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No TCS On Sale Of Goods; Changes To TDS/TCS Regime : Union Budget 2025 Proposals
With an aim to reform the personal income tax regime with a special focus on middle-class citizens, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman has introduced key changes in the Budget 2025-26 at the August gathering today. Rationalisation of TDS and TCSWith an aim to rationalise Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source(TCS), the following measures have been introduced:"I propose...
New Income Tax Bill Will Be Introduced Next Week : Finance Minister
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday that a new income tax bill will be introduced next week.She said that the new tax bill will be simpler and clearer compared to the present Income Tax Act 1967."In respect of criminal law, our Government had earlier ushered in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita replacing Bharatiya Danda Sanhita. I am happy to inform...
'Full Tax Rebate For Income Up To Rs 12 Lakhs' : Finance Minister Announces New Tax Rates In Union Budget 2025
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in her budget speech announced proposals which effectively mean that there is no income tax payable for normal salaried income up to Rs 12 lakhs per annum.She said that for taxpayers up to Rs12 lakhs of normal income, other than special rate incomes such as capital gains, tax rebate is being provided in such a manner that there is no tax payable by...
Judges Reluctant To Express Themselves In Full Court: Amicus S Muralidhar Suggests Secret Ballot System For Senior Advocate Designation
Senior Advocate S. Muralidhar on Friday (January 31) suggested to the Supreme Court that a secret ballot system in which all the judges of a constitutional court vote should be adopted to select lawyers for conferring Senior Advocate designation.“I am getting the feedback that the secret ballot system must be introduced not as an exception but as the rule. Judges are reluctant to...
'Should Eminent Lawyers Be Subjected To Interview? Can Standing Be Assessed In 10 Mins?': Supreme Court Questions Senior Designation Process
The Supreme Court on Friday (January 31) questioned the appropriateness of subjecting eminent lawyers with high standing at the Bar to an interview process for the purpose of conferring Senior Advocate designation.Justice Abhay Oka questioned, “Even we (judges) rely on senior lawyers as they are better equipped to help us to decide matters. Should such lawyers be subjected to...
Delhi Riots | Police Either Failed To Make Enquiry Against Kapil Mishra Or Tried To Cover Up Allegations : Court
A Delhi Court recently asked a man to approach the concerned MP/MLA Court for seeking registration of an FIR against BJP leader Kapil Mishra in relation to a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case.Judicial Magistrate First Class Udbhav Kumar Jain of Karkardooma Courts asked the complainant, Mohd. Wasim, to approach the concerned MP/MLA Court for seeking action against Mishra as he is a former...
'Police Officials Engaged In Hate Crime' : Court Orders FIR Against SHO In Forceful National Anthem Singing Case During Delhi Riots
A Delhi Court has recently ordered registration of FIR against the SHO(Station House Officer) of Jyoti Nagar police station on a complaint filed by a man claiming to be part of a group of men who were forced to sing Vande Mataram and the National Anthem during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Judicial Magistrate First Class Udbhav Kumar Jain of Karkardooma Courts ordered that FIR be...
Pursuit Of Justice Is Steady, Slowly Shifting Society & Strengthening Democracy : Justice Hrishikesh Roy In Farewell Address
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Hrishikesh Roy today (January 31) in his farewell speech expressed how the pursuit of Justice is to be seen in the slow yet steady advancement of society and democracy. Speaking at the farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice Roy recalled how his notion of Justice changed over time and experience, from a fresher to serving as a...
Plea In Supreme Court Challenges BSA's Electronic Evidence & Confession Provisions And BNS Sections
Former MP Vinod Kumar Boinapally has moved the Supreme Court challenging certain provisions of the BNS and the BSA, which replaced the erstwhile penal laws viz. the IPC and the Evidence Act.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, which tagged it with other similar cases coming up on February 5 (Ref: Azad Singh Kataria v. Union of India,...
'Lot Of Lobbying Taking Place For Senior Advocate Designation, Judges Shouldn't Make Recommendations': Indira Jaising To Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising on Friday (January 31) raised concerns before the Supreme Court regarding lobbying and judges' recommendations influencing the designation of Senior Advocates.Jaising pointed out that she had filed the petition, in which the 2017 three-judge bench judgment governing Senior Advocate designations was passed, in order to end “unlimited lobbying” in the...
Section 138 NI Act | Mumbai Court Convicts Pharma Company In Cheque Dishonour Case, Imposes Fine Of ₹1.83 Crore
A Magistrate Court in Mumbai has recently convicted Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for the offence of dishonour of a cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, imposing a cost of Rs. 1.83 crore, which is double the cheque amount. Judge Prashant S. Ghodke observed, “Therefore, I hold that accused no. 1 had issued cheque to the complainant for discharge of legal liability and it...