RBI launched its Industrial Outlook Survey for the April-June, 2011 period today. The survey gives an insight into the perception of non-financial public and private limited companies engaged in manufacturing activities about their performance and future prospects, a press release issued here stated. The assessment of business sentiments for the present quarter and expectations for the ensuing quarter are based on qualitative responses to 20 major parameters.
2. The issue involved in this case is the payment received by M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd for transfer of technical specifications and knowhow for manufacture of product called “ZSM-5 Additive” which when added to the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalyst enhances LPG yield. This knowhow is provided to Sud-Chemie India Ltd,90, Nehru Place, New Delhi (SCIL).
Top corporate executives – Swan Telecom director Vinod Goenka, Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd managing director Sanjay Chandra, and three top officials of Reliance ADA Group Gautam Doshi, Surrendra Pipara and Hari Nair – appeared before the special court for the first time and sought bail on the ground that they were not arrested during the investigation.
State-run Corporation Bank today launched a mobile wallet which makes it possible to make purchases using a mobile handset. Under the scheme, christened ‘ypaycash’, an account-holder can pay for purchases through the mobile handset, provided the merchant has the system installed. The service, which comes free for Corporation Bank customers, can be availed by asking the Bank to transfer up to Rs 5,000 from a savings or current account to the mobile wallet.
Indians work for 8.1 hours every day, more than the average figure for the entire developed world and individual countries like the UK, Australia, France, Italy and Germany. However, the average work-hour for Indians is less than the same for people in countries like the US, China and Japan, while those in Mexico are the busiest in the world, a new global survey has found.
IDBI Home Finance today said it has got approval from the Corporate Affairs ministry for merging with its parent IDBI Bank. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation vide its order dated April 8, 2011, IDBI Home Finance said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
CIT vs. Cadbury India Ltd (Delhi High Court) – Levy of penalty under section 271C is not automatic. Before levying penalty, the concerned officer is required to find out that even if there was any failure referred to in the concerned provision the same was without a reasonable cause. The initial burden is on the assessed to show that there existed reasonable cause which was the reason for the failure referred to in the concerned provision. Thereafter the officer dealing with the matter has to consider whether the Explanationn offered by the assessee or the person, as the case may be, as regards the reason for failure, was on account of reasonable cause. “Reasonable cause” as applied to human action is that which would constrain a person of average intelligence and ordinary prudence. It can be described as a probable cause. It means an honest belief founded upon reasonable grounds, of the existence of a state of circumstances, which assuming them to be true, would reasonably lead any ordinary prudent and cautious man, placed in the position of the person concerned, to come to the conclusion that same was the right thing to do. The cause shown has to be considered and only if it is found to be frivolous, without substance or foundation, the prescribed consequences will follow.
I. K. Agencies Pvt Ltd vs. WTO (Calcutta High Court) – The authorities below totally overlooked the fact that initiation of the proceedings for reassessment was vitiated for not giving notice under Section 17 of the Wealth Tax Act to the Appellant and the notice issued upon M/s. Abhudey Properties Pvt. Ltd. which was not in existence at that time was insufficient to initiate proceedings against the Appellant who had taken over the liability of M/s. Abhudey Properties Pvt. earlier to the issue of such notice and such fact was also made known to the Revenue.
The Aayakar Seva Kendra (ASK) at the Income-tax Office at Cochin has obtained quality certification under IS : 15700 : 2005 for sustained quality of work and procedure in the area of tax payer services. The certification for quality was the culmination of efforts spread over a year and a half. The Income-tax Office thus becomes one of the few departments of the Govt. of India, and the second office in the Income-tax Department to acquire quality certification for top-notch quality performances.
1. What is Director Identification Number (DIN)? It is an unique Identification Number allotted to an individual who is an existing director of a company or intends to be appointed as director of a company pursuant to section 266A & 266B of the Companies Act, 1956 (as amended vide Act No 23 of 2006). 2. Who can file an application for allotment of DIN ? Any individual, who is an existing director of a company or intends to be appointed as a director of the company, can file an application for allotment of DIN.
