by Majmudar & Partners | Apr 28, 2022 | Disputes and Arbitration, Technology, Telecommunication and Media
Download .PDF In India, the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 (the “1920 Act”) permitted the collection of fingerprints, footprint impressions, and photographs of, among others, (i) persons convicted of a crime for which the punishment is one year of rigorous...
by Majmudar & Partners | Apr 13, 2022 | Employment Law
Download .PDF Amidst continuing uncertainty regarding the pandemic, the office of the Development Commissioner, Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone (“SEEPZ”) Special Economic Zone (“SEZ”) through an order dated March 22, 2022 (the “SEEPZ Circular”), has...
by Majmudar & Partners | Apr 8, 2022 | Employment Law
Download .PDF Work from home only if the nature of work so permits, rules the Karnataka High Court. In March 2022, the Karnataka High Court passed an order clarifying the scope of the work from home benefit for mothers on maternity leave. The court held that the...
by Majmudar & Partners | Feb 18, 2022 | Tax
Background Over the years, India has made significant changes to its domestic tax law to ensure that it receives its fair share of tax from the digital economy. Some of the changes include: the amendment of the definition of “royalty” in 2012; the introduction...
by Majmudar & Partners | Feb 1, 2022 | Policy & Governance Updates, Tax
Introduction India’s Union Budget (the “Budget”) was announced on February 1, 2022, and the Finance Bill, 2022 (the “Finance Bill”) was tabled in Parliament. The Finance Bill will be discussed in Parliament before its enactment, and therefore, it is likely that...
