporate Feud gets Murkier

The Battle for the control of the TATA Group of Companies just got murkier with the tussle between the stalwart Ratan Tata and evicted Chairman Cyrus Mistry having entered the third month. The preceding events saw the division between the companies in favor of and opposing Mistry’s candidature become wider.

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The Remaking of Benami Transaction Act, 1988

In order to curb the accumulation of black money in the country, Modi Government has taken a historic step by demonetizing the higher currency notes from the circulation. It is not the only step which has been taken by the Government in this regard, as Benami Transaction Amendment Act, 2016

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Rahul Gandhi Fiasco: The Darker Side of Democracy

The incident of 1st and 2nd November, 2016 had marked the unprecedented chain of events which led to the arrest of MPs and even the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. It has not been seen in the history of Indian Politics thata leader be arrested or detained without

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Triple Talaq

Introduction A healthy, stable and functional family is the most basic and integral part of a well-functioning society; and healthy societies develop to create a healthy nation. In India where spirituality and air can be placed at almost analogous positions; religion, beliefs and the power to have a say in

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BCCI & Indian Judiciary

Introduction The game of the colonial rulers has made path-breaking achievements in modern India. Yes, it is directed towards the growing influence of cricket in India;the country lives and breathes cricket since times immemorial. The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup made a huge impact, and further boosted the popularity of

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Promoters and sellers beware: Wrongful Representation and Warranties

This article is written by Bharat Anand (Partner) & Satish Padhi (Associate), Corporate Practice Group, Khaitan & Co. Introduction Representation and warranties are intensely debated during negotiation of M&A contracts. Serious consequences can arise due to a poorly negotiated representation and warranties package. In the context of a typical M&A transaction,

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Russia’s Involvement in US Presidential Elections

Introduction Hillary Clinton who appeared to be an experienced politician and Mr. Donald Trump, who is popular for his rhetoric speeches, sometimes appearing to be crude and contradictory talked about totally different ideas in determining the role of America in international jurisdiction. As Clinton is having a liberal approach in

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Registration of Service Tax

Now that the GST bill is being introduced in the Parliament, service tax is in the limelight. Every person and entity who undertakes a business that provides taxable services valuing above Rs. 9 lakh/- have the liability to pay service tax. But before that it is mandatory for the service

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