The value-added tax (VAT) regime replaced sales tax with the key objective of eliminating the cascading effect of commodity taxes. It was believed that VAT would help widen the tax net, lead to revenue buoyancy and deter tax evasion. In theory, a com ..
The Mother of British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling, who was allegedly raped and murdered on Anjuna Beach in Goa on February 18, is likely to depose before the CBI here next week.Ms Fiona Kackeown's counsel Vikram Verma told UNI yesterday evening th ..
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Madras High Court today upheld the Union Government's order on payment of bonus to employees.Dismissing an appeal petition filed by the UCO Bank Employees Association, a division bench comprising Justices S J Mukhopadhaya and V Dhanapalan said the in ..
‘We are in the process of bringing about further amendments to the Consumer Protection Act’ said Shri Sharad Pawar, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Agriculture while inaugurating the 24th Meeting of the Central Consumer ..
Law Commission Recommends Amendment of Explanation to Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Defining ‘Partition’; and OMISSION OF SECTION 213 FROM THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 The Law Commission has recommended (i) Amendment of exp ..
By Judgment Dated: 30-7-2007, in Civil Appeal between Dharmendra Goel Vs. Oriental Insurance Co.Ltd., held that, Section 146 of the Motors Vehicles Act, 1988 casts an obligation on the owner of a vehicle to take out an insurance policy as provided un ..
The US Patent and Trademark Office is a convenient whipping boy for problems with the patent system. The USPTO famously approved the junk patents at the heart of the legal battle between Research in Motion and a patent-trolling firm called NTP. The U ..
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. confirmed today that its Pomona-based subsidiary, Barr Laboratories Inc., has challenged four patents held by Amgen Inc. for its Sensipar drug, used by dialysis patients to treat side-effects of the treatment.Barr said it fi ..
The cloud over real estate mutual funds (REMF) has lifted. The finance ministry has brushed aside RBI’s concerns of REMFs violating foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in the realty sector. North Block has said the central bank’s concern — stating ..