Lokayukta sleuths raided the office and residences of eightgovernment officials, including two KAS officials, and unearthedproperty worth more than Rs 19.46 crore disproportionate to theirknown sources of income.Lokauytka Justice Santosh Hegde said t ..
SEPTEMBER 08, 2008By Shivani Shah, CATHE issue of Tax deduction at source (TDS) on Service tax is indeeda burning issue today. This got even more aggravated with theissuance of a recent Circular by the CBDT bearing Circular no. 4dated 28/04/2008. In ..
Recalcitrant Revenue finds its appeal dismissed by Tribunal as being defective MUMBAI, SEPT 02, 2008 : THIS is one order served by “dasti” that Revenue ought not to take lightly.The short matter was that an appeal was filed by the Revenue against an ..
Revenue's overseas posts: Let's do away with 'Under-cover' tag and put a fair selection policy in place!AUGUST 28, 2008By Shailendra Kumar,LAST week the Union Cabinet gave its nod for creation of more than 500 new posts over the years in the Ministry ..
CCE vs. Punjab Fibres (Supreme Court)In the context of s. 35 of the Excise Act, held (1) Where the statute confers on the authority concerned a limited power of condonation of delay or does not provide any such power, the authority has no power to co ..
Even High Courts are required to pass speaking reasoned orders –The "inscrutable face of a sphinx" is ordinarily incongruous with ajudicial or quasi-judicial performance. Supreme CourtNEW DELHI , SEPT 01, 2008 : STATE of Himachal Pradesh is in appeal ..
Issue' versus `service' of notice ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------The law says that the notice under Section 143(2) is required to be served within 12 months from the end of the month in which the return was ..
Shri. Satish Chandra, Former Judicial Member, ITATThe Allahabad HighCourt dismissed the objection raised by the Additional SolicitorGeneral of India Ashok Nigam on Monday. According to Nigam, thepetitioner had no locus standi to challenge the appoint ..
Criminal Complaint against Commercial Taxes Officers conductingSearch - factual scenario goes to show proceedings were nothing butabuse of process of law – complaint quashed: Supreme CourtNEW DELHI, AUG 31, 2008 : AN Assistant Commissioner of Commerc ..
CBDT expands definition of professionalsThe Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) expanded the scope ofprofessional services to cover sportspersons, umpires and referees,making them liable for a higher tax deduction at source (TDS) at therate of 10% a ..