Daily Archive: December 31, 2025
The court also noted that once an offence is compounded, it cannot be used to deny statutory rights like FCRA registration. The Ministry has been instructed to re-evaluate its rejection within three months.
[31/12, 08:31] Sekarreporter: https://www.taxscan.in/top-stories/charitable-status-recognised-us-12a-cannot-cease-under-fcra-madras-hc-sets-aside-rejection-orders-reconsideration-1441114 [31/12, 08:31] Meta AI: The Madras High Court has ruled that charitable status recognised under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act cannot cease under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act...
Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy held that an invention using algorithms and computer programs that results in a technical contribution is not excluded from patentability under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970. The court emphasized that for an invention to be patentable, it must involve technical considerations and be achieved by technical means, such as using hardware like processors and search engines. The decision was made in the context of a patent application for a system and method for matching database records based on similarities to search queries. ¹ ² ³
[31/12, 08:29] Sekarreporter: https://www.mondaq.com/india/patent/1725242/technical-considerations-achieved-by-technical-means-implemented-on-a-computer-patentable-madras-high-court-rules [31/12, 08:29] Meta AI: The Madras High Court has ruled that technical considerations achieved by technical means implemented on a computer are patentable. In a recent case, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy...