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CCI dismisses complaint against Google india

March 17, 2011

TweetCompetition Commission of India (CCI) dismisses complaint alleging abuse of dominant position by Google India. The Commission said that the informant has not been able to bring any cogent evidence on record that Google is indulging in any anti-competitive activities having appreciable adverse effect on competition. The Commission said that it appears that the present [...]

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Passive Euthanasia legal: Supreme Court of India

March 8, 2011

Tweet  In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India ruled that, in the absence of any legislation on passive euthanasia, it is the Court alone, as parens patriae, which ultimately must take the decision to withdraw life support, though, no doubt, the views of the near relatives, next friend and doctors must be given [...]

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P&G successfully restrains competitor from using latter’s trademark

February 22, 2011

TweetDelhi High Court ruled that trademark JOY ULTRA LOOK TOTAL EFFECTS will cause confusion among consumers with Procter & Gamble’s OLAY TOTAL EFFECTS for age defying foundation or any other product in respect of which Procter & Gamble holds the registered mark OLAY TOTAL EFFECTS.

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India and Malaysia Signs CECA – To Promote Foreign Investments

February 19, 2011

TweetIndia and Malaysia signed a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) which will come into effect on 1st July 2011 and the first review will be held within a year of coming into force The India-Malaysia CECA is a comprehensive and ambitious agreement that envisages liberal trade in goods and services and a stable and competitive [...]

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Income Tax Department powers u/s 263 of Income Tax Act

February 15, 2011

TweetDelhi High Court ruled that the Income Tax Department cannot take recourse to revisional powers under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act to re-open an assessment based on fresh inference of transactions which have been carried on by the assessee and accepted in-turn by the Department for several preceding years on the pretext of dubbing them [...]

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India unveils first ever Defense Production Policy

February 12, 2011

TweetDespite having one of the largest defense industries in the developing world, India has not managed to attain self-reliance in defense production and its export performance has been way off the mark. The government till now has taken only piecemeal measures to boost private sector participation in the defense production arena, which was largely the [...]

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Director’s Liability under Negotiable Instruments Act

February 9, 2011

TweetThe Supreme Court of India ruled that a Director of Company, who was not the Director at the time Company issued cheques which eventually bounced for “insufficient funds”, had nothing to do with the affairs of the Company and hence cannot be prosecuted under Sections 138 read with 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. [...]

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Delhi High Court upholds Foreign Arbitration Award

February 7, 2011

Tweet Delhi High Court upheld the enforcement of a foreign Arbitration Award against an Indian company under Chapter I Part II of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and made it a decree of the Court. Reiterating the Supreme Court of India, the Court ruled that recognition and enforcement of a foreign award cannot be denied merely because [...]

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