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  • Maharashtra Factories Rules Amendment on Sanitary Napkins

    Maharashtra Factories Rules Amendment on Sanitary Napkins

    Maharashtra Labour Department vide Notification dated October 1, 2019 has notified the Maharashtra Factories (Amendment) Rules, 2019 by addition of two clauses in Rule 45 of the Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963, mandating employers to maintain adequate quantity of sanitary napkins

  • Notification of Karnataka State on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2019

    Notification of Karnataka State on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2019

    The Karnataka Government vide Gazette Notification dated September 5, 2019, notified the Karnataka State Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2019 framed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, by repealing the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection

  • Draft Amendment to Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002

    Draft Amendment to Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002

    Ministry of Commerce and Industry vide Gazette Notification No.G.S.R. 645(E) dated September 12, 2019, notified the draft Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Rules, 2019, inviting objections from public. Inter-alia, the amendment proposes to shorten the procedure of

  • Amendment of Patent Rules, 2003 with emphasis on a Start-up

    Amendment of Patent Rules, 2003 with emphasis on a Start-up

    Ministry of Commerce and Industry vide Gazette Notification No.G.S.R. 663(E) dated September 17, 2019, notified the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2019, effective from the date of notification in the gazette.  Inter-alia, the amendment abolishes the requirement of filing original documents after

  • Amendment of Apprenticeship Rules, 1992 to mandate engagement of apprentices by certain establishments

    Amendment of Apprenticeship Rules, 1992 to mandate engagement of apprentices by certain establishments

    Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship vide Gazette Notification No.G.S.R.686 (E) dated September 25, 2019, notified the Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2019 with, inter-alia, below changes: 7 (seven) definition clauses are inserted, which includes ‘degree apprentice’, and 'fresher apprentice’ The period

  • Cabinet to consider relaxing FDI norms to attract Overseas Investment

    Cabinet to consider relaxing FDI norms to attract Overseas Investment

    Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is major driver of growth and development of the economy of the country. With this intent, the Government of India has time and again come up with investor friendly reforms under FDI regulations to have more

  • Extension of Order Permitting Telangana Shops & IT/ITES to remain open on all days of the year

    Extension of Order Permitting Telangana Shops & IT/ITES to remain open on all days of the year

    Government of Telangana vide Government Order (G.O.) No.24 dated July 25, 2019[1], extended the permissions to all Shops and Establishments to keep open on all days of the year for a period of three (3) years till June 15, 2022

  • Creche rules notified in Karnataka for establishments with 50 or more employees

    Creche rules notified in Karnataka for establishments with 50 or more employees

    Karnataka State Government vide Gazette Notification No.LD 127 LET 2018 dated August 8 2019, notified the Karnataka Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Rules, 2019 (“Karnataka Creche Rules”), wherein new rules relating to crèche facilities is inserted in the Karnataka Maternity Benefit Rules,

  • RBI on Processing of e-mandate on cards for recurring transactions

    RBI on Processing of e-mandate on cards for recurring transactions

    Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) vide its notification on August 21 2019 has permitted the processing of e-mandate on cards for recurring transactions (“Notification”). RBI has put in place various safety measures for card payments including the requirement of additional

  • "APPOINTED DATE" IN CASE OF MERGER AND AMALGAMATION

    "APPOINTED DATE" IN CASE OF MERGER AND AMALGAMATION

    The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (the MCA) vide its notification dated 21 August 2019, has provided a clarification with respect to interpretation of section 232(6) of the Companies Act (Act). Section 232(6) of the Act states that the scheme under

  • Nidhi Provisions Notified under Companies Act, 2013

    Nidhi Provisions Notified under Companies Act, 2013

    Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) vide Notification dated July 1, 2019, appointed that Section 406 of the Companies Act, 2013 shall come into force from August 15, 2019. Nidhi company is created for borrowing and lending money between members. Some

  • New Compliance under POSH for Entities in Telangana

    New Compliance under POSH for Entities in Telangana

    Telangana Government’s Department of Women Development and Child Welfare vide its Notification on its website, has mandated entities with 10 or more employees to register their Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted under Section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of Women

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