tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91396818629091455622024-03-27T16:53:29.222-07:00IP ConnectIP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.comBlogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-27225787763072757462021-03-22T22:50:00.002-07:002021-03-22T22:50:17.386-07:00Role of NCLT in Insolvency Proceedings<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The National Companies Law Tribunal (NCLT) was constituted
under Section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Companies Act) and has been
recognized by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code) as the
Adjudicating Authority for the purpose of insolvency resolution as well as the
liquidation of corporate persons.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Jurisdiction of NCLT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Jurisdiction for insolvency resolution and/or liquidation
of corporate persons, corporate debtors and personal guarantors lies in that
place where the registered office of the corporate entity is situated. To
initiate an insolvency resolution process </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">or liquidation of
corporate debtor<span style="background: white;">, one must file an Application
for the same before h</span>aving jurisdiction over such place. Likewise, one
can voluntarily file for a liquidation of corporate person in the same manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
Code has also recognized Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) which has been constituted
under Section 3(1) of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial
Institutions Act, 1993 (DRT Act) as the Adjudicating Authority for the purpose
of insolvency resolution and bankruptcy of partnership firms and individuals.
However, in case of a corporate insolvency resolution process or liquidation
proceedings of a corporate debtor is pending before a NCLT wherein an
individual is a personal guarantor of such corporate debtor, then an
application relating to the insolvency resolution or bankruptcy of personal
guarantor of such corporate debtor shall also be filed before such NCLT and
such NCLT shall have the powers of DRT dealing with the insolvency resolution
or bankruptcy of individual.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Admission by NCLT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">According
to Section 7(4) of the Code, after an application is filed by the Financial
Creditor, for insolvency NCLT has to ascertain the existence of default within
14 days from the receipt of such application. After the NCLT ascertains the
existence of a default and no disciplinary proceedings is pending before the
proposed IRP, then the Application will be accepted. It is to be noted that the
NCLT can reject an application as well, however, before doing so, the Tribunal
must serve a notice to the Applicant Creditor in order to rectify default in
his application within 7 days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Declaration of Moratorium by NCLT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">As
per Section 13 of the Code, for insolvency under NCLT after an Application has
been admitted by the NCLT, it must declare a moratorium in terms of Section 14
of the Code prohibiting the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
institution of suits or continuation of pending suits or proceedings against
the corporate debtor that includes execution of any judgment, decree or order
in any court of law, tribunal, arbitration panel or other authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Transferring,
encumbering, alienating or disposing of by the corporate debtor any of its
assets or any legal right or beneficial interest therein;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Any
action to foreclose recover or enforce any security interest created by the
corporate debtor in respect of its property including any action under the
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of
Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
recovery of any property by an owner or lessor where such property is occupied
by or in the possession of the corporate debtor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Power
to Extend the Time Limit for IRP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">According
to Section 12(1) of the Code, the IRP has to be completed within 180 days and
in case of fast tracked IRP under Section 56, it has to be completed within 90
days. However, wherein the Resolution Professional has been instructed by the Committee
of Creditor for an extension of time beyond prescribed default maximum time, the
Resolution Professional has to file an Application before the NCLT for such
extension. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 17.25pt; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is pertinent to note
that the NCLT can only grant one time extension beyond prescribed default
maximum time subject to the satisfaction of the NCLT that such IRP cannot be
completed within default maximum time. The extension can only be of maximum 90
days for a normal IRP, and maximum 45 days for fast tracked process.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Initiation of Liquidation by NCLT
process<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">According to Section 33(1) and (2) of the Code, In the event
of either of the following situations, the NCLT must pass an order requiring
the corporate debtor to be liquidated and initiate its liquidation process:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Where a resolution plan has not been received within
the maximum time period allowed for resolution process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Where the resolution plan received has been rejected as
the said plan does not comply with the requirement specified under Section 31
of the Code.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Where
the Committee of Creditors through the Resolution Professional intimates the
NCLT about its decision to liquidate the corporate debtor during the IRP but
before confirmation of resolution plan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dissolution of
Corporate Debtor by NCLT<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">According to Section 54 of the Code, in the event of complete
liquidation of the assets of the Corporate Debtor, the Liquidator has to make
an Application before the NCLT to pass an order for the dissolution of such
Corporate Debtor which shall come into effect from the date of that order and
the corporate debtor shall be dissolved accordingly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">The Dissolution Order
must be forwarded to the Authority with which the Corporate Debtor is
registered within 7 days from the date of such Order. In case of voluntary
liquidation, the time period is of 14 days. <o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="ez-toc-section"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Power in Case of Fraudulent or
Malicious Proceedings</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify;">Section
65 of the Code empowers the NCLT to deal with cases of fraudulent and malicious
initiation of proceedings to ensure proceedings are brought only for the
purpose of resolution of insolvency, or liquidation, as the case may be and not
for a malicious or fraudulent purpose. The NCLT may impose upon such person mentioned
below a penalty which may be between Rs 1, 00,000 to Rs. 1,00,00,000:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Where any person initiates fraudulent or malicious
liquidation proceeding or insolvency resolution process<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->where
any person initiates voluntary liquidation proceeding with the intent to
defraud any person<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="ez-toc-section"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Power in Case of
Fraudulent or Wrongful Trading</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">According to Section 66, if during the corporate insolvency
resolution process or a liquidation process, it is found that any business of
the corporate debtor has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors of
the corporate debtor or for any fraudulent purpose, the NCLT has been empowered
to pass an order on the application of the resolution professional that any
persons who were knowingly parties to the carrying on of the business in such
manner shall be liable to make such contributions to the assets of the
corporate debtor as it may deem fit. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Furthermore, in the following situations, the NCLT may by an
application by the Resolution Professional during the corporate IRP, pass an
order directing that such director or partner of the corporate debtor mentioned
below, shall be liable to make such contribution to the assets of the corporate
debtor as it may deem fit:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->If before the insolvency commencement date, such
director or partner knew or ought to have known that there was no reasonable
prospect of avoiding the commencement of a corporate insolvency resolution
process in respect of such corporate debtor; and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->If such director or partner did not exercise due
diligence in minimizing the potential loss to the creditors of the corporate
debtor. <o:p></o:p></p>IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-85695848734315517162021-03-22T22:49:00.001-07:002021-03-22T22:49:04.495-07:00FSSAI Penalty for Restaurants and Food Businesses<p> <i style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN">Targeted
Keywords- fssai penalty, fssai penalty structure, Punishment for Food
Adulteration in India, fssai punishment, fssai penalty and offences</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN">The Food Safety
and Standards Act, 2006 renders definition for food businesses and food
business operators (FBO) including restaurants in India. The Act entails
certain statutory requirements and compliances for ensuring food safety and
packaging and labelling of food related products in India. The non- compliance
of procedural requirements for food businesses and FBO’s attracts <b>FSSAI penalty</b>. These penal provisions
are enumerated under the FSS Act for various offences.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">FSSAI Penalty Structure</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN">The various <b>FSSAI penalties and offences</b> are
enumerated below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Penalty for selling food not of the nature or substance or quality
demanded</span></b><span lang="EN-IN">- This states that any person who sells any
food item which is not in compliance with the provisions of the FSS Act or the
regulations made thereunder, then the food business shall be liable to a <i>penalty not exceeding five lakh rupees</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Penalty for sub-standard food</span></b><span lang="EN-IN">- Under
this any person who manufactures for sale or stores or sells or distributes or
imports any article of food for human consumption which is sub-standard, shall
be liable to a <i>penalty which may extend
to five lakh rupees</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Penalty for misbranded food</span></b><span lang="EN-IN">- A person
who manufactures, sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports any food
article is misbranded, shall be liable to a <i>penalty
which may extend to three lakh rupees</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Penalty for misleading advertisement</span></b><span lang="EN-IN">- The
FSSAI punishment for any person who publishes, or is a party to the publication
of an advertisement, which is likely to mislead about the nature or substance
or quality of any food or gives false guarantee, shall be liable to a <i>penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees</i>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Penalty for food containing extraneous matter</span></b><span lang="EN-IN">- Under this any person who manufactures for sale or stores or sells
or distributes or imports any article of food for human consumption containing
extraneous matter, shall be liable to a <i>penalty
which may extend to one lakh rupees</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing of
food</span></b><span lang="EN-IN">- Any person who, whether by himself or by any
other person on his behalf, manufactures or processes any article of food for
human consumption under unhygienic or unsanitary conditions, shall be liable to
a <i>penalty which may extend to one lakh
rupees</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Punishment for
Food Adulteration in India</span><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN">The FSS Act also
prescribes punishment for possession of food adulterant and provides that if any
person who imports or manufactures for sale, or stores, sells or distribute any
adulterant shall be liable – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN">(i)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN">to a penalty not exceeding two
lakhs rupees- where such adulterant is not injurious to health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN">(ii)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN">to a penalty not exceeding
ten lakhs rupees- where such adulterant is injurious to health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN">The Food Laws in
India also provides <b>FSSAI punishment</b>
for misleading consumers and states that every FBO shall ensure that the
labelling and presentation of food, including their shape, appearance or
packaging, the packaging materials used, the manner in which they are arranged
and the setting in which they are displayed, and the information which is made
available about them should not mislead consumers.</span></p>
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Act also mandates
that no person shall commence or carry on any food business without licensing
and registration of food business.</span>IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-8041935741098753372021-03-22T22:47:00.001-07:002021-03-22T22:47:28.252-07:00All you need to know about filing a Consumer Complaint in India<p> <b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Who can file a Consumer
Complaint in India?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">According
to the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 a consumer complaint can be filed by:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">A consumer, or in the case of more than one consumer,
one or more consumers may file a complaint;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Any voluntary consumer association registered under
the Companies Act, 1956 or any other law, for the time being, enforced;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Central Government;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Any State Government;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">A legal heir or representative of a deceased
consumer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Grounds for Filing a Consumer Complaint</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">- <b>India</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">A Consumer Complaint can be filed on the grounds
of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Deficiency
of services<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Unfair
trade practices<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Manufacturing
defect in the product<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Medical
negligence <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 4; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Consumer Forum Complaint
Procedure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The procedure for filing
a consumer complaint is enumerated as under:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Complaint can be registered, in person, by the
Complainant or through his authorized agent or by post addressed to the
Redressal Agency. A Complaint when made in the Consumer Forum i.e. District
Forum or State Commission shall be filed in three sets and when it is filed in
the National Commission, it shall be filed in four sets with additional sets
equal to the number of opposite part(s). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Every Complaint shall clearly contain particulars
of dispute and the relief claimed and shall also be accompanied by copies of
such documents as are necessary to prove the claim made in the Complaint.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Can a
Consumer complaint be filed online?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Yes, a complaint under the Consumer Protection Act can
be filed online. Thus, a consumer aggrieved with the deficiency in goods or services
can lodge a consumer complaint online at the National Consumer Helpline, which
can be accessed at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://consumerhelpline.gov.in/">https://consumerhelpline.gov.in/</a></span>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Limitation
for filing Consumer Complaint<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">A Complaint must be filed <i>within 2 years</i>
from the date on which the cause of action/deficiency in service/defect in
goods arises. However, a Complaint may also be filed after two years, if the
Complainant is able to satisfy the respective Consumer Forum, that he/she had
sufficient reasons for not filing the Complaint within the stipulated period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Consumer
Complaint Filing Forums- India<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The various Forums in which a Consumer Complaint
can be filed are as under:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">District
Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum or the District Forum <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">State
Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission or the State Commission<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">National
Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) or the National Commission<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Pecuniary Jurisdiction of Consumer Forums in India<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The New Act i.e. Consumer
Protection Act, 2019 has also enhanced the Pecuniary Jurisdiction of the
Consumer Forums </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">District
Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> The jurisdiction of the
District Forum has been enhanced to <b>Rs. 1 cr.</b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">State
Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> The State Jurisdiction
shall be able to entertain Complaints whose value is <b>minimum Rs. 1 cr
but does not exceed 10 cr.</b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">National
Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> The National Commission, shall be able to entertain Complaints valued <b>above Rs. 10 cr.</b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">For more informatio</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">n <b>on the filing of a consumer the complaint, consumer complaint online, please write to us at <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:info@ssrana.com">info@ssrana.com</a></span></u>
or submit a query.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-62373093381686036652021-02-17T23:11:00.000-08:002021-03-22T02:01:00.033-07:00FSSAI REGISTRATION: APPLYING FOR THE FSSAI FOOD LICENSE FOR YOUR RESTAURANTS<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One
of the essential procedural compliances while setting up a restaurant business
in India is to obtain FSSAI Registration and apply for FSSAI Food License under
the </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The FSSAI
License is obtained by restaurants and Food Business Operators (FBO) to carry
out any business related to food like manufacturer, sale, storage or
distribution of food in India.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">How to
obtain Food License in India?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">FSSAI
Registration Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI)
license can be obtained by registering online at <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in/"><span style="color: blue;">www.foodlicensing.FSSAI.gov.in</span></a></span></u>.
