Seema Jhingan

Sexual harassment, abuse and sexual assault against young children are on the rise and to ensure protection of children rights and to strengthen reporting and enforcement provisions, the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently held in the case of Surjeet Khanna vs. State of Haryana and Another (CRM-M-36154-2023) that even the parents of…

The legal and regulatory landscape of India’s online gaming industry have been fraught with several challenges. Historically, the distinction of online games into ‘skill based’ and ‘chance based’ games has been a crucial factor in determining the legality as well as the applicability of goods and services tax (“GST”) rate to such games. A ‘game…

With a significant ruling in the case of Aureliano Fernandes v State of Goa and Othersi, the Supreme Court has highlighted several lapses and gaps in the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”). The Supreme Court has prescribed several guidelines in the case and…

Cases of cheque dishonour can be compounded on fair compensation to the Complainant Case Reported: Smt. Rani Gaur Vs. State of U.P. and 4 Others [Criminal Revision No. 2047/2023] Court: The Allahabad High Court Case Referred: JIK Industries Limited and Ors. Vs. Amarlal V. Jumani and Anr. [(2012) 3 SCC 255] and Meters and Instruments…

LexArticle June 30, 2023 New Delhi, INDIA The Indian Space Policy To Bolster Private Participation In the year 2020, the Government of India announced a major transformation of the Indian space sector with the aim of enhanced participation of private players in Indian space programme. This was followed by the establishment of the Indian National…

Default Bail in India Case Details: The State Through Central Bureau of Investigation vs T. Gangi Reddy @ Yerra Gangi Reddy CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 37 OF 2023   Court: The Supreme Court of India (“the Court”)   Ratio: Default bail is a bail granted to an accused under arrest upon failure of the investigating agency…

In furtherance to its earlier announcement regarding the launch of 56 (fifty-six) new forms under the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”), the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has published 12 (twelve) notifications introducing amendments to various rules framed under the Act along with the substitution and omission of some of the old forms under the rules.…

Introduction After the withdrawal of the earlier Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (“PDP Bill”), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released a new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (“DPDP Bill”), which adopts a more simplified approach to handling ‘personal data’ in comparison to its predecessor. The DPDP Bill covers several key principles…

The Government of India overhauled the indirect tax structure and implemented the goods and services tax (“GST”) many years ago but its execution especially with regard to transitional credit has been shaky and subject to various writ petitions and other litigations across India. Fortunately, the issue related to carry forward of credit from the erstwhile…

Vimal Damry of Premier Financial Services Limited travlled to New Delhi and met with Seema Jhingan of LexCounsel to discuss working /collaborating with each other in the future. We love to see our members meeting, so if you have any travel booked please let your Client Manager know and we can provide some introduction to…

The Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) law has undergone various changes in the recent months. But the recent imposition of GST on room rent paid by patients at hospitals has raised many concerns. The 47th GST Council meeting held on June 28, 2022, and June 29, 2022, coincided with the fifth anniversary of GST implementation.…

Secondment is a common practice amongst global entities and corporations having presence in various jurisdictions through group entities. Such secondment practice, depending upon the business requirements of the host entity, usually involves deployment of highly skilled employees of the overseas entity well-versed with the workings/practices of the overseas entity which can be effectively implemented in…