
RFMLR
- Feb 19, 2019
- 5 min
INTRA-STATE SHARING UNDER BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2002
This piece has been authored by Raja Reeshav Roy & Ankit Shubham, third year students of B.A.LL.B (Hons.) at the National Law University, Jodhpur. The Uttarakhand High Court recently directed Divya Pharmacy, a firm run by Baba Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balkrishna to share a particular percentage of its profits with the indigenous and local communities as a part of Fair and Equitable benefit sharing (FEBS) objectives of the Biodiversity Act of 2002.[i] The petitioners h

RFMLR
- Feb 18, 2019
- 7 min
INTERSECTION OF COMPETITION LAW AND BIG DATA: A BIG THREAT
This piece is authored by Shambhavi Sinha, a student of B.B.A.LL.B (Hons.) at the Symbiosis Law School. INTRODUCTION The boom in the technology and internet arenas has changed how business operate, government functions and people live. The era of digitalization has globally accelerated the growth of a digital economy. The quality of any online firm or platform is controlled by the amount and variety of data it holds. These online corporations are running their business mostly

RFMLR
- Feb 18, 2019
- 6 min
BRANDS AND THE ALLIED COMPLICATIONS IN COMPETITION LAW
This piece is authored by Utkarsh Jhingan & Akhil Kumar, students of B.A.LL.B (Hons.) at the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi. Introduction Brands are complex symbols that incorporate consumers’ feelings, logic, and attitude.[i]Major characteristics of a brand include image- building coupled with status, inherent value, and brand transformation.[ii] Therefore, brands are one of the most important features of modern economy and business practice. It allows

RFMLR
- Feb 18, 2019
- 6 min
ANTI- PROFITEERING PROVISIONS UNDER GST LAW
This piece is authored by Mayank Singhal, a third-year B.A.LL.B (Hons.) student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. 1. INTRODUCTION With the rollout of GST in the year 2017, there was a need of Anti- Profiteering measures because it was witnessed that there was a surge in prices after the implementation of GST in some countries. In India, the provisions relating to Anti – Profiteering were adopted from Australian and Malaysian models of GST. The provisions are