Design the Budget to reduce cost of transaction

The finance minister should look at empowerment of Authority of Advance Ruling & abrogation of welfare law Read more »

Discretion for wealth tax officer

Court rejected the arguments of the company because there was wide variation between the market value and valuation done for municipal taxes Read more »

Time for a tough balancing act

While reviewing the new land acquisition law, the government has to ensure that industry's concerns on cost and time escalation are addressed and landowners get their due Read more »

What is indeed broken needs to be fixed

Debate on the FSLRC report has been on the re-engineering of the financial sector's regulatory architecture Read more »

SC asks CLB to fast-track old case

A weekly selection of key court orders Read more »

Start-ups struggle with company law

Stricter rules, rise in compliance costs affect fund-raising Read more »

Nayak Committee report: Spotlight on PSE governance

The board of directors does not have adequate incentive to implement an effective vigil mechanism Read more »

Losses can’t be set off after merger

A weekly selection of key court orders Read more »

Direct-sellers in a spot

What could connect illegal money-pooling firms and Amway India is the principle of chain marketing Read more »

Land acquisition given a makeover with case law

The new Act is an effort to address the historical injustice while speeding up procedures Read more »