The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition seeking its intervention in deciding the maximum limit for expenses in marriage functions. “I am of the considered opinion that this court cannot venture into the issue and hence the petition stands dismissed,” a division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said.
Taxmen have seized black money to the tune of a whopping Rs 30,000 crore in the country in the past two years, said the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) which is set to get investigative powers to boost its drive against wrong-doers. The CBDT is in the process of creating a Directorate of Criminal Investigation after getting approval from Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee last week.
An unmarried Hindu woman is entitled to equal share in ancestral or coparcenery property along with other male members under the amended Hindu Succession Act, the Supreme Court has held. Coparcenary refers to equal inheritance which was restricted only to male members of the Hindu Undivided Family but after succesive amendements several states have chosen to extend the benefit to unmarried female members too.
Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry will lead Indian side in a special Meeting of India-Africa Trade Ministers to be held on May 21, 2011 in Addis Ababa. The meeting precedes 2nd Africa- India Forum Summit and will be involving Trade & Industry Ministers from all the member States. 2nd Africa- India Forum Summit is being convened on 24th – 25th May, 2011 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The outcome of the Trade Ministers’ Meet will feed into the Summit Declaration of the leaders. The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will visit Ethiopia on May 23-26, 2011 to participate in the Summit.
Amit Mitra, who is tipped to become the next Finance Minister of West Bengal in the Trinamool Congress-led government, has resigned as Ficci Secretary General. Mitra, 63, emerged as a ‘giant killer’ by defeating CPI(M) veteran and state Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta by a big margin from the Khardah Assembly constituency.
The Minister of State for Commerce Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia presented the EPCES Export Awards to EOUs and SEZ Units for Outstanding Export Performance for 2008-09, here today. Speaking on the occasion Shri Scindia said, “The exports from SEZs during 2010-11 is to the tune of Rs.3, 15,867 crore representing a growth of 43% over the previous year”. He further said that the contribution of exports from SEZs to national exports during 2010-11 is 28%. The SEZ sector is providing employment to 6,76,608 people in the country as on 31.3.2011. The total investments in SEZs are Rs.2,02,810 crore as on 31.3.2011. The SEZ Council was set up in January 2003 and the Council recognize the efforts of EOUs and SEZ Units by presenting Export Awards for their excellent performance in exports every year since inception.
African economies will continue to enjoy high rates of growth this year, but that growth will only translate into job creation and poverty reduction if the State takes a larger role, according to a report released today by the United Nations. The 2011 Economic Report on Africa, produced by the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union, found the continent’s economy grew by 4.7 per cent last year and is likely to increase by another 5 per cent this year.
With effect from the date of this Public Notice, the Actual User condition will not be mandatory under imports of all items under TRQ Scheme.
Prosecution provisions (for specified offences) were a part of Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 (the Act) introduced in 1994. However, with expansion of Service tax laws in 1998, these provisions were deleted. Budget 2011 (with effect from 8 April 2011) re-introduced prosecution provisions for offences like rendition of services without raising invoices, availment of Cenvat credit without receipt of inputs/ input services, etc. Non-issuance of invoice 9 (Section 89 (1) (a) of the Act) Availing and utilising Cenvat Credit without receipt of service (Section 89 (1) (b) of the Act)
CBDT CIRCULAR NO-03/2011, Dated: May 13, 2011 Section 203 of the Income-tax Act 1961 (“the Act”) read with the Rule 31 of the Income-tax Rules 1962 (“the IT Rules”) provides for furnishing of certificate of tax deduction at source (TDS) by the deductor to the deductee specifying therein the prescribed particulars like amount of TDS, permanent account number (PAN), tax deduction and collection account number (TAN), etc. The relevant form for such TDS certificate is Form No.16 in case of deduction under section 192 and Form No.16A for deduction under any other provisions of Chapter XVII-B of the Act. TDS certificate in Form No.16 is to be issued annually whereas TDS certificate in Form No.16A is to be issued quarterly.
