analysing impediments faced b.....Tags : trai, broadband, access, shared space, commercial, residential
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President Promulgates Constitution of Commercial Courts , Arbitration and Conciliation Ordinanences(26.10.2015)
President has signed ordinances to amend Arbitration and Conciliation Act and bring into force Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial A.....
Tags : Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015
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SC: Court May Award Interest Higher than 6% in Commercial Transactions(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that in a commercial transaction, in absence of an agreement between the parties regarding the rate of interest on delayed .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commercial Transactions, Rate of Interest
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Delhi HC: Schedule IV of Arbitration Act Not Mandatorily Applicable on International Arbitrations(02.04.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that the IVth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 pertaining to fees of the arbitrator will not apply.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, IVth Schedule, International Commercial Arbitration
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CCI: Violation of Competition Laws by Ecommerce Operators to be Dealt with Firmly(27.12.2021)
Competition Commission of India has said that any violation of competition law by ecommerce companies will be dealt with firmly. The Commission has as.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Violation of Competition Laws by Ecommerce Operators
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MP HC: Commercial Matters can Only be Heard by Commercial Court of Status of DJ/ADJ(04.03.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that commercial matters involving Arbitration disputes can only be heard by Commercial Court of the status of Distr.....
Tags : MP HC, Commercial Matters
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All. HC: Commercial Tax Tribunal’s Order Upheld, Court Condones 1365 Days Delay on Sufficient Cause(29.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court while upholding the condonation of delay of 1365 days by the Commercial Tax Tribunal in filing of appeal has held that it is the .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Commercial Tax Tribunal, Condonation of Delay
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RBI Relaxes ECB Norms for Accessing Foreign Loans(01.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a revised External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) policy, entailing, among other things, a more liberal approach.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, External Commercial Borrowing
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Delhi HC Restrains Zydus Wellness from Running Complan Commercial(18.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Zydus Wellness Product Limited from running its Complan advertisement on the ground of its alleged similar.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Complan Commercial
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Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Mercy Petition of Convict Akshay Kumar Singh(06.02.2020)
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape.....
Tags : Nirbhaya Case, President, Mercy Petition
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill for Fast Disposal of Commercial Disputes(02.08.2018)
Lok Sabha has passed Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill that seeks to bring down.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Commercial Disputes
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SC Panel Builds Digital Module, to Speed Up Disposal of Commercial Disputes(14.05.2020)
Supreme Court's E-Committee, in sync with Government’s initiative on ease of doing business, has developed a paperless module for commercial Courts, w.....
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NCLT: Can’t Call Speculative Investment a 'Financial Debt' in Absence of Commercial Effect of Borrowi(07.04.2025)
NCLT New Delhi bench while dismissing an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 has held that a speculative inv.....
Tags : NCLT New Delhi, Financial Debt, Commercial Effect
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Karnataka HC Observes that High Courts Require Commercial Division for International Arbitration(02.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that for High Courts which do not exercise Original Civil Jurisdiction, Commercial Division comprising of a Single Judge.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, International Arbitration, Commercial Division
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ITAT, Mumbai: Depreciation Allowable on Marketing Information and Non-Compete Fee(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the depreciation is allowable on intangible assets such as marketing information comprising of.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, depreciation, intangible, marketing information, Commercial information, Customer data, Distribution network, Suppliers contract, Non-compete fees
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SC Refuses PIL Seeking Scrapping of TRAI's New Directives on Commercial SMS & Calls(29.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to hear a Public Interest Litigation challenging Telecom Regulatory Authority's (TRAI) latest directive on commercial SMSes .....
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MP HC: Commercial Matters Involving Arbitration Disputes Can Only Be Heard by Commercial Court(05.03.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Commercial matters involving Arbitration disputes can only be heard by Commercial Court of the status of Distr.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Commercial Matters Involving Arbitration Disputes
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Govt. Notifies Ordinance To Widen Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of ‘Commercial Courts’(07.05.2018)
Government has notified an ordinance to amend the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and the Commercial Appellate Division in High Courts Act of 2.....
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Bombay HC: Running Clinics is not a Commercial Activity(25.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has held that a clinic run of a private doctor or their partnership firm can't come under the definition of 'commercial establishmen.....