Detailed information on FSSAI Registration and FSSAI license documents has been
provided on this website. One of the first steps while obtaining FSSAI license
is to check the type of license/ certificate the FBO is eligible for. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The process of registration is further categorized
into:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Central
License<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">State
License<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Registration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">What is
the Cost or Fees for FSSAI food license?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Particular of Fees<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Amount<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Fees for registration</span><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">INR 100</span><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Fees for license issued by
central licensing authority<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">INR 7500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Fees for license issued by state licensing
authority:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Above 1 mt per day
production or 10,001 to 50,000 LPD of milk or 501 to 2500 mt of milk
solids per annum: <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Below 1 mt of production
or 501 to 10,000 LPD of milk or 2.5 mt to 500 mt of milk solids per
annum: <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">INR 5000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">INR 3000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">INR 5000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">All food service providers including
restaurants/boarding houses, clubs etc. Serving food, canteens (schools,
colleges, office, institutions), caterers, banquet halls with food catering
arrangements, food vendors like dabba wallas etc:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">INR 5000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Any other food business operator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">INR 2000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Mandatory
display of FSSAI License Number and Logo <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Law mandates that FSSAI logo and license number
shall be displayed on label of the food package. For imported food products-
the importer shall display FSSAI logo and license number along with the name
and address of the importer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">For more information on FSSAI License In India</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">, <b>please
write to us at: <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:info@ssrana.com?subject=information%20required%20for%20Patent%20Drafting%20in%20India"><span style="color: blue;">info@ssrana.com</span></a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">To know more about Food Law, FSS Act & FSSAI in
India click <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.ssrana.in/corporate-laws/consumer-laws/food-laws-faq/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-60820310568659322912019-06-27T05:32:00.002-07:002019-06-27T05:32:41.809-07:00Benefits of Filing Patent Applications by Universities<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">An
educated population is probably the most important asset of any country, especially
of a developing country like India. In the present generation, it is one’s knowledge
that differentiates and identifies his/her value, and the education of
population that drives the economic development of a country. Universities
play a major role in providing such knowledge and advanced skills needed to
meet the challenges of sustainable development in the community, in raising
public awareness and in providing preconditions for informed decision-making,
responsible behaviour and consumer choice.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
Since universities play a major role in providing education, conducting
research for developing technology new innovations and inventions should hold
the utmost importance. Intellectual Property (IP) plays a very crucial role when
it comes to facilitating the process of taking innovative technology to the
marketplace.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
At the same time, IP also plays a major role in enhancing competitiveness between
technology-based enterprises, be it enterprises commercializing new or improved
products or enterprises providing services on the basis of a new or improved
technology.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Since
patents are one of the most commercially profitable category in IP, it is very common
sensical to understand that universities and patents benefit each other.
Patents not only help universities to improve their ranking, but also help in
establishing an innovation ecosystem, incubate knowledge-based start-ups, earn
additional revenue and measure research activity. In its biggest push to create
entrepreneurial universities in India, the University Grants Commission (UGC)
required all universities in India to set up an Intellectual Property (IP)
Centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Having
said that, the essential aspects of patent application filings by universities
may be the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Unlike
industrial scientists and engineers who are generally hired to invent and
assign rights in the inventions to their employer without any outstanding
rights to additional reimbursement, university personnel are in a different
position. The prime focus of universities is to educate and to conduct technical
research. However, in case of any invention during the conduct of technical
research, universities must not lose an opportunity to file a patent
application. This results in the universities in investing more on R&D and
helping them in their overall development.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Universities
often collaborate with industries for innovating in a specific domain, which in
turn gives a lot of exposure to its faculties and students, helping them gain a
position in these industries and leading to acknowledgement of the universities.
This encourages the entire academic ecosystem to do more research leading to
useful inventions, leading the country in becoming the hub of research and
development.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">University
plays a major role in providing resource and guidance to the students for
creating the invention. Many technical universities do have in place IP
Policies for creations/innovations done by students, as such policies help in
encouraging students for creating, developing, investing and commercializing
the invention so created. These IP policies by universities are effective and
encourage students, as these focuse on:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ownership
of IP created,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Plan
of action and tactics to properly commercialize the invention,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Annual Report (2016-17) issued by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trademarks and
Geographical Indications</i> shows the list of top 10 universities and
institutes with the number of patent filings done by these universities: <a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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per the report of 2015-16, the list appeared as:<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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as per the 2014-15 report, the list appeared as:<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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is important to note that the number of patents granted by India shot up by 50
per cent in 2017, keeping up a trend of steep increases, according to the UN's
World Intellectual Property Organisation.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>,
and as per the Performance of Intellectual Property Office 2017-18, shows the
overall filing of Patent as:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Recently,
the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce
& Industry, Government of India, signed an Institutional Agreement with
Anna University to establish India’s second Technology and Innovation Support
Center (TISC) at the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), Anna
University, Chennai, under the World Intellectual Property Organization’s
(WIPO) TISC program.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn8;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> The
objective of the TISC is to stimulate a dynamic, vibrant and balanced
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) system in India to foster creativity and
innovation, thereby promoting entrepreneurship and enhancing social, economic
and cultural development by establishing a network of TISCs in India.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn9;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> Presently,
India has two Technology and Innovation Support Centers, the first was signed
with Punjab State Council of Science and Technology<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
and the other with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anna University,
Chennai. The major services offered by such TISCs are:<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn11;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">access
to online patent and non-patent (scientific and technical) resources and IP-related
publications;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in searching and retrieving technology information;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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searches (novelty, state-of-the-art and infringement);<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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technology and competitors;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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information on industrial property laws, management and strategy, and
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
TISCs initiative by WIPO, is mainly for the developing countries who have
access to local high-quality technology information and related services, and
assisting them to exploit their create, protect, manage and exploit
their Intellectual Property Rights.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn12;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But
as universities set up IP centres and create IP policies, it is also essential
to understand that they have started facing a strange, but real, human
resources problem. The bitter truth is that despite the numerous policy push to
have more IP in universities, we simply do not have enough IP professionals in
the country. Further, the ambitious goal set by India’s IPR Policy can only be
realised only when the examination for qualifying as a Patent Agent becomes the
foundation for making a career in IPR. In a dynamic field such as intellectual
property, and especially patents, in order to create a band of qualified patent
professionals, there should be a push towards post-qualification continuous
education as well. To achieve this, the format, membership, syllabus and the
frequency of the patent agent examination will need to be addressed seriously.
This would not only see an increase in the number and quality of patent professionals
in the country, but would also help in students to take up IP as a new career
choice, especially for graduates with a degree in science and technology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Regardless,
with more awareness about IP rights, and continuous efforts of universities in
creating inventions, it is high time that universities start expediting the
filing of patent applications at the Indian Patent Office. Any which ways, irrespective
of the protection, the patent applications will definitely give the university
and its students the due recognition of developing said idea, which can be
further used to develop or monetise the idea later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> Radhe Shyam Sharma, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Role of Universities in Development of
Civil Society and Social Transformation</u></i>”, 17th International Academic
Conference, Vienna (2015) (ISBN 978-80-87927-10-6, IISES); available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://ideas.repec.org/p/sek/iacpro/2604181.html">https://ideas.repec.org/p/sek/iacpro/2604181.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> Christopher M. Kalanje,
“Role of Intellectual Property in Innovation and New Product Development”
(WIPO) available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.wipo.int/sme/en/documents/ip_innovation_development_fulltext.html#role">https://www.wipo.int/sme/en/documents/ip_innovation_development_fulltext.html#role</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> ANNUAL REPORT
(2016-17), THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS, DESIGNS, TRADE
MARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>page
no. 29, available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAnnualReport/1_94_1_1_79_1_Annual_Report-2016-17_English.pdf">http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAnnualReport/1_94_1_1_79_1_Annual_Report-2016-17_English.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> ANNUAL REPORT
(2016-17), THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS, DESIGNS, TRADE
MARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>page
no. 29, available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAnnualReport/1_93_1_Annual_Report_2015-16_English.pdf">http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAnnualReport/1_93_1_Annual_Report_2015-16_English.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> ANNUAL REPORT
(2016-17), THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS, DESIGNS, TRADE
MARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Page
No. 09, available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAnnualReport/1_92_1_AnnualReport_English_2014_2015.pdf">http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAnnualReport/1_92_1_AnnualReport_English_2014_2015.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> Economic Times, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Number of patents granted by India shot up
by 50% in 2017: UN”</i>, available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/number-of-patents-granted-by-india-shot-up-by-50-in-2017-un/articleshow/66932638.cms">https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/number-of-patents-granted-by-india-shot-up-by-50-in-2017-un/articleshow/66932638.cms</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn8;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> Press Information
Bureau, Government of India - Ministry of Commerce & Industry, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">India’s Second Technology and Innovation
Support Center (TISC) Established at Anna University, Chennai,</i> dated
November 08, 2017, available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=173318">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=173318</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn9;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Id.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> DIPP to set up India
first TISC in Punjab, available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=167391">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=167391</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/June/2019-06-14-Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Application/ARTICLE%20-%20Benefits%20of%20Filing%20Patent%20Applications%20by%20Universities.docx#_ftnref11" name="_ftn11" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn11;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Technology and Innovation Support Centers</i>, WIPO, available at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.wipo.int/tisc/en/">https://www.wipo.int/tisc/en/</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-38260945203644421622019-06-07T03:55:00.003-07:002019-06-07T03:55:55.208-07:00Health Trade License<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">With the improvement in
the ease of doing business ranking, India is becoming the increasingly becoming
the popular destination for establishment of business opportunities. Numerous
domestic and international entrepreneurs are exploring different arenas for
setting up of their business. This process requires a lot of investment not
only in terms of time, money and experience but also procurement of appropriate
permits and licenses which may be at central, state as well as municipal
levels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Health Trade License<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">A substantial segment of
businesspersons are interested in health trading activities such as restaurants,
eating houses, hotels, guest houses, tea/ coffee shops, cafes, boarding houses,
canteens, theatres, cinemas, circus, auditoriums, theatres, laundry, dry
cleaner, saloon, beauty parlour, clubs, dancing hall, spas, gyms, health clubs,
petrol pumps cum service stations, general store, provisional store, pastry
& confectionary stores, floor mill, sellers of food in the form of fruits/
vegetables/ packed food/ meat/ chicken/ poultry are permitted to carry out such
activities after obtaining health trade license from the respective municipal
authority.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Information/ Documentation needs<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Along with the prescribed
information regarding the details of the applicant, address, measurements of
the premises, etc. some of the documents required to be submitted along with
the filing an application form for health trade license are given below:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Permanent Account Number/ Tax Deduction Account Number<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Proof of payment of property taxes, fines, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Proof of ownership<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Proof of change of land use<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Medical Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Self-Declaration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Renewal<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Prior to the expiry of
the term of the license issued by the respective municipal authority, the
licensee is required to apply for the renewal of the same in order to lawfully
continue the activities intended to be undertaken. The documents required for
renewal of the health trade license include copy of the previously issued
health trade license, self-declaration, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">For the purpose of
carrying out activities in the health trade sector, the businesspersons are
required to obtain health trade license from the respective municipal
authorities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-5307176515380958242019-06-07T03:43:00.004-07:002019-06-07T03:43:56.276-07:00RERA does not bar Homebuyers complaint under Consumer Protection act against builder<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The Real Estate sector
has seen a significant growth the past years, however it was unregulated. The
absence of any regulation created a havoc in the sector as the developers were
unable to complete the projects in the stipulated time and provide timely possession
to the homebuyers. The aggrieved homebuyer was left with an option to approach
the Consumer forum which fell inadequate to address all the concerns of buyers
and promoters in that sector. The </span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt;">Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> (hereinafter referred to
as “RERA Act”) came into force on May 01, 2016, with the objective to bring
relief for homebuyers and developers will have to give timely possession for
projects</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: white;">.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the judgement dated April 17,
2019 “<i>Ajay Nagpal Vs. Today Homes &
Infrastructure Pvt Ltd<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/CL%20Article/May/2019-05-30-RERA%20does%20not%20bar%20Homebuyers%20complaint%20under/RERA%20does%20not%20bar%20Homebuyers%20complaint%20under%20Consumer%20Protection%20act%20against%20builder.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>”</i>
the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred to as
“NCDRC”) has held that RERA Act does not bar filing of a complaint under the
Consumer Protection Act 1986 against a builder/developer.</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt;">The bench headed by Justice
R K Agrawal was dealing with a batch of complaints filed by homebuyers for
compensation from “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Today Homes &
Infrastructure Pvt Ltd</i>” for not delivering possession of flats as
stipulated in the builder-buyer agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">The inference was drawn from the judgement
passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in “Aftab Singh v. Emaar MGF Land
Limited & Anr in Consumer Case No. 701 of 2015” on December 10, 2018 r<span style="background: white;">eiterated the well-established law that valid
arbitration agreements do not bar the jurisdiction of National Consumer
Disputes Redressal Commission <strong>(“NCDRC”) </strong>and other
consumer forums.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">In “<em><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><a href="http://go4reviews.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NCDRC-ON-ARBITRATION-13-07-2017-1.pdf"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Aftab Singh v. Emaar MGF Land Limited & Anr in Consumer Case No. 701
of 2015” passed by NCDRC in December 2017.,</span></a></span></em> the
dispute was between a group of home owners <strong><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">(“Buyers”) </span></strong>and Emaar MGF Land Private Limited <strong><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">(“Builder”),</span></strong> who failed to
complete the construction and deliver the villas within the timeline stipulated
terms and conditions in the builder buyer agreement between the parties. The
Builder filed an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and
Conciliation Act, 1996 <strong><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">(</span></strong></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">provides that a judicial authority shall, on the basis of
the <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">arbitration</span> agreement
between the parties, direct the parties to go for <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">arbitration</span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">) </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">to refer the case for
arbitration as the agreement contained a valid arbitration clause. The Buyers,
on the other hand, contended that the jurisdiction of consumer forums available
to them through the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">The summary of conclusions
of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble NCDRC in “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Aftab Singh v. Emaar MGF Land Limited & Anr</i>” are as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><br /></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Consumer Protection Act,
1986 is a supplement Act and not in derogation of any other Act; The Consumer
Fora constituted under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 are not Civil Courts.
