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A candle march to the soul

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflectsit- Edith Wharton   “ The light from candles cannot really help in enlightening a darkened life ruined by  inhuman and devilish acts of sick  minds of  society. Whether its New Delhi , Bihar, Jharkhand ,Mumbai or any other part of this country, every time  any such  unfortunate event takes place, everything starts to seem very much repetitive. Same  media hue and cry, public outbursts, political allegations and counter allegations, it all seems like a vicious circle. Does one Candle march, few debates, strong support for stringent laws satisfy the factum of being responsible for the society and country? If you ask me, my answer is ‘No’.  We all are habitual of seeing and believing in things as media shows it to us, but the reality is far from what it seems. As I see, there are various factors that actually participate in such pseudo collective societal sensitivity acts of ours. Firstly media

No Exemption for Salaried Employees with income upto Rs 5 Lakh from filing IT return for A.Y. 2013-14

CBDT has vide its  press release dated 22.07.2013  clarified that exemption from filing return of income for salaried employees having total income upto Rs. 5 lakhs including income from other sources upto Rs. 10,000/- was only for assessment year 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively. The exemption was given considering ‘paper filing of returns’ and their ‘processing through manual entry’ on system.  However, this year the facility for online filing of returns has been made user-friendly with the advantage of pre-filled return forms. These E-filed forms also get electronically processed at the central processing centre in a speedy manner. Hence, the exemption provided during the last two years is not being extended for assessment year 2013-14. Source : TaxGuru Visit us at www.technolegals.com

Amendments to Patent Rules 2003

Draft Amendments to Patent Rules 2003 notified by Indian Patent office. 10% surcharge for those filing documents physically. Draft rules may be accessed through this link : http://ipindia.nic.in/iponew/DraftRules_2013.pdf Visit us at: www.technolegals.com
Directions issued by Supreme Court of India in respect of sexual abuse/assault of minor child. In a Recent Judgement by Supreme Court of India, in the matter of  “Shankar Kisanrao Khade vs. State of Maharashtra”   Criminal Appeal No. 362-363 of 2010  following directions have been passed  in Judgement delivered by K.S. Radhakrishnan, J, in respect of sexual abuse or assault of minor, (1) The persons in-charge of the schools/educational institutions, special homes, children homes, shelter homes, hostels, remand homes, jails etc. or wherever children are housed, if they come across instances of sexual abuse or assault on a minor child which they believe to have committed or come to know that they are being sexually molested or assaulted are directed to report those facts keeping upmost secrecy to the nearest S.J.P.U. or local police, and they, depending upon the gravity of the complaint and its genuineness, take appropriate follow up action casting no stigma to the child or
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Cyber wars: Are we legally ready to counter the attacks

By Nishant Ahlawat India as the world knows has become the centre stage for the corporate and political affairs of the globe.  Having a sneak peek into the recent happenings, it becomes much evident that India is bound to face unprecedented friction in all spheres, be it social, political, structural, financial or related to national security. When we thought it was just the direct acts of strategic terrorism from our enemies operating within and from distant lands that we are facing, the booming IT industry and everyday improvising means and modes of communication and data transfer has opened new options for attacking and challenging the very existence of the greatest democracy in the world . The use of advance means of communication in terms of GPS, Blackberry, Switchable Sim cards, remailers and VOIP as was revealed in the investigations or the follow up cyber attacks by the Pakistani Cyber Army as they hacked into the websites of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing [i] , t