SC Decision on Fate of Arbitration Clause in unregistered Agreement with improper stamp duty

SC Decision on Fate of Arbitration Clause in unregistered Agreement with improper stamp duty Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:23 PM PDT SMS Tea Estates Pvt. Ltd. Vs. M/s. Chandmari Tea Co. Pvt. Ltd. (Supreme Court)- SC held that under the provisions of Registration Act, 1908 ('Registration Act') an arbitration clause can remain enforceable in certain situations even if it forms part... Need of correcting our 'Indian Legal System'? Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:15 PM PDT We may very often say great things about Indian Judiciary or legal system. It is true that we have had great legal luminaries, who played a very important role in our democracy defending the Fundamental Rights of the people, expanding the scope of... Delhi HC – Service Tax on Renting of Property Valid ; Endorses views of HCs of P&H, Orissa,Gauhati, Bombay, Gujarat Posted: 23 Sep 2011 07:30 PM PDT While upholding the levy of Service Tax on Renting, their Lordship has left open the question of imposition of penalty for period prior to 2010 to be examined by the Govt. in view of the fact that the earlier petition quashing the levy by Delhi High... 13-member South African Indian family in tax fraud scandal Posted: 23 Sep 2011 07:10 PM PDT Thirteen South African Indians, all members of an extended family, have been arrested from a largely Indian residential locality near here, for allegedly defrauding the revenue service of millions of rands, in a scam that has left the township...