Reference No: BP0346Pages: 11Published on: 6, August, 2012
Abstract: The case relates to Vodafone entering the Indian telecom business. The tax department demanded a heavy sum to be paid. Vodafone denied the liability. The dispute was finally decided by the Supreme Court of India in Vodafone's favour. The government of India did not concede defeat and amended the taxation ... More
Reference No: BP0345TECPages: 11Published on: 20, July, 2012
Abstract: Are law and ethics different? Is law necessarily ethical? Are all ethical acts legal? These are questions a business manager is confronted with while making business decisions. What is the price he is supposed to pay when he fails to comply legally and/or ethically? Should he care for ethical ... More
Reference No: BP0343TECPages: 5Published on: 15, November, 2011
Abstract: Arbitration, the chosen method of business dispute resolution, has deep roots in ancient Indian culture. The 'gram panchayat' has been popular in Indian villages. People gave the status of God to the 'Panch', as has been detailed in the evergreen story 'Panch Parmeshwar' by Munshi Premchand. There are many instances ... More
Reference No: BP0342Pages: 5Published on: 15, November, 2011
Abstract: ONGC vs. Sumitomo - Supreme Court of India, 28 July, 2010 - is an example of a dispute in an international contract, with an arbitration clause, which could have been avoided. Ironically, it took almost two decades to be finally decided. The purpose of this case is to make the readers think ... More
Reference No: CIPR0010Pages: 44Published on: 13, July, 2011
Abstract: The case focuses on the problems of getting environmental clearance for the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). While the concept of a second airport for Mumbai began as early as 1995, the planning began more actively in 2007, after the modernisation process of the existing airport was put in place. The NMIA ... More
Reference No: CIPR0009Pages: 39Published on: 18, May, 2011
Abstract: It was December 13, 2010. The Government of Uttar Pradesh announced their plan to urbanize the entire area along the Yamuna Expressway (YE) in order to prevent haphazard growth of urban sprawls on the flanks of the YE. The YE was conceived in 1997 as a dream project of Ms Mayawati, the then ... More
Reference No: BP0338Pages: 7Published on: 31, March, 2011
Abstract: The case discusses the legal journey of the Bajaj - TVS patent dispute from the Madras High Court to the Supreme Court and back to the Madras High Court. Almost four years have passed, yet the final verdict is nowhere in sight. The Supreme Court has recommended a period of ... More
Reference No: CMHS0011TECPages: 12Published on: 24, March, 2011
Abstract: Negligence by doctors has to be determined by judges who rely on experts' opinion and decide on the basis of basic principles of reasonableness and prudence. This brings into a lot of subjectivity into the decision and the effort is to reduce it and have certain objective criteria. The paper ... More
Reference No: F&A0490Pages: 15Published on: 10, February, 2011
Abstract: This case brings together four incidents of market manipulation and regulatory violations in different organizations in India and the UK. It highlights the importance of regulatory compliance and ethics in financial organizations. Principles-based regulation is more flexible but can be ambiguous and uncertain. Rules-based regulation has the advantage of clarity ... More
Reference No: BP0335Pages: 8Published on: 29, October, 2010
Abstract: In the last six decades since India adopted the Constitution in 1950, it has not been easy to secure to all its citizens social justice, a cherished goal enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution. Time and again, public-spirited persons, either individually or through social action groups, have raised their voice. ... More
