The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 were amended in 2010 to provide for minimum and continuous public shareholding requirement in listed companies in private sector at 25%. In terms of these Rules, all listed companies have to comply with the said requirement by June 03, 2013. This was done with a view that a dispersed shareholding structure is essential for the sustenance of a continuous market for listed securities to provide liquidity to the investors and to discover fair prices.
Owing to the liberalization and globalization of the insurance sector, now a days insurers have huge amount of funds collected from the insured in the form of premium. The involvement of the public funds necessitated the regulators to frame regulation to make insurers properly use the freedom provided, but at the same time, through exposure […]
One of the major functions of an insurer is investment of its funds and with the ever growing fund size of investments, safeguarding and protection of the same has acquired enormous significance. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), the regulator, has put in place a tight framework for regulating this important function of insurers. The […]
It has further been decided that all Letters of Credit (LC) to be opened by Nominated Banks / Agencies for import of gold under all categories will be only on 100 per cent cash margin basis. Further, all imports of gold will necessarily have to be on Documents against Payment (DP) basis. Accordingly, gold imports on Documents against Acceptance (DA) basis will not be permitted. These restrictions will however not apply to import of gold to meet the needs of exporters of gold jewellery.
Review of the policy on foreign direct investment in the Multi Brand Retail Trading Sector- amendment of paragraph 6.2.16.5(2) of ‘Circular 1 of 2013-Consolidated FDI Policy’
The Government has decided to incorporate the following definition of ‘group company’ in the FDI Policy contained in ‘Circular 1 of 2013 – Consolidated FDI Policy’, effective from 05-04-2013.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Appendix 5 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) with immediate effect.
Whether failure on part of AO for examining truly and fully all the material facts by the assessee could lead to reassessment and also mere information regarding income escapement can be considered valid for the purpose of sec. 147?
Merely because a claim (per the return of income) is a legal claim, or has a legal aspect to it – which would be in each case – the same by itself cannot be a cause for non levy of penalty in every case, as where there is no valid basis for the same (i.e., the legal claim).
I am directed to say that the eleven posts at the level of Under Secretary/ ten posts at the level of Senior Technical Officer/ fourteen posts at the level of Technical Officer/ two posts of Senior Analysts in CBEC under the Revenue Headquarters which are lying vacant are proposed to be filled up from amongst the suitable officers of IRS (C&CE) cadre.
