MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (the “Maternity Benefit Act”) applies to every shop, establishment, enterprise or company wherein ten or more people were employed in the preceding twelve months. One of the primary objectives of the Maternity Benefit Act is to maintain

For the shareholders involved, the period of disagreement on matters that require their vote is often stressful, resulting in their spending valuable time at loggerheads with each other. Ultimately the bickering shareholders may cause the business to run into financial

DEFINITION OF GIFT

Gift is defined under section 122 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (“TPA” or the “Act”). Gift is the transfer of certain existing moveable or immoveable property made voluntarily and without consideration, by one person, called the donor, to another, called the donee,

Franchising is a business model in which one business (the franchisor) allows a separately owned business (the franchisee) to use their systems, brand name and other intellectual property rights in return for royalty and other considerations. The advantage for a franchisee

Goods and Service Tax

With 114 countries and the European Union already implementing a central goods and services tax commonly known as the GST, India has finally followed suit. After a decade-long debate, in a historic development, the GST bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha

The main and foremost concerns for property owners in India, before they let out their property are: Will their right of ownership remain secure? Is it safe to rent property ? Who are the right tenants? If I am located in another city or country, what are safe documentation

The much awaited Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code received the President’s nod on May 28, 2016. The Code was a decently written piece of legislation with laudable but ambitious intentions. It is still not in effect and it will be a while before the different

COURTS AND LITIGATION
India has a highly developed and codified legal system, initially inherited from the British but thereafter extensively re-worked and substantively re-structured. There are detailed codified statutes governing commercial relations

In this article, we look at protecting the intellectual rights of software, a much-underrated entity although it makes for some of the highest copyright infringements. Computer related inventions can be really tricky. Firstly, you have to describe the