CBDT Issues a Circular with Second Set of FAQ on Tax Compliance Provision Under Chapter VI of the Black Money Act

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has considered the queries received from the public about the tax compliance provisions under Chapter-VI of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (‘Black Money Act’) and issued a Circular here today clarifying another set of 27 queries.   Earlier the Board had issued a Circular on...

Ola assures Delhi High Court to run only CNG cabs in Delhi

Popular Cab Service, Ola has made changes in its app and assured Delhi High Court that it will only allow CNG cabs to ply under its banner in the capital. The Delhi government reportedly also asked Ola to plant 50,000 trees to make good the loss caused to the environment due to the flouting of the ban.Before contempt petition could be heard against CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, former Union Minister...

Lawsuit withdrawn by Uber Rape victim in US

A woman who had accused an Uber driver-partner of raping her has withdrawn her lawsuit from a California District Court. Uber Taxi, the online cab hailing company, which is facing multiple hurdles at this juncture, was reprieved with this withdrawal.On January 29, the woman had filed a lawsuit in the US court in the case (Jane Doe vs. Uber Technologies). Whether to set it to trial or...

Twitter row: SC to hear plea on quashing of criminal defamation complaints against Subramanian Swamy

Supreme Court will reportedly hear on Monday BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea, praying for quashing of six criminal defamation complaints lodged against him. The complaints were lodged for allegedly making critical comments against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Twitter.Swamy’s petition elaborated on the six criminal defamation cases pending against him in the court of...

No retrospective MAT on FIIs, Govt. accepts Shah panel report and has decided to make appropriate Amendment to the IT Act [Read the Full Report]

Justice A.P. Shah Committee’s recommendation to clarify the Inapplicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs has been accepted by the government.  It has also been decided that the Income-Tax Act will be appropriately amended. The   final report on applicability of MAT on FIIs/FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2015 has been submitted by the Committee to the Government on 25.08.2015.To clarify...

Gujarat HC dismisses PIL seeking Caste Survey before decision on granting reservation

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation which had demanded that the state government must collect caste data before any decision about granting reservation to the Patel community is taken.The division bench of acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel and Justice NV Anjaria said the petition was premature.Petitioner Mustak Kadri had filed a PIL in the Gujarat...

Google foes targeted by Hausfeld, US Law Firm for private damages claim

U.S. law firm and class action specialist Hausfeld on September 1st launched a platform to help pursue claims against Google since it is posing an important problem for the world’s No. 1 Internet search engine amid its regulatory troubles in Europe. Avisa Partners, Public affairs consultancy will jointly manage the platform. It is helping French Internet search firm 1plusV in its EU...

Scribes shall not get too close to judges dais; should show restraint while reporting observations: SC

In an unprecedented open court diktat to journalists covering court proceedings, the Supreme Court today asked the scribes not to enter the “well” of the courtroom or stand too close to the dais to hear the proceedings.Justice Ranjan Gogoi also directed legal journalists in the apex court to observe restraint while reporting the exchange between the judges and lawyers.Noting that...

Sri Ram Sene chief Muthalik restrained from entering Goa : SC shuts moral policing

Sri Ram Sene chief, Pramod Muthalik’s plea against a Bombay High Court decision upholding the order restraining him and his associates from entering the territory of Goa was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Monday.A bench comprising of Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy said,"The order might have been passed to maintain peace in Goa. Goa people will take care of their...

Petition seeking cancellation of bail of Salman Khan in 2002 hit-and-run case declined by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking cancellation of bail of Salman Khan, movie actor who was convicted and sentenced in 2002 hit-and-run case.The plea by one of the alleged victims belonging to Mumbai Police and associated with the case was declined by the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu.The sessions court had convicted and sentenced him, howsoever on the...

Two sisters to be raped as punishment - 100,000 sign petition against it

Two Indian sisters 'sentenced' to be raped and then paraded naked around the streets with their faces blackened, an unelected all-male village council known as a 'panchayat' ordered on 30 July,  as retaliation to their brother eloping with a married girl from the upper-caste Jat community. Read the full story here.The sisters and their family had already fled the village for fear of...

Bank Directed to Block four Posts for Visually Impaired

The Madras High Court has directed Pandyan Grama Bank to reserve four posts for visually impaired people.The Bank, headquartered in Virudhunagar, issued an advertisement calling for applications for the posts of officers and office assistants. However, it did not provide for the statutory reservation of 3% of available vacancies for disabled persons at the rate of 1% each for orthopaedic,...