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Aruna right-to-die case to be heard in SC

   20 December 2009 at 20:22

Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug's right to live with dignity by not force feeding her comatose body of 36 years has yet again brought into sharp focus the legality and morality of euthanasia after the apex court admitted a plea on merits yesterday (18 Dec ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   448 Views


Gujarat assembly passes mandatory voting bill

   19 December 2009 at 23:09

Gujarat assembly passes mandatory voting billPTI 19 December 2009, 08:10pm IST GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat assembly on Saturday passed a landmark bill which makes, for the first time in the country, voting mandatory in local body polls. The Gujarat Local Au ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   488 Views


Company Law Board to get 3 new members

   19 December 2009 at 10:47

Company Law Board to get 3 new membersThe Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of following officers as Members in Company Law Board: 1. Shri U. C. Nahta ( Member Technical )2. Smt. Lizamma Augustine ( Member Judicial); ..

Posted in Corporate Law  2 comments |   538 Views


Government decided to hike the minimum wages to Rs 100 from

   18 December 2009 at 20:42

Bringing relief to the working class of the country facing an unprecedented price rise, the government has decided to hike the minimum wages to Rs 100 from existing Rs 80 per day. “The decision to hike minimum wages to Rs 100 per day would be i ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   1920 Views


Sale in course of import by transfer of documents of title

   18 December 2009 at 20:16

Question:- Please explain sale in course of import by transfer of documents of title to goods before the goods crosses Custom Frontiers of India ((High Seas Sale) with special reference to when the goods crosses Custom Frontiers of India.Answer :- Th ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   4597 Views


THE INDIAN TRUSTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2009

   18 December 2009 at 10:42

INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA Bill No. 61 of 2009THE INDIAN TRUSTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2009 A BILL further to amend the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— Short title and comm ..

Posted in Others |   588 Views


Mumbai CBI raids ex-Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal), XIV

   17 December 2009 at 23:18

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against the then Commissioner Income Tax (Appeal), XIV, Mumbai U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act. on the allegation that he had obtained pecuniary advantage to the tune of Rs. 50 lakhs (approx) ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   642 Views


NEW DIRECT TAX WILL CHECK AVOIDABLE LITIGATIONS: PRANAB

   17 December 2009 at 17:37

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the initiatives taken and proposed in the new direct tax code (DTC) will check avoidable litigations with resident as well as non-resident tax payers. Addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committe ..

Posted in Taxation |   445 Views


DELHI ASSY PASSES VAT BILL, RAISING TAX TO 5 PC

   17 December 2009 at 17:36

The much dreaded Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2009 raising the slab of 4 per cent to 5 per cent, was passed by voice vote in the Delhi Assembly today. The Bill was passed unopposed as the Opposition BJP had walked out during Chief Ministe ..

Posted in Taxation |   1076 Views


‘FAST-TRACK TAX CASES TO UNLOCK RS 50K CRORE’

   17 December 2009 at 17:36

India Inc has informed the ministry of finance that the government can unlock a whopping Rs 50,000 crore in revenue if it fast- tracks cases related to direct and indirect taxes that are pending in various tribunals and courts. The Confederation of I ..

Posted in Taxation |   293 Views