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Appointment of Independent Directors

   08 May 2010 at 10:39

The Government has said that the Companies Act, 1956 does not provide for appointment of Independent Directors. But, as per clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, all the listed companies are required to appoint Independent Directors. Giving this inf ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   416 Views


Income tax - TDS - Does rejection of application u/s 197 amount to an 'Order' maintainable u/s 264

   07 May 2010 at 16:13

Income tax - TDS - Does rejection of application u/s 197 amount to an 'Order' maintainable u/s 264? - YES, rejection does not lie in absolute discretion of AO - reasons must be indicated: Bombay HC THE issue before the High Court is that whether reje ..

Posted in Taxation |   2249 Views


Regulation to Check Exploitation of Labour Abroad

   07 May 2010 at 12:50

The rules and regulations made to check exploitation of emigrants have largely proved effective. Despite the existing framework to enable legal migration and the efforts made by the Government to prevent irregular migration ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   1108 Views


Parliament Passes Employees’ State Insurance (Amendment Bill) 2009

   07 May 2010 at 12:41

The Parliament today passed the Employees’ State Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2009. The Employees’ State Insurance Scheme is a welfare scheme framed for workers covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   1371 Views


Death Penalty to Kasab

   07 May 2010 at 10:30

AJMAL Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist from Pakistan responsible for the 26/11 strikes, has been sentenced to death. Special judge M L Tahilyani, referring to the Kandahar experience — where the NDA government had to release dreaded terrori ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   503 Views


No maintenance for second Hindu wife: HC

   06 May 2010 at 23:11

A Hindu woman, who marries an already-married man, cannot claim maintenance later, the Bombay High Court has said in a decision this week.The division bench of Justices A P Deshpande and R P Sondurbaldota held that such a woman cannot claim mainten ..

Posted in Others |   246 Views


SC on development funds for MPs

   06 May 2010 at 23:09

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Constitutional validity of the MPLAD scheme under which members of Parliament are allocated Rs two crore annually for development of their constituencies."We hold that the MPLAD scheme is valid," a ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   254 Views


SC gives permission to Private universities for admisiion

   06 May 2010 at 23:01

he 44 deemed universities sought to be de-recognised by the government on Thursday got a reprieve with the Supreme Court refusing to stay any fresh admissions to these institutes.A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Gyan Sudha Misra rejected the ..

Posted in Students |   697 Views


Forced narco tests illegal: SC

   06 May 2010 at 22:15

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held as unconstitutional narco-analysis, polygraph and brain electrical activation profile or brain-mapping tests, in a blow to cops who were increasingly using the procedures as investigation tools. In an order ..

Posted in Criminal Law  2 comments |   463 Views


SC upholds MPLADS scheme

   06 May 2010 at 21:20

SC upholds MPLADS scheme google_protectAndRun("ads_core.google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad); ..

Posted in Others |   308 Views