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Confession not ultimate evidence for conviction: SC

   27 July 2008 at 15:15

Confession not ultimate evidence for conviction: SCOn Friday, the SC acquitted a man sentenced to death by a Gujarat trial court. The sentence was upheld by HC. Both courts had based the conviction on his statement before a magistrate to the effect t ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   317 Views


RIL vs RNRL: Hearing to continue

   26 July 2008 at 12:29

Harish Salve, the counsel of Reliance Industries, will continue arguments in the second day of successive hearing of gas dispute between Ambani brothers in the Bombay High Court today.On Thursday, Harish Salve argued that the Memorandum of Understand ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   408 Views


TDS may be waived for rental income up to Rs 2 lakh

   26 July 2008 at 12:29

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is likely to increase the exemption limit for tax deducted at source on rental income to Rs 2,00,000 a year from Rs 1,20,000 at present.The move will go a long way towards reducing the tax burden of individual ..

Posted in Taxation |   387 Views


Tax payers can pay income tax through any bank account

   26 July 2008 at 12:29

Tax payers can now deposit income tax from the bank accounts of any person in addition to credit and debit cards, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said. The decision has been taken following representation from certain domestic and foreign ta ..

Posted in Taxation |   329 Views


Audited annual reports may face scrutiny

   26 July 2008 at 12:29

The ministry of corporate affairs is working on a proposal according to which audited annual accounts of companies would be scrutinised on a regular basis. Currently, the government directs special audits only in cases where irregularities come to li ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   311 Views


Banks liable in cheque forgery cases

   26 July 2008 at 12:29

A Mumbai resident recently filed a case in the consumer court against a bank for negligence and deficiency in service. He alleged that his cheque book was misused and fraudulently Rs 40 lakh was withdrawn from his account when someone forged his sign ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   1964 Views


SC reserves order on Sterlite Industries' plea

   26 July 2008 at 12:29

The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the plea of Sterlite Industries that it should be allowed to pursue their aluminium and refinery projects in Orissa as they have complied with the conditions set by the court some months ago.A bench heade ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   314 Views


SC slams Centre on row involving encroachers of Govt houses

   25 July 2008 at 23:47

The Centre's opposition to amending the criminal law to enable jailing those unauthorisedly occupying govt accommodation, evoked a strong rebuke from the Supreme Court which directed the Union Cabinet to reconsider the matter. "Take it seriously. We ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   264 Views


SC not satisfied with Delhi Govt's affidavit on power crisis

   25 July 2008 at 23:47

The Supreme Court on Friday has expressed its dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Delhi government to overcome the power crisis in the national capital. "You have only given data about future (2009-10) but have not talked about today's situa ..

Posted in Others |   225 Views


RBI to issue final guidelines on M-Banking within two-weeks

   25 July 2008 at 23:47

The Reserve bank is likely to finalise guidelines on mobile banking within two weeks to enable banks to roll-out cellphone-based payment services to their customers. "We are presently examining the comments received in response to the draft guidelin ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   325 Views