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Pioneering Concept of an Open Jury Session for 2014 Kyoorius Awards Well Received
MUMBAI: Known for providing a truly neutral and ethical platform that recognizes the best of the advertising and digital communication, Kyoorius in association with D&AD has concluded their open jury session for the entries received.
This open jury format was welcomed by the industry and fellow professionals as the three day session was attended by over 65 visitors a day, who watched the jury debate over entries and were spectators to the best of Indian creativity on display. Also seen in attendance were youngsters who had come to gain insight and exposure into what goes into creating works that really work.
Not only did the jury session witness media and stalwarts from the creative community coming in to view the entries first hand, understand the judging process and watch the debate amongst jury member but could also raise objections if they found any work to be not genuine or a scam.
988 entries across Advertising and Digital were judged over 5 days by two juries and the results are in.
74 in-book winners have been awarded in advertising and 39 in digital. These in-book winners are now nominated for the coveted Blue Elephant and winners will be announced on the 12th of June at the NSCI Indoor Stadium in Mumbai.
In book winners include agencies from across the country – making this a truly national creative award. Grey Worldwide, Ideas@Work, Ogilvy & Mather, Publicis India, Famous Innovations, Happy Creative Services, Hungama Digital Services, Creative land Asia, Soho Square, Scarecrow Communications, Thought Blurb, DDB Mudra, Candid Marketing, BBDO India, BBH, JWT, Webchutney, Fractalink Design Studio, Isobar, iContract and Sapient are amongst the many in book winners at the 2014 Kyoorius Advertising Awards & Kyoorius Digital Awards.
Kyoorius are continuing to the push the envelope out and have released all in-book winners and blue elephant nominations on their website awards.kyoorius.com/ for public viewing 3 weeks before the awards night.
The industry is encouraged to get online and view all the entries and write to awards@kyoorius.com should there be any objections. Any objections raised will be preented back to the jury before any decision is made.
Abhijit Avasthi, National Creative Director at Ogilvy and Mather who is also a part of Kyoorius Awards jury said, “People should know what happens behind the scenes and that we judge with a lot of integrity.”
Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder CEO, Kyoorius said, “Especially at a time when many agencies have questioned the lack of transparency and trust worthiness of award ceremonies, we felt that the jury session would ensure that the Kyoorius awards are fair and transparent.”
The Kyoorius Awards is scheduled to take place on 12th June, 2014.
Brands
Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: 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.
