Copying lines from Rabindranath Tagore’s Noble Prize winning book of poems, `Gitanjali’ without acknowledging the source and claiming it as one’s own is called plagiarism. A person caught for plagiarism is called a Plagiarist. The Copyright Act, 1957 which protects originality neither defines plagiarism nor a plagiarist.
According to a notification issued by the government under Jammu and Kashmir Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1957, the vehicles carrying passengers to Mata Vaishnodevi Yatra would be charged Rs 2,000 at entry point for a period of 3 days and after that Rs 2,000 will be charged per day.
If you are a Mahindra Satyam investor and eagerly awaiting their results by the end of this month then you may have to wait a bit longer. Mahindra Satyam has applied to the Company Law Board seeking an extension for financial restatement till September 30.
Arbitration process is a mechanism to avoid delay in securing justice and preserving right between the disputants / litigants. The objects of arbitration as held by the Supreme Court are to settle all disputes between the parties in order to avoid litigation and further litigation. Arbitration is the reference of a dispute or difference between the parties for determination after hearing both sides in the judicial manner by a person or persons without involvement of the court.
In continuation of announcement dated February 23, 2010, we wish to bring to the notice of IPCC/ ATC examinees who have appeared in May, 2010 examination but not yet registered for 35 hours Orientation Programme and 100 hours Information Technology Training (ITT) and unable to complete both the requirements latest by 10th July, 2010
If a petition under section 397/398 of the Companies Act, 1956 is based on a Share Purchase Agreements and its validity, then, despite the pendency of a civil dispute or arbitration proceeding simultaneously, the proceeding under section 397/398 becomes so complicated and dealing with issue is really challenging. I would like to present a case study with typical facts. The analysis and my opinion on the issue follow the presentation of facts.
Before the recent amendment in Explanation 2 of the Rule 2 (k) the assessee was claiming credit on Cement and steel items as inputs used in the manufacture of capital goods. To this the argument by the assessee was that the said items were being used indirectly in relation to the manufacture of finished goods and whatever is used in the manufacture of final product will be available for Cenvat credit.
AFTER months of job search and multiple interviews, you get an offer letter. You think it’s the pay off time for all the efforts that have gone into the job search. But at this stage, you have to exercise extreme caution to read the fine print and evaluate the offer.
Direct Taxes, now the major resource provider to the Central Government, have grown at an average annual rate of 24 percent in the last five years and have nearly trebled from Rs.1,32,771 crore in financial year 2004-05 to about Rs.3,78,000 crore in financial year 2009-10, increasing its share from 4.1 percent to 6.1 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
If you avail of a home loan for buying an under-construction apartment, the tax law provides for a deferred deduction on interest payable during the pre-construction period. The total amount can be availed of as deduction in equal installments over five years starting from the financial year in which the construction is completed.
