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The Bar Association of Gauhati has filed a Writ Petition in the Gauhati High Court to challenge the levy of service-tax on “Legal Consultancy Services”. The High Court has on 29th April 2011 said the matter requires in-depth scrutiny and directed that service-tax would not be recovered till the next date of hearing being 25th May 2011

Vide Order No. 75 of 2011 dated 30.04.2011, the CBDT has transferred / posted Additional/ Joint/ Deputy/ Assistant Commissioners of Income-tax

Vide Order No. 73 of 2011 dated 29.04.2011, the CBDT has transferred / posted Joint Commissioners of Income-tax. Vide Order No. 74 of 2011 dated 29.04.2011, the CBDT has promoted Additional Commissioners / Additional Directors to Commissioners of Income-tax

Vide Order No. 72 of 2011 dated 29.04.2011, the CBDT has transferred / posted additional/ Joint Commissioners of Income-tax

The Delhi Bar Association has filed a Writ Petition in the Delhi High Court being WP No. 2792 of 2011 to challenge the levy of service-tax on “Legal Consultancy Services”. The High Court has today (29th April 2011) issued notice on the Writ Petition and stayed the application of the impugned provision till the next date of hearing being 23rd May 2011

CBDT Circular On Procedure For Refund Of Excess TDS Deducted/ Paid

Vide Order No. 67 of 2011 dated 16.04.2011 issued by the CBDT, officers in the grade of Additional Commissioner / Additional Director of Income-tax have been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Income-tax

Transfers of Hon’ble Members (April 2011)

Vide Order No. 60 of 2011 dated 07.04.2011, the CBDT has announced the postings & transfers of Deputy/ Assistant Commissioners of Income-tax in the Directorate of International Taxation & Transfer Pricing

Several instructions and directions have been issued by the CBDT from time to time emphasizing upon the need for timely filing of appeals/SLPs in the Supreme Court and proper conduct of litigation. However, a number of SLPs are being filed with inordinate delay. In the wake of repeated displeasure expressed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on the present state of affairs, Ld. Attorney General for India has advised the Board to work towards a "Zero Delay Regime" in the matter of filing of appeals/SLPs