COVID-19 is affecting the insurance industry in multiple ways; from employee insurance and continuity of business issues to client service obligations and finally to sustain the financial outlook of the company.
CSR in COVID-19- A Ready Referencer Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be understood as a Company’s responsibility towards the society, the environment and the community within which it operates. There are various ways in which a Corporate fulfils its CSR obligations as mandated by law. At present, CSR is not seen merely as a charity […]
Direct Tax & International Tax Perspective–Part I Income Tax Returns 1. Whether there is any extension of due dates in filing the belated returns for the Financial Year 2018-19? Answer: Yes, due date income tax return for Financial Year 2018-19 was 31st March 2020. The Ministry of Finance, vide Press Release dated 24.03.2020 has extend the due […]
Pandemic Legal intelligence – FAQs on Compliance Relaxation under GST Introduction The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (‘CBIC’) has issued several notifications in order to implement the compliance relaxation announced by Hon’ble Finance Minister amid Pandemic COVID 19. We have analysed the relaxations provided by the Central Government and collated few FAQs on […]
Wages & Salary 1. Whether employers can reduce the salaries or bonus of the employees for the lockdown period of COVID-19 due to effect on the turnover of the organization? Answer: The Ministry of Home Affairs vide Order no. 40-3/2020 DM-I(A) dated 29.03.2020 has directed all the employers, be it in the industry or in […]
Claudio De Simone & Ors. Vs. Acital Farmaceutica SRL. & Ors. (Delhi High Court); CS(OS) 576/2019, IA No.15741/2019, 17.03.2020 FACTS In the present case, Plaintiff No. 1 was an inventor of a US patent formulation namely; De Simone Formulation. The said formulation is highly concentrated bacterial formulation beneficial for pharmaceutical and dietary indications. In the year […]
In the present case, the Court by its reasoned order had refused to grant an injunction on the basis that the alleged infringing mark is descriptive in nature and does not tarnish the goodwill of the Plaintiff. Also the same is being used as a label by the Defendant and not as a trademark per se.
High Court observed that as per the definition of ISD under Section 2(61) of CGST Act and facts of the present case, it is not possible for a supplier of goods and services to file a refund application to claim refund of input tax credit distributed by ISD.
The Petitioner relied upon Section 9 and Section 11 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 and submitted that the Respondent should examine the trademark applications in an efficient and proper manner in order to ensure that none of the marks which are brought before the Respondent are similar to that which are already registered and not clear for advertisement.
Whether Notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28.6.2017 and Entry 10 of the Notification No.10/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28.6.2017 are ultra vires to the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and unconstitutional?