Tags : Bombay HC, Clinics, private doctor, Commercial Activity
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Delhi HC Restrains Zydus Wellness from Running Complan Commercial(18.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Zydus Wellness Product Limited from running its Complan advertisement on the ground of its alleged similar.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Complan Commercial
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Madras HC: Genuineness of Consignment Can’t be Suspected Because Invoice Contains Wrong Address(01.11.2017)
Madras High Court, while releasing the goods detained by Commercial department, has held that genuineness of a consignment cannot be suspected merely .....
Tags : Madras High Court, commercial invoice
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Del. HC: Can’t Permit Plaintiff to File Documents as Per at its Whims and Fancies(03.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that, in a commercial suit plaintiff cannot be allowed to file documents as per its whims and fancies as the whole purpo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Commercial Suit, Whims and Fancies
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Cal HC: High Court Lacks Jurisd. When Application u/s 9A of A&C Act Filed Before Commercial Court(26.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that if an application under Section 9A of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) has been filed before a comme.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Section 9A of A&C Act, Jurisdiction, Commercial Court
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Delhi HC: Comparative Advertising is Protected Under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution(19.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that comparative advertising is protected under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution as commercial speech, has held that .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Comparative Advertising, Commercial Speech, Article 19(1)(a)
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: New Tax Collected at Source (TCS) Regime(01.10.2020)
Income Tax Department has issued guidelines for applicability of Tax Collected at Source (TCS) provision which requires an e-commerce operator to dedu.....
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RBI extends validity of the Directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh(07.09.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the Directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow for a further period of si.....
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TRAI notifies Tariff Amendment Orders relating to commercial subscribers(08.09.2015)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India notified tariff amendment orders relating to television services for commercial subscribers. Under the order.....
Tags : Trai, amendment order, commercial subscribers
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Orissa HC: Court for Deciding Applications Arising Out of Arbitration Agreement is Commercial Court(15.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has observed that the Court for the purpose of deciding all the applications arising out of the arbitration agreement between the pa.....
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Kar. HC: No Bar on Adoption of Privately Owned Elephants Under Wildlife Protection Act(14.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that Section 40 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 permits private ownership of live elephants and there is no bar .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Wildlife Protection, Commercial Nature
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Kerala High Court Invokes Doctrine of Desuetude to Permit Construction of Commercial Building(25.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has approved the construction of a commercial building on a site reserved for residential buildings as per the Town Planning Scheme .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Construction of Commercial Building, Doctrine of Desuetude
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Supreme Court Summarizes Principles to Determine 'Commercial Purpose'(18.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that provision of hostel facilities to nurses so as to facilitate better medical care is a positive duty enjoined upon the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commercial Purpose
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J&K HC: S. 37 of NDPS Act Comes Into Play When Bail of Accused is Being Considered on Merits(09.05.2025)
J&K HC has observed that Section 37 of NDPS Act comes into play when bail of an accused involving commercial quantity of contraband is being considere.....
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CESTAT: Services Provided With Respect to Government Sports Stadium, Not Commercial Service(13.07.2022)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi Bench has held that an activity undertaken in a government stadium and which is used.....
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Delhi HC Sets Aside President’s Order Rejecting Mercy Plea of Death-row Convict(29.06.2017)
Delhi High Court has set aside President’s order rejecting mercy plea of a death-row convict and reduced his sentence to life term.
Tags : Delhi HC, Mercy Plea
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E-commerce definition introduced in Foreign Trade Policy(11.04.2016)
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry introduced a definition for ‘e-commerce’ in Chapter 9 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020. It is defined as th.....
Tags : Dgft, foreign trade policy, e-commerce
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ITAT: Depreciation Not Allowable for Expenditure Availed on Professional or Legal Services(04.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore Bench has held that depreciation is not allowable for expenditure availed on professional or legal ser.....