A Consumer cannot pursue two remedies for the same cause of action. However, if
a Consumer has not approached for redressal of its grievance under the
particular Statute, the Consumer can approach the Consumer Fora under the
Consumer Protection Act. But, if the Consumer had already approached the
Authority under the relevant Statute, he cannot simultaneously file any
complaint under the Consumer Protection Act. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Open Sans",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Mere availability of a right
to redress the grievance in a particular Statute will not debar the
Complainant/Consumer from approaching the Consumer Fora under the Consumer
Protection Act. Even though various provisions have been made which are to be
followed by the Developer/Promoters and the rights and duties and the return of
amount as compensation as also rights and duties of Allottees, yet same cannot mean
to limit the right of the allottee only to approach the Authorities constituted
under the RERA, he can still approach the Consumer Fora under the Consumer
Protection Act. Section 71 of RERA which gives the power to adjudicate, does
not expressly or impliedly bar any person from invoking the provisions of the
Consumer Protection Act. It has also given a liberty to the person whose
Complaint is pending before the Consumer Fora to withdraw it and file before
the RERA Authorities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt;">.</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">It was observed that the Arbitration
agreement does not bar a consumer complaint as held by the National Consumer
Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) while referring to the Supreme Court decision
in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Emaar MGF Land Ltd. vs. Aftab Singh</i>,
Review </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Petition (C) No’s. 2629-2630 of 2018 in Civil Appeal No’s
.23512-23513 of 2017”</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">, the
Commission held that the fact that Arbitration can be proceeded under the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not a ground to restrain the Consumer
Fora from proceeding with the Complaints.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">From this judgment, the inference we can withdraw is
that years back we were left with only an option to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>file a case in consumer court but after the
advent of RERA, an aggrieved homebuyer has now an option to initiate legal
proceedings against the errant developer/builder in both RERA Forum as well as Consumer
Courts, but it has to be seen whether these complaints are timely concluded and
or some relief is provided to the aggrieved homebuyer. </span>
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<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/CL%20Article/May/2019-05-30-RERA%20does%20not%20bar%20Homebuyers%20complaint%20under/RERA%20does%20not%20bar%20Homebuyers%20complaint%20under%20Consumer%20Protection%20act%20against%20builder.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt;">NCDRC
Consumer Case No. 1357 of 2017</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-5615195722250716482019-06-07T03:42:00.004-07:002019-06-07T03:42:45.241-07:00Govt. in pursuit to ensure only active companies operational in India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Over the past few years, the Govt. has been making consistent
efforts to control the menace of the shell companies. <span style="background: aqua; mso-highlight: aqua;">The recent case of M/s. Amrapali Group, who have
committed a big fraud by illegally diverting and money collected from home
buyers to other firms and the "big racket" behind this was unearthed.
The main problem is that money received from the home buyers were spent partly
and partly was diverted to other sister concern companies.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shell companies
are those non-trading entities that are incorporated under the multiple layers
of subsidiary companies. Generally, such companies hold assets, recruit
employees only on paper and mostly deal with holding the ownership of assets, intellectual
property, etc. for the parent company and act as vehicle for various financial
embezzlement which may be kept dormant for future use.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The basic
motive for which the Shell Companies are formed are for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the purposes of flouting laws by carrying out
illegal transactions such as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>channelization of black money, tax evasion, money
laundering, etc. some of the Shell Companies have been an issue of much
concern. The Government has been actively taking steps to handle the problem of
these companies by way of putting them under the scanner of Serious Fraud
Investigation Office, Economic Offences Wing, PMLA Courts, etc. A number of
such companies (more than 200,000) have already been struck off from the Register
of Companies along with the disqualification of their directors (over 100,000).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide (Registration
Offices and Fees) 2<sup>nd</sup> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amendment
Rules, 2019 on 25<sup>th</sup> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>April, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2019 in its pursuit to improve Corporate
Governance and Compliances on the part of the Company, has introduced e-form-INC-22A
known as ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification).It is
mandatory for all the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Companies which
got incorporated on or before December 31, 2017 and are under ‘Active’ status
as on the date of filing to file the particulars for verification of
registration and registered office, in e-Form ACTIVE-INC-22A on or before April
25, 2019. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In case the company does not file e-form-INC-22A, it will be
marked as “ACTIVE-non-compliant” and it shall only be allowed to file only
after paying the penalty of Rs. 10,000/-.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fees
for Filing E-Form INC – 22</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The fees for filing INC-22 is as
follows:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: .5in; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 0px;">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 31.5pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; height: 31.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nominal Share Capital (Rs.)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; height: 31.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fee Applicable</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Less than 1,00,000</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rs. 200<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1,00,000 to 4,99,000</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rs. 300<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5,00,000 to 24,99,000</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rs. 400<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">25,00,000 to 99,99,999</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rs. 500<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1,00,00,000 or more</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rs. 600<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In case of delay in filing the same, the late fees shall be
applied in the following manner:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: .5in; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 0px;">
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Period of Delay</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Penalty</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Up to 30 days</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 times the normal fees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More than 30 days and up to 60 days</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4 times the normal fees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More than 60 days and up to 90
days</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6 times the normal fees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More than 90 days and up to
180 days</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10 times the normal fees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More than 180 days</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .75pt; padding: 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;" valign="top">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12 times the normal fees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; tab-stops: 210.0pt center 3.25in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Companies that are struck off or in process of being so are
not required to file the form. Also, if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>a company is undergoing liquidation, amalgamation, or dissolution, as
recorded with </span><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/search?type=news&q=registrar" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Registrar </span></a><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">of
Companies it is also exempted. A company that has not filed due financial
statements under Section 137 or due annual returns under Section 92, or both,
with ROC, is restricted from filing. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Presently, the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs has extended the due date for filing the INC-22 has been
extended till June 15, 2019 vide this notification. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br /></div>
IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-21641912854650830162019-06-07T03:42:00.001-07:002019-06-07T03:42:01.411-07:00Exporting Food Products<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Since
time immemorial, India has been one of the most preferred sources of procuring
products for sale in the market worldwide. History has been a witness to the appreciation
towards flavours of Indian spices, etc. which attracted numerous travelers
across the globe towards its uniqueness, authenticity and credibility. India
has carved out its position on the international scale owing to the rich tradition
and quality of products. Likewise, a number of food items including agricultural
produce which were not native to India such as tomato, potatoes were introduced
in the Indian cuisine via contributions through trade channels. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">With
the advent of stronger legal framework and health standards coming into paly
internationally, it is necessary to ensure adequate safety of the products
being exported. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Basic compliances<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
order to ascertain that the food products being exported would not harm or
adversely impact the health of its consumers, each country has laid down legal
framework which require adherence to the same before commercialization of the
said products. Some of the general principles accepted by most of the countries
in respect of packaging of food being sold within their jurisdiction are laid
down as under:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Legible description of the ingredients of
the product on the principal display panel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mentioning of place of origin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Provision of name and place of business of
the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Stating nutrition information relating to
food<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Indicating the expiry/ Best before date
for consumption of the product<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Disclosure of any related information in
case any claim is made based on nutrition, health, daily reference value,
calorie content, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Presence of substances known for their
ability to spark allergic reactions and intolerances should always be
indicated;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Describing the physical condition or the
specific treatment undergone (fermented or not, etc.);<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
addition to these general aforesaid packaging requirements, the food products
are required to obtain appropriate import licenses/ permissions/ registrations and
ensure compliance to the respective food laws and legal metrology laws of the
country where the products are intended to be exported.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Owing to the sensitivity of the
nature of the products being brought into its market, every country has
formulated their health safety guidelines. The products being exported are
mandated to abide by such laws of the country of export before they are put
into circulation for consumption.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-70683406607897301742019-06-07T03:38:00.002-07:002019-06-07T03:39:57.043-07:00BATA TO SAY TATA TO ADDITIONAL COST OF CARRY BAGS: A CASE STUDY OF CATENA OF CASES LEADING TO REMOVAL OF ADDITIONAL COST ON CARRY BAGS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Following
a series of judgements in Chandigarh the additional prices levied by the
companies and retailers on carry bag from their consumers has been declared as
Unfair Trade Practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These judgments attract attentions towards a
larger and a more pressing issue at hand. The major reason that compelled the
companies to charge for their carry bags: plastic ban due to elephantine
increase in plastic pollution, not just at a state level but globally. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Statistics
collected by United Nations show that today we, globally produce plastic waste
up to 300 Million Tones that is equivalent to the weight of the entire human
population. This would mean that the earth is literally brimming plastic. The
next question that arises is what is being done with such hefty amounts to
plastic. United Nation states that only 9% of this plastic is being recycled,
12% is being incinerated and 79% of this waste is being dumped either in
landfills, dumps or natural environment.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title="">[1]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn1" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">According
to FICCI Average per capita consumption of plastic in India is about 11kgs, and
is expected to be 20 kgs by 2020 as stated by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
gas.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> Polyethene bags were
banned by the National Green Tribunal in India in 2008 and fine of Rs.5,000 was
imposed in January, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Plastic
poses a major threat to us even in our day to day lives. Apart from the
humongous effect it has on the animals namely, being ingested by animals under
the impression that it is food has led to death of many animals. It also
however has detrimental effects on the heath of humans as Plastics are made up
of a variety of toxic chemicals. As such, its uses and exposure are associated
with a number of human health concerns. Chemicals leached from the plastics
contain compounds like polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), bisphenol A (BPA),
and phthalates. These chemicals have been established to upset the endocrine
system and thyroid hormones and can be very destructive to women of
reproductive age and young children.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title="">[3]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn3" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">All
this comes to show why plastic ban, especially banning plastic bags in
commercial use was banned by the National Green Tribunal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Chandigarh to Beat
Plastic Pollution<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
June 2018, the theme of the swatch Baharat mission was beat plastic pollution,
in lieu of the same Chandigarh Municipal Corporation conducted various anti
plastic raids and awareness drives.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> Various other steps such
as nuked nataks, cycle rallies, walk and talk sessions were organized
throughout the Union Territory in an event organized by </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Punjab
State Council for Science and Technology in collaboration with the National
Diversity Society.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title="">[5]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn5" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
other important thing to understand is that the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span><strong><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum</span></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">and<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>The State<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span><strong><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum declared that charging of
additional free on carry bags is an Unfair Trade Practice. </span></strong><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></strong></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Unfair Trade Practice<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
today’s cut throat world, where competitive edge is the main aim of companies
to enable to perform and come out on top. Unfair Trade Practice is a malpractice
that is being breaded due to this strive for an edge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Unfair
Trade Practices extensively explains any deceitful, misleading or deceptive
exchange practice; or business deception of the items or administrations that
are constantly sold; which is disallowed by a statute or has been perceived as
significant under law by a judgment of the court. Generally unfair trade practices
may include illegally refusing any transaction, deceptively soliciting
customers, disrupting business activities of the rivals unfairly, unfairly
excluding competitors.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title="">[6]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn6" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
judgment of Chandigarh Consumer Forum dated 09/04/2019 imposed a penalty on the
infamous shoe store BATA, for charging its consumers Rs. 3 for a shopping bag
to carry their purchases home. The evolution of the same can be traced back to
another case. The detailed study of the two has been provided below. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CASE:</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Mr. Pankaj Chandgothia v. M/S
Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd. (Chandigarh Consumer District Dispute
Redressal Forum- 1)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
this case penalty of Rs. 10,000 was imposed on the Retail Giant Lifestyle in
lieu of charging Rs. 5 as an additional cost for carry bags. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The complaint was filed by the Complainant
Mr. Pankaj Chandgothia (hereinafter referred to as “the Complainant”) against Lifestyle
International Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Opposite Party”) in
the Chandigarh Consumer District Dispute Redressal Forum- 1 (hereinafter
referred to as “the Forum”).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Opposite Party is a major retail
fashion brand which comes under the Dubai based retail and hospitality
conglomerate, the Landmark Group. In India, Lifestyle Store is a </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">is a part of Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd, with sister
brands Home Centre, Max, and Easybuy<span style="color: #222222;">.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title="">[7]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn7" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Complainant alleged that while buying
items from the Lifestyle Store he was asked to pay an additional amount of Rs.
