The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen’s ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body that would investigate corruption cases, complete the investigation within a year and envisages trial in the case getting over in the next one year.
RPCD.CO.RRB.BC No. 59/03.05.72/2010-11- A recent study undertaken by Regional Offices of NABARD and RBI in select States has revealed that compounding of interest on quarterly/ half-yearly basis, and not as per cropping/ harvesting cycle/s on agricultural loans, was prevalent in some RRBs. In certain cases, NABARD has also observed that RRBs have been using the software package developed by their sponsor banks, which has no provision for segregating interest from principal before applying the interest for the next period. Wherever manual accounting was involved, the compounding was observed in a few cases attributed to human error.
The Supreme Court has declined to admit a plea by the Central Circuit Cine Association, an apex body of film traders, challenging investigations against it by the fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India(CCI). The association moved the court after it failed to get relief from the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) on the point that they don’t fall under the purview of the CCI Act.
RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.59 /03.05.34 /2010-11 – On a review of the issue it has been decided that the exemption granted to RRBs up to financial year 2009-10 from ‘mark to market’ norms in respect of their investment in SLR securities be extended by for three years i.e. for the financial years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. Accordingly, RRBs will have the freedom to classify their entire investment portfolio of SLR securities under ‘Held to Maturity’ for the financial years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 with valuation on book value basis and amortization of premium, if any, over the remaining life of securities
Bank of America has given shares worth nearly Rs 11 lakh to Mukesh Ambani as part of annual retainer fee to the billionaire industrialist, who joined the US banking giant’s board last month. Ambani may get a total of over Rs 1 crore of annual compensation in cash and stocks, going by the bank’s director compensation policy.
Notification No. 3/2011 – Income Tax Central Government, on the recommendations of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare, hereby notifies the institutions approved by the said National Committee, mentioned in column (2) of the Table below, and approves the eligible projects or schemes specified to be carried on by the said institutions and the estimated cost thereof as mentioned in column (3) of the said Table, and also specifies in the column (4) of the Table the maximum amount of such cost which may be allowed as deduction under the said section 35AC for the period of approval, namely:—
The Supreme Court last week ruled that Industrial Finance Corporation of India is a ‘public financial institution’ under Section 4A of the Companies Act and it was entitled to invoke the Securitisation Act to enforce a “security interest”. Upholding the view of the Delhi high court in the appeal case, Bharat Steel Tubles Ltd vs IFCI, the apex court stated that the conversion of the IFCI into a company did not alter its position and status as a financial institution in view of Section 5 of the Industrial Finance Corporation (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act. All matters, including all benefits, relating to the corporation, stood wholly transferred in favour of the new company.
Notification No. 30/2011 – Customs (N.T.) – These rules may be called the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback (Second Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995, in rule 16(A),-
The company required to get its cost records audited under section 233B (1) of the Companies Act, 1956 shall appoint a cost auditor who is a cost accountant as defined in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959) and who holds a valid certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act and includes a firm of cost accountants.
