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GRATUITY LIMIT HIKE TO RS10 LAKH GETS PARLIAMENTARY NOD

   06 May 2010 at 13:24

Parliament on Wednesday approved enhancing the gratuity limit for employees from Rs3.5 lakh to Rs10 lakh as also the exemption threshold from income tax on it. While the Lok Sabha had passed the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill 2010 on Monday, t ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  9 comments |   1915 Views


THE LAW ON WITHHOLDING TAX CLARIFIED

   04 May 2010 at 13:44

Chapter XVII-B of the Income-tax Act provides for deduction of tax at source on payments made by any assessee. These provisions are also applicable in case of payment made to non-residents. Section 195 casts an obligation on the person responsible ..

Posted in Taxation  2 comments |   687 Views


Pre-marital sex not a statutory offence: SC

   03 May 2010 at 22:07

The Supreme Court has held that pre-marital sex is not a statutory offence and criminal law cannot punish individuals merely for expressing "unpopular views" justifying such acts as it would violate freedom of speech and expression."W ..

Posted in Criminal Law  3 comments |   1359 Views


SC slams Patna HC

   03 May 2010 at 21:15

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the bail granted to former MP and RJD leader Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in the Ajit Sarkar murder case and slammed the Patna High Court for violating its order. A bench of Justices Markandey Katju and A K Pat ..

Posted in Others |   341 Views


Kasab held guilty, alleged Indian conspirators acquitted

   03 May 2010 at 18:02

Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 gunman, was on Monday convicted by a special court in Mumbai for the audacious Mumbai attacks that had left 166 people dead. Over 17 months after he and nine other perpetrators unlea ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   646 Views


Appointment of Judges of Kerala High Court

   03 May 2010 at 13:05

Appointment of Judges of Kerala High Court In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Smt.Justice Mavulli Cholakkode Hari Rani, and (2) Shri Justice Thomas ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   592 Views


Appointment of additional Judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court

   03 May 2010 at 13:03

Appointment of additional Judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Shri Brij Kishore Dube, (2) Shri Gulab Singh Solan ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   459 Views


Documents required to be filed by all registered Companies Annually

   03 May 2010 at 13:01

Documents required to be filed by all registered Companies Annually Balance sheets and Annual Returns are required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies by all the companies registered under the Companies Act, 1956. Giving this information ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   495 Views


Consensual sex sans adultery no offence

   02 May 2010 at 10:49

Consensual sex sans adultery no offence Morality And Criminality Are Non-Co-Extensive: Apex Court New Delhi: Consensual heterosexual relation between adults, including pre-marital sex, is no offence except in cases where the partners are liabl ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   882 Views


SC quashes cases against Khushboo for pre-marital sex remarks

   02 May 2010 at 10:47

SC quashes cases against Khushboo for pre-marital sex remarks New Delhi: There was red e m p t i o n for south Indian actress K h u s h b o o on Wednesday after five long years of battling 23 cases filed across Tamil N a d u against her remarks ..

Posted in Others |   296 Views