The Madras High Court has held that an instrument, whether a certificate of sale or sale deed, issued in a public auction of properties, was chargeable with stamp duty under Article 18 read with Article 23 of Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 ..
Following criticism and pressure from the Opposition, Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government today withdrew a four-per-cent value-added tax (VAT) on cooking gas, resulting in a Rs 12-13 relief to consumers. The Delhi government, however, did not roll b ..
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SEBI is again taking up for hearing the case relating to the role of audit firm PriceWaterhouse in the multi-core Satyam fraud. This follows the rejection by SEBI of the audit firm's application for a consent settlement earlier this month, a sou ..
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) today said it would consider taking the government to court if its demand for excluding land cost from the proposed service tax on housing complexes under construction ..
BANGALORE: Karnataka HC has struck down three circulars issued by its Chief Justice P D Dinakaran against whom allegations of land-grabbing have been raised. The first circular that was quashed by a division bench, comprising Justice N Kumar and Jus ..
MUMBAI: A state law which prohibits women from working in bars and restaurant after 2130 hours has come in for sharp rebuke by the Bombay High Court, with the judges likening the situation to that prevailing in Nazi Germany. The women, which the la ..
The ESI Corporation has decided to provide amnesty benefit to the owners of various industrial units against whom various cases were pending in courts of Karnataka, ESI Deputy Director Renuka Prasad said. Addressing a press conference, he said this ..
The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Labour Ministry to amend the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, to provide medical facilities to unorganised workers in ESIC hospitals and recognised private hospitals under the Rashtriya Swasthya B ..
The government will shortly introduce a new Companies Act which would ensure greater transparency and accountability in corporate India, a senior Central government official said. "The new Companies Act is already placed on the table of the Hou ..
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