Withdrawn tax exemption cannot be reclaimed- An industry which has been granted tax exemption to set up unit in a backward region cannot claim the benefit even after it was withdrawn by the state, the SC stated in the case, State of Haryana vs Mahabir Vegetable Oils Ltd. In this case, the firm set up a solvent extraction plant and enjoyed the sales tax benefit till 1996. That year, the firm was put in the negative list as it was found to be a polluting industry. The benefit was withdrawn since then. This was challenged by the firm in the Punjab and Haryana high court. It allowed its petition and ruled that once the firm invested funds on the promise of tax benefit, the government could not withdraw the exemption mid-way. Reversing this view, the SC emphasised that there was no vested interest in the firm to get the benefit for all times. The government can change the rules in public interest. In this case, the decision to put the firm in the negative list was on account of the unit’s polluting nature, the SC said, allowing the appeal of the state government.
Permanent injunction against firm for violating copyright – The Delhi high court last week passed permanent injunction against a firm which violated the copyright and trade mark of Castrol Ltd in the field of oils and lubricants. The court further asked the guilty firm to pay “punitive damages” of Rs 10 lakh. This, explained the judgment of the high court, was “with a view to discourage and dishearten the law-breakers to indulge in such like violations with impunity.”
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Blaming use of black money in real estate to archaic laws, India’s largest realty firm DLF today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s emphasis on reduction of stamp duty will help in cleansing the sector. “Real estate industry is the least reformed. Wherever any reforms have not taken place, parallel economy exists… This industry’s laws, regulations everything is archaic. No reform has taken place since Independence,” DLF Chairman K P Singh said at the India Today Conclave here.
At present, a foreign national coming to work in India is required to obtain an Employment Visa (“EV”) from the Indian Mission in his / her home country or country of residence. The accompanying spouse is required to obtain an Entry visa (“X” visa) to stay in India. A spouse who is on an X visa cannot undertake employment in India. To undertake employment in this case, the spouse is required to go back to his / her home country to obtain an EV. The Ministry of Home Affairs (“MHA”) has recently relaxed the visa norms and a spouse is now permitted to convert his / her X visa into an EV in India subject to the fulfillment of following conditions.