5 for a carry bag. No prior information was given regarding the same, as it was
nowhere mentioned in the store that an additional cost would be imposed for a
carry bag. Aggrieved by the same a complaint was preferred to the Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">COMPLAINANT’S
CONTENTIONS:-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Complainant asserted that nowhere in
the entire store was there a mention that the purchasers or the buyers would be
charged additionally for the carry bags and the same was informed to them only
at the cash counter.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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same amounts to deficiency in service and Unfair Trade Practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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CONTENTIONS:-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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no necessity on its behalf to provide the buyers or the purchasers with a free
shopping bag.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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bags were given to the Complainant or any other buyer only after confirmation
was taken from them regarding the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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following the plastic ban the company started to provide paper bags to the
customer, which were costlier than the plastic bags, hence it was providing the
same to the customers on payment of a certain price.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there is per se no legal obligation on the Party to provide the bags free of
cost to its customers hence there is no deficiency in practice or Unfair Trade
Practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">THE FORUM’S ANALYSIS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">After
considering the contentions of both the parties the Forum remarked as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The court first stated that the factum of
providing paper bags to its customers, on payment of additional price, has not
been disputed before the forum. The contention of the Complainant that nowhere
in the store was it mentioned that the customers would be charged additionally
for the carry bags, has neither been refuted nor admitted by the Opposite Party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Opposite Party also could not by way
of any rules/instructions show any evidence that they were allowed to levy an
additional charge for paper bags.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The contention of the Opposite Party that
the carry bad was given only after the assent was taken from the purchaser did
not sit well with the Forum, the Forum observed that,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“8. .….we are not impressed with the same, in as much as if the
Cashier informed the Complainants about the purchase of carry bag before
billing, the same amounts to unfair trade practice and deficiency in service as
it would have been very odd and inconvenient to the Complainants to carry the
new garments in hand throughout without a carry bag. In this backdrop, charges
of such things (paper bags) cannot be separately foisted upon the consumers and
would amount to overcharging.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The contention of the Opposite
Party that the charging for paper bags was in lieu of the plastic ban was also
not accepted by the court and the same was reprimanded on the account that the
court felt that the ban of a product does not entitle the Opposite party to
charge for its substitute, it stated,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“9. The
Opposite Party has also argued that post ban of plastic bags, it started
providing paper bags to its customers on payment of its price. However, we feel
that banning of a product does not entitle the Opposite Party to charge for its
substitute and the Opposite Party and all other shops like it are obliged to
provide carry bags free of cost to carry the purchased items to their
customers, as the customers cannot be expected to carry the items in hands.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Another aspect pointed out by
the Forum was that the paper bags that were being provided to the customers at
an additional cost, contained the name of the brand and acted as an advertising
strategy for them, hence the forum held that this leads to exploitation of
gullible customers and indeed amounts to Unfair Trade Practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“10.
It is noteworthy that said carry bag for which the Complainants
had to shell out extra amount from their pocket, is a printed carry bag on both
sides, which has a prominent display of the advertisement of the Opposite Party
and is thus apparently serving as an advertisement for them, whenever the said
bag is carried by the Consumer. In this manner, the Complainants and other
gullible consumers like them have certainly been taken for a ride by the
Opposite Party for advertising their name. Undoubtedly, the Opposite Party has
several stores across the country and in the above said manner, made lot of
money, thus, the act of Opposite Party by forcing the gullible consumers to pay
additionally for the paper bags is surely and certainly amounts to deficiency
in service and its indulgence into unfair trade practice.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In pursuance of the same the
Opposite Party was penalized with cost of Rs. 10,000/- and was directed to
provide free shopping bags to all its customers who purchase something from
their store, to refund the amount or Rs 5 wrongly charged from the Complainant
and also to pay the Complainant Rs. 1,500 towards compensation for harassment
and agony and Rs. 1,500 as litigation expense.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CASE:</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd. V. Mr. Pankaj Chandgothia</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission,U.T., Chandigarh, March 18, 2019)</b></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">FACTS</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">:
-<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This was an appeal that was filed by
Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd. against the order of the Forum passed against
it on January 03, 2019, to the <span style="color: black;">State Consumer Redressal
Dispute Redressal Commission, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as “the State
Forum”)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In the said appeal </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lifestyle
International Pvt. Ltd has preferred the appeal (hereinafter referred to as
“the Appellant”, against <span style="color: black;">Mr. Pankaj Chandgothia
(hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent”)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The facts of this case are the same as
that of the previous one with no substantial addition in that regard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CONTENTION OF THE APPELLANT:-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Appellant contented that
it does not fall within the definition of “service” under section 2 (1) (o) of
the Consumer Protection Act as it is a retail store.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Appellant also contended
that in light of Rule 10 of The Plastic Waste (Management And Handling) Rules,
2011, which provides:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Explicit pricing of carry bags. - No carry
bag shall be made available free of cost by retailers to consumers. The
concerned municipal authority may by notification determine the minimum price
for carry bags depending upon their quality and size which covers their
material and waste management cost in order to encourage their re-use so as to
minimize plastic waste generation."<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hence in light of the
same the Appellant contended they are under the obligation to not provide any
carry bag free of cost to any customer.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Another point raise by the Appellant was that the Rule 15 of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Plastic
Waste ( Management And Handling) Rules, 2016, published vide notification dated
18.03.2016, which reads as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> “Explicit
pricing of carry bags.- (1) The shopkeepers and street vendors willing to
provide plastic carry bags for dispensing any commodity shall register with
local body. The local body shall, within a period of six months from the date
of final publication of these rules in the Official Gazettee of India
notification of these rules, by notification or an order under their
appropriate state statute or byelaws shall make provisions for such
registration on payment of plastic waste management fee of minimum rupees forty
eight thousand @rupees for thousand per month. The concerned local body may
prescribe higher plastic waste management fee, depending upon the sale
capacity. The registered shop keepers shall display at prominent place that
plastic carry bags are given on payment."<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In pursuance of the same the retailers have been
barred from making plastic bags available to the customers free of cost and it
is thus mandatory for the retailers to charge the customers for plastic carry
bags.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Appellant
also alleged that the impugned order passed by the Forum which opined that it
is mandatory for the retailers to provide carry bags free of cost is without
any basis and is faulty.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Appellant
also alleged that that the Forum failed to appreciate that in absence of any
law prohibiting the sale of carry bags, the Appellant/opposite party was well
within the bounds of law to charge for the same. It was further contended that
on the amount collected through the sale of carry bags, the Appellant/opposite
party pays the Government the requisite taxes, which fact the Forum also failed
to appreciate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CONTENTION OF THE RESPONDENT:-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Responded
contended that the Rule 15 of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Plastic Waste (Management
And Handling) Rules, 2016 has been omitted vide notification dated March 27, 2018.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Respondent also alleged
that nowhere was it mentioned that the customers will have to pay an additional
amount for the carry bags and nor was it mention that the customers are allowed
to carry their own carry bags inside the store. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">THE STATE FORUM’S DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">While dismissing the
appeal the court opined that:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The State Forum stated that
the Respondent without a speck of a doubt comes under the definition of a
consumer as provided under section 2 (1) (d) of the Act hence the Appellant is
a service provider in that regard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The State Forum also held that
Rules 10 and 15 of the, The Plastic Waste (Management And Handling) Rules are
concerned the same stand amended and omitted via notification dated March 18, 2016
and March 27, 2018 respectively, hence the Appellant could not take cover under
the said provisions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The State Forum observed that
charging for carry bags was completely against consumerism. The State Forum
also said that, it was nowhere mentioned in the entire store that the carry
bags would be charged additionally to the purchase and nowadays it is a
prevalent practice the customers are not allowed to carry their own carry bags
into the store, the same are either taken by the guard at the entry gate or
stapled so that no additional item can be put into them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CASE:</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Dinesh Prasad Raturi V. Bata India Limited. (<strong>District
Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I,</strong> <strong>U.T. Chandigarh, April
09, 2019</strong></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This was a complaint
filed against the widely known Shoe Company Bata India Limited, for charging
Rs. 3 additionally, for a carry bag, in the </span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">District Consumer Disputes
Redressal Forum-I,</span></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"> <strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">U.T. Chandigarh. Punitive damages
amounting to Rs. 5,000 were imposed on the Company.</span></strong></span></b><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">FACTS</span></u></strong><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">:-</span></strong><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;">
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</span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The complaint
was filed by the Complainant Mr. Dinesh Prasad Raturi (hereinafter referred to
as “the Complainant”) against Bata India Limited (hereinafter referred to as
“the Opposite Party”) in the </span><strong><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">District Consumer
Disputes Redressal Forum-I,</span></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <strong>U.T. Chandigarh (hereinafter
referred to as “the Forum”).</strong></span></b><strong><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Opposite Party is the
largest retailer and leading manufacturer of footwear in India and is a part of
the Bata Shoe Organization.</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "whitney" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Company also operates a large non retail
distribution network through its urban wholesale division and caters to
millions of customers through over 30,000 dealers.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Articles/2019/IP%20Article/May/2019-05-31-BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS/BATA%20TO%20SAY%20TATA%20TO%20ADDITIONAL%20COST%20OF%20CARRY%20BAGS.docx#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn8;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: black;">The Complainant
alleged that on buying shoes worth Rs. 399 from the Bata Store he was billed an
additional amount of Rs. 3, for a carry bag, which the Complainant had no
intention of buying. The carry bag </span>bore the name of the shop ‘BATA’ with
a tag line ‘ Bata Surprisingly Stylish’ “Barcelona Milan Singapore New Delhi
Rome”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CONTENTION OF THE COMPLAINANT:-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Complainant contended that he had no
intention to purchase the carry bag.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Complainant also alleged
that<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u> </u></b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">the
brand name of the Opposite Party along with its tagline was printed on the
carry bag, making it a form of advertisement for which the consumers were being
wrongly charged, hence it is a form of Unfair Trade Practice.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CONTENTION OF THE OPPOSITE PARTY:-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;">
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The Opposite Party contended that it was in lieu
of environmental safety, that the Complainant was the carry bag at the cost of
Rs. 3. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>ANALYSIS OF THE DECSION OF THE FORUM<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
In light of the arguments
advance of the Complainant and the Other Party the Forum opined that:<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The Forum held that the carry bag was indeed a
form of advertisement by the company and stated,<o:p></o:p></div>
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“5. <span style="color: black;">We had also a glance to the carry bag which is annexed with
the consumer complaint in which advertisement of Bata Company was being
published as it has been printed in red words “Bata Surprisingly Stylish” which
shows that Bata Company is stylish in nature and used the consumer as if he is
the advertisement agent of Opposite Party. The purchase of the item along with
sale of carry bag is not disputed as per statement put forth by Opposite
Party.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black;">The Forum also
concluded that charging Rs. 3, for the shopping bag is a form of Unfair Trade
Practice employed by the company, and stated, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“ 6.
