By Kritika BharadwajThe Central Government notified certain sections of the Aadhaar(Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016(‘the Act’)last month. As of now, only the sections setting out the establishment, powers and functions of the Unique Identification...
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In a historic breakthrough, the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 (‘GST Bill’) has been passed unanimously by the Rajya Sabha of the Parliament. This is a significant step and takes the country closer to Goods and Services...
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The Union Cabinet approved the Model Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016 on June 29, 2016.[1] The bill is a welfare legislation aimed at bringing uniformity in regulation of employment and conditions of service throughout...
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The Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is listed for discussion in Rajya Sabha today.[i] The Bill aims to expeditiously resolve cases of debt recovery by making amendments to four laws,...
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By Gangesh Varma**The ‘control-of-the-Internet’ rhetoric never lost its appeal. The domestic politics in United States, particularly the opposition from Republican Senators, is not a new obstacle to the IANA Transition. The Republican Party Platform for 2016 captures the key policy...
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by sflc_admin | August 3, 2016SFLC.in organized a roundtable discussion on 28th July, 2016 in New Delhi to initiate a focused and collaborative dialogue around the increasingly important issues of online harassment and hate speech. This roundtable was...
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by sflc_admin | August 2, 2016The digital India initiative, coupled with the Government’s plan to boost emergence of start-ups in India points directly to an economy supported by the digital infrastructure. A swift shift to the information based...
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Yesterday, the government circulated certain official amendments to the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 on GST. The Bill is currently pending in Rajya Sabha. The Bill was introduced and passed in Lok Sabha in May 2015. It was then referred...
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The Bihar Prohibition and Excise Bill, 2016 was introduced and debated in the Bihar Legislative Assembly today. The Bill creates a framework for the levy of excise duty and imposes a prohibition on alcohol in Bihar. In this context, we...
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by sflc_admin | August 1, 2016On June 10, 2016, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) floated a Consultation Paper on Cloud Computing and invited comments from the industry and other stakeholders on the following broad issues: regulatory framework for...
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The implementation of GST will significantly improve the competitiveness and performance of India's manufacturing sector. However, prior to its roll out, it will be incumbent upon the Indian government to address certain stakeholder concerns, if it wants to foster long term...
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The Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 have been amended vide the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Third Amendment Rules, 2016 dated 19 July 2016, to bring major changes with respect to issuance of equity shares with differential voting rights...
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A Bill to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 was introduced and passed in Lok Sabha yesterday. The Bill makes amendments in relation to the declaration of assets of public servants, and will apply retrospectively.Declaration of assets under the...
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GST Impact: E-commerce Sector Featured
Plagued, as it is, by indirect tax disputes and ambiguities, the implementation of GST is expected to usher in a uniform tax regime and bring some clarity to indirect taxation in the e-commerce sector.
Introduction India is at the threshold...
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By Lily Xiao and Victoria Christie[1] for the Dirty Picture Project. For more details on this project, write to Aarti at its release, the immensely popular Sultan was screening at our local PVR no less than ten times a day. With...
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