HC quashes SEBI’s order declining to compound an offence as petitioner-Co. refunded sums collected under CIS

COMPANY LAW : Where directors of company, against which SEBI had initiated prosecution on its failure to comply CIS Regulations, had filed an application for compounding offence on ground that…

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Board of Approval can’t re-demarcate processing areas into non-processing areas in an SEZ for cancelling existing Letter of Approval: HC

EXCISE/ST/VAT : Fiscal benefit in form of duty free import of raw materials and consumables for operation and maintenance of Power Plant set up in processing area of SEZ as…

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AO can’t reject correctness of ‘agreement to sell’ merely relying on statement of purchaser denying higher payment: ITAT

INCOME TAX : Correctness of 'Ikrarnama' (Agreement to sell) showing cash payment by purchaser could not be outrightly discarded on denial by purchaser and addition of amount deposited in bank…

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SEBI directs exchanges to levy fines and take action for non-compliances by issuers of non-convertible securities

In the interests of investors and the securities market, SEBI has directed the Stock Exchanges to levy fines and take action in case of non-compliance with continuous disclosure requirements by…

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Proviso to Sec. 2(15) not attracted if profit made by society is ploughed back for charitable activities: HC

INCOME TAX : Where main object of assessee-society was running a printing press and publishing a newspaper and profit so generated was being ploughed back for charitable activities and Commissioner…

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Tribunal can grant extension of stay of demand beyond 365 days in deserving cases; SC dismissed SLP

INCOME TAX : SLP dismissed against High Court's ruling that where delay in disposal of appeal is not attributable to assessee in any manner, Tribunal can grant extension of stay…

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