A guest post by the very talented, Satyam, who interned at the Chambers last month. The live streaming of the court proceedings of the Gujrat Chief Justice’s court via YouTube, which started as an experiment […]
Author: Bharat Chugh
Bharat currently practices as an Independent Counsel.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION : KLARA AND THE SUN BY KAZUO ISHIGURO
May contain spoilers* I just read this. It’s a book where, strikingly, an Artificial Friend (Artificial Intelligence based specie named Klara) reminds us what does it mean to be a human. Well, its an Ishiguro. […]
A CHAT ON THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT WITH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
A chat on one of my most favourite laws : The Indian Evidence Act with Chartered Accountants in a chat hosted by Northern India Regional Council Of ICAI and Delhi Legal Services Authority and Ld.Legal […]
Can the Administrator of a WhatsApp Group be Held Liable for Objectionable Posts?
First published on Bar & Bench Like it or not, we are all part of various WhatsApp groups. In fact, nearly all of us are in more groups than we’d prefer. From project groups to […]
Committed a crime? Now, face(scan) the consequences! The law against self-incrimination and locked smartphones.
By Bharat Chugh. [1] First published one SCC Online Blog here. On the legality of compelling an accused to disclose his smartphone/laptop password, or open his phone through face-scan, or fingerprint and the constitutional protection against […]
The IT Rules, 2021 and its Application to Significant Social Media Platforms- An Explainer (A GUEST POST)
A Guest Post by the very articulate lawyer Siddharth Shivakumar. First published on his blog ‘Quoting The Courts‘, accessible here. Here goes: The recent Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 […]
LAW AND LITERATURE – A CONVERSATION WITH SARTHAK FROM THE LETTER OF LAW
Had a freewheeling conversation with Sarthak (from Letter of Law) on law, life, literature, poetry and everything in between.
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW’S RIGHT TO RESIDENCE UNDER THE DV ACT AND THE SUPREME COURT DECISION (GUEST POST)
A very insightful column by Ms. Sonam Singh (DJS). First published at Livelaw. Here goes: DAUGHTER-IN-LAW’S RIGHT TO RESIDENCE UNDER THE DV ACT AND THE SUPREME COURT [1] Pitaji[2], Mataji[3], Bahu[4] and Beta[5] were all living together […]
INTERNSHIP AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CHAMBERS OF Bharat Chugh
Always keen to work with bright young legal minds who are passionate about law and justice. BUT you’ll have to meet me half-way and give me a reason to want to know you. A reason […]
SIAC WELCOMES NEW YSIAC COMMITTEE
Delighted to be on the Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Committee for yet another term, representing India. Hope to be able to make a meaningful contribution to the fabulous institution that SIAC is and […]