It is clarified that while computing the requirement of minimum 50% shareholding of non-promoters in demat form in a company, the government holding in non promoter category may be excluded.
Insurance regulator IRDA is not in favour of allowing initial public offers (IPOs) by life insurers who have been in business for less than ten years, a condition holding up the IPO guidelines for the sector. The companies who have been operational f
These guidelines are issued under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and Rule 7 of Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Rules, 2005. Any contravention thereof or non-compliance shall attract penalties under Banking Regulation Act.
Complaints about incomplete details about the remitter (or beneficiary) and / or the source of credit (or debit) in the pass books / pass sheets / account statements, as also lack of uniformity across banks in providing even such minimal information are rising. A very generic mention as ‘NEFT’ or ‘NECS’ does not help customers in identifying the source of credits, particularly where multiple credits are afforded to their accounts through these products. The Procedural Guidelines on NEFT / NECS / ECS and various circulars issued from time to time clearly highlight the minimum information that should be provided to customers.
Life insurance policy holders may not be required to keep paper records of their policies once the plan for digitalisation of the sector that is being worked on by the Life Insurance Council is approved by the regulator IRDA.
The CIT is primarily responsible to submit the proposal in time. He cannot merely point out delay by the AO or Counsel. He has to explain action taken by him against officers responsible for delay and steps taken by him to prevent recurrence of such delay in future.
Such non-inclusion of the Public Notice in the SION book, that was published subsequently, does not signify that the specific SION (in this case H-158 in Public Notice of 7.11.2008) has been rescinded / withdrawn. The SION H-158, as amended on 7.11.2008, continues to be available in the application filing software at DGFT Website (www.dgft.gov.in). RAs may please take note.
In this regard, it is clarified that the mandate shall apply to all transactions using cards issued in India, for payments on merchant site where no outflow of foreign exchange is contemplated. The linkage to an overseas website/payment gateway cannot be the basis for permitting relaxations from implementing the mandate.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has suspended sale of universal life policies, which were being promoted as an alternative to unit-linked insurance plans, from October 23. Sales have been suspended until the final guideline
Reduction of Government litigations – providing monetary limits for filing appeals by the Department before CESTAT and High Courts – Regarding F.No.390/Misc./163/2010-JC, New Delhi 20th October 2010 Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Excise & Customs INSTRUCTION 1. The National Litigation Policy formulated by the Government of India aims to reduce Government litigation so that […]
