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SC forbids HCs from enhancing rent arbitrarily

   13 June 2008 at 08:08

SC forbids HCs from enhancing rent arbitrarily New Delhi, Jun 11 The Supreme Court has ruled that High Courts cannot enhance the rent of a premises arbitrarily while exercising power of judicial review under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, ..

Posted in Property Law |   557 Views


Condition of Dalits worst in UP: SC panel

   13 June 2008 at 00:07

In a virtual snub to the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes has said the state had the "worst track record" across the country in terms of atrocities on Dalits. "Uttar Pradesh continues to be at the to ..

Posted in Others |   264 Views


Cabinet approves MoU with Canada

   13 June 2008 at 00:04

The government has approved an agreement to strengthen cooperation with Canada in designing and developing new and renewable energy technologies. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday, gave its approval ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   288 Views


No tax relief for new IT investment regions

   12 June 2008 at 16:10

Yielding to demand from the IT industry to create modern integrated townships that would be bereft of infrastructure snags, the Union government has given a green signal for establishment of Information Technology Investment Regions (ITIRs) across th ..

Posted in Taxation |   344 Views


Govt To Launch Biometric PAN Cards For New Income Tax Payers

   12 June 2008 at 16:10

The government will soon introduce biometric permanent account numbers (PAN) for income tax payers, though initially only new applicants would be brought under its net, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday."There is progress on biometric PA ..

Posted in Taxation |   450 Views


ONGC seeks Rs 3,000 crore tax rebate

   12 June 2008 at 16:07

Public sector explorer ONGC is finding it hard to forego its claim of over Rs 3,000 crore as tax exemption. Citing legal precedents and reasoning, the oil major has again sought Cabinet secretariat’s approval to take a legal recourse before the incom ..

Posted in Taxation |   365 Views


India's Taxes on Alcohol Are Legal, WTO Judges Rule

   12 June 2008 at 16:07

The U.S. failed to prove that Indian duties on alcohol imports discriminate against products such as Brown-Forman Corp.'s Jack Daniels whiskey, World Trade Organization judges said, after changes to Indian import rules. ``The U.S. has failed to estab ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   507 Views


Law Society slams UK government plan for 48-day detention extension

   12 June 2008 at 16:07

The Law Society has criticised Government plans to increase the period of time for which a person can be held before they are charged. A statement by The Society said that it is not convinced by the arguments put forward in favour of extending the pr ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   251 Views


Ranbaxy deal bodes well

   12 June 2008 at 13:15

Japanese drug-maker Daiichi Sankyo’s acquisition of Ranbaxy, India’s leading pharma company, through a buyout of promoter stake is indeed a momentous event in Indian corporate history. This is not the first time that an Indian promoter has sold out. ..



Yuvraj Singh’s father in trouble

   12 June 2008 at 13:15

Cricketing sensation Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograjsingh Bhagsingh Bhundel, popularly known as Yograj Singh (50) and five relatives have been booked on charges of cheating and conspiracy in a property matter by the economic offences wing of Punchkula d ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   3084 Views