This written statement addresses several of the questions raised regarding the potential legalization of betting and gambling in India. Of the five questions posed in the Appeal, dated May 30, 2017, I address only the first two: 1) “Will legalizing betting and gambling help in curbing the...

India’s rapidly growing economy naturally demands increasing energy needs from the industrial scale down to the personal. Mindful of potential negative impacts of economic development, India is making efforts to encourage growth while preserving and protecting the environment and human rights....

The present paper analyzes the role of intellectual property protection vis-à-vis the fashion industry. The Piracy Paradox coined by law professors Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman in the United States has led to imitation becoming an inescapable reality for designers all around the world...

Throughout the history of business, distinctive marks have been used by producers, sellers and the like to differentiate their goods and services from those of their competitors. As market economies and the differentiation of goods and services grew, the need for distinctive marks...

In order to prevent use of the formal financial system for illegal ends, international frameworks and domestic law require financial institutions to collect personal information from individuals at the time of opening accounts, as well as on an ongoing basis. These obligations give rise to...

In their book, The Narrow Corridor, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson contend that prosperity requires a rule of law that threads the needle between anarchy and despotism. We emphasize that creating that rule of law is a process in which society—the citizens of a sovereign state—is in a race...

India's trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) compliant Patent (Amendment) Act 2005 saw the transformation of its laws from a process patent regime to a product patent regime. The amendments have had a direct impact on India's generic drugs manufacturing sector, which was...

The Supreme Court of India had previously given a broad interpretation to the ground of public policy and thereby permitted a review of the foreign arbitral award on merits in award enforcement proceedings. The Supreme Court has recently abandoned this position. Consistent with international...

This article is first part of my series of articles on Goods and Service Tax (‘GST') - Analysis on Introduction and Impacts in India. I will be constantly updating this GST series with my further articles on coming days. This First Paper makes an attempt to analyse the constitutional...

The recently notified Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 has been enacted with the intent to make Indian arbitration user-friendly, efficient and cost-effective. Arbitration in India was notorious for long delays, lack of professionalism, excessive judicial interference, etc. The...