SC to hear on July 3 NGO's plea seeking Army protection for Kukis

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 3 a plea by a non-government organisation seeking Army protection for the minority Kuki tribals in Manipur and prosecution of communal groups......

SC refuses urgent hearing on plea seeking army protection for Kukis

Amid continued ethnic violence in Manipur, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined urgent hearing of a petition seeking Army protection for the minority Kuki tribals and prosecution of communal......

NIA seeks death for JKLF chief Yasin Malik

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday approached the Delhi high court seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court in New......

SC rejects govt's sealed cover on OROP, issues timeline to pay arrears

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to clear all One Rank One Pension(OROP) arrears totalling Rs 28,000 crore for ex-servicemen by February 28 next year, saying the government is......

Clearing the cobwebs from the concept of GST

Sukumar Mukhopadhyay attempts to clarify doubts about the true nature of Turnover tax, VAT and GST. In the interest of clear thinking, I am writing this treatise on GST which is one of the most......

The fight over VAT on diapers

The great nappy tax debate in the European Union has all the elements of a battle royal. Some of the finest legal brains of the European Commission, the executive body of the EU, have already spent......

How good is a public notice to the taxpayers

There is a standing grievance amongst the people, not only taxpayers, but, also those facing the Company Law Board, the SEBI or any other branch of the government, that they do not get any written......

Overstepping into the VAT regime

The concept of manufacture has been beefed up in this Budget, 2003-04, to overstep into the value added tax regime. The definition of manufacture has been expanded by an amendment in the Central......

ED's notice to BCCI regarding IPL II fund transfer

The Enforcement Directorate has issued notice to the BCCI to explain transfer and routing of funds to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore in the conduct of the second season of Indian Premier League cricket......

Full text of the Delhi High Court judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIWP (C) 1680/200004.10.2004Judgment reserved on:18.08.2004Judgment pronounced on: 04.10.2004RAHUL MEHRA and ANOTHER ...Petitioners- versus -UNION OF INDIA and......