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TRIBUNALS AS SOLUTION FOR JUDICIAL ARREARS: VIABLE OR QUESTIONABLE? BY - PROF. (DR.) ANUPAMA GOEL, SOMIYA JOSHI & PADMAJA DUBEY

Authors: PROF. (DR.) ANUPAMA GOEL, SOMIYA JOSHI & PADMAJA DUBEY

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TENANCY AGREEMENT OF TNRRRLT ACT 2017 AND ITS ROLE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANDLORD AND TENANT AND IN RESOLVING TENACY DISPUTES BY - MS. DEEPIKA MURALI, MR. HARIGARAN S & MR. MAHALINGAM V

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EVALUATING THE WIPO 2024 TREATY: STRENGTHENING LEGAL SAFEGUARDS FOR GENETIC RESOURCES AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE BY - POORVAJA SUBRAMANIAN

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LIMITING THE CASES OF CIVIL NATURE: A PROSPECTIVE SOLUTION TO PENDENCY IN JUDICIARY BY - PROF. (DR.) ANUPAMA GOEL AND SOMIYA JOSHI

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INDIAN JUDICIAL DELAYS AND CASE BACKLOGS. CREATIVE AND CRITICAL EVALUATION. BY - SOVI GEORGE & GEORGE KO

Authors: SOVI GEORGE & GEORGE KO

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INDIAS PATENT SYSTEM AND THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY: EVOLUTION AND CHALLENGES BY - SAMBIT SATPATHY

Authors: SAMBIT SATPATHY

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INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: STRENGTHENING LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING IN INDIA, A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH FOREIGN NATIONS BY - S. HARIINI SHRI & MADDIPATI SRI SESHAMAMBA

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NAVIGATING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT REGULATION IN SOCIAL MEDIA BY – DHANUJA & SAI DHARSHINI

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CONTRACT LAW IN THE DIGITAL AGE: AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND THE FUTURE OF LEGAL CONSENT AND LIABILITY BY - NIVEDITA RAJESH & SWETHA PRABHA K

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FREEDOM OF RELIGION UNDER CONSTITUTION OF INDIA BY - KUSHAL M S & SARASWATHI

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[41] Union of India v. Madras Bar Association, (2010) 11 SCC 1; Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, (2014) 10 SCC 1

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[1] Flynn, S. (2024). Limitations and Exceptions in the WIPO Instrument on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge.

[2] Love, J., & Cassedy, C. (2024). Sanctions for Non-Disclosure, as Set Out in Article 6 of the WIPO Basic Proposal on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Should Include Possible Revocation of a Patent.

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[4] Perron-Welch, F. (2024). Striking a balance between innovation and tradition in the global patent system. Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 19(10), 747-749.

[5] Piancastelli Siqueira Brina, L., & Philippe Ibanez de Novion, H. (2024). WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge: Balancing Competing Interests to a Landmark Achievement.

[7] Convention on biological diversity C.B.D. Article 2 (WIPO 1992).

[10] The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, The Convention on Biological Diversity https://www.cbd.int/abs/about/default.shtml.

[11] Overview, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations https:\www.cbd.int\abs\about\default.shtml

[13] WIPO treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge Article 17 (WIPO 2024).

[14] WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, 2024 - Informal Summary, wipo.int https://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/gratk_dc/gratk_dc_exsum.pdf.

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[1] Professor (Law) and Research Director, Centre for Comparative Studies in Personal Laws, National Law University, Delhi

[2] Research Associate, National Law University, Delhi

[3]Bhatia, K. L., et al., Delay: A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma, Journal of the Indian Law Institute, vol. 37, no. 1 42–72 JSTOR (1995)

Accessed 24 Apr. 2024

[5]Hiram E. Chodosh, Stephen A. Mayo, A.M. Ahmadi & M. Abhishek Singhvi, Indian Civil

Justice System Reform: Limitation and Preservation of the Adversarial Process, 30

N.Y.U. J. INT'l L. & POL. 1 (Fall 1997/Winter 1998).

