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Rent control laws: time for a change Disputes between landlord and tenant are the most common and vicious in India. Many states in India have enacted rent control laws that govern the relations between landlords and tenants. Rent control laws exist in ... Read more	Proposed amendments to arbitration law in India: implications and effect Indian Legislature has ostensibly put into place a cohesive structure for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms, primarily through the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (the 1996 Act). The 1996 Act is wide in its ... Read more
Withholding tax on cross-border transactions: a judicial conundrum Internationally, most countries require that those who pay interest, dividends and royalties to foreign recipients must withhold the income tax at the time of payment and must deposit the same amount with the treasury. Similarly, ... Read more	Indian government prescribes new guidelines forwork visas The boom in the Indian economy has been accompanied by an increase in the perception of India as a lucrative avenue for employment. The employment of foreign nationals, especially as skilled or super-specialised labour in ... Read more
Qualifying a reference to arbitrate Section 8 of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (the 1996 Act) empowers the court to refer matters brought before it to arbitration, in the event that the matter falls within the scope of ... Read more	Surrogacy in India: a dilemma A search for the terms ‘surrogacy’ and ‘India’ on Google would reveal that surrogacy tourism in India is on the rise. The trend is attributed to the fact that:the cost of a surrogacy arrangement in ... Read more
Public disclosure of mortgaged lands To afford a home of your own is every person’s dream. But did you know that attachment proceedings can be initiated by the bank, in respect of your dream home, because your builder or developer ... Read more	Zenotech ruling shifts the boundaries of acting in concert The Securities Appellate Tribunal’s (SAT) recent ruling in Dr Jayaram Chigurupati v SEBI, Daiichi Sankyo Co, Ranbaxy Laboratories and Zenotech Laboratories Ltd (2009) has taken the principles of purposive interpretation to a whole new level. ... Read more
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