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DDB MudraMax wins digital duties of Hitachi and Huawei
MUMBAI: DDB MudraMax has won the digital duties for Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (HHLI) and Huawei. The incumbent agency for HHLI is Dentsu Digital while there is no incumbent agency for Huawei.
Commenting on the double wins DDB MudraMax Digital group business director Suraj Nagappa said, “Both Hitachi and Huawei are important wins for us. We won the business in a closely contested pitch with five agencies. We are happy that our clients have shown faith in us and are excited to work with both teams.”
DDB MudraMax president and head of media Sathyamurthy Namakkal added, “With our full fledged and highly qualified digital teams across offices, we are best poised to offer complex and first of its kind digital solutions to our clients. Huawei and Hitachi are very exciting wins for us with immense scope for creative digital solutions.”
Headquartered in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, HHLI is focused on developing and supplying products and technology.
Meanwhile, telecom infrastructure and solutions company Huawei‘s relationship with India goes back to 1999, when it established the first oversea R&D Centre in Bangalore. Over the years, Huawei India has partnered with the Indian government, public sector companies and private enterprises to enable rapid growth of telecommunication services in the country.
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI:Â Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