[6]Krishnaswamy, S., K Sivakumar, S., & Bail, S. (2014). Legal and Judicial Reform in India: A Call for Systemic and Empirical Approaches. Journal of National Law University Delhi, 2(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/2277401720140101

[7]Bernard S. Cohn, “Some notes on Law and Change in North India, Economic Development and Cultural Change” 8(1) page 79-93 (1959)

[8]Sama: It includes practices such as appreciating the merits or personal qualities of the parties followed by exploring any kind of relationships between parties. It would be followed by explaining the advantages that would be ensued to both the parties as a result of sama.

[9]L.N. Rangarajan, Kautilya : The Arthashastra, Penguin Classics 92 (1992)

(Guna samkirtanam-praising the merits of others; Samvandhopakhyanam- extolling common relationships; Parsparopakara sandarsana-mutual benefit; Ayati pradarsana-future benefit; Atmopanidhana—finding identity of interest)

[11]Dana is the actual deed to realise the efforts made in conciliation. It works as a motivation and implies granting favours or rewarding the opponent with money, exempting from taxes or giving employment

[12]Bhed It is also akin to coercion which is often played out in any difficult negotiation, where the parties remain locked up in their stated positions.

[13]Raghavendra Vajpeyi, Term Matsyanyaya in Kautilya Arthashastra Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol. 34, Vol. I 64-69 (1973)

[14]Stephen B. Presser, “Marriage and the Law: Time for a Divorce?” Cambridge University Press (2011).

[15]Werner Menski, “Ancient and Modern Boundary Crossings Between Personal Laws and Civil Law in Composite India”, SOAS 226 (2011)

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[16]Rajendra Kumar M., Concept of Judiciary in Ancient India, Global Research Analysis 9 (2013)

[17]Sathe, S. P. Review of Crisis of Indian Legal System, by Upendra Baxi. Economic and Political Weekly 18, no. 32: 1388–93 (1983)

http://www.jstor.org/stable/4372382. Also refer to Crisis of Indian Legal System

[18]Halperin, J.L., Western Legal Transplant and India, Jindal Global Law Review 2(1), 14 (2010)

[19]Soma Dey Sarkar, Rathin Bandyopadhyay, Bidisha Bandyopadhyay, Administration of Civil Justice and Its Glorious Uncertainty in the Indian Legal System: A Long, Expensive Journey to Justice, IGI Global

[20]Jaff (J), Layering Law upon Custom, The British in Colonial West India (FIU Law Review) 10:85

[21]Elphinestone (M), Report on Territory Conquered from Paishwa (originally published in 1821), Cambridge University Press (2011)

[22]Woodroffe J.G. & Ameer Ali M.S. Commentary on Code of Civil Procedure Act, 1908 (6th ed., Delhi: Delhi Law House) (2015)

[24]Acculturation: cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture (Merriam Webster)

[26]Hiram E. Chodosh , Stephen A. Mayo, A.M. Ahmadi & M. Abhishek Singhvi, Indian Civil Justice System Reform: Limitation and Preservation of the Adversarial Process, N.Y.U. J. INT'l L. & POL. 1 30 (1997).

[28]Refer to Habeas Corpus, Quo Warranto, Certiorari, Prohibition and Mandamas

[30]An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from any judgment, decree or final order in a civil proceeding of a High Court in the territory of India if the High Court certifies under article 134A-

(a)that the case involves a substantial question of law of general importance; and

(b) That in the opinion of the High Court the said question needs to be decided by the Supreme Court.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in article 132, any party appealing to the Supreme Court under clause (1) may urge as one of the grounds in such appeal that a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of this Constitution has been wrongly decided.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in this article, no appeal shall, unless Parliament by law otherwise provides, lie to the Supreme Court from the judgment, decree or final order of one Judge of a High Court

[32]Constitution of India, Article 136: Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, the Supreme Court may, in its discretion, grant special leave to appeal from any judgment, decree, determination, sentence or order in any cause or matter passed or made by any court or tribunal in the territory of India.

(2) Nothing in clause (1) shall apply to any judgment, determination, and sentence or order passed or made by any court or tribunal constituted by or under any law relating to the Armed Forces.

* There must be a High Court for each State and two or more states may have a common High Court.