Per this evidence brought on record, we record a firm finding that there
is unfair trade practice on the part of Opposite Party in compelling the Complainant
to purchase the carry bag worth Rs.3/- and if the Opposite Party is an
environmental activist, he should have given the same to the Complainant free
of cost. It was for gain of OP. By employing unfair trade practice, OP is
minting lot of money from all customers.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black;">The Forum instructed
the Opposite Party to provide carry bags free of cost to all the customers who
purchase articles from their shop, to refund Rs. 3 wrongly charged from the Complainant
and to pay Rs. 3000 to the Complainant as compensation for mental and physical
harassment, and to pay Rs. 1000 for the litigation expenses. The court also
directed the Respondent to pay punitive damages amounting to Rs. 5000 to the
Consumer Legal Aid Account.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black;">CONCLUSION <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black;">The
decision passed by the Forums raise a rather substantial question that in light
of the havoc that the plastic pollution has caused not just in our country but
globally where do decisions not promoting use of non-disposable bags stand? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black;">Though
the catena of decisions discussed above are in the favor of the consumer but
are they in favor of the environment? Though there is an imposition on a ban of
plastic bags which forces the companies and retailers to switch to paper bags,
making these paper bags free is a double-edged sward, where it has its
benefits, it also finds some flaws. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black;">Making
the paper bags free is a major win for the consumer as they were being used as
marketing tools, as the companies had they brand logo printed on the bags and
the same was being circulated and used by the consumers and they were
additionally being asked to pay for them. The rationale behind the decisions is
very simple and logical, when a consumer buys products from a store can he be
expected to carry all these products by hand, especially if it has not been
mentioned anywhere in the store and the consumer becomes aware of it only when he
reaches the cash counter, that he will be charged additionally for the carry
bags. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The
cons of these decisions is however that though it is not pro retailers it is
also not pro-environment. It is a settled fact that plastic is a major threat
to our environment, but it is also true that paper wastage is another leading
factor towards detriment of our environment. The previous store policy to
charge for paper bags, in a way encouraged the buyers to carry their own bags
from home when going shopping. This trend is highly prevalent in grocery stores
where no carry bags are provided, and the customers carry bags from their own
home to carry their groceries. It is not unimaginable that people develop a
habit or carrying carry bags when leaving for shopping. This would be both
pro-consumer and pro-environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black;">The
decision could does lift the veil of environment protection claimed by the
companies for free or rather consumer sponsored advertisement and prevents
unnecessary harassment of the gullible consumers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black;">A more
consumer and environment friendly approach can be to offer other incentives to
the buyers on bringing their own carry bags, which would encourage the
customers go get their own bags. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black;">Implementation
of such programs can be more beneficial for: the consumer, the companies and
retailers and the environment which is in congruence with our sustainable
development goal: development but not at all costs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-48705948477727542392019-04-12T05:39:00.000-07:002019-04-12T05:39:04.380-07:00Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act: AN OVERVIEW<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Real Estate
(Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “RERA”)
which came into effect from May 1, 2017, has around 34,600 projects and 26,800
real estate agents being registered under the act, as of November 28, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Objective
of RERA<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With the advent of RERA, there began a norm
for strict compliances that has to be adhered by each and every developer,
builder and construction giant in different parts of the country. Most of the
states have established their own RERA offices where they work under the
established rules and regulations. Though the act is not retrospective in
nature it mandates every project to be registered with the respective State
RERA offices by the promoters of the company within 3 months of the
commencement of the Act. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The RERA was enacted to protect the interest
of the homebuyers and boost investment in the sector. The provisions like
timely completion and delivery of projects to the buyers and making the
information of the project plan, layout, government approvals, land title
status, and sub-contractors available, consent of two-thirds of the allottees
on any alteration or addition in the project, and other such provisions, would
bring in more transparency and accountability in the real estate sector.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Problems
solved by RERA<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Before the commencement of RERA, there were
no bindings and compulsions on the real estate developers and construction
pioneers to deliver the property to its respective owners on time. An inconsiderable
delay was usually witnessed which had a negative effect on the financial health
of the homebuyer. On one hand the buyer had to pay the monthly rent where he
was residing and on the other hand, he also paid monthly installments and abide
by the terms and conditions of the Buyer Builder Agreement thereby
overburdening him financially. Unfortunately, there was no one to question the
developers and builders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With the RERA coming into force, 56% of the
homebuyers prefer to initiate litigation and dispute resolution under State RERA
Regulations rather than going to consumer forums, state commissions or any
other court for civil remedies<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2019-04-09-Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2015/2-%20RERA%20Article%20with%20changes%20as%20sought.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.
These homebuyers believe that the success ratio of RERA is much more as
compared to the years of struggle of litigation before other forums and courts.
Also, the success ratio of cases under RERA are more result oriented,
expeditious with concrete judgment being passed against the errant developers
and builders. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After the enforcement of RERA, the banks and
other financial institutions don’t lend money to retail buyers under the real
estate project, which is not registered or registration of the same has been cancelled
by the respective State RERA office. Both the developers and the builders are
expected to submit all the necessary documents and approvals to their requisite
regulator in order to obtain registration under RERA. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In India, RERA has been enacted and
implemented in 28 states as well as Union Territories and in November 2018, it
was confirmed by the six north eastern states Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Sikkim have finally agreed to implement Real
Estate Regulation Act. The only states to not have implemented RERA are Jammu and
Kashmir where <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jammu and Kashmir Real
Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2018 has been approved by the State
Advisory Council under the chairmanship of the J & K Governor and is under
the process of establishing the Real Estate Regulating Authority and the Real
Estate Appellate Tribunal for efficient and effective regulation of the real
estate sector and West Bengal which has notified its own real estate law — the
Housing and Industrial Regulation Act, 2017 (HIRA) instead of RERA. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for non-compliance under RERA<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The RERA Act gives explicit and mentions of specific
penalties for offences by promoters, real estate agents, builders and other
parties who are involved under the ambit of this act:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For non-registration of the project with the RERA Authority:
10% of the total estimated cost of the project.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Where a project has not been registered and any order or
direction for the same has been issued by the authorities: Upto 3 years of
imprisonment with or without fine of 10% of the estimated cost of the project <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Where information or advertisement regarding the project
is found to be false: 5% of the estimated cost of the project<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Where an order of the RERA has been contravened or has
not been executed: Daily penalty for every day after passing of the order which
has been contravened upto 5% of the estimated cost of the project<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Where an order of the Appellate Tribunal has been
contravened: Upto 3 years imprisonment with or without fine of upto 5% of the estimated
cost of the project<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The legislative regime was
not strong enough to render the developer and the builder guilty of misconduct
and also for breaching the terms and conditions of the builder buyer agreement
in the long run. Introduction and enforcement of RERA comes further to protect
the interest of the homebuyers as well as save them from any kind of financial
burdens. </span>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-73436693873809855622019-04-12T05:36:00.002-07:002019-04-12T05:36:22.321-07:00India: Prevention of Workplace Sexual Harassment Laws<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The
implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) was
a win for all women employees. However, it was anything far from an easy or
quick win. Sexual harassment at workplace is not only a wrong against the body
of the woman but also wrong against her mentally. It is yet another form of
discrimination, deterring her to be the part of the work force, and therefore
refraining her from exercising her fundamental right to work as enshrined in
Article 19 of the Constitution of India. It is a wrong against her life and
against her dignity. The Supreme Court of India gave the landmark judgment in
the case of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vishakha </i>v. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">State of
Rajasthan<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2019-04-09-Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2015/1-Article%20-%20POSH%20Laws%20in%20India%20-%20Done.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">[1]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></i>
in 1997, wherein the Court laid down the guidelines that the employers are
required to follow. However, even after the direction of the Supreme Court, the
guidelines were seldom followed. Finally, in 2013 the Parliament enacted the
Act and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Rules, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the “Rules”) framed
thereunder.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vishakha
</i>v. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">State of Rajasthan</i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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A writ
petition was filed before the Supreme Court for the enforcement of the
fundamental right of working women under Article 14, 19 and 21 of the
Constitution of India. The petition was filed to find suitable methods for realization
of the true concept of ‘gender equality’; and to prevent sexual harassment of
working women in all work places through judicial process, to fill the vacuum
in existing legislation. This came in the wake of a brutal gang rape of a
social worker Bhanwari Devi when she was petitioning to curb the evil of child
marriage. This incident exposed the hazards that a working woman may be exposed
to. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Supreme
Court acknowledged that sexual harassment at workplace is in violation of
Article(s) 14, 15, 19(1)(g), 21, 42, 51A, 51 and 253. Thus, the Court laid down
12 guidelines and directed strict compliance in all workplaces for enforcement
of gender equality at workplace until suitable legislation is enacted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Convention
on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to
which India is signatory in this 11<sup>th</sup> session in 1992 laid down
General Recommendation No. 19. These recommendations correlate sexual
harassment with violation of a women’s human and fundamental rights. It urges
states to ensure that women are not coerced into sexual harassment at
workplace.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since 1997,
even after the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vishakha Judgment</i> the Parliament
did not take any significant steps to enact a suitable legislation. In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Apparel Export Promotion Council </i>v. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A.K. Chopra<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2019-04-09-Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2015/1-Article%20-%20POSH%20Laws%20in%20India%20-%20Done.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">[2]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>,
</i>the Court yet again upheld that any action which may not necessarily result
in molestation can be covered under the ambit of harassment at work place if it
creates a hostile work environment for the woman involved. Ten years after the
judgment, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Bill was introduced in 2007. The Union Cabinet approved the bill in
2010 after much deliberation. The bill was later referred to the Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Human Resources Development which published its report in
November 2011. The delay only resulted in array of cases of sexual harassment
at workplace before Courts all over the country. The media started picking up
cases and implementation of legislation became the dire need of the hour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Supreme
Court came heavily on the legislators for ignoring such a crucial issue in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Medha Kotwa Lele </i>v. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Union of India<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2019-04-09-Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2015/1-Article%20-%20POSH%20Laws%20in%20India%20-%20Done.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">[3]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></i>.
The Court ordered the states to ensure strict adherence of the guidelines until
suitable legislation is enacted. Finally, the bill was passed by the Lok Sabah
in September 2012 and the Rajya Sabhah approved the bill in February, 2013.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Act
incorporates the guidelines of the Vishakha Judgment. It covers within its
ambit women which may or may not be employed at the workplace. This is crucial
as any woman who comes in contact with the workplace such as Interns can avail
relief under the Act. Further, the Act includes household workers within its
scope.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Act
stipulates a specialized committee known as Internal Complaints Committee to be
appointed at workplace with more than ten employees for ensuring all complaints
of sexual harassment are dealt with utmost diligence. For other workplace a
local complaints committee is constituted in every district. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Act and
the Rules made thereunder prescribes procedure to be followed by the committee.
