In a justifiable display of annoyance over the delay in filling up vacancies in the various tribunals, the Supreme Court has in its order of August 16 given the government 10 days to fill up those vacancies. Chief Justice N V Ramana has sternly observed that the fact of pendency of writ petitions before the court “shall not come in the way of the Union of India, and/or taking
In-house: Xiaomi stalling
for time with ETSI suit
Counsel from automotive and telecoms companies told Managing
IP this week that they believed Xiaomi was stalling for time with its bid at
the Paris Court of First Instance to force standards-setting organisation ETSI to
throw out Philips’ 3G and 4G patents.
They said that the case was a long-shot, at best, and that
it was in all likelihood doomed.
“The case is very interesting, but there is no hope here for
Xiaomi to get Philips excluded from ETSI,” says the head of IP and standards
for an international telecoms company. “It’s a very long-winded process and
New bill proposes the abolition of Indiaâs troubled IPAB
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A new draft bill from India’s Union Finance Minister proposes the closure of the country s Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB).
As first reported by SpicyIP, The Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill 2021, proposed by Nirmala Sitharaman and printed on February 12, suggests the abolition of the board and the transfer of its responsibilities to the commercial and high courts.
“With a view to streamline tribunals, the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 is proposed to be enacted to abolish certain tribunals and authorities and to provide a mechanism for filing appeals directly to the commercial court or the High Court, as the case may be,” the bill reads.
Centre introduces bill in Lok Sabha to abolish five tribunals
Centre introduces bill in Lok Sabha to abolish five tribunals
The government proposes to wind up five tribunals, including Airport Appellate Tribunal, Authority for Advance Rulings and Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
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The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday. (PTI)
Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to abolish some tribunals where public at large is not litigant. The bill proposes to provide a mechanism for filing an appeal directly to the commercial court or the High Court, as the case may be , instead of the tribunals.
First phase of Budget session ends; Amit Shah terms J&K Centre s top priority , Sitharaman speaks on push for self-reliance The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 8 March on Friday. Both Houses of Parliament will reconvene for the second leg of the Budget session on 8 March FP Staff February 13, 2021 19:21:28 IST Union Home Minister Amit Shah replied to a debate in the Lok Sabha on Saturday. Lok Sabha TV
The first leg of the Budget session of Parliament ended with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking in the Lok Sabha on reforms and the push for self-reliance .
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday stated that the Centre will definitely restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir at the appropriate time .