Tags : ITAT, Professional/Legal Services, Commercial Right
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Kar. HC: Once Right to Refer Dispute to Arbitration is Waived by Party, it Can’t be Reclaimed(19.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that if a right to refer dispute to arbitration is once waived by a party, it can’t be allowed to be reclaimed and hence.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Arbitration, Commercial Court
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MP HC Upholds Restrictions on Merchanting Trade Transactions as Per Import/ Export Policy(17.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that once import/ export of a particular product is barred by the Government, the question of permitting 'Merchanti.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Restrictions on Merchanting Trade Transactions
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Report of Task Force on e-Commerce Policy(02.01.2019)
A Think Tank on 'Framework for National Policy on e-Commerce' was established by Department of Commerce and a Task Force under the Think Tank was set .....
Tags : Task Force, Report, E-Commerce Policy
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SC: Presiding Officers of Commercial Courts Should be Imparted Some Training(30.04.2025)
SC has observed that Presiding Officers of commercial courts should be imparted some training, orientation or refresher course to apprise them about t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commercial Courts, Importance of Adjudication
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SC: Consumer Disputes Can be Raised for Goods/Services Not Connected to Profit Generation(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that commercial enterprises are not excluded from definition of ‘Consumer’ under Consumer Protection Act, has held that .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Consumer Disputes, Commercial Enterprises, Profit Generation
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EPCH hails GST notification to ease procedure for merchant exporters(24.10.2017)
The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts has welcomed the Government's decision to ease the procedure for merchant exporters. Handicrafts merchant.....
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Consumer Court in Bangalore Orders PVR to Ensure Movie Tickets Mention Actual Start Time(19.02.2025)
A Consumer Court in Bangalore while hearing a complaint against PVR for wasting 25 minutes of the complainant by showing long commercial advertisement.....
Tags : Consumer Court, PVR, Commercial Advertisements
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SC: Mandatory Time Line for Filing Written Statement is Not Applicable to Non-Commercial Suits(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has clarified that the mandatory time-line for filing written statement does not apply to non-commercial suits. The Court held that as r.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Timeline for Non- Commercial Suit
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President Rejects Pawan Gupta’s Mercy Petition(05.03.2020)
President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case.
Tags : President of India, Mercy Plea, Nirbhaya Case
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SC: Quantity of Neutral Substance Not to be Excluded in Determination of Commercial Quantities(17.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the quantity of the neutral substance is not to be excluded and to be taken into consideration along with the actual c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Determination of Commercial Quantities
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Delhi HC Restrains Glenmark Pharmaceuticals from Manufacturing, Selling Zita and Zita-Met(07.10.2015)
Delhi High Court has restrained Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, an Indian firm, from manufacturing and selling its anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met, sa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court,Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Merck Sharp and Dohme, patent
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RBI Issues Gold Bonds Operational Guidelines(05.11.2015)
Reserve Bank has issued operational guidelines for Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2015-16 and mandated some operational procedures for Commercial banks and pos.....
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SC: Decide Mercy Petitions at Earliest to Disallow Convicts in Taking Advantage of Delay(17.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to ensure that mercy petitions in death penalty cases are decided and disposed of at the earliest so .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mercy Petitions, Benefit, Disadvantage, Inordinate Delay
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Puffery’ by advertiser permitted, so long as it doesn’t misrepresent(01.06.2016)
Delhi High Court dismissed an application Gillette India against Reckitt Benckiser for airing allegedly disparaging and false television advertisement.....
Tags : advertisement, comparison, commercial speech, protected
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Ordinances amending arbitration law and creating commercial courts promulgated(23.10.2015)
Continuing with its policy of if you can’t metamorphosise a Bill into an Act use an Ordinance instead, the Union Cabinet approved the promulgation of .....
Tags : Commercial, arbitration, ordinance, high court
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Draft National Policy on E-Commerce(24.07.2019)
A draft National e-Commerce policy covering various areas of e-Commerce, has been prepared and placed for comments in public domain. Views/suggestions.....
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All. HC: Commercial Electricity Rates Not Applicable to Lawyers' Chambers(07.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that the legal profession by no stretch of imagination can be called as a commercial activity, trade or business and the.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Commercial Electricity Rates, Lawyers' Chambers
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SC Pulls Up Centre for Not Deciding Mercy Petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana Within Time Limit(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has taken exception to apathetic attitude of the Central government in not considering the mercy petition filed by death row convict Bal.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mercy Petition, Death Row
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Delhi HC Directs Registry to List All Commercial Appeals Before Commercial Appellate Division(29.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed its Registry to list all commercial appeals from district Court orders before the Commercial Appellate Division Benches......