The provisions aim to afford maximum support and ease to the aggrieved. The Act
also lays down duties of the employer for safeguarding the interest and dignity
of all employees. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Act and the Rules made thereunder is
unquestionably a positive step in the direction of achieving equality in the
professional sphere. This has resulted in empowering working women to work at
par with their male counter parts without the fear of harassment. Moreover, the
Act attempted to create awareness towards the problem previously so
conveniently ignored. </span>
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5009-5010 of 2006; decided on October 19, 2012.<o:p></o:p></div>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-46162277727420678772019-02-12T04:04:00.000-08:002019-02-12T04:04:14.510-08:00Myanmar: New Trademark and Industrial Design Law have been enacted <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #4d4d4f; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">On February 5, 2018, Amyotha Hluttaw, the
Upper House of the Parliament of Myanmar ratified the Trademark, Patent,
Industrial Design and Copyright Bills. On 12 December 2018, Pyithu Hluttaw, the
Lower House of Parliament, announced that the Trademark Bill submitted by the
Upper House was approved. On 17 December 2018, the Lower House announced that
the Industrial Design Bill submitted by the Upper House was approved. On 22
January 2019, the Upper House approved the Trademark Bill and Industrial Design
Bill (resubmitted with amendments by the Lower House). On 24 January 2019, Pyi
Daung Su Hluttaw (Union Parliament) approved the Trademark Bill and Industrial
Design Bill. On 30 January 2019, the Union Parliament enacted the Industrial
Design Law (under Pyi Daung Su Hluttaw law Number-2) and Trademark Law (under
Pyi Daung Su Hluttaw law Number-3) after signing and approval by the President.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4f; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">As per the report, under
the new IP regime, the person </span><span style="background: white; color: #4d4d4f; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">will be able to file for trademark and service
marks at the Myanmar IP Office and they will also be able to apply for collective
marks, certification marks, product packaging and 3D logos. As per the current
bill, GI applications are also included as a subsection of trademarks law. When
the new IP laws come into force, the registration will be obtained on a “<b><i>first
come, first served</i></b>” basis.</span></div>
IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-89640595246596265282019-02-12T04:01:00.001-08:002019-02-12T04:01:57.981-08:00Fast Action Protocol for IP matters at the Mobile World Congress 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Recently, a remarkable step was taken by the Judges of
the Commercial Courts of Barcelona, whereby they have set up a protocol of
action that will allow holders of Intellectual Property Rights to obtain
preliminary injunctions in cases of infringement in an extraordinarily short
time during the upcoming Mobile World Congress. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the largest mobile industry
congregation in the world, bringing together the latest innovations and
leading-edge technology from the leading companies. It is the most important
congress in the field of communication and mobile telephony, which will be held
in Barcelona from February 25 through February 28, 2019. This is the fifth time when the Courts of
Barcelona had provided this important international forum to enable the
adoption of preliminary injunctions and the handling of preventive briefs under
the most urgent conditions. For the first time, the Protocol is agreed jointly
by the Mercantile Court of Barcelona and the European Union Trade Mark
Court in Alicante. It will be beneficial in a way that the Protocol will be
beneficial not only for the patent infringement but also for the cases of
infringement of European Union Trade Marks and Designs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The courts have committed to process and decide the
petitions for urgent preliminary injunctions within a period of 2 days (without
a hearing for the Defendant) or of 10 days (with a previous hearing
being held) in terms of whether a preventive brief was previously
filed. The protocol also provides guidelines for the evaluation of the risk
factor which validates that measures are taken without a hearing for the Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The persons/companies with a reasonable fear of being
a passive subject to <i>ex parte</i> preliminary injunctions by a
competitor before or during the congress, in order to avoid the adoption of
said injunctions, may file a “protective letter” (an anticipated reply or an
advance opposition to a foreseeable application for <i>ex parte</i> preliminary
injunctions). The admission of protective letters will be resolved on the same
day of its filing (24 hours).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Some of the
highlights of MWC are:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">GSMA Seminars,
delivered by renowned experts, and covering essential industry developments and
themes<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mobile World
Summit which will include a closed-door meeting between top executives and
public policy makers, panel discussions and networking opportunities for the
entities. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">As per the report,
the European GNSS Agency will have a Galileo stand at the event and will
showcase its latest EGNSS-based innovations with support of Horizon 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This annual event
provides a platform for business opportunities and relationship-building.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It will offer
delegates the chance to take part in conferences featuring keynotes and
discussions; networking opportunities; and the annual Global Mobile Awards
ceremony, which recognizes leading mobile solutions and initiatives around the
world.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: <a href="https://www.iam-media.com/law-policy/barcelona-court-issues-fast-track-injunction-protocol-mobile-world-congress-2018">https://www.iam-media.com/law-policy/barcelona-court-issues-fast-track-injunction-protocol-mobile-world-congress-2018</a>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The advent of modernization has
introduced many technology dependent miracles. Advancement in the innovative
skills of human labour have facilitated the development of a digital
infrastructure which caters the multiple needs of the individuals over virtual
platform thereby inculcating independent handling by them. Internet is
increasingly becoming the medium of carrying out all major present-day
activities including information dissemination, communication, commercial
transactions, banking functions, etc. This has led to the elevation of the
standards of living and has raised the number of e- payments modes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Online
Payments in India<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">India finds a vast segment of its
population now dependent on technology for carrying out number of transactions.
The Government has also made efforts for promoting cashless mode of dealings
through the digitalization. The payment vis this mode requires the submission
of personal and sensitive information of an individual. Considering the vital
nature of the information being shared, essential monitoring and control of
transmission of such data is required to ensure the provision of a safe and
viable payment system within the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Online payments in India are regulated by the
National Payments Corporation of India (hereinafter referred to as “NPCI”) uses
unified payment interface (hereinafter referred to as “UPI”) an instant
real-time payment system developed by NPCI regulated by Reserve Bank of India
(hereinafter referred to as “RBI”) that facilitates banking operations occurring
on the web-platform. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">In order to </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">have unfettered supervisory access
to data stored with payment companies as also with their service providers /
intermediaries/ third party vendors and other entities in the payment ecosystem
for better monitoring of the payment transactions in India, RBI vide its
notification dated April 6, 2018<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-02-05%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2006/2-%20%23946%20-%20Compliance%20to%20Data%20localization%20regulation.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
imposed norms regulating data localization (hereinafter referred to as “RBI
regulation”). The RBI regulation requires all system providers to ensure that
the entire data including the complete transaction details and information
regarding the payment instruction relating to payment systems operated by them,
are stored in a system only in India October 15, 2018 onwards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Companies<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Confronted with the challenges such as lack of
available </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">servers
or data centres in India, administrative cost, compliance burden and
time-consuming process being involved therein, the payment companies expressed
their concerns to the RBI. However, RBI refused to accept the representations
made by the payment entities requesting for the relaxation of norms stated in
the RBI regulation seeking the adherence to the same by the deadline provided
therein. RBI mandated for the submission of a report in ensuring compliance and
clarified that any event of non-obedience to the said directive would entail
punitive action against the defaulters.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-02-05%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2006/2-%20%23946%20-%20Compliance%20to%20Data%20localization%20regulation.docx#_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title="">[2]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-02-05%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2006/2-%20%23946%20-%20Compliance%20to%20Data%20localization%20regulation.docx#_ftn2" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span> </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The
consequence…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Attributable to the strict nature
of the instructions provided in the RBI regulation, renowned entities such as
Visa and Mastercard are in the process of compliance to the data localization
policy.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-02-05%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2006/2-%20%23946%20-%20Compliance%20to%20Data%20localization%20regulation.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Understanding the confidential
nature of data being provided by the customers to these service providers and
the impact of the violation of its safety, almost 80% players in this sector
have commenced the procedure of compliance to the RBI regulation including
submission of proposals to RBI in the said regard. The stringent monitoring by
RBI aims to create a more effective and secure data protection regime in India
by monitoring the payments done in India. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Source: <a href="https://www.dpcc.delhigovt.nic.in/indexdup.php" target="_blank">www.dpcc.delhigovt.nic.in</a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Evolution in human life has led to
the transformation of the early man to the modern-day civilized individual. The
complexities in lifestyle has increased reliance to numerous sources to fulfil
different and ever-growing needs. From basic simple living to a world full of
mechanized equipment, industrialization, automobile revolution, the present-day
man depends on high quantities of non-renewable sources of energy including
essential as well as non-essential requirements. This causes grave harm contaminating
the surrounding environment thereby making it unfit for all forms of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Pollution
Problem<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The over-exploitation of resources
for energy and improper disposal of their remnants results in introduction of
high quantities of pollutants into the ecosystem hampering the nearby
ecosystem. A number of processes such as industrial activities, vehicular
usage, crop destruction, constructions, burning of garbage, bursting of
firecrackers, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Pollution
by cooking<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Cooking has been an indispensable
need of human life. For the purpose of cooking a lot of fuels have been used
since time immemorial including combustion of solid fuels such as wood, animal
dung, charcoal, crop wastes and coal. These not only result in improper
combustion of the respective resources but are also an eminent source of
pollution and health ailments of different nature. There has been a shift in
the approach by adoption of completely combustible and a cleaner energy
resource - Liquid Petroleum Gas. However, many people still use coal-based
cooking devices in the form of traditional Asian oven known as the ‘Tandoor’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Environment
Protection Measures<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">With the objective of the
protection and improvement of environment, numerous legislative frameworks and
policies have come up. The Environment Protection Act, 1986 has been enforced
with the aim of conservation and improvement of environment was introduced
along with legislations working towards the protection of air, water and other
environmental components including Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Delhi
Government’s recent efforts<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Established with the objective
promoting sustainable development for meeting the present day needs without
compromising the needs of the future, Delhi Pollution Control Committee
(hereinafter referred to as “DPCC”) was established to regulate and monitor the
pollution levels in the National Capital Region of Delhi. In its approach to
reduce the increasing levels of pollution in its region, DPCC has introduced a
scheme of awarding subsidy for replacing/ conversion of coal-based tandoors
with electricity/ gas-based tandoors vide its notification dated October 28,
2018.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-02-05%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2006/1-%20%23949%20-%20DPCC%20grants%20subsidy%20for%20e-safe%20equipment.docx#_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title="">[1]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-02-05%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2006/1-%20%23949%20-%20DPCC%20grants%20subsidy%20for%20e-safe%20equipment.docx#_ftn1" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">As per the provisions of the said
notification, subsidy at 50% cost of conversion upto INR 5,000/- to the Owners/
Partners/ Managing Directors of the Restaurants/ Eating Outlets/ Banquet Halls/
Hotels for the process of conversion. The establishments coming to existence
after April 1, 2018 are also be eligible for availing subsidy. As per the
notification, the entities would only be entitled for the said benefit only
after they obtain requisite consent and approval to operate/ renew from DPCC as
per the applicable laws and complete the process of conversion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">In order to encourage the use of
clean fuel in Delhi and reduce the alarming levels of pollution being
witnessed, the DPCC shall allow subsidy to those who comply with the
environment-friendly regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The advent of technological
advancements in the modern-day world has been a blessing in disguise. With the
internet now being the key source of solution for all the problems, it has
transferred the present-day life over the virtual platform. Addicted to this
modern practice, people find answers to all their needs over the online medium
including information, communication, records, commercial transactions,
banking, grievances redressal and FIR reporting, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Innovative
Communication <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Increasing digitalization has
modified the system of communication. Integrating the people across the world,
separated by geographical barriers on a medium that eliminates the necessity of
physical presence, has been one of the greatest achievements of mankind.
