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The Income Tax Department might notify you of an outstanding tax liability through a demand notice on the e-filing portal. This can arise for various reasons, such as a mismatch between your declared income and the department’s records, miscalculations in your Income Tax Return (ITR), or late filing of the ITR. In such cases we

Supreme Court Enhances Compensation For Botched Surgery; Chides NCDRC And State Commission For Awarding Meagre Amount To Patient Orders Suket Hospital in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh to pay the complainant ₹5 lakhs with interest and ₹50,000 for litigation cost. The Supreme Court has taken exception to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) and the Himachal

DLA Piper Strengthens Media, Sport, And Entertainment Portfolio With Armstrong Teasdale Team Addition Global law firm DLA Piper has bolstered its Media, Sport and Entertainment (MSE) practice with the high-profile hire of Partner Zane Shihab and his team from Armstrong Teasdale. Joining Shihab in his move to DLA Piper’s London office are James Thorndyke (Legal

Bombay High Court Affirms Auditor’s Error As Reasonable Cause For Delay Condonation The Bombay High Court has determined that the auditor’s error should not be dismissed but acknowledged as a reasonable explanation provided by the trust management. Justices K. R. Shriram and Neela Gokhale noted that a public charitable trust, established for over thirty years

Consumer Commission Orders Max Bupa To Reimburse Wrongfully Denied Claim The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission – X, New Delhi bench, consisting of President Monika Aggarwal Srivastava, Member Dr Rajender Dhar, and Member Ritu Garodia, ruled in favour of a policyholder against Max Bupa Health Insurance Co. Ltd. The case involved the rejection of a

Clyde & Co Advised Alpha Dhabi On Construction Unit Sale To ADQ Developmental Holding It is considered one of the fastest-growing investment holding companies in Abu Dhabi. Global law firm Clyde & Co has advised Alpha Dhabi Holding (ADH) on a 49 percent sale of the share capital of Alpha Dhabi Construction Holding (ADCH) to

Latham & Watkins Strengthens Japan M&A Team With M&A Partner Yohei Nakagawa Latham & Watkins, a prominent global law firm, has turned to its US counterpart, Morrison & Foerster, to augment its M&A capabilities in Japan with the recruitment of Yohei Nakagawa as a Partner. Nakagawa specialises in cross-border transaction advisory. Nakagawa’s expertise extends across

Clyde & Co Adds Ben Brown And David True In Dubai Both deal with laws related to the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of Ben Brown as a Partner and David True as a Senior Associate in Dubai. Brown has re-joined the firm after four

Foley & Lardner Appoints Ngai Zhang And Drew Schulte To Boost IT Offering Until now, they were serving at Perkins Coie. AmLaw 100 law firm Foley & Lardner has added Ngai Zhang and Drew Schulte to strengthen its innovative technology capabilities and electronics practice. While Zhang will join the firm’s Washington DC office, Schulte will

Simmons & Simmons Elevates David McDonald, Adam Wolstenholme And Nine Others To Partnership The promotions are effective 01 May. International Law Firm Simmons & Simmons has unveiled its list of Partner promotions comprising 11 lawyers, including David McDonald and Adam Wolstenholme from six countries in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. The promotions reflect