Humanity & another Versus State of West Bengal & Ors. (Supreme Court) – Several writ petitions were filed in public interest before the Calcutta High Court challenging the allotment of land given in favour of Mr. Sourav Ganguly (hereinafter referred to as allottee), by the State of West Bengal. The High Court, by its judgment dated 12.4.2010, upheld the allotment of plot of land being plot no. CA-222 by allotment letter dated 17.2.2009. It disposed of all the petitions by a direction that in order to retain leasehold rights and possession of the said plot in Sector-V, Salt Lake City (Bidhannagar), Kolkata, the allottee has to pay the State Government a sum of Rs. 43,25,500/-, failing which the lease deed dated 1.4.2009 shall be treated as invalid and possession of the land shall be handed back to the State Government.
General Circular No. 38 /2011 TMCA has blocked filing of various forms by companies who have failed to file annual accounts and return for any financial year from 2006-07 to 2009-10. The only forms permitted are Annual Accounts, Annual Return, Compliance Certificate, DIN-3, Form 32 for change in directors, Form 21 for Court / Tribunal / CLB orders, IEPF forms. ROC has been directed not to accept any forms (except those mentioned above) in respect of other companies where the Directors of the defaulting company are directors.Company Secretaries and Auditors are not permitted to file forms for these companies as well.Necessary action would be taken against the defaulting directors and officers. This would take effect from 3 July 2011
Centre has sought the views of State Governments and Political Parties on certain issues related to drafting of Lokpal Bill. The text of the letter written by the Chairman of the Drafting Committee, Shri Pranab Mukherjee is as follows: The issue of setting up of a Lokpal to curb corruption in high places has been under the consideration of the Government of India for some time. In this context, the Legislative Department had prepared a draft Lokpal Bill in 2010, a copy of which is annexed. Simultaneously, some members from civil society have been advocating setting up of a Lokpal and a draft bill prepared by them is also annexed.
Concerned over low tax-GDP ratio, Home Minister P Chidambaram has pitched for higher taxes on luxury products and imposing inheritance tax. Chidambaram, who is a former finance minister, had expressed these views at the full Planning Commission meeting headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last month.
Let the faith of people of the world be restored in democracy for good, where the supreme power lies with the citizens who themselves elect people to represent them; democracy needs to be celebrated and kept alive by all possible means. Father of our Nation Mahatma Gandhi agrees to its value and suggests that actions inspired by tolerance, nonviolence and love could lay stronger foundations of democracy, and a change of heart can possibly be a better device to change the spirit of democracy, if required and desired. Violence is never a weapon of strong and brave people; it can only represent our moral and intellectual bankruptcy, Mahatma opines. The spirit of democracy has to come from within.
The Delhi High Court today asked Competition Commission to provide the NSE by friday its complete order including views of members dissenting with the majority ruling that held the bourse guilty of abusing market dominance.
CIRCULAR [F. NO. A. 35017/35/2011-AD.II], DATED 30-5-2011 – I am directed to state that seven (7) posts of Indirect Tax Ombudsman at 7 stations, viz., New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow (in the HAG + pay scale of Rs. 75,500-80,000 per month) have been created vide Sanction Order No. 92/2011, dated 5-5-2011 issued from File No. A-11011/1/2006-Ad.I of this Department.
CIRCULAR [D.O. F.NO.A-12026/5/2011-AD.I], DATED 25-5-2011 You are aware that the Government of India has created 7 posts of Indirect Tax Ombudsman at 7 stations, viz., New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow under the Indirect Tax Ombudsman Guidelines, 2011. Selection for the posts of Indirect Tax Ombudsman in these locations is to be made.
The Guidelines are introduced with the objective of enabling the resolution of complaints relating to public grievances against the Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Department and to facilitate the satisfaction or settlement of such complaints.
Notification No. 30/2011 – Income Tax FT&TR-II [F.NO.501/152/2000-FT&TR-II], dated 31-5-2011 – Whereas the annexed Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income signed in India on the 30th day of September, 2010 shall come into force on the 28th day of February, 2011, being the date of the later of the notifications after completion of the procedures as required by the respective laws for the entry into force of this Agreement, in accordance with Article 30 of the said Agreement.
