Indirect transfer – not just an Indian phenomenon

To some extent, the AP High Court has settled the debate in favour of the taxpayer in the case of Sanofi Read more »

Directors in the dock when cheque bounces

A weekly selection of key court orders Read more »

Grey laws woe for child labour

Seventy per cent of child labour violations take place in the agriculture sector Read more »

Family firms focus on business sustainability

Succession planning, sibling rivalry and dispute among family members can lead to difficult situations Read more »

Any misrepresentation in prospectus is treated as fraud

Even as the action moves to the Securities Appellate Tribunal in the case involving the capital market regulator putting a ban on DLF Ltd and several of its directors, it may be... Read more »

More SC rules on bouncing cheques

While disposing of a batch of cheque bounce appeals with a 14-year history, the Supreme Court last week set forth six more guidelines to speed up trials in such cases. In the... Read more »

When a huge discount is not anti-competitive

Allegations of predatory pricing may not hold ground in the high-pitch turf battle for consumers' pocket between e-tail and retail Read more »

We want 250 obsolete laws to be repealed: A P Shah

A P Shah, chairman of the Law Commission of India, is set to hand over a report to the government, recommending statute laws that are outdated be repealed. In an interview with... Read more »

Denying Cenvat credit for export untenable

Zero-rating in case of exports means that the duty on input and output will have to be refunded, or not charged Read more »

PSUs in fratricidal legal battles

Despite repeated calls by the Supreme Court to public authorities to sort out their differences among themselves and not to resort to prolonged litigation using tax-payers' money, this fratricidal syndrome has not... Read more »