A special court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of income tax official Sumitra Banerjee and her husband, Subrato, to May 11. Sumitra, an additional IT commissioner, was nabbed by CBI officers on April 17 for demanding a bribe of Rs 1.5 crore from a builder.
The Registrar of Companies (RoC) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for inadequate regulatory filing, as it prepares to shoot off similar letters to some other franchisees. The registrar found that Red Chillies Entertainment, the team owner promoted by Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, did not file annual returns for the period up to September 2009, an RoC official said.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has given Satyam Computer time till October 15, 2010, to file its annual report and allowed it to remain listed on the US bourse till then. ED records statements of Satyam accused. Satyam had sought more time from NYSE to file the annual report which it could not file due to the account fudging done by the previous chairman B Ramalinga Raju.
The income tax department is keeping a tight vigil on Indians, notably the ones suspected of owning bank accounts, visiting tax paradises such as Switzerland, Cayman Islands, Mauritius and the Bahamas, as it amplifies efforts to trace tax evasion and slush funds tucked away abroad.
The initial probe of the corporate affairs ministry into the affairs of the IPL franchises has revealed that some of them had failed to submit their annual reports , including balance sheets, for different years for which they have now been issued show-cause notices with a caution that failing to respond could invite criminal action.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.26/2010-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated the 29th March, 2010 vide number S.O.704(E), dated the 29th March, 2010,except as respects things done or omitted to be done
S. Ponniah Vs The Director General of Police and The Commissioner of Police – Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to promote the petitioners for the post of Sub-Inspector of Police with effect from January 2008 and 2010 respectively.
In the midst of a tax probe into finances of IPL, authorities have issued notices to several sponsors of the first edition of the Twenty20 event, including DLF, Adidas and Religare for non-payment of service tax. The notices have asked as to why no service tax has been paid for the sponsorship deal for the first edition of IPL, held in 2008, official sources said.
As per the information received from Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), at the instance of the High Level Coordination Committee on Financial Markets (HLCCFM) Government had set up a committee to revisit the legal and policy framework for regulating the activities of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs).
The Government has said that as and when any instance of wrong doing by any company comes to the notice, action is taken as per provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. In addition, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has devised Early Warning System (EWS) based on the information available in MCA-21 System.
