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SINGLE REGISTRATION UNDER GST There are media reports that, the GST Council is contemplating the demand of certain service providers, including e-commerce players, for single registration under Simplified Registration Scheme, proposed to be prescribed under the draft Model GST law 1....
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Readers would be aware of the two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in Centrotrade (2006) 11 SCC 245:2006(3) Arb LR 201 (SC).) where SB Sinha, J. held a two-tiered tribunal invalid when the first tier was Indian and the second tier...
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Winter Session 2016 has been one of the least productive sessions for both Houses in the last 15 years, with repeated disruptions on the issue of demonetisation of currency. While eight Bills were introduced in this session, only two were passed....
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Delhi High Court:  Reaffirms the criteria to deem a foreign arbitral award valid under section 44 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Awards, 1958. A contract containing an arbitration agreement must...
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In April 2016, two directives issued by two separate state governments in India made social media group administrators (‘administrators’) liable for content circulated by other members of the group. This came in the wake of a series of arrests in India for content posted...
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On its last working day of the year 2016, Supreme Court of India would, among other matters, hear two interesting fresh matters:1. PIL for ‘National Liquor Policy’.A petition has been filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking framing of a...
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by Dhruv Somayajula*In this second part of our two post series on the Internet of Things, Dhruv examines the policy framework in India to analyse its applicability to the Internet of Things. In a previous post, we discussed the definition of...
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Contents: 1. COMPAT penalizes automobile manufacturers for anti-competitive practices 2. COMPAT penalizes public sector insurance companies for bid rigging COMPAT penalizes automobile manufacturers for anti-competitive practices Facts of the case   In August 2014, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had...
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Sachin & Anr v. Jhabbu Lal & Anr RSA 136/2016 & CM No. 19123/2016   High Court of Delhi Date of decision: 24th November 2016 Facts: Jhabbhu Lal and his wife (respondents) owned a house, which they sold to purchase a...
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Introduction More than three years ago, the Companies Act, 2013 (“2013 Act”) was passed by both Houses of Parliament and received assent of the President of India. The 2013 Act seeks to replace the Companies Act, 1956 (“1956 Act”). The different...
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In March 2015, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) constituted a standing Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee (AIPAC) under the chairmanship of Shri. N. R. Narayana Murthy. AIPAC submitted its first report in January 2016 and its second...
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Death Note Ramesh Gowda.pdf 001
There comes a time for redemption? Ramesh K.C was a driver with L Bheema Naik, KAS, a Tahsildar earlier and now, the Special Land Acquisition Officer at Bangalore, Karnataka. This driver, Ramesh K.C. committed suicide on 6-Dec-16. He left behind a...
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 This post discusses the regulatory challenges that emerge from the changing nature of Facebook and other social networking websites Facebook has recently faced a lot of criticism for circulating fake news and for knowingly suppressing user opinions during the 2016 U.S....
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Earlier, all online transactions through credit / debit cards issued in India were subject to a mandatory ‘second factor authorization’. Reserve Bank of India directs that this additional factor authorization requirement may be relaxed, at the option of the customer,...
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Author: Sandeep Dave Money oils the wheels of commerce. Since the 1970s, high denomination notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 had become the usual legal tender in India: inflation had virtually made the lower denomination notes “loose change”! The...
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