Tags : Delhi High Court, Listing of Commercial Appeals
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Revised framework for External Commercial Borrowing policy(30.11.2015)
The Reserve of Bank of India issued a revised External Commercial Borrowing policy. The revisions aim to reduce risk for lenders and make extended ter.....
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International Cases
A commercial activity is a commercial activity regardless of whether it is carried out for private profit or to achieve charitable goals(08.09.2017)
Present appeal concerns the desire of the second Respondent (Children’s Health Camps the New Zealand Foundation for Child and Family Health and Develo.....
Tags : Land, Usage, Activity, Commercial
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Supreme Court: Can’t Commercially Exploit Land Meant for Poor(09.01.2025)
Supreme Court has held that when land allocated under a special scheme, particularly one centred on “poorer classes” accommodation is sought to be com.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commercially Exploited, Enactment
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Guidelines for foreign direct investment in e-commerce(29.03.2016)
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry released guidelines for foreign direct investment in e-commerce, clarifying the policy contained in ‘Consolidate.....
Tags : e-commerce, fdi, marketplace, inventory
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Mandate to Govern E-Commerce Industry(08.02.2017)
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology is mandated to assist in the promotion of e-commerce. As regards trade related issues, the subject of.....
Tags : Promotion, E-commerce, Assistance, Mandate
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Cal. HC: High Court’s Commercial Division Can Hear Appeals Under A&C Act Filed on Original Side(22.08.2024)
Cal. HC has held that language used in S. 10(2) of Commercial Courts Act, 2015 is “shall”, which is mandatory and implies that even if an application .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Commercial Division, Commercial Courts Act
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CBIC Waives Interest for Non-Filing of GSTR-8 by Prescribed E-Commerce Operators(08.06.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has waived the interest rate on account of the non-filing of GSTR-8 by certain e-commerce operators.....
Tags : CBIC, GSTR, E-Commerce
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Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Launches New Tool for Parties to Receive Legal Assessment of Dispute(06.08.2021)
Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has launched the “SCC Express,” a new tool in which parties can receive a legal assessment .....
Tags : Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, New Tool for Parties to Receive Legal Assessment of Dispute
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Ker. HC: Commercial Courts Act Does Not Provide For Second Appeals(12.01.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that the legislature introduced a non-obstante clause in sub-section (2) of S. 13 of the Commercial Courts Act limiting the.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Second Appeals, Commercial Courts
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NCDRC Asks Mercedes Benz to Pay Rs 2 Lakh to Customer(07.06.2019)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has asked Mercedes Benz to pay Rs. 2 lakh to its customer as compensation for defects in the M.....
Tags : NCDRC, Mercedes Benz
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President Gives Nod to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act and others(08.01.2016)
President has given nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ac.....
Tags : Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act; Commercial Courts,Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act; Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015
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Delhi HC Seeks Statutory Norms Allowing Commercial Outlets At Petrol Pumps(31.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to inform it about its statutory rules under which commercial outlets are being allow.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, commercial outlets, petrol pumps
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SC: Dominant Intention to be Looked Into to Decide Whether Transaction Was Commercial(27.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that it is the dominant intention of the transaction that is to be looked into to find out if it had any nexus with some kind.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Dominant Intention, Commercial Activities
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Ker. HC: Can’t Reject Plea of Organ Transplantation due to Perception of Commercial Transaction(29.01.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that each application of organ transplantation has to be carefully considered on its own merits. It cannot be based on .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Organ Transplantation, Commercial Transaction
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SC: Purchaser is a Consumer if Commercial Use by him was for Earning Livelihood by Self Employment(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when if the commercial use of a particular goods is by the purchasers themselves for the purpose of earning their liveliho.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commercial Use, Purchaser, Livelihood, Self Employment
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Delhi High Court: Scope of Interference with International Commercial Arbitration is Limited(20.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a German manufacturer's claim for damages against Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, India. The Court observed that the .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, International Commercial Arbitration
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Ministry of Home Affairs Issues Guidelines on Exemptions to E-Commerce Platforms(27.03.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a fresh set of guidelines to exempt e-commerce platforms engaged in the delivery of all essential goods including .....
