CBDT Vide Order No. 81 of 2011 dated 9.5.2011, the CBDT has transferred & posted Additional/ Joint CITs in the Directorate of International Taxation & Transfer Pricing. Vide Order No. 82 of 2011 dated 9.5.2011, the CBDT has transferred & posted Deputy/ Assistant CITs.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs is in process of finalizing business rules and taxonomy for XBRL reporting. Final taxonomy and business rules will be circulated by 20th May, 2011. Stakeholders and companies are requested not to buy accounting software before final business rules so as to avoid any inconvenience
The Reserve Bank has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on two cooperative lenders — Randheja Commercial Cooperative Bank and Gandevi People”s Cooperative Bank — for violation of banking norms.
In the wake of a spurt in allegations of fraudulent behaviour by India Inc, capital market regulator Sebi, gave a stern warning to corporates to be on the right side and not indulge in market manipulation and insider trading. “Some corporates, who ideally should not have fallen into this category or this trap, we are discovering that due to lack of focus this (illegal activity) is happening…I’d like corporates in India to be on the right side of Sebi,” its new Chairman, U K Sinha, said during an address to the members of industry body, Assocham, here.
Two and a half years after taking over as RBI governor ,D Subbaraoon Monday sought “legally-back formal autonomy”for the central bank besides suggesting a gradual shift to a committee-driven approach to setting of interest rates. But, when it came to losing RBI’s grip over what is now its turf-managing the government’s debt-the governor , who is a former Union finance secretary , stopped short of suggesting that the government abandon its plans to setup an independent debt management office.
Fearing possible black money flow and terror financing risks from Iran and North Korea into the Indian stock market, Sebi has asked bourses to be cautious in dealings with funds and entities from those countries. The country’s top bourse NSE’s investigation department today said in a circular to the bourse’s members that Sebi in a letter dated May 5 has informed it about Iran and North Korea not having appropriate ”anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)’ norms.
This has reference to our tender advertisement No.: IRDA/IT/NTC/TNDR/085/05/2011 dated 2nd May, 2011. The dates for submissions of Technical / Commercial bids and for further tendering activities have been re-scheduled as detailed below:
The Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on the bail pleas of five corporate executives, including three top Reliance ADAG honchos, arrested for their alleged roles in the 2G spectrum allocation scam involving former Telecom Minister A Raja. Justice Ajit Bharihoke reserved his order on bail pleas on Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka and Unitech’s Managing Director Sanjay Chandra and the three Reliance ADAG officials after CBI’s Special Public Prosecutor UU Lalit concluded his argument vehemently opposing their bail pleas.
Case continued to be argued at length by Mr. A S Chandiok, ASG, UOI for the third session also. He has argued the matter now for nearly 7 hours, by painstakingly taking the Court through allied laws, judgements of the constitutional benches, orders passed by the Courts in other Service tax matters. Case continued to be argued at length by Mr. A S Chandiok, ASG, UOI for the third session also. He has argued the matter now for nearly 7 hours, by painstakingly taking the Court through allied laws, judgements of the constitutional benches, orders passed by the Courts in other Service tax matters. Petitoners were awaiting their chance to present their final arguments as rejoinder, but that could not happen, as the ASG concluded when hardly any time was left for Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mr. Ganesh, Sr. Advocates.
Reserve Bank of India has liberalised opening of Escrow Accounts for Foreign Direct Investment transactions vide A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 58 dated 2 May 2011. Hitherto, opening of Escrow / Special Bank Account by Non-resident Corporate(s) for the purpose of acquisition/transfer of shares / convertible debentures of an Indian Company was permitted only in cases of Open Offers / Delisting / Exit Offers subject to compliance with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Regulations.