Individuals are now connected with others through emails, chats, messages,
internet audio/ video calls, etc. transmitted through electronic impulses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Unified
Interface of WhatsApp<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">While many online portals are available
catering to the major needs of communication of the people, on the most popular
web-based App in this domain is ‘WhatsApp’. The Facebook owned WhatsApp, not
only allows people to communicate with each other by sending/ receiving text
messages, internet-based audio/ video calls but also permits sharing of media
in the form of pictures, videos, documents all on a single App. The said App
can also be operated from desktops.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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before WhatsApp<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The easy accessibility of internet
and WhatsApp has become a new device for the anti-social elements to carry out
the acts of cyber-terrorism through such modes spread with the intent to
threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of the country or to
strike terror in the people cause widespread fear. False and incorrect news or
information create a sense of distrust among the citizens of the nation. The
spread of rumours often leads to civil commotion and distress amongst the
citizens thus hampering the peace in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mechanism<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The Government has ordered WhatsApp
to formulate stringent strategies to trace the origins of incendiary messages
in circulation using technological innovations when the social media giant
resisted to determine the message source on account being violative of its
privacy policy. However, as a measure to prevent sharing of rumours or
unadvisable information, WhatsApp has capped the number of recipients of chat
message to 5 to curb mass spamming.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-29%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2005/3%20-%23950%20-%20Govt.%20seeks%20tracing%20of%20fake%20WhatsApp%20messages.docx#_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title="">[1]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-29%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2005/3%20-%23950%20-%20Govt.%20seeks%20tracing%20of%20fake%20WhatsApp%20messages.docx#_ftn1" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In furtherance to tackle the menace
of fake and inappropriate information through its media, WhatsApp has appointed
a grievance officer to address the concerns and complaints associated thereto.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-29%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2005/3%20-%23950%20-%20Govt.%20seeks%20tracing%20of%20fake%20WhatsApp%20messages.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> It
enables the users to seek help through mobile App or by contacting the said
officer on email, signed with electronic signature or queries sent through
postal services. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The Government on October 31, 2018
conveyed to the management of WhatsApp that the messaging App was required to
trace the origin of the messages being transferred through its platform.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-29%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2005/3%20-%23950%20-%20Govt.%20seeks%20tracing%20of%20fake%20WhatsApp%20messages.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> In
the said regards the Government clarified that it did not seek to decrypt the
messages but required WhatsApp to look into the location and identity of the
senders of messages causing provocation for which the App has agreed for. It was
stated that the measures are being taken to ensure that WhatsApp does not
become a source of circulation of improper and incorrect spam messages. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With the objective of
creating a safe online environment and preventing the use of much used
messaging App for the fulfilment of nefarious activities, the Government has
required WhatsApp for the source identification to curb such malpractices.</span>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">India is a growing economy where
development is attributable to number of factors such as availability of land,
labour, raw materials, cost effective incentivizing schemes promoting
commercial development in the country. With a view to carry out business operations,
the entrepreneurs may opt for any of the available corporate vehicles such as
proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, etc. One of such
medium to transact business is via setting up of a company.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The Government enforced the
Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) in order to monitor
the affairs of the companies in India. The Act states the provisions regarding
incorporation, obligations, liabilities, management of a company thereby
ascertaining proper regulation thereof.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The Government promulgated the
Companies Amendment (Ordinance), 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the
“Ordinance”) on November 2, 2018 after receiving the assent from the President
of India.<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-29%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2005/2%20-%20%23952%20-%20Amended%20Companies%20Law%20for%20better%20management.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> The
said ordinance has been brought into effect with the twin objectives of
promotion of ease of doing business within the country along with better
corporate compliance. Some of the aspects aimed at being covered under the said
ordinance are;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Reduction
of burden: Shifting of jurisdiction of 16 types of corporate offences from the
special courts to in-house adjudication, which is expected to reduce the case
load of Special Courts by over 60%, thereby enabling them to concentrate on
serious corporate offences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Easing
penal provisions: The penalty for small companies and one-person companies has
been reduced to half of that applicable to normal companies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Instituting a transparent and technology driven in-house adjudication mechanism
on an online platform and publication of the orders on the website.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Strong
regulation: Strengthening in-house adjudication mechanism by necessitating a
concomitant order for making good the default at the time of levying penalty,
to achieve the ultimate aim of achieving better compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Unclogging
of NCLT: To administer the legal affairs in respect to a company, the
Government has provided the National Company Law Tribunal (also referred to as
the “NCLT”) established for resolution of civil as well as criminal disputes
thereto. Minimizing the burden on NCLT shall aid its focus on serious corporate
offenses. Some of the measures taken to de-clog NCLT are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">enlarging
the pecuniary jurisdiction of Regional Director by enhancing the limit up to
INR 25,00,000 as against earlier limit of INR 5,00,000 under Section 441 of the
Act;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the Central Government the power to approve the alteration in the financial
year of a company under section 2(41); and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Central Government, the power to approve cases of conversion of public
companies into private companies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shell companies: Shell companies are the non-trading entities incorporated
under the multiple layers of subsidiary companies which be used as device to
effectuate illegal transactions such as tax evasion, money laundering etc.
Declaration of commencement of business provision has been re-introduced to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Source: </span><a href="https://www.sebi.gov.in/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" target="_blank">www.sebi.gov.in</a></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Attributable to its global ranking
for on ‘Ease to Business’ scale, India is increasingly being counted as a
favoured business destination in the world. In order to facilitate the carrying
out of business activities of varied nature, the Indian legal system allows a
number of business structures such as proprietorship, partnership, companies
and limited liability partnership. Incorporation of a company is a common mode
for business transactions in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Companies
in India<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Companies are the artificial legal
entities having existence independent from its shareholders. Incorporated for
the purpose of carrying out business activities as stated in its Memorandum of
Association, the companies are often confronted by the requirement of capital
with view to expand its operations and earn greater profits. The raising of
capital for the said purpose is required to be done in accordance with the Companies
Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the “Companies Act”).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Investment
in India<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The Government is regularly devising schemes
that boost the Indian market. The fastest growing economy not only encourages
progress of business in India but also makes it an attractive investment
option. With a view to secure investment for the Indian business sector, the
Government has been making efforts with the help of introduction of investor
friendly policies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Regulated framework<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Governed under the provisions of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the “SEBI
Act”), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as
the “SEBI”) is the market regulator of India which aims to protect the
interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to
regulate the securities market and for matters connected there with or
incidental thereto. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Initial
Public Offering<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">One of the mediums for the
companies to raise capital is through initial public offer means an offer of
specified securities by an unlisted issuer to the public for subscription and
includes an offer for sale of specified securities to the public by any
existing holders of such specified securities in an unlisted entity. It serves
as the largest source of funds for a company to meet expenses for its projects
and go public by being listed on a Stock Exchange.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IPO timeline reduction<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">SEBI, in its endeavour to provide an efficient
mechanism for raising funds, has been continuously striving to regulate the
process and methodologies associated with public issue fund raising process. In
the said regard, the regulator issued a circular for streamlining the process
of public issue of equity shares and convertibles dated November 1, 2018.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-22%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2004/5%20-%23964%20-%20SEBI%20streamlines%20IPO%20process.docx#_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title="">[1]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-22%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2004/5%20-%23964%20-%20SEBI%20streamlines%20IPO%20process.docx#_ftn1" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">With a view to free up the locked investor
funds faster so as to benefit both issuers as well as investors, SEBI has
initiated the process to reduce the timeline for public issues from the current
6 days to 3 days in a phased manner by making it mandatory for
intermediaries to provide retail investors the option of bidding through the
Unified Payments Interface as a payment mechanism with Application Supported
Block Amount for applications in public issues. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">In the second phase, the current mechanism of
physically submitting bid forms from the intermediaries to the banks would be
discontinued after 3 months. The said process would be effective April 1, 2019
onwards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Subsequent third phase provides that final
reduced timeline will be made effective using the Unified Payments Interface
mechanism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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need for manual intervention at various stages, and will reduce the time
duration from issue closure to listing by up to 3 working days.</span>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">As the festive season is
approaching nearer, the air in the surroundings is deteriorating sharply to a
great extent. A large part of the northern area is facing severely poor air quality
shrouding it with a thick haze in the form smog made of tiny particulate matter
which can penetrate deep into the lungs leading severe troubles. Sufficient
contributions in this regard have been made by the setting fire to the crop
residue by the farmers in the said region.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Pollution
Problem<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Pollution is the process of
introduction of solid, liquid or gaseous contaminants in the environment in
such a concentration, as may be, or tend to be injurious to environment results
in hazardous consequences. Some of the sources of pollution include emissions
from vehicular usage, industrial works, construction activities, burning of crops
and garbage, firecracker burning, etc. releasing harmful poisonous constituents
in the surrounding air. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Health
impacts<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Rising pollution levels are a
source of number of problems such as chronic respiratory disorders,
cardiovascular problems, retarded foetal growth, dermatological issues, etc. The
problem of pollution not only affects humans but also other living creatures on
the planet even resulting in their death and extinction thereby hampering the
co-existence in the ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Legal
control<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">With the objective of conservation
and improvement of environment, the Environment Protection Act, 1986 was
enforced along with the other legislative provisions specifically dealing with
the pollution of various components of the environment including the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 introduced to prevent, control
and abate air pollution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In order to protect environment and
creation of legal framework in this regard, the National Green Tribunal Act,
2010 (hereinafter referred to as the “NGT Act”) was brought into effect which established
the regulatory body - the National Green Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as
“NGT”) aiming to provide effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating
to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural
resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving
relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters
connected therewith or incidental thereto.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">NGT snaps
electric supply<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In order to impose strict
restrictions on those not obeying to the requirement of the law and instructions
of the authorities working towards reducing the pollution, the Punjab State
Power Corporation Limited on October 31, 2018, snapped the power
connections of 57 industrial units in Derabassi after NGT directed adherence to
its orders in this regard on October 25, 2018.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 105%;"><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-22%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2004/6%20-%20%23963%20-%20NGT%20snaps%20power%20for%20controlling%20Pollution.docx#_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title="">[1]</a></span></span><a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/Corporate%20Newsletter/Newsletter/2019/2018-01-22%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2004/6%20-%20%23963%20-%20NGT%20snaps%20power%20for%20controlling%20Pollution.docx#_ftn1" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The NGT ordered closure
of 44 industrial units for non-compliance of the pollution controlling norms issued
by the Central Pollution Control Board (hereinafter referred to as “CPCB”) and
imposed a liability on them in the form of environment compensation. 9 units
were found operating on the premises of a closed unit or non-operating industry
and without consent of CPCB board and 4 others were not complying with the
ground water standards. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Taking a stringent
measure to prevent the degradation of the already depleting standards of air
present in the environment, orders have been made to curb the power supply to
the industries flouting the environment protection guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-12933281238727900892019-01-10T04:11:00.001-08:002019-01-10T04:11:09.818-08:00Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2018 published for public comments.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Indian Patent space last week
witnessed another important change. The Indian Patent Office on December
4, 2018 published Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (hereinafter
refereed to as ‘Draft Rules’) for public comments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Draft Rules aim to further amend the Patents
Rules, 2003 in twofold manner:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Expansion of Rule 18 (2):</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A provision is proposed to be added that:<br /><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -24px;">
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<i style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Provided
that, in respect of international application, a patent agent shall
file, leave, make or give all documents including scanned copies that are
required to be submitted in original, only by electronic transmission
duly authenticated;”</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Provided
further that the original documents, if required to be submitted in original,
shall be submitted within a period of fifteen days; failing which such
documents shall be deemed not to have been filed”.</span></i></blockquote>
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<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Expansion of Expedited Examination of Applications
i.e. Rule 24C</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">: addition of SMEs
and women inventors in the category of applicants for expedited
examination purposes is proposed. The Draft Rules mentioned that</span></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">sub-rule
(1) of rule 24 C, clause (b) shall be substituted, as follows: - <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">b)<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></i><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“ that the applicant is a startup; or</span></i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">c)<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></i><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">that the applicant is a small entity as defined
in rule 2(fa) of the principal rules; or</span></i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">d)<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></i><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">that in case of natural persons only, the
applicant or at least one of the applicants is a female; or</span></i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">e)<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></i><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">that the applicant is a government undertaking in
accordance with clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Act in case
of an Indian applicant, or is a similar entity in case of a foreign
applicant. </span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Explanation:- The term ‘substantially financed’
in sub-clause (iv) of clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Act
shall have the same meaning as in the Explanation to sub-section (1) of section
14 of the Comptroller and Auditor-General’s (Duties, Powers and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1971, or</span></i></li>
<li>f)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">that the applicant is eligible under an arrangement
for processing an international application pursuant to an agreement between
Indian Patent Office with another participating patent office. Explanation: The
patentability of patent applications filed under clause (f) above will be in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">.”</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Additionally, a proviso is proposed to be
inserted in Rule 24 C (4) that ‘<i>Provided
that if such requirements are met before issuance of FER, the application shall
be processed for expedited examination in accordance with the provisions of rule
24-C.</i>’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The draft rules further propose to insert
the sub-rules in the principle rule 55 of the Patent Rules and
suggested to constitute an Opposition Bench in case of pre-grant opposition.
