Payments towards workshop conducted for dissemination of information which is a part of study course cannot be termed as FIS

Facts The applicant, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (“FICCI”) is a company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956. The applicant has received a job contract from Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, New Delhi (“IUSSTF”) for administering DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme 2009 (“IIGP”) as joint partners with IC2 Institute of University of Texas (IC2 Institute) and IUSSTF. IUSSTF was appointed as coordinating agency on behalf of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (“DST”). The objective of the programme ...