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EFFECTIVE DATE OF APPLICABILITY OF SERVICE TAX PROVISIONS

   29 June 2009 at 12:16

A recurring issue in service tax law is regarding the effective date of coming into force of various provisions, as contained in the Finance Act 1994. These provisions could pertain to introduction of new conditions and definitions as also changes in ..

Posted in Taxation |   270 Views


SCHEDULE VI OF COMPANIES ACT UNDER REVISION

   29 June 2009 at 12:15

The government has decided to revise schedule VI to the Companies Act, which stipulates the manner in which every company prepares and presents its balance sheet and profit and loss account. The revision aims to harmonise and synchronise the general ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   395 Views


Reform of Indian Commercial law warranted: Kerala HC CJ

   29 June 2009 at 10:38

Calling for proper reform of Indian Commercial Law, Kerala High Court Chief Justice S R Bannurmath today stressed the importance of adopting institutional arbitration instead of ad-hoc arbitrations. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating a nationa ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   316 Views


Karnataka: Mandatory disclosure of assets by Judges hailed

   29 June 2009 at 10:38

Karnataka Advocates Society President Ramesh Babu welcomed the decision of the Centre for framing a law to make it mandatory for judges to disclose assets.In a release here, he said the move by Union Minister for Law M Veerappa Moily to frame a law o ..

Posted in Others |   235 Views


Madras HC directive to promote senior IPS officer as DIG

   29 June 2009 at 10:38

A senior IPS officer in Tamil Nadu who is due to retire this month, has got relief with the Madras High Court confirming a Central Administrative Tribunal(CAT) order quashing a charge memo against him.In the light of the Screening Committee’s r ..

Posted in Others |   331 Views


Madras HC directs Collector to compensate violence victim

   29 June 2009 at 10:37

The Madras High Court has issued a writ of mandamus to the Collector of Tiruvallur district to pay Rs 2.10 lakh, the balance amount of compensation to a person for loss of property in an accident nine years ago.T Ramakrishnan of Tiruvur village in T ..

Posted in Others  1 comments |   250 Views


Karnataka HC: Petition filed against former CM Dharam Singh

   29 June 2009 at 10:36

A petition was filed in the Karnataka High Court circuit bench here seeking disqualification of the election of former Chief Minister N Dharam Singh, who was elected from the Bidar Lok Sabha constituency, for alleged irregularities.Gurupadappa Nagmar ..

Posted in Others |   313 Views


Decision on section 377 of IPC soon: Veerappa Moily

   29 June 2009 at 10:36

Stating there were numerous ambiguities in the controversial section of the IPC which made homosexuality a crime, Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily said an appropriate decision in this regard will be taken soon.‘The Union Home Minister, Health ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   224 Views


SC: 'Dead Wood' among govt employees can be compulsorily ret

   29 June 2009 at 10:35

The Supreme court has said ‘dead wood’ among government employees can be compulsorily retired and principles of natural justice were not required to be complied with.A bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Mukundkam Sharma, in their ju ..

Posted in Others |   290 Views


SC: OBC category applicants not to be considered general

   29 June 2009 at 10:34

The Supreme Court has ruled that once a candidate has opted to take the benefit of the OBC reserved category, he cannot be allowed to claim general category.A bench comprising Justices Tarun Chatterjee and H L Dattu while allowing the appeal of Union ..

Posted in Others |   346 Views