Source:- mondaq.com In the recent past, there have been significant tax controversies in India which have been closely monitored around the globe by Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs), tax administrators, policy-makers and international tax organisations. The dynamic nature of the present day business world along with aggressive tax planning measures and a protective approach to revenue often

Source:- financialexpress.com The Bombay High Court today directed YouTube to forthwith delete a secretly-shot video of the proceedings in a high court judge’s courtroom and issued notices to the video-sharing website and search engine Google. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Anuja Prabhudessai sought their response as to why action under contempt

Source:- thehindu.com Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court Altamas Kabir passed away here on Sunday. He was 68. Suffering from kidney-related ailments, Justice Kabir was admitted to a private hospital in the city last week. “Mr Altamas Kabir, Hon’ble Former Chief Justice of India, passed away at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, 2:52 p.m. on Sunday,”

Source:- newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has pitched for the use of Hindi and other regional languages in high courts, saying the Constitution gives the Centre enough powers in this regard without a need to consult the judiciary. At present proceedings are held and orders are delivered in English in the Supreme Court and

Source:- hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court has declined a plea by a Pakistani national seeking extension of visa to stay in India, saying it is a call to be taken by the Executive. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said it cannot allow the request of Syed Waseem Ur Rehman, a Sufi cleric, who had

Source:- india.com “We all ache for a home where we feel safe. A home we can roam about without fear. At 3 on a bone-chilling winter morning or at 11 in the night, amid the darkness that grows over the silent streets; a ‘safe’ home is all we ache for.” Yes, we do long for such

Source:- indiatimes.com KOCHI: The concept that having sex with a woman without her consent amounts to rape has changed recently. As the law stands now, insertion of any object or body part into the vagina would amount to rape. An amendment was brought to IPC Section 375 (rape). As per sub-section 2 of Section 375,

Source:- indiatimes.com BENGALURU: The high court on Monday directed police to provide security to a newly wed couple belonging to different castes. A division bench headed by Justice B S Patil gave this direction after the couple -Suresh Babu, 31, an MBA graduate and resident of Chintamani, and Anuja, 26, an M.Com graduate and resident

Source:- newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: With the warning of passing a strict order against officials for apathy, the High Court on Monday suggested to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike(BBMP) to have a software to deal with the complaints of illegal constructions in city. “There is no dearth of software engineers in the Silicon Valley of India. Why don’t

Source:- indianexpress.com WITH AT least 240 of the 293 cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots being closed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the central government, the Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it wanted a “high-level committee” to monitor the probe and trials, observing that “these cases concern the entire