Western Maharashtra Development Corpn. Ltd vs. Bajaj Auto Limited [MANU/MH/0109/ 2010]. In a decision, which is likely to have a wide impact on joint ventures/ investment in public companies, the Bombay High Court (“Court”) has recently held that any clause in an agreement which restricts the free transferability of shares of public companies is void and non- enforceable
Ernst & Young, the audit firm, had a long and lucrative relationship with Richard Fuld and Lehman Brothers. Lehman Brothers has paid EY more than $160 million in audit and other fees since fiscal year 2001. Although this isn’t nearly as much as Goldman Sachs and AIG pay PwC – almost $230 million a year combined in 2008 – it was still a huge amount and represented a significant client relationship for Ernst & Young.
At the end I would like to conclude the series with this note that all these analysis of the education system was not to criticize but to bring forth the true portrait being painted by the world and China alone in the coming decades. We must understand the growth of any economy never lies in numbers. It lies among all of us who are juts like you reading this article .It is we who will bring the economic growth GDP to 20% in the next 3 decades from now. Its not the business profit figures or the fiscal balance which will bring this growth. Education is the foundation of economic growth of any nation on this planet.
New York: The US accounting watchdog has imposed sanctions against two Indian auditors who were affiliated with PricewaterhouseCoopers after they failed to detect at multi-year fraud at Indian technology services company Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
The Maharashtra Government has not taken a final decision on levying entertainment tax on the IPL, said the Chief Minister, Mr Ashok Chavan, on Wednesday while addressing the media on the eve of budget session. When it was pointed out that the State Cabinet said on January 20 that entertainment tax of up to 25 per cent would be imposed on the ticket sales of IPL and other one-day international cricket matches, Mr Chavan said no final decision was taken and the matter was still under consideration. Matches held in the municipal limits would attract 25 per cent tax while those outside the municipal limits would be levied 20 per cent tax.
Industry body Assocham has asked the government to roll back the service tax proposed on real estate developers at the time of construction, as it would increase the tax burden on home buyers and impact the recovery of the sector. The government, in the Budget, said that real estate complexes will attract service tax, unless the entire consideration for the property is paid after the construction is complete.
With airlines lobbying hard against the proposal to bring air travel under the service tax net in Budget 2010-11, the government may provide some relief to the sector hit badly by a global slowdown. The finance ministry is likely to specify a small fixed amount as the levy on all domestic and international tickets.
The Supreme Court today stayed the Orissa High Court order for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged Rs 25 lakh crore derivatives scam. A Bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan issued notices to the parties involved on appeals moved by the Fixed Income Money Market & Derivatives Association (Fimmda), the Indian Banks Association (IBA) and several others challenging the high court judgement.
In an effort to prevent misuse of the tax benefits provided to special economic zones (SEZ) and increase clarity to the policy, commercial banks and their ATM units that are located within the non-processing zone of the SEZs would not be granted the status of an offshore banking unit (OBU). They will, therefore, not enjoy the incentives meant for OBUs.
In the case of M/s Galaxy Indo Fab. Limited Vs. Union of India and others since the appeal could not be decided within a period of 180 days, the M/s Galaxy Indo Fab. Limited (petitioner) moved a miscellaneous application for extension of the stay order. The Tribunal vide order dated 14.8.2008 extended the stay order, already granted, till the disposal of the appeal.