The proposed sub-rules are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><b style="text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After sub-rule 2:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -1in;"> 2(A) the Controller shall constitute a bench
comprising of two members who shall proceed to dispose of the application and
the representation jointly. If in case, the members of the Opposition Bench
differ in opinion on any issue, the Controller shall nominate a third member to
the bench and subsequently the majority decision will be treated as final.</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -1in;">The word “Controller”
shall be substituted with the word “bench” in sub-rules (3) and (5) of the
principle rule 55. Meaning thereby, the bench in the case of sub-rule (3) and
(5) shall be responsible for the refusal or acceptance of the pre-grant
opposition. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Draft Rules can be accessed <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/News/482_1_Draft_Patent_Rules_2018.pdf">here</a></span>,
which are open for public comments for 30 days from the date on which copies of
the Gazette of India, in which this notification was published were made
available to the public i.e. December 4, 2018. </span></div>
IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-70712902217298831772019-01-10T04:05:00.003-08:002019-01-10T04:05:55.524-08:00Commercialization of GI Tags by States in India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Source: <a href="https://deskgram.net/explore/tags/rosogollas" target="_blank">www.deskgram.net</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">November
14, 2017 was an important day for West Bengal, as it marked the end of a long-standing
legal battle between Odisha and West Bengal over a GI tag for the popular sweet
‘Rosogolla’. The dispute had ended on positive note for West Bengal, which
including the Rosogolla, now possessed over 13 GI Tags. Recently, West Bengal
announced that November 14 from 2018 onwards would be celebrated as the ‘World
Rosogolla Day’, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the largely
political grant of the GI tag. The controversial grant raised a lot of
questions regarding the Geographical Indication tag.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Geographical Indication Tag, more popularly known as the GI tag was first
pushed for at the WTO by the European Union in order to protect its regional
products such as the Champagne, Scotch etc and grant monopoly for its trade in
the international market. A GI has been defined under Article 22 (1) of the
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Agreement as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"Indications which identify a good as
originating in the territory of a member, or a region or a locality in that
territory, where a given quality, reputation or characteristic of the good is
essentially attributable to its geographic origin</i>. As a member of the WTO,
India enacted its own Geographical Indications Act in 1999, which came into
effect in 2003.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">However,
unlike the international scenario, GI Tags have turned into a ‘rat race’
between the states, which have to come to see Geographical Indications as a
matter of pride and culture. Once received, the state is seen trying to
capitalize the maximum out of these GI tags. The ‘World Rosogolla Day’
initiative of the West Bengal is just one such example.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
main problem in such commercialization is the threat it poses to the
genuineness of the Geographical Indications granted. A hasty GI Registry may
not look into all the necessary conditions, and hence products which may not
have any value derived from the geographical area, or persons who are not truly
representative of the community which originally produced the product may end
up with a GI Tag. A real-life example of this is the ‘Rosogolla’ tag itself,
which was granted to the West Bengal State Food Processing and Horticulture
Development Corporation Limited (WSFPHDCL), which is neither involved in the
manufacture and marketing of the product, nor did it represent the community
which made it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Further,
such rampant commercialization would only increase such conflict between
states, as states, seeing Geographical Indications as a purely commercial tag,
may try to seize all opportunities to get these tags for themselves. This would
only dilute the Indian GI Tag more. With the number of GI tags increasing year
by year, the trend however seems to be indicating only more dilution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">ALSO READ : India:
Rasgulla originated in West Bengal, rules the country’s GI authorities- <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://ssrana.in/Admin/UploadDocument/IP%20Updates/Rasgulla-gets-GI-tag-in-India.htm">http://ssrana.in/Admin/UploadDocument/IP%20Updates/Rasgulla-gets-GI-tag-in-India.htm</a></span>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-45458884154921132942019-01-10T04:03:00.000-08:002019-01-10T04:03:03.533-08:00India: Disposal of goods confiscated by customs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Confiscation
can be understood as seizing of any goods by an authority. In India,</span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">an
officer of Customs can seize any goods, if he has reason to believe that the
same are liable to confiscation, under the Customs Act, 1962. Chapter XIV of Customs
Act, 1962 deals with Confiscation of goods and conveyances and imposition of
penalties. In this article, the specific issue that is dealt with is how are
the goods confiscated by customs authority disposed of? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
disposal of goods confiscated by customs is regulated vide Circular No 11/2012,
amended by Circular No. 39/2016. The
circular lays down the following points for due disposal of confiscated goods -<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of NCCF/KB/Consumer Cooperatives - </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Any lot of
confiscated/seized consumer goods, which is ripe for disposal and whose value
does not exceed INR 5 lakh, shall be offered to NCCF/KB/Other Central
Government Employees Consumer Cooperative Society/Multi-State Consumer
Cooperative Societies/State Consumer Cooperatives, at a uniform rebate/discount
of 10% (superseding existing Board’s circulars/instructions to this effect
only), subject to the specified conditions.</span></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sale
through e-auction / auction cum tender- </span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">goods of
all types and confiscated/seized consumer goods whose value exceeds INR 5 lakhs
shall not be sold directly to the aforesaid cooperative Societies/Federation
and shall be sold by e-auction or auction-cum-tender basis. In such e-auction
or auction-cum-tender process, all stakeholders/persons
including NCCF/KB/other Central Government employee’s consumer
cooperatives/Multi-State/State cooperatives or National/State level Cooperative
Federations can also participate, subject to the fulfilment of prescribed
conditions</span></li>
<li><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sale through Army Canteen/CSD-</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;"> Confiscated goods,
as much as can conveniently be made available, after meeting the earlier
demands of Army authorities/Military Canteens/CSD and/or
the consumer’s cooperative stores, are to be offered to the Central
Government Employees Consumer Cooperative Society Ltd.</span></li>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-59736505896223742282019-01-10T03:59:00.001-08:002019-01-10T04:00:39.862-08:00India: Scope of S.31D of the Copyright Act<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Copyright Amendment Act was introduced
in 2012 with the primary objective of establishing a just framework for the
administration of copyright and sharing revenue to protect ownership rights over
copyrights. One of the most important change brought in by this amendment was
through S.31D, which provided that any broadcasting organization which wants to
broadcast a literary, musical or sound recording already published may do so
subject to various conditions mentioned in the section. The provision also
provided the Appellate Board with the power to determine the royalty rates in
cases of radio broadcasting, and also provided differential royalty rates for
radio and television broadcasting and required the broadcaster to broadcast the
work without any substantial alteration, giving credits to the original author
of the work. The scope of the section was further expanded through a DIPP
memorandum dated December 2016 by which online broadcasting too was brought
under the scope of this section.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Controversy surrounding the section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This section has been heavily criticized,
and has been a matter of constitutional challenge on various grounds such as</span><br />
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<li>Not allowing commercial negotiations to
determine royalty rates favors broadcasters at the expense of the copyright
owners</li>
<li>The copyright owners are not given the
authority to negotiate terms of royalties with the broadcasters</li>
<li>The provision is violative of Art. 19 (1)
(g) of the Constitution as it provides the Appellate Board the power to fix
rates for radio broadcasting. This is not a reasonable restriction.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The first challenge to the provision came
in the matter of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">South Indian Music
Companies v. UoI,<a href="file://server2/Website/SSRANA/CONTENT/Newsletter-article-Event/IP%20Newsletter/Newsletter%20final%20content%202011%20onwards/2018-Vol%2011/2018-01-08-%20Newsletter%20Issue%20No.%2001/3%20-%20%23986%20S.31D%20of%20the%20Copyright%20Act%20-%20Done.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></i>
where an association of music companies laid a challenge to Sections 11, 12, 31
and 31D of the Copyright Act, where the Madras High Court, commenting on the
constitutionality of Sections 31D upheld the validity, stating that it ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">protects public interest through private
interest’</i>. The High Court further said that the amendment is in line with
India’s international obligations under the Berne Convention and the TRIPS
Agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">While compulsory
licensing under S.31D has been upheld, restrictions on royalty rates when
expanded to online broadcasting would have far reaching effects, especially at
this age of online streaming services. As no constitutional challenge has been
raised as of yet, the area still remains a lacuna in Copyright law. </span>
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IP Connecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863405643717890756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139681862909145562.post-45953609668250260692019-01-10T03:57:00.001-08:002019-01-10T03:57:11.649-08:00India: Calcutta High Court on Trademark Infringement <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Recently, the</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Calcutta
High Court in the case of <i>La Opala R.G.
Ltd vs Cello Plast & Ors</i>, held that <i>in
any event it is no defense that since the infringing articles were sold in
cartons there is no infringement<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<b>Brief Facts</b></div>
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<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">La Opala
R.G. (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Plaintiff’) is a well-known and
well-reputed manufacturer of opal glass tableware and was in business since
1980s.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">The
products of the Plaintiff with their distinctive shape, configuration, surface
pattern and artistic work on it were said to have a distinctive identity of
their own and as a whole formed a trade dress of the product.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Plaintiff
also referred to various trade dresses and/or marks sold under the brands Diva
Classique, Ivory, as Mystrio Black, Crimson Bloom, Golden Fall and Dazzle
Purple.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">The products that had the
said trade dresses were identified as a mark by people common to the trade and
public at large and it is the said trade dresses by which the people identify
the products of the Plaintiff.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Plaintiff submitted
that it conceived the said trade dresses and/or the marks, namely, the Dazzle
Purple in 2009, the Mystrio Black in 2010, Golden Fall in 2012 and the Crimson
Bloom in 2014.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Plaintiff submitted
that it had been using the same since the date of conception of the said
designs and all the brands in commercial manner continuously and extensively.
It further submitted that there was no prior use of the same by any third
party.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">It also submitted that it
had applied for registration of the said trade dress before the Trade mark
Registry in order to acquire statutory right of the said dress and/or the mark.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Plaintiff disclosed
the annual sales figures of its products since 2013 which runs into crores and
documents to show that the trade dress and/or mark had been advertised through
all the publicity media both within and outside the jurisdiction of this Court.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Plaintiff contended
that in July 2017, the representative of the Plaintiff while visiting one of
its distributors and sellers of their goods in the locality of the Respondents
came across the products of the Cello Plast.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Plaintiff contended
that Cello Plast (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Respondent’) were
surreptitiously seeking to represent the trade dress and the shape, pattern,
artistic getup, motif and the design on their products identical or deceptively
similar to that of the trade dress or the mark of the Plaintiff.</span></li>
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<b>Issues</b></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Whether the Respondent’s
goods constituted an attempt of passing off his goods under the Plaintiff’s
trademark and thereby infringement of the Plaintiff’s trademark? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Plaintiff’s Contentions</b></div>
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<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">It was contended that an unwary customer with imperfect recollection
would identify the product of the Respondent as that of the Plaintiff.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">It was also submitted that it’s an undisputed fact that the Plaintiff’s
products were in market prior to the infringing materials.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">It was further argued that both the
products on visual examination appeared to be deceptively similar, if not
identical. The infringing products were slavish imitation of that of the Plaintiff
and cannot be said to be common to trade.</span></li>
<li> Respondent’s Contentions</li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">It was submitted
that when these kinds of products are sold in a carton, the goods will be
identified with the name of the manufacturer prominently displayed in the
carton and not the product individually.</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">It was
submitted that the customers would buy such products on the basis of the name
of the manufacturer and not of the product.</span></li>
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<b>Court’s Decision</b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Court took note of the fact that the
cartons produced by the Respondents prominently displayed the name of the Respondent
in relation to the product, and that the products can also be sold as in pieces
and separately.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;">It held that<i> in any event it is no defense that since the infringing articles were
sold in cartons there is no infringement.</i></span></li>
<li><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It was reiterated that in an action for passing
off the Court is regarded to protect the 'trade mark' which is an intellectual
property developed by the Plaintiff by its own skill and popularized it over a
period of time. Since the Court was of the prima facie view that were lot of
similarities in the trade dress of the two products, if not absolute identity,
and the Plaintiff was able to prove that the infringing products were slavish
imitation of their products, an ad-interim injunction was granted against the Respondent.</span></i></li>
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