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Goods and Services Tax

Amendment to Section 12(8) of the IGST Act – Simplifying or complicating?

27 八月 2019

Goods and Services Tax, which was touted as a single tax reform, has completed two years in the country. It is needless to say that GST was never a perfect taxation syst

Goods and Services Tax

Conundrum of employer-employee relation – HR policies and GST implications

26 八月 2019

Flow of consideration in any form to an employee from his employer has always been a subject of dispute as far as taxation laws are concerned. While exemption from indirect

International Trade & WTO

SEZs whether eligible constituent of “Domestic Industry” under Indian trade remedial laws?

26 八月 2019

A policy was introduced on 1st April 2000 by the central government for setting up of Special Economic Zones (“SEZ”) in the country with a view t

Direct Tax

Keeping the cash in check

20 八月 2019

The Government of the present day, continuing from its previous tenure, has placed emphasis on harnessing the power of information technology in improving the governance in the country.

Intellectual Property Rights

Trademark passing-off against film release

20 八月 2019

The case of Dr. Vijay Abbot v. Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited &amp; Ors.[See endnote 1], a Single Judge of Delhi High Court while dealing with the issue of passing-off in respect of a title of the film, <e

Insolvency

Timelines for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process - The 2019 amendments and their ambiguities

16 八月 2019

In recent times, there have been multiple instances of delay in completion of the corporate insolvency resolution process ("CIRP

Arbitration

A step towards strengthening institutional arbitration in India - New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019

08 八月 2019

With a view to promote institutional arbitration and to make India a destination for conducting international arbitration, a new bill was introduced and has been passed by both the Houses

Securities Laws

Roles and responsibilities of Compliance Officers under SEBI regulations

08 八月 2019

Business environment in India has undergone a sea-change in the past decade. Increased emphasis on values such as accountability, transparency, risk management has led to integrat

Securities Laws

SEBI approves shares with differential voting rights - A welcome move

08 八月 2019

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (&ldquo;SEBI&rdquo;) in its Board meeting dated 27th June, has approved a framework for issuance of shares with differential voting rights (&ldqu

International Trade & WTO

Anti-dumping duty on imports of certain rubber chemicals - A Catch-22 situation for Designated Authority

26 七月 2019

Anti-dumping duty on the imports of certain rubber chemicals from China PR and Korea RP was originally recommended by the Designated Authority vide final findings dated 1st October 2008

Competition Law

Controlling price of supply down the ladder: An antitrust breakdown

24 七月 2019

By Charanya Lakshmikumaran &amp; Puneeth Ganapathy Pricing of goods or services, by corporates, is typically a fine balance, among other factors, between the brand image and competition. To this effect, manufacturers and producers often try to contr

Goods and Services Tax

Coverage of redemption fine under Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme

23 七月 2019

After introducing the National Tax Litigation Policy to reduce the litigation from the Central Government side by prescribing monetary limits upto which the Government restricted filing of appeals before each appellate autho

Goods and Services Tax

Better late than never – A sigh of relief for real estate developers

23 七月 2019

The real estate industry has witnessed high litigation rate, considering the number of indirect taxes payable by the sector prior to GST. Prior to GST, a real estate developer was required to pay various taxes including Ser

Direct Tax

Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing: An Analysis

22 七月 2019

By Tanmay Bhatnagar In her Budget speech, the Finance Minister spoke about the Government&rsquo;s goal of achieving the objective of &ldquo;Housing for All&rdquo; by 2022. In pursuance of the same, the Gover

Intellectual Property Rights

Contradiction & consensus: Mode of infringement of a cinematograph film

19 七月 2019

By Saksham Garg Introduction In MRF Limited v. Metro Tyres Limited,[Endnote 1] many important issues of law arose before the Delhi High Court regar

Corporate Advisory

Liquidation preference - Relevance in private companies

12 七月 2019

By Priyanshi Singhal In Indian law, manner of distribution of funds in case of liquidation or winding up is prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) [See End Note 1] and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code),[S

Competition Law

Quick guide to CCI Dawn Raids

10 七月 2019

By Charanya Lakshmikumaran and Puneeth Ganapathy Officers from the investigative wing of the Competition Commission of India (&lsquo;CCI&rsquo;), have been increasingly undertaking dawn raid investigations to pursue allegations of anti-competi

Goods and Services Tax

Recourse available against order passed by Appellate AAR under GST

26 六月 2019

By Nagesh Jadhav The provisions of GST law allow a person to apply for advance ruling to get specific points clarified from the Authority for Advance Ruling (&ldquo;AAR&rdquo;). The AAR is required to issue ruling stating the position of

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