Come to think of it, can there ever be a best subject? True, there can be the most favourite subject of the students generally – but can there be a subject which is better as compared to the rest? Let us think!! Best is probably the most subjective term that was ever coined. What is […]
Bar Council of India’s recent notification on abolishing the 1 year LLM challenged in Hon’ble Supreme Court
Apropos to the recent notification of the Bar Council of India to abolish one year LLM courses in India, a petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the same. The petitioner, Ms. Tamanna Chandan, who is a law student, has challenged the new Bar Council of India Legal Education (Post Graduate, Doctoral, Executive, […]
How much is ‘Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’ legally binding in India?
In the present-day business world, business organizations enter into different kinds of agreements while carrying out their business. These business organizations, while negotiating with their potential business partners, joint ventures, vendors and agents, generally enter into a preliminary agreement with them as the first friendly step towards a possible alliance. This agreement is known as […]
Company and Business Law in India: An insight
During the time span of the last two decades, several changes have taken place in the Indian economy, in the communication and transportation infrastructure as well as in the method of commerce, banking, and international trade. One strong propellant of this change has been the liberalization of the economy, which is broadly the process of […]
A look into some of the most common income tax penalties in India
In accordance with the Union List set out in the Constitution of India, the Central Government has the power to levy a tax on any income other than agricultural income. This is described in Section 10(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which is the charging statute of income tax in India. Generally understood, Income […]
HUMAN RIGHTS – THE EMERGING CHALLENGES IN INDIA
The basic rights and freedom that belong to every person in the world right from his/her birth until his/her death are collectively termed as “Human Rights”. These rights are applicable regardless of where you are from, what you believe in or how you choose to live your life. It follows that these human rights are […]
Introduction of Lokpal at national & state levels and its impact on businesses & Indian economy
CONCEPT OF LOKPAL It has been rightly observed that corruption and hypocrisy should not to be inevitable products of democracy as they sadly are today. Unfortunately, corruption is deep-rooted and all-pervasive in the modern Indian society. Earlier, people would have to use a bribe to right a wrong, but today a bribe is used even […]
Building a Just Society: The Important Role of Lawyers & Legal Education in Uncertain Times
There is so much going on in the world right now in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting damage to the economy as well as the social fabric that we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the role of law and legal education during these unprecedented times, and Dr. Saleem Akhtar (Director Academic Advisory Board), Asian Law College was able to […]
Bollywood film & television actress, model & anchor – Ms. KARISHMA TANNA – declares the winner of “TALENT HUNT COMPETITION 2020” at the ALC Orientation Programme 2020!
Asian Law College – which is a part of Asian Education Group and is ranked as one of the best Law Colleges in Delhi NCR – welcomed its new batch of B.A.LL.B. & LL.B. students by putting together an impressive week-long Orientation Programme scheduled from Monday, 26th October 2020 to Saturday, 31st October 2020. However, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and keeping in […]
Understanding the legality of internet shutdowns in a democracy
Introduction The world of today is verily a world of cyber dependency. From booking tickets and cabs online, finding routes on google maps, video calling our dear ones to express an opinion on twitter, sending and uploading documents – everything is dependent on internet access. Still, “internet shutdowns” are resorted to by the governments all […]