The Data Protection Bill, 2021 (“Bill”) was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology in December, 2019, which was tabled before the Joint Parliamentary Committee. The Bill seeks to provide for protection of personal data
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Pushkar Taimni writes about legal developments and everything related to law. He practices law in the courts and tribunals in India and is based in New Delhi and has a keen interest in legal advisory.
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CHATBOTS, PRIVACY AND DATA: INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
It is a widely appreciated and accepted concept that customer is king, and following this concept, solving customers’ problems and queries is an essential part of every business. A customer expects flexible engagement and fast resolution(s), and to resolve this,…
Dispute Resolution Mechanism and India-centric Crypto Exchange
Authored an article analyzing different dispute resolution mechanisms adopted by India-centric Crypto Exchanges. The article can be read here, https://coincrunch.in/2021/06/10/can-you-legally-challenge-indian-crypto-exchanges-heres-what-their-terms-say/
When the State empowers its women
Justice delayed is justice denied. A minor victim of rape sought termination of pregnancy within time but the matter was unnecessarily delayed due to red-tapism and systemic indifference. This delay frustrated the victims’ right to terminate the pregnancy. The State…
Interim measure under the Arbitration Act in the time of COVID-19
The year 2020 began with the world economies coming to a standstill vis-à- Coronavirus aka. COVID-19. With lockdown being put in place the country has come to a standstill. The State borders have been shut, commercial transportation is hit, goods…
INDIA – REGULATIONS SPECIFYING DISTRIBUTION OF LEFTOVER NOT SERVED PORTIONS OF SAFE FOOD
Food and Safety Standards Authority of India, the autonomous body that regulates food safety and regulations in India, published the Food Safety and Standards (Recovery and Distribution of Surplus Food) Regulations, 2019 (“the Regulation). The Regulation streamlines and specifies the…
Even a perception of bias in an Arbitrator would not be fair to the parties: Supreme Court of India
“That apart when one is required to judge the case of another, justice should not only be done, but it should also seem to be done is the bottom line”, explained the Supreme Court of India in the matter of…
Initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process by a Foreign Creditor against an Indian Corporate Guarantor
Every financial institutions want someone to stand guarantee to the loan they are about to provide. One of such common ways is that a subsidiary company stands as a guarantor for the parent company against the loan obtained by the…
Strict adherence to limitation in filing an application for setting aside of an arbitral award in India
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”) under Section 34(3) provides for a specific statutory limitation of filing an application for setting aside of an arbitral award. Section 34(3) provides that an application for setting aside an arbitral award may…
Limitation for challenging arbitral award begins from the time the signed copy of the award is delivered/received to/by the party
The Supreme Court in the matter of Anilkumar Jinabhai Patel (D) Thr. Lrs. vs. Pravinchandra Jinabhai Patel and Ors by upholding the decision of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay Bench at Aurangabad has reaffirmed that the limitation to file…