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We understand the constant need to stay informed about the latest developments in your field. In this section, we curate the most relevant and impactful updates covering developments in various laws.
12 October 2022
The Supreme Court has ruled that when discretion is vested on an arbitral tribunal to award interest at a rate that it deems reasonable, then a duty would be cast upon the arbitral tribunal to give reasons as to how it deems the rate of interest to be reasonable.
Read More6 October 2022
The Delhi High Court has held that for an objection of non-patentability under Section 3(d) of the Patents Act, 1970 to be raised, the basic pre-condition would be the identification of the ‘a known substance’. Section 3(d) bars patentability of a ‘new form’ of ‘a known substance’, without establishing enhanced therapeutic efficacy.
Read More27 September 2022
The Gujarat High Court has held that it is not open to the Central Government to straightway issue the Notification rescinding the countervailing duty, during the sunset review investigation in respect of continuance of countervailing duty which has been already initiated and kept undecided.
Read More21 September 2022
The Supreme Court has held that if the Resolution Plan ignores the statutory demands payable to any State Government or legal authority, the Adjudicating Authority is bound to reject the same.
Read More16 September 2022
In a case where the plaintiff had made a simultaneous claim in the shape of its product as a design as also as a trademark, the Delhi High Court has agreed with the defence of the defendant that the design of the plaintiff was incapable of being registered.
Read More31 August 2022
A 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in its judgment dated 26 August 2022 has held that the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 will prevail over the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
Read More22 August 2022
Jurisdiction of the Competition Commission is not ousted the moment a complaint relates to the subject of patents.
Read More16 August 2022
The Bombay High Court has allowed the benefit of Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) in a case where the exporter had no valid Importer Exporter Code (IEC) number at the time of rendering export of services.
Read More10 August 2022
The Competition (Amendment) Bill (‘Bill’) was first published for public consultation in February 2020 and it is only on 5 August 2022 that it has finally been tabled before the Indian Parliament. The Bill is a concerted effort to harmonize competition law with the evolving realities of businesses today. The Bill proposes to amend both substantive and procedural aspects of competition law. We discuss the top ten, key amendments proposed...
Read More3 August 2022
The Supreme Court has reiterated that service tax could not be levied on the service portion of the indivisible/composite works contracts prior to the introduction of the Finance Act, 2007, by which the Finance Act, 1994 came to be amended to introduce Section 65(105)(zzzza) pertaining to works contracts.
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