Tags : Ministry of Home Affairs, E-Commerce Platforms
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Hyderabad High Court Serves Notice to Union Minister YS Chowdary(03.11.2015)
Hyderabad High Court has issued notice to Union Minister YS Chowdary and others in a contempt petition filed by the Mauritius Commercial Bank.
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Union Minister YS Chowdary , Mauritius Commercial Bank
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Madhya Pradesh HC: Benefit of MEIS Scheme Can't Be Availed If Not Opted in Shipping Bill(20.04.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the benefit of the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS Scheme) can’t be availed if it is not opted fo.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, shipping bill, export
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All. HC: Can’t Refuse Anticipatory Bail Merely Over Non-Payment of Money Under a Contract(03.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that it is becoming a general practice to set criminal law into motion for putting pressure on parties to commerc.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Non-Payment, Commercial Transaction
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Bombay HC Upholds Order Allowing Bondholders to Vote on Resolution of RCFL(23.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has upheld the single-judge bench order in October allowing bondholders to vote on the debt resolution of Reliance Commercial Financ.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Reliance Commercial Finance
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NGT Seeks Health Ministry’s, MoEF’s Response over Plea Seeking Ban on Mercury Equipments(08.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought Government's Response over plea seeking ban of mercury-based equipments in hospitals to prevent spillage of t.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Ban on Mercury Equipments
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Guidelines for Time-Bound Disposal of Clemency & Mercy Petitions(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking directions for issuance of guidelines on disposal of clemency/mercy Writ Petitions and resultant exe.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Time-Bound Disposal of Clemency & Mercy Petitions
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SC: Existence of Commercial Relations Not Necessary for Imposing Condition to Grant Leave to Defend(16.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that existence of commercial relations between the parties in a summary suit by itself is not mandatory for imposing condition.....
Tags : SC, Commercial Relations
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SC Asks Karnataka HC to Decide CCI Plea on Vacating Stay Against Ecommerce Giants(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka High Court to decide the Competition Commission of India plea for vacating stay on the investigation against eco.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Karnataka High Court, Vacating Stay Against Ecommerce Giants
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NCLAT: Can’t Interfere with CoC’s Commercial Wisdom to Distribute Amount Based on Security Interest(03.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi has observed that if the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 are complied with then there cannot be interference in the.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Commercial Wisdom, Security Interest
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Del. HC: Withdrawal of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme Shall Apply Prospectively(09.11.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing DGFT’s decision to repeal the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) with retrospective effect was arbitrary an.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, Prospectively
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SC Orders Removal of Business Activities in 500 Meter Radius of Taj Mahal(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court has issued a direction to the Agra Development Authority to immediately halt all commercial activities which come within the radius of 5.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Taj Mahal, Commercial Activities
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President of India Rejects Mercy Plea of Death Row Convict Mukesh Singh(17.01.2020)
President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape a.....
Tags : President of India, Mercy Plea, Nirbhaya Case
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Bombay HC: Mid-day Meal Scheme Should Not be Commercialized(08.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has said that mid-day meal scheme for school children, if implemented properly, is good, but its commercialization would not serve i.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, mid-day meal, commercialization
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Lok Sabha Introduces the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024(11.12.2024)
Lok Sabha has introduced the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 which aims at simplifying ownership criteria for merchant vessels in the country and seeks t.....
Tags : Merchant Shipping Bill, Lok Sabha, Merchant Vessels
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Govt. Allows 100% FDI in E-Commerce Companies(30.03.2016)
Government has allowed 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in marketplace e-commerce companies.
Tags : Government, e-commerce, companies, FDI
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Policy on import of dogs(25.05.2016)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade introduced a policy on the import of dogs under the Indian Tariff Code.
Dogs are no longer permitt.....
