Intermediary services under Goods and Services Tax Act
The concept of Intermediary services was embodied in Goods and Services Tax Act from the Service Tax regime. “Intermediary” has been defined under section 2(13) of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred as the Act) as under-
THE CONTEMPORARY ISSUE OF THE NON–CONVENTIONAL TRADEMARKS
A trademark is a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others. A Trademark has been defined in Trade Marks Act, 1999, under section 2(1)(zb) as any mark which is distinctive and is capable of distinguishing goods and services of one undertaking from another, and capable of being represented graphically. It denotes the representation of …
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MULTIPLE REFERENCES IN ONE CONTRACT
As Arbitration is gaining popularity as preferred mode of alternative dispute resolution mechanism, it has been observed that in commercial contracts, parties refer their disputes to arbitration at different stages of such contracts, by way of separate references. The nature of contracts is such where parties are not required to wait for completion of contractual …
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020: A STEP FORWARD
INTRODUCTION: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘Code’) was enacted by the Parliament with the aim to provide and revamp the framework for insolvency resolution in India in a time bound manner and for the promotion of entrepreneurship, credit availability and balancing of different interests of each and every stakeholder of a Company.
DESIGNS AND SECRECY DIRECTIONS
The relevant Indian Laws, not only enforces certain secrecy directions on innovations for the grant of patents, but also for registration of designs applied on the article/product. In the present article the relevant provisions of The Designs Act, 2000, (“Act”) are discussed in this regard.
Use of Drones in Commerce Deliveries in India
In India, the Drone system is regulated by the government through the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (“DGCA”). The DGCA very recently came up with the draft Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2020 (“Draft UAS Rules” or “Rules”) on June 02, 2020. The power to issue such rules have been conferred upon the Central Government under …
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Use of Drones in Ecommerce Deliveries in India
Authored by Arjun Anand, Partner and Utkarsh Nigam, Associate– Singhania & Partners LLP E-commerce companies have become very popular in India and the industry is growing at a good rate. These companies are finding different ways of being innovative and efficient in their business approach and one such example that companies are exploring is quick …
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