Category Archives: Knowledge

Sodexo Meal Vouchers are not ‘goods’, not liable for Octroi or LBT

By | December 14, 2015

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 4385-4386 OF 2015 SODEXO SVC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED …..APPELLANT VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. …..RESPONDENTS Facts of the case The appellant company is conducting the business of providing pre-printed meal vouchers which are given the nomenclature of ‘Sodexo Meal Vouchers’. As per… Read More »

Notaries to Become Online From 1st January 2016

By | December 12, 2015

Law & Justice Ministry’s New Initiative Application for Notaries to Become Online From 1st January 2016 The Ministry of Law & Justice has brought a major change in receiving applications for appointment of Notaries. Henceforth all applications for appointment of Notaries shall be received online, including the supporting documents. The new system will become operational… Read More »

Property purchased bonafide is not ” proceeds of crime “

By | December 9, 2015

Facts of the Case G. Srinivasan was found to be main accused , he only availed the loan projecting R. Manoharan as Proprietor of M/s. Bhagavathi Textiles Mills Limited. After availing the loan, he purchased about 165 acres of land in Pudukkottai Village from One K. Gunasekaran, G. Selvarani, R. Sivkumar, Shri Chinnakkannu in the… Read More »

Complaint by person who is not consumer or trade association cannot be basis of Inquiry under section 36 B of Competition Act

By | December 9, 2015

Brief Facts:- Competition Commission can inquire into any unfair trade practice on receipt of a complaint from any trade association or from any consumer or a registered consumers’ association, even though the consumer may not be a member of such association or on receipt of a reference made by the Central Government or the State… Read More »

20 National Investment and Manufacturing Zones in India

By | December 2, 2015

As per press release by Ministry of Commerce & Industry of Govt of India on 30-November, 2015 Setting up of NIMZs Government has granted “in-principle” approval to a total of 20 National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs). Of these, 12 NIMZs are located outside the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) region. These are: (i) Nagpur in… Read More »

Roadmap for the implementation of GST

By | November 30, 2015

Roadmap for the implementation of GST in India (Extract from REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY SECOND AMENDMENT) BILL 2014 PRESENTED TO THE RAJYA SABHA ON 22nd July, 2015 Objective of Introducing the GST In international arena GST is known for its end user consumption tax. The broad objectives of… Read More »