Tags : Import policy, dogs, breeding, commercial activity
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Delhi High Court Judges Express Concern Over Draft Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2024(15.04.2025)
Delhi High Court judges have expressed their concerns over the Draft Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2024 expanding the scope of ‘patent i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Patent Illegality, International Commercial Arbitration
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SC: Crop Insurance Different from Commercial Policy(07.09.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding Bombay High Court's order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Crop Insurance, Commercial Policy
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Kerala HC: Non-Commercial Associations Can Use Kerala, India In Their Names(12.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that an association formed by private individuals cannot be prevented from naming after Kerala or Bharat or India under th.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Naming of Non-Commercial Associations
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Supreme Court: Fixing of Commercial Tariff for Self-Financed Educational Institutions Legally Valid(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that clubbing of Self-financed educational institutions with commercial service providers to fix electricity tariffs Higher tha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commercial Tariff for Self-Financed Educational Institutions
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Bom. HC: Banks to Show Evidence to Borrowers Before Invoking Circular on Wilful Default(27.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that commercial banks need to show the evidence to defaulting borrowers before invoking the master circular on wilful defau.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Wilful Default, Commercial Banks
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SC Stays Prohibition Order by NGT on Socio-Cultural and Commercial Use of Delhi Parks(03.08.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the National Green Tribunal order prohibiting the use of parks in Delhi for social, cultural, commercial and other functions .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Socio-Cultural and Commercial Use of Delhi Parks
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ITAT, Delhi Upholds Order Against Gandhi Family on Commercial Immovable Property(06.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has upheld the case against the Gandhi family in relation with commercial immovable properties worth more than Rs.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Gandhi family, commercial immovable properties, Rs 800 crore, Young Indian, share capital of Rs 5 lakh, hawala entry, Rs 1 crore
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Enforcement action in respect of statutory auditors of commercial banks(03.06.2019)
RBI vide its Press Release dated June 29, 2018 had put in place an enforcement action framework in respect of statutory auditors for the lapses in the.....
Tags : Statutory auditors, Commercial banks, Enforcement action
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Delhi High Court Restrains E-Commerce Firms from Selling Direct Sellers' Products Without Consent(10.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has restrained e-commerce firms like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal from selling health and beauty products of direct sellers - Amway,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, E-Commerce
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Gujarat HC Junks Petitions of E-commerce Players Challenging Levy of Entry Tax(02.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has disposed of a set of petitions filed by e-commerce players Flipkart, Amazon, and Instakart challenging Entry Tax imposed by Sta.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Flipkart, Amazon, Instakart, e-commerce, Entry Tax
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RBI Issues Revised Guidelines For Commercial Papers(03.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for commercial papers, including mandating that the issuer must disclose end-use of such fun.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, commercial papers
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Central Consumer Protection Authority issues Safety Notice under Consumer Protection Act, 2019 alerting consumers against purchase of acid on e-commerce platforms(29.11.2023)
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), headed by Chief Commissioner, Mrs. Nidhi Khare, has issued Safety Notice under Section 18(2)(j) of t.....
Tags : Safety Notice, e-commerce platforms, Issuance
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Delhi HC Directs TRAI to Strictly Enforce Curbs Against Unsolicited Commercial Communications(04.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition by Paytm's holding company One97 Communications Ltd against phishing attacks on various mobile networks, d.....
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President Gives Assent to Commercial Courts (Amendment) act, 2018(22.08.2018)
President of India has given assent to Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018 w.....
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Delhi High Court Orders Centre to Inquire 21 E-Commerce Sites(20.11.2015)
Delhi High Court has ordered Government to investigate 21 e-commerce websites for possible violations of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) laws.
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NGT Asks CPCB to Consider Environmental Audit of E-Commerce Websites(14.09.2020)
National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to submit an action taken report against manufacturers and e-commerce websites w.....
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Del. HC: For Filing Additional WS After, Comm. Court Act Doesn't Prevent Appl. of Order 8 Rule 9 CPC(13.01.2025)
Delhi HC has stated that there is nothing in the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 to suggest that the provisions of Rule 9 of Order VIII CPC shall not be a.....
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Death Penalty Execution: SC to Lay Down Procedure to Avoid Delays Once Mercy Petition is Rejected(09.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that, in order to avoid delay in execution of the sentence, it shall lay down the procedure required to be followed by the st.....
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Bom HC: Merely Because Speech is in Commercial Context, It Won’t Lose Ingredients of Free Expression(30.01.2025)
Bom HC has stated that commercial speech is eminently part of free speech. It is not easy to prohibit a party from expressing itself about its grievan.....
