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“Besides the hefty fine, jail sentences were awarded to companies found violating the clauses of the competition law in Europe. While in India the maximum penalty ends with a fine, it might not be surprising that an imprisionment provision will be incorporated to add more teeth to the present CCA”, he said. Full Article

The new Direct Tax Code has proposed some stringent penalty provisions in case of willful attempt to evade tax, but maximum penalty mooted will not be more than two times the amount of tax payable in respect of the amount of tax base underreported. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and with [...] Full Article