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Corporate Law : The article traces Justice Tejas Karia's journey from an arbitration specialist to a Delhi High Court judge while highlighting his...
Corporate Law : A comprehensive roundup of the latest ED and CBI investigations covering money laundering, corruption, builder-bank nexus, and fin...
Corporate Law : MahaRERA issued thousands of show-cause notices for failure to update Quarterly Progress Reports and comply with RERA requirements...
Corporate Law : This guide explains the legal framework, renewal process, compliance requirements, and penalties applicable to Drug License holder...
Corporate Law : The Code on Social Security, 2020 introduces significant reforms beyond consolidation of labour laws. This article debunks common ...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has introduced the AI-powered Pension Sahayak portal, replacing the earlier CGMS with a multilingual, voice-enabled grievanc...
Corporate Law : CCPA imposed ₹1 lakh penalties on two food companies for using misleading 100% claims that did not match the actual composition ...
Corporate Law : IRDAI has proposed comprehensive amendments to insurance intermediary regulations to implement the SBSR Act, 2025. The proposals s...
Corporate Law : IRDAI's draft 2026 amendments overhaul actuarial governance, reporting, investment norms, and insurer compliance to align with the...
Corporate Law : IRDAI has released draft amendments simplifying the registration framework for foreign reinsurers and Lloyd's India while introduc...
Corporate Law : The High Court ruled that the relevant date for filing refund claims is the date of receipt of payment in convertible foreign exch...
Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court held that the pre-deposit requirement introduced by the third proviso to Section 74(1) of the DVAT Act could ...
Corporate Law : The NCLT Bengaluru admitted the CIRP application after finding that the corporate debtor had expressly acknowledged the operationa...
Corporate Law : The NCLT Bengaluru permitted amendment of the date of default in a Section 9 petition after holding that the change merely aligned...
Corporate Law : The NCLT Chennai admitted a Section 9 insolvency petition after holding that the corporate debtor failed to establish a genuine pr...
Corporate Law : The MCA has introduced temporary relief measures extending name reservation validity and e-form resubmission deadlines affected by...
Corporate Law : IRDAI has constituted a Working Group to develop governance, oversight, and security frameworks for AI adoption in the insurance s...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has revised the audit requirements for NPS-Lite PoPs to ensure stronger governance and operational compliance. The framework...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has introduced a revised audit framework for Atal Pension Yojana Points of Presence, linking audit frequency to subscriber b...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has introduced a revised audit framework for PoPs handling NPS and NPS Vatsalya, prescribing new audit frequency, eligibilit...
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has specified five new categories of professions that are eligible for forming firms under the new limited liability partnership Act. Already approved by the Cabinet, these professions are over and above the earlier categories of chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries to form LLP firms.
Internet-based money transfer service Paypal has resumed remittances to small-time exporters who will now have to report them as export revenue to Indian authorities. “Customers who rely on PayPal are now able to sell their goods and services around the world and withdraw money to their local bank accounts,” explained Anuj Nayar, director of global communications, PayPal.
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that excuses like ‘shortage of staff and work overload’ cannot be considered as reasons for not providing information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and fined a local official for ‘delay’ in responding.
The commerce and industry ministry has recommended a ban on foreign direct investment in cigarette manufacturing and allied products involving tobacco, an official said. “We have sent the note to ban FDI in cigarette manufacturing and allied products to the Cabinet and it is expected to be taken up soon,” the official said.
With a very laudable objective of speedy disposal of cases, Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism (ADR) is mooted. Among the modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism, Arbitration is most discussed issue always as many agreements or contracts contain an Arbitration Clause now-a-days. The difference between Arbitration Mechanism and the adjudication through Civil Court etc. issues can be summed up as follows:
In an effort to prevent misuse of the tax benefits provided to special economic zones (SEZ) and increase clarity to the policy, commercial banks and their ATM units that are located within the non-processing zone of the SEZs would not be granted the status of an offshore banking unit (OBU). They will, therefore, not enjoy the incentives meant for OBUs.
In a landmark ruling, the Central Information Commissioner has passed an order which says information on refunds is covered under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. L Lakshmi Narayanan, an assessee, had filed an RTI petition with the (I-T ) department in Chennai, asking for information as to why was there a delay in the payment of his IT refunds for 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2008-09, amounting to Rs 3,32,457.
The DC’s/UAC’s may allow Developer/approved Co-developers duty free goods and services for these default authorized operations from the date of notification of the SEZ. These authorized operations will, however, continue to be subject to the various guidelines issued by Government from time to time. Approval Committees while approving goods and services for such default operation may look into the actual requirement of the SEZs for such operations.
Pledge of shares is a common practice adopted in the securities market by investors and intermediaries to raise finance. Banks and financiers have their own method of advancing money in pledge transactions. They keep a margin against the quotations of the shares. S 172 of the Indian Contract Act, 1972 defines pledge as bailment of goods for payment of debt or performance of promise.
Regarding Licencing requirement, it is clarified that in terms of Rule 27 of SEZ Rules, a unit in SEZ/FTWZ can import all types of goods except prohibited items. However, in terms of Rule 26 of SEZ Rules, if any permission is required for import under any other law, the same shall be allowed with the approval of BOA. In respect of prohibited items, Instruction No.47 dated 4th March, 2010 shall apply.
