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HC rebuffs firm's bid to open waste containers from US

   20 September 2009 at 06:29

The Madras High Court has yet again refused to permit opening of about 35 containers of municipal garbage/waste' from the U.S, saying it would pose danger to land and water. The matter relates to the import of 40 containers of waste paper' by the ITC ..

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Non-bailable cases should be registered

   20 September 2009 at 06:27

Taking a serious note of the continuing attacks on women, home minister P Sabita Indra Reddy on Saturday directed the police to register non-bailable cases against those involved in harassment of women and arrest them without delay. The home minister ..

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Court gives Hindus free hand in adoption

   20 September 2009 at 06:21

Hindus who have always wanted to adopt a girl even though they already have a daughter can now do just that. The Hindu adoption law prohibits same gender adoptions but, in a landmark judgment this week, the Bombay High Court has thrown open the legal ..

Posted in Family Law |   428 Views


Crimes against environment

   19 September 2009 at 21:52

Crimes against environment Clara Lewis | TNN Mumbai: The Centre is considering a heavy penalty for those degrading the environment. The Environment Protection Act currently does not allow rigorous punishment even when a person is caught destroying t ..

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IRDA SETTING UP DATABASE OF INSURED VEHICLES

   19 September 2009 at 15:30

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) is in the process of setting up database of all vehicles, which are insured. In this context, Irda has released a draft on design and development of Vehicle Insurance Status SMS System (VISSS) ..

Posted in Corporate Law  2 comments |   535 Views


LAB TESTING SERVICES ARE TAXABLE UNDER TECHNICAL TESTING AND

   19 September 2009 at 15:29

We are a publishing house. We have entered into an agreement with a UK-based company for providing online access of our books to our specified customers. The said company converts the books into digital format and uploads it on a server located outsi ..

Posted in Taxation |   390 Views


NEW SHAREHOLDING NORMS FOR UCBs

   19 September 2009 at 15:28

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has requested all Registrars of Co-operative Societies (RCSs) to restrict individual shareholding in an urban co-operative bank (UCB) to 5 per cent of the total paid-up share capital. In its meeting with the registrars ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   420 Views


WORKSHOP ON RTI ACT

   19 September 2009 at 15:28

The State Information Commissioner, Mr P.N. Vijayakumar, has said that there is nothing new about the declaration of assets by judicial officers and the present controversy is over whether the same is to be made public under the Right to Information ..

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GOVT FORMS PANEL TO REVIEW MOTOR VEHICLES ACT

   19 September 2009 at 15:27

The government has constituted a 10-member expert committee to review the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, so that its provisions meet the present days requirements of the road transport sector. The committee will be chaired by S Sunder, former secretary, M ..

Posted in Civil Law |   697 Views


IRDA's AGENCY TRANSFER RULES MAY MAKE LIFE TOUGH FOR SBI

   19 September 2009 at 15:27

The new transfer of agency norms announced by the insurance regulator this month could turn out to be a ticklish issue for the country’s largest bank, State Bank of India. SBI is in the process of floating a non-life insurance company — S ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   535 Views