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Wednesday, March 06, 2002
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CORPORATE DISPUTES


HC upholds MERC authority in DPC row
IN a ruling that prevents Dabhol Power Company (DPC) from going for international arbitration, the Mumbai High Court on Tuesday ruled that the Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission had "exclusive jurisdiction" in solving the dispute ... More

TAXATION


No tax on dividend flow from subsidiaries
THE re-introduction of Section 80-M to the Income-Tax Act has conferred benefits on a section of the corporate sector. Companies with significant dividend flows from their subsidiaries and other companies stand to benefit since they will not ... More

  • `Foreign cos will pay less tax than domestic firms'

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    TVS Motor open offer for 50.30% Harita Fin stake
    TVS Motor Co (TVSML) is making an open offer to acquire 50.30 per cent stake in Harita Finance, a company belonging to the same group, at Rs 10 per share. The balance 49.70 per cent of the stake is with other group companies. TVSML, which will ... More

    NEW PROJECTS


    CPCL to invest Rs 200 cr for eco management
    CHENNAI Petroleum Corporation Ltd proposes to invest about Rs 200 crore for environment management as part of its three million tonnes per annum refinery expansion project, at Manali, North Chennai. In addition, the company is also implementing ... More

    Pechiney may set up alumina refinery in Orissa
    FRENCH aluminium major Pechiney is exploring the possibility of setting up a green field alumina refinery project in Orissa. The company is also eager to participate in Nalco's disinvestment. This was stated by Mr Jean Pierre Rodier, Chairman ... More

    Timken to invest $5 m in Indian arm
    GLOBAL bearings and steel major, Timken Company, plans to double its Jamshedpur plant's output to $50 million in two-three years, the President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr James W. Griffith, has said. The parent company has committed an ... More

    Praxair opens cylinder testing facility
    PRAXAIR India, an industrial