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Demystifying Title Scrutiny
Buying an immovable property is rarely a hassle-free experience. In addition to locating a good one, negotiating a right price, minimizing broker interaction and arranging for funds, all of us are confronted with strange sounding legal terminology as well as words or phrases used in local parlance. We cannot do without the help of a property lawyer.
Ms. Vidya P, Advocate, has demystified the halo surrounding the title scrutiny of immovable property in urban as well as rural India.
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Andhra Pradesh Micro Finance Institutions (Regulation of Money Lending) Ordinance, 2010 (Ordinance)
Until last year Micro Finance Institutions held huge promise as tools of poverty alleviation and savior of the masses from the clutches of the money lenders. However, the spate of suicides in Andhra Pradesh by borrowers unable to meet the demands of the micro finance lender as well as certain Micro Finance Corporates in the news for wrong reason has resulted in the passing of Andhra Pradesh Micro Finance Institutions (Regulation of Money Lending) Ordinance, 2010 (Ordinance).
Ms. Jayashri Murali, Advocate, in her article, has lucidly explained the provisions of the said Ordinance.
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LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) – A Tax Efficient Vehicle
As you all know, LLP is a better alternative for both Partnership Firm and Company and has the advantages of both. Being a new business vehicle, it is attracting the existing as well as upcoming entrepreneurs. One of the important aspect in which businessmen have more concern is Tax since it has a great impact on the profits of the business.
In this article, Mr. Vivek Hegde, Company Secretary in Practice, has thrown some light on the taxation aspect of LLP based on the session held by Registrar, LLP at Bangalore on 18th December, 2010.
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Additional facility for filing Importer Exporter Code (IEC) applications “on-line”
DGFT has introduced an additional facility on its website (http://dgft.gov.in) for enabling members of trade to file their IEC applications ‘on-line’ with effect from 1.1.2011. This will reduce the transaction cost and time for the applicant, would ensure easy, flexible filing of application and reduce human interface and paper work in the process.
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Provisional release of export goods detained for investigation
Inordinate detention of the seized goods entered for exportation results in delays in fulfillment of export order and at times cancellation of such orders. Therefore CBEC, vide its Circular, has issued guidelines w.r.t. provisional release of export goods which are detained for investigation. Seizure should be resorted to only when the Customs officers have a reason to believe that the goods in question are liable to confiscation under the Customs Act, 1962.
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Salesmen to come under a new law, get job security & pay parity
Over three lakh salesmen in sectors such as FMCG, automobiles and apparel will now be covered under The Sales Promotion Employees Act, 1976 providing higher job security, pay parity and better working conditions, but this could raise companies’ operational cost. This Act was hitherto applicable only to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Panel for landmark changes in Motor Vehicle Act
The government is all set to introduce landmark changes in Motor Vehicle Act 1988, covering graded punishment for drunken driving, licensing, compensation for road accident victims and interestingly barring use of I-pods, music and bluetooth devices while driving. It remains to be seen whether this will make us less errant drivers.
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