The Maharashtra Government has decided to impose an environment tax on 15 lakh private vehicles registered in the State which are more that 15 years old and six lakh goods and transport vehicles that are more than eight years old.
The Students who wish to apply for Verification of their answer books for the Chartered Accountants Examination held in May, 2010, CPT held on June 20, 2010 and CPT Online held on July 24-25, 2010 are requested to note and follow the procedure as detailed below:
This is to bring to the notice of all students pursuing CPT course that the Study Material on General Economics was revised in February 2010. In view of the fact that the revision of the study material is a continuous process, it is expected that students keep themselves updated about the latest development.
The Minister of Corporate Affairs has informed the Lok Sabha that during the period from 01/04/2007 to 31/7/2010, investigations into the affairs of 44 companies have been referred by the Ministry to Serious Fraud Investigation Office. Giving this information in written reply to a question Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs,
The Government has set up a Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri Shilabhadra Banerjee to review the whole gamut of processes, practices and procedures being followed for procurement and finalisation of security sensitive items relating to currency, e.g., ink, paper, equipment and security features.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has finalized and specified the Model Equity Listing Agreement for execution between the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) issuer and the Stock Exchange.
SEBI has stipulated that no entry load shall be there for any mutual fund scheme and the upfront commission to distributors will be paid by the investor directly based on the assessment of various factors including the service rendered by the distributor.
The Base Rate system has replaced the Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) system with effect from July 1, 2010. Since the Base Rate is the minimum rate for all loans, banks are not permitted to resort to any lending below the Base Rate. Accordingly, the current stipulation of BPLR as the ceiling rate for loans up to Rs. 2 lakh stands withdrawn.
The Government has said that it proposes to set up a ‘National Company Law Tribunal’ to consolidate the powers and jurisdiction presently being exercised by various bodies namely, Company Law Board, Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction, High Courts and entrust it to the Tribunal. Stating this in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs,
Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs, said that under the ‘Easy Exit Scheme- 2010’ (EES) defunct companies can get their names struck off the Register of Companies under section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956, by filing an application in the form EES, 2010, with indemnity bond, affidavit verifying correctness of the application and defunctness of the company and up to date statement of accounts. The Minister further informed the House that under ‘Company Law Settlement Scheme- 2010’ on payment of 25% of the actual additional fees payable for filing belated documents delay gets condoned and immunity from prosecution is granted.