[34]Dam, Sukumar, Judiciary in India, The Indian Journal of Political Science, vol. 25, JSTOR 276–81 (1964)

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[35]J.K. Das, Rethinking Theoretical Foundations Of The Code Of Civil Procedure: Prospect And Retrospect, Journal of the Indian Law Institute, January-March 2011, Vol. 53, 1-31(2011)

[37]The Code of Civil Procedure, 1859 (Act No. 8). Prior to the Code of 1859, the procedure of the mofussil courts was regulated by the Special Acts and Regulations repealed by Act 10 of 1861

[39]Department of Justice, National Judicial Data Grid, Government of India (Welcome to NJDG - National Judicial Data Grid (ecourts.gov.in) last accessed on April 25, 2024 (around 30 thousand civil cases pending in sub-ordinate courts which are more than 30 years old, around 54604 such 30-years old cases in High Courts and around 200 such 20-30 years old civil cases in Supreme Court)

[40]Yashomati Ghosh, Indian Judiciary: An Analysis of Cyclic Syndrome of Delay, Arrears and Pendency, Asian Journals of Legal Education, Vol. 5 (2017)

[42]Ibid. at 25 (refer to pendency of cases 20-30 years old in Supreme Court, High Courts or District Courts and Talukas)

[44]The increase in the workload of the High Courts was observed by the High Courts’ Arrears Committee, 1949, as quoted in the fourteenth Law Commission Report.

[46]Law Commission of India, Fourteenth Report: Reform of Judicial Administration, at 64 (1958), http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/1-50/Report14Vol1.pdf

[47]Shalimar Chemical Works Ltd. v. Surendra Oil, 2010 (8) UJ 3979 (SC): MANU/SC/0645/2010; A. P. Public Service Commission v. Baloji Badhavath (2009) 5 SCC 1 : 2009 (4) UJ 1692 (SC)

[48]Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, 2002, Act no. 22 of 2002,

[52]Saikh Salim Abdul Khyumsals v. Mr. Kumar IR 2006 SC 396 : (2006) 1 SCC 46

[55]ADRs: It is a dispute settlement method that is a very effective alternative to costly and time taking justice delivery system in courts. Section 89 CPC deals with the resolution of disputes outside the court by mode of conciliation, mediation, arbitration, Lok-Adalats and other forms of judicial settlements. Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A &C Act) based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, 1985 and UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules, 1980 was enacted. The Act mainly focuses on the arbitration in disputes of domestic and commercial nature.

[57]Refer to ONGC v Saw Pipes, (2003) 5 SCC 705, Phulchand Exports Ltd v. 0.0.0 Patrio (2011) (10) SCC 300 and Ssangyong Engg. and Construction Co. Ltd. v. National Highways Authority of India (2019) 15 SCC 131

[58]Union of India v. MIS Singh Builders Syndicate, (2009) 4 SCC 523

[60]The Case Information System 3.0 (CIS 3.0) , <2020082670.pdf (s3waas.gov.in)>

CIS 3.0 has been developed by NIC Pune:

· to further opens the doors of district judiciary digitalization towards the much awaited e-filing, e-payments, & e-process

· To enhance the existing CIS 2.0 based on the suggestions received for CIS 2.0 from all over the country through all the High courts

· To move a step forward towards the ICJ visionary project of integrating the court, police station, prison

· In CIS 3.0 there are two types of enhancement made by the NIC Pune

(i)Technological enhancement

(ii)Functionalities enhancement

[62]T. Arvindandam v Satyapal (AIR 1977) SC 2421 (Krishna Iyyer J)

[63]Parthapratim Gupta, Avoiding Litigation in Clinical Practice, Journal of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons 24(3): p 158-161, Jul–Sep 2019.

[64]Ghosh, Y. (2018). Indian Judiciary: An Analysis of the Cyclic Syndrome of Delay, Arrears and Pendency. Asian Journal of Legal Education, 5(1), 21-39. https://doi.org/10.1177/2322005817733566.

[66]Neelam Tyagi, Women, Matrimonial Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 1 (2021)

[67]Harshita Bajla, Flaws of Ad-Hoc Arbitration in India, 4 INDIAN J.L. & LEGAL RSCH. 1 (2022)

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