Niteesh Kumar Upadhyay The Social Change Maker

Niteesh Kumar Upadhyay, is the founder of legal website Knowledgesteez.

Challenges In The Enforcement Of Protection Of Copyrights Laws In The Digital Era

Technological development, which ushered in new modes of misuse of copyright works, brought in challenges to the copyright regime which had to be occasionally revised to ensure adequate return to the authors and access to the public of these works.

Family Welfare Committee

Recently the Supreme Court of India issuesed new guidelines to prevent the misuse of 498-A of I.P.C. in Rajesh Sharma Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh on 27-07-2017.

Computerization Of District And Subordinate Courts

Computerization Of District And Subordinate Courts

The Concept Of Gender Equality And Diversity In India

The Concept Of Gender Equality And Diversity In India

Central Information Commission Judicial Body Or Administration Wing

Central Information Commission Judicial Body Or Administration Wing

The Lawyer's Guide To Body Talk

The Lawyer’s Guide To Body Talk

Relevance And The Legality Of Article 35A Of The Constitution Of India

Relevance And The Legality Of Article 35A Of The Constitution Of India

The Sinking Of The Titanic – The Untold Story And The New Evidence

The Sinking Of The Titanic – The Untold Story And The New Evidence

The Antiquated Shackles of Adultery

The framework of law needs constant change, and the lack of this change has resulted in an evident gender bias in the law for adultery.

Interviewing Sarosh Zaiwalla

LawZ profiles herewith, Sarosh Zaiwalla who is credited with handling more than 12000 international cases relating to Energy, Maritime and Construction.

S Talking & Law

Some may say that if a person follows the other person wherever the person goes it can be termed as Stalking. Some might hold the view that a person trying to harass the other person by using electronic means like hacking emails, Facebook accounts, Whatsapp massages, phone calls or keeping an eye through any other means or by kind of an act wherein a person would create a sense of obsession with the victim will be termed as a “Stalker”. All these statements are true but stalking involves much more to it.

Judge Speak Vijender Jain

Always a rebel, and constantly in the eye of the storm, Justice Vijender Jain was the Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and later was appointed as the 27th Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Paquete Habana And The Lola Case - (1900) 175 U.S.677]

AIR 1974 Supreme court 1570.

P. Sreekumar V. State Of Kerala & ORS

The Supreme Court of India on 19th March, 2018 in P. Sreekumar v. State of Kerala & Ors, set aside the order of the High Court quashing the Second FIR/ charge sheet filed under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Evolving Role Of General Counsel

The pivotal duty of a GC here will be to understand the legal implications of GRC at both the strategic and operational levels and guide the organization in a way that helps achieve the greatest value from the GRC strategy.

A Fight For Right To Information Eliminating Corruption In India

The Right to information laws has been in existence since 1776, when Sweden passed its Freedom of Press Act, which requires disclosure of official documents upon request.

All India Judicial Services- Need Of The Hour

An entratnce exam supported by the Law Commission reports and even the Supreme Court and its absence in enforcement

Anti-Ragging Laws In India

Ragging is the term used for the so-called “initiation ritual” practiced in higher education institutions in South Asian countries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Indian Lawyers Association

With a view of vigour and a union of judicial spirit, the ‘Indian Lawyers Association’ has taken upon the role of creation of a legal fraternity which spans over a 100 cities throughout India, LawZ hopes to form a wonderful partnership with the initiative.  

Employer's Liability For Compensation

If personal injury is caused to a workman by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, his employer is liable to pay compensation.

Sarosh Zaiwalla

Founder partner of Zaiwalla Co. & Solicitors, UK

The Power In Words

Have the power to influence others? As a lawyer, you already have the tools. All you need to do is sharpen it. Between two telephone instruments what is that connects them? - The wire. Between two people what is that connects? - words. Over time and usage words have been stringed and unified together to form sentences, specific idioms, phrases resulting in mental images. Be it in the written or spoken form. Therefore the magic is somewhere in the language and how it is used to communicate. All the legal documents you draft and the presentations you make in front of the judge are dependent solely on it.

Parallel Import In India: Black, White Or Gray?

Parallel importation is a legitimate act of acquiring genuine goods from the rights holder and selling them through unauthorised trade channels in the same or different market at lower prices. The difference in price is due to the fluctuations in the currency rate and tax differentials in different markets which allows resale of goods by a third party in a more expensive market, at a profitable rate. A conflict therefore arises when parallel importation results in a misrepresentation of the source, reputation or quality of the trademarked goods.

Need For Enactment Of Space Laws In India

SPACE is a word beyond imagination for any layman who is fascinated by the glimpse of the stars at night and baffled at the very knowledge of how the celestial ingredients of the universe maintain their strict discipline, obeying the nature ordained laws. Many space landings and explorations have raised the eyebrows in surprise and what seemed impossible ageing times before, is now an area of interest, for people who believe in the mesmerizing beauty and treasure of the universe.

Sir Henry Maine

Sir Henry Maine was the British jurist and legal historian who pioneered the study of comparative law, notably primitive law and anthropological jurisprudence. His work investigated the early development of law, introducing the notion that societies moved from being bound by social status in their relationships, to independent individuals who were free to make contracts with other individuals.