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Uttarakhand HC to State: Formulate the Tourism Development Plan(11.09.2023)
Uttarakhand High Court while observing that the policy of the State, in practice, appears to be only to commercialise the hills, without any emphasis .....
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Apex Court to Commercial Courts: Don’t Hear all High Value Pleas(11.10.2019)
Apex Court has cautioned the Commercial Courts from entertaining all the pleas, involving high value, coming before it as it is fraught with the conse.....
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SEBI Issues Framework for Listing of Commercial Paper(23.10.2019)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has come out with a framework for listing of commercial papers on stock exchanges in order to broaden investor .....
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SC: Onus on Service Provider to Prove That Service Was Availed for Commercial Purpose(13.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that a service provider cannot dispute the maintainability of a consumer complaint unless the service provider proves that .....
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RBI Orders Concurrent Auditors to Submit Reports on Non-Performing Loans Directly to Banks(25.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed concurrent auditors of commercial banks to submit their review of non-performing loans directly to the banks .....
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Timeframe for implementation of Ind AS for scheduled commercial banks(11.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified scheduled commercial banks are required to comply with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) for accounting periods .....
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Central Government Notifies Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020(24.07.2020)
Central Government has notified Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 to prevent unfair trade practices in e-commerce, direct selling and also .....
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Ker. HC: Residential Building Rented Out for Residential Purpose is Not Commercial Building(02.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that a residential building which has been rented out for residential purposes cannot be treated as a commercial building u.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Categorize Security Deposit Without Intention of Commercial Effect of Borrowing, as FD(18.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that the security amount deposited under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) without any intention of commercial effect.....
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SC: Consumer’s Right to Protest Peacefully Without Falling Foul is a Corresponding Right(18.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a right to protest peacefully without falling foul of the law is a corresponding right, which the consumers ought to p.....
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Delhi HC: Affidavit for Admission/Denial of Documents in Commercial Suits Must Filed Within 45 Days(01.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has held that the maximum period for filing reapplication or affidavit for admission/denial of documents in commercial suit is 45 day.....
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RBI requires frequent updates on CP and UFCE investments(23.06.2016)
Investment by banks and financial institutions in commercial papers will have to be reported monthly to all credit information companies, the Reserve .....
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Bombay HC Seeks Govt’s Reply to US Couple’s Plea to Take Back Embryos(26.09.2016)
Bombay HC has asked Union Commerce Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research to take a stand on a plea of an American couple to take back their .....
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SC: Principle of Commercial Wisdom Doesn’t Validate CoC’s Decision Taken in Contravention of Law(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the principle of Commercial wisdom cannot be used to validate the decision of Committee of Creditors (CoC) which was taken.....
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Central Government Extends Last Date of Filing of QPRs/APRS by SEZ/EOU/Developers(30.06.2021)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry extended the last date of filing Quarterly Progress Report (QPRs) or Annual Performance Report (APRS) by Special Eco.....
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Steps taken for increasing exports through e-Commerce(03.08.2022)
Government has implemented several legislative and policy measures for e-commerce keeping in mind the retailers. Some of these measures are FDI Policy.....
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SC: Suits Instituted Without Complying S. 12A of CC Act Prior to 20.08.2022 to be Kept in Abeyance(16.05.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that in suits instituted without complying with Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 prior to 20.08.2022 which a.....
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Telangana HC: Application U/S 9 of A&C Act Shall Lie Before Commercial Court if Value More Than 1 Cr(17.06.2022)
Telangana High Court has held that if a dispute under Commercial Courts Act is the subject matter of a domestic arbitration whose value is more than R.....
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Taxation Report on e-commerce business models suggests levy(21.03.2016)
A Committee constituted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes to examine direct tax issues arising out of prevalent e-commerce business models Tags : e-commerce, direct tax, report
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MP High Court Notices SHED, College Principal & Others over ABVP National Convention on Campus(05.12.2016)
MP High Court has issued notices to State Higher Education Department (SHED), Indore Mayor, Municipal Commissioner and Principal of Atal Bihari Vajpay.....
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Guj. HC: Dispute Relating to Property Used in Trade & Commerce Constitutes Commercial Dispute(20.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that to determine whether or not a dispute relating to property is a commercial dispute under Commercial Court's Act, 2015.....
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‘Commercial disputes’ not an inclusive definition(03.02.2016)
Havells’ attempts to have its dispute with the Advertising Standards Council of India heard at the High Court took a blow after the court rejected cla.....
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CESTAT: Department's proclivity to raising purely interpretational disagreement(29.07.2015)
The CESTAT held that since no licence fee was payable nor was paid by customers to Oracle India (nor was any payable or paid by Oracle India to Oracle.....
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Competition Commission of India Backs Self- Regulation in E- Commerce Sectors(09.01.2020)
Competition Commission of India has said that marketplace platforms should adopt self- regulatory measures to be more transparent about their ranking .....
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Bom HC: No Appeal Under Commercial Court Act Against Court Order Refusing to Return/Reject a Plaint(20.12.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that the Trial Court’s order refusing to return or reject a plaint is not appealable under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015,.....
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Bom. HC: Can’t Interpret GST Act to Deny Right to Carry Trade And Commerce by Citizens(20.02.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that constitutional guarantee is unconditional and unequivocal and must be enforced regardless of shortcomings in th.....
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Kerala HC: District Court Has Jurisdiction to Execute Arbitral Award(10.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while evaluating the scheme of Commercial Courts Act, 2015 has held that District Court has the jurisdiction to execute an arbitral .....
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Delhi HC Nominates Distt Judges, Addl Distt Judges As Commercial Courts(11.07.2018)
Delhi High Court has nominated all the district judges/additional district judges of respective districts as Commercial Courts, as an interim measure .....
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E-commerce portal of MSME to enable all businesses to enhance global reach(22.07.2021)
National Small Industries Corporation, a PSU under the Ministry of MSME has a B2B MSME Global Mart Portal and efforts have been made to further streng.....
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Kerala HC: Order of Commercial Court u/s 9 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act Appealable(25.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that an order under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 passed by a Commercial Court below the level of.....
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Nirbhaya Case: President Dismisses Mercy Plea of Convict Vinay Sharma(01.02.2020)
Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma's mercy plea has been rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind. Four men - Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh Singh and Aksh.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against NGT Order Stopping Commercial Activities at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the appeal filed by the Secretary Department Of Archaeology And Museums. State of Rajasthan challenging National Gr.....
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SC: Fine Imposed on Mercedes Benz for Deficiency of Service & Unfair Trade Practice, Upheld(11.07.2024)
SC has upheld the fine of Rs. 10 Lakhs imposed on Mercedes Benz India Private Limited for deficiency of service and unfair trade practice on the groun.....
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Del. HC: Loans and Advances by NOIDA are Not Commercial Activities, Hence Eligible for Exemption(15.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that loans and advances extended by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) do not come within the ambit of c.....
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Supreme Court Bans Registration of 2000cc+ Diesel Cars in NCR(16.12.2015)
SC has banned registration of diesel-run SUVs and cars having engine capacity beyond 2000 cc with immediate effect till March 31, 2016. Commercial veh.....
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J&K HC: Section 37 of NDPS Act Comes Into Play When Bail is Being Considered on Merit(21.03.2025)
J&K HC has observed that Section 37 of NDPS Act, comes into play only when bail of person accused of an offence involving commercial quantity of a con.....
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Supreme Court: People Don’t Purchase High-End Luxurious Cars to Suffer Discomfort(10.07.2024)
SC while granting relief to two companies who purchased cars from Mercedes-Benz, has observed that people do not purchase high-end luxurious cars to s.....
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Del. HC: Transfer Pricing Officer Doesn’t Have Jurisdiction to Question Commercial Expediency(15.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that the authority of the Transfer Pricing Officer can only be extended to evaluating the enlistment of comparables or a.....
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CESTAT: Contract of Supply of Goods Not Classifiable Under Commercial or Industrial Construction(16.08.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata bench has held that the contract of supply of goods can’t be classifiable under ‘.....
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SC: Construction of Residential Premises to Commercial Complexes to be Stayed in Relevant Areas(16.05.2025)
SC while dealing with illegal constructions taking place in Chandni Chowk in Delhi has directed that construction of residential premises to commercia.....
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