Opening of Legal Profession to UK Lawyers The Bar Council of India, a statutory body has informed that they perceive the Indian legal profession to be both service oriented as well as based on business principles. However, it is important to und ..
Entry of Foreign Law Firms The Bar Council of India, which is concerned with the safeguard the rights, privileges and interests of advocates, has received numerous representations on the subject. The Bar Council of India has decided not to permi ..
Finance Minister Releases the First Budget Manual of Union Government Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee released the first Budget Manual of the Union Government, here today. Releasing the Manual, the Finance Minister said that the Uni ..
The Supreme Court has lifted the stay on Allahabad High Court's verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid title suit case. However, the apex court has not fixed any date for HC to give verdict. A three-judge special bench comprising ..
I-T dept to issue Rs 12K cr tax notice to Vodafone The I-T department has said it will raise a tax demand of over Rs 12,000 crore to Vodafone over its USD 11-billion deal with Hutch following a Supreme Court directive to decide the amount to be ..
SC to hear Ayodhya verdict deferment plea today Ruling out reconciliation, Sunni Central Waqf Board and Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha on Monday said the Ayodhya title suit verdict by the Allahabad High Court should not be delayed further, as the ..
CBDT u/s 119 of IT, Act 1961, extends the due date of filing of returns of income for the AY10-11 from 30.09.2010 to 15th October 2010 F.No. 225/72/2010-ITA.II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Dire ..
SC refuses to stay HC verdict on tax demand from Vodafone The Supreme Court on Monday refused to offer any immediate relief to Vodafone, which has challenged the Bombay High Court order allowing the government to tax the company's USD 11 bil ..
Pranab launches pension scheme for unorganised sector Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has launched a new pension scheme for workers in the unorganised sector who do not have access to the social security net. "I launched the sche ..
Rules 47 to 52 of Section VII of the rules deals with restrictions on other employments. This restriction is considered as a general etiquette on the part of lawyers as the profession of law is a noble profession and requires full time dedication. ..