In the recent judgement of Imagine Marketing Pvt Ltd v. Exotic Mile, the plaintiffs who are owners of the trademark “BOAT” in relation to electronic gadgets and such as earphones, headphones, speakers etc., sought permanent injunction restraining the defendants for use of their mark “BOULT” claiming it to be deceptively similar to the plaintiffs registered […]
DISRUPTION OF OPERATIONS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Under the current scenario of COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown, various business organisations are facing severe impact on the performance as there is restriction on the operation of its activities. SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“LODR”) requires listed companies to intimate the stock exchange, […]
Foreward by Andrew Chilvers The COVID-19 pandemic is one of those once-ina-lifetime events that few people predict but which affects everyone – individuals, businesses and governments. During the past four months the pandemic has caused huge disruption to companies across the globe as many have suddenly found it impossible to fulfil their contractual obligations. From […]
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (“MSME”s) have always been in focus as they contribute about 29% in the GDP of India. With Government of India (“GoI”) focussing on self-reliance, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises notified on 26th June 2020 (“Notification”), a comprehensive document laying down classification criteria and form & procedure for […]
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (‘Act’) came into force on 20th July 2020 and the Act aims to provide for protection of interests of consumers by introducing an effective and timebound administration and settlement of consumer disputes. The digital era and boom in the e-commerce industry had increased the challenges related to consumer protection and […]
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 On 5th June, 2020, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance was promulgated to amend the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (“Code”). The rationale for the said amendment is to prevent corporate persons experiencing financial distress on account of the unprecedented Covid-19 situation from being pushed […]
Rote learning, the bane of Indian education, is finally being shown the door and is proposed to be replaced by competency-based learning and development of students which tests higher-order skills such as analysis, critical thinking and conceptual clarity. The long-awaited National Education Policy 2020 (“NEP 2020”), was announced by the Union Cabinet on July 29, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of those once-ina- lifetime events that few people predict but which affects everyone – individuals, businesses and governments. During the past four months the pandemic […]
Read moreThe Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution through the Department of Consumer Affairs has issued the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 vide notification bearing number G.S.R. 462(E) on July 23, 2020 (“E-Commerce Rules”) to regulate the operations of e-commerce entities in India in a fair and transparent […]
Introduction The Bombay High Court (“Bom HC”) has, on 13 July 2020, passed a landmark order in the cases of Premier Employees Union [Note to Kruti – It is Union only as per the judgment.] Vs. State of Maharashtra and others1 and M/s. Premier Limited and another Vs. Premier Employees Union2 , inter alia ruling […]
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, issued a notification (“Notification”) on 15th July 2020, stating that the following sections of the Consumer Protection Act (“Act”) would come into effect from 20th July 2020. READ MORE HERE
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