The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled in favour of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani in a tax case involving income of over Rs2,000 crore. In a significant ruling, the Mumbai bench of ITAT has held that pledge of equity shares
The Supreme Court has held that differential treatment does not per se amount to violation of Article 14 (equality) of the Constitution. It violates Article 14 only when there is no conceivable reasonable basis and makes the working of the executive
The Vasai Branch of the Western India Regional Council of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India conducted a seminar on ITAT Proceedings & Mock Tribunal on 21 November 2010. The idea to hold such a seminar was the brainchild of the Secre
Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) on Friday commenced the enrolment process for issuance of unique identification number (Aadhaar) for its customers and staff of the bank. The enrolment process which has begun at the head office will move in phases to
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressed Hindustan Times Leadership Summit – 2010 in New Delhi today. Following is the text of the PM’s speech on the occasion: “It is often said that these are testing times. In fact, I cannot help feeling th
The Finance Ministry will make a presentation before a parliamentary panel on the bill on Direct Taxes Code (DTC), which is scheduled to replace archaic income tax act from April 1, 2012. “It”s a preliminary introductory meeting for the first time..
The Minister for Corporate Affairs has said that the Companies Bill, 2009 which was introduced on 3rd August, 2009 has provisions for faster settlement of insolvency cases for corporates. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the
Admitting irregularities in non-basmati rice exports to some African countries during UPA-I tenure, government on Friday said it has referred the matter to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) after slapping show cause notices on officials of Publi
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is likely to lower the cap on mutual fund expenses. At present, fund houses can charge up to 2.5% of average assets for equity schemes and 2.25% for debt schemes as annual expenses.It is likely that t
Company argued it was following globally accepted norms. The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the prosecution of soft drink giant PepsiCo by the Kerala government over the pesticide content found in its bottles picked at random from the market. A thre
