Entries by Neha Sinha

Secondment contract as ‘services’: Supreme Court held under Indian taxation regime

– Neha Sinha, Assitant Legal Advisor | neha.sinha@vinodkothari.com  Background Secondment of employees have become increasingly popular amongst corporate entities which enter into secondment arrangements to leverage the expert knowledge and specific skill sets. The seconded employees work on a deputation basis in the seconded companies they are seconded to which require their technical expertise on […]

Expanding the ambit of IT Act in a bid for increased digitalisation

– Neha Sinha, Assistant Legal Advisor | finserv@vinodkothari.com Introduction The Information Technology Act, 2000 (‘IT Act’) allows digital execution of documents by way of electronic and digital signatures. While the reach of IT Act is wide, certain contracts and transactions were excluded from its ambit. The First Schedule of IT Act enumerates the documents or […]

Lending Service Providers for digital lenders: Distinguishing agency contracts and principal-to-principal contracts

– Neha Sinha, Assistant Legal Advisor | finserv@vinodkothari.com Introduction Lending Service Providers (LSPs) are engaged by the Regulated Entities (REs) (banks or NBFCs) to carry out some functions of RE in connection with lenders’ functions  on digital platforms. These LSPs may be engaged in customer acquisition, underwriting support, recovery of loan, etc. As the LSPs […]