ArchiveJuly 2010

Fees for Technical Services – Ashapura Minechem

We have discussed at length the controversy last year over taxation of fees for technical services. In brief, the Supreme Court had taken the view in Ishikawajma that s. 9(1)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 applies only when services by a non-resident are both rendered and utilized in India. This appeared inconsistent with the plain text of the provision, and with a subsequent Explanation...

Academic Literature on Independent Directors in India

Events in Indian corporate governance that occurred starting January 2009 have spurred academic research on the role and effect of independent directors on corporate boards. While some findings indicate an important role for such directors on Indian companies, others are not so optimistic and call for greater reform of that institution. The purpose of this post is to point to some of the...

Supreme Court on Takeover Regulations: Daiichi appeals allowed

A three-Judge bench of the Supreme Court has delivered its judgment (per Aftab Alam J.) in Daiichi Sankyo v. Chigurupati and Daiichi Sankyo v. Narayanan (Civil Appeal No. 7148/2009 and Civil Appeal No. 7314/2009, judgment dated 8 July, 2010); where the Supreme Court has in a common judgment allowed appeals against orders of the SAT in cases involving interpretation of the Takeover Regulations...

FDI in Multi-brand Retailing

The Government has reopened the debate on allowing foreign investment in the multi-brand retail sector. A discussion paper issued yesterday reviews existing studies conducted by the Government and other entities on this topic and also examines the experience in other emerging markets. The rationale for FDI in the retail sector is set out as follows: 6.1 The Agriculture sector needs well...

Risk Management Systems

1. In this column in the Mint, I attempt to stress the importance of systems for managing risk in the modern corporation.
2. In this post, Professor Jayanth Varma discusses whether systems and controls may have prevented the peculiar case of “a drunken broker (Steven Perkins) who bought $520 million of crude oil futures sitting at home at night with his laptop”!

The Issue of Limitation in Consumer Complaints

A recent note discusses the decision of the Supreme Court in Kandimalla Raghavaiah v. National Insurance, concluding that it is being misinterpreted, and lays down dangerous precedent for insurance claims. While the concern highlighted by the abovementioned note, that “consumers will continue to find themselves at the receiving end with genuine complaints being thrown out for being time–barred”...

“Professional Services”

It is often said that the importance of careful analysis of statutory language cannot be overstated, especially in fiscal matters. One will not be surprised to find, therefore, that the term “professional services” has recently engendered an interesting controversy as to its true scope. It arose before the Bombay High Court in Dedicated Health Care Services TPA v. ACIT, where it was argued that...

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