Soumya Bajpai

After post-independence, the Copyright Act 1957 was the first copyright legislation in India. However, this legislation has been amended six times since 1957. The recent amendment was in the year 2012, through the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012. India is a member of most prestigious international copyright conventions governing the area of copyright law, including the […]

Some of the industries which are established or being established have been exempted for the list for obtaining the NCO or consent for the Pollution Control Board. The exemption from obtaining NOC is provided on some specific criteria and according to the industry’s steps to control the hazardous activities. Reasons for Exemption of Industry from […]

MSME ministry has integrated its recently launched portal for MSMEs to share their innovation, ideas, and research in respective sectors for the public reviews regarding vetting before launching them within the Champions portal. Moreover, it has added the information and knowledge bank for MSMEs. The Government took steps for MSMEs to fight COVID, RBI’s relief […]

The Central Government in exercise of its powers conferred by Section 1, sub-section (2) of the Finance Act, 2019, hereby declares that on 1st day of September 2020, the provisions of section 100 of the Finance Act, 2019 shall come into force. Section 100 of a Finance Act, 2019 have inserted the proviso to Section […]

CBIC has amended the Central Goods & Services Tax Rules, 2017, in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the CGST Act, 2017[1]. The Central Government taking recommendations with the Council makes the Central Goods and Services Tax (Tenth Amendment) Rules. The amendment is regarding Aadhaar authentication for GST registration. This has […]

The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, deals with the constitution of the Central Board, State Boards, and the Functions of Pollution Control Board. According to Section 3 of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, the Central Board is constituted by the Central Government is known as the Central Pollution Control Board. […]

Renewal of consent to operate by the State Pollution Control board is required where any new project and any existing industry wants to expand its industrial activities or makes any technological changes in the manufacturing process. To modernize its industrial plant, it would result in an increase in the air and water pollution, which is […]

The central government has been announced the Faceless Assessment Scheme, 2019, as the Income Tax Department has embarked on the journey of Faceless Tax Administration. Further, the (CBDT) Central Board of Direct Taxes has also notified the National e-Assessment Center (hereinafter NeAC) at Delhi and various Regional e-Assessment Centers (hereinafter ReACs) across 20 cities in […]

Ministry of Finance has issued a clarification which was regarding the numerous queries on the issue regarding the GST payable on an amount charged by the Resident Welfare Association. It was for providing services and goods for the common use of an area by its members in a housing society or a residential complex. The […]

Saleable Area as per RERA includes Carpet Area plus balcony/veranda/terrace area that is exclusively meant for the allottee plus a proportionate share of Common Areas. Also, any other area as agreed between a Promoter and an Allottee in an agreement of sale for which the proportionate cost has been collected from the Allottees. Important Five […]

There is always a massive demand for property from a builder of reputation, who is known for quality construction. Buyers are willing to pay a premium in return for peace of mind that all approvals are in place. However, for any building to get constructed, requires a NOC for building construction. The builder will required […]

The RERA issued an advisory in accordance with the discussions held on April 29, 2020, of the Central Advisory Council with all its stakeholders. The council includes representatives of homebuyers, developers, real estate agents, financial institutions, regulatory authorities, and state governments. On May 13, 2020, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs issued an advisory to […]

The industries are required to obtain consent to operate (CTO) for NOC from the State Pollution Control Board to operate an outlet under section 25 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and to operate an industrial plant under section 21 of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Consent […]

The Real Estate Regulation & Development Act was brought in India in May 2016 after a decade of real estate being tormented at the hands of the powerful builders. Now, the RERA Act[1] mandates all the ongoing and new RERA projects to register with respective RERA Authorities under the ambit of Section-3 of the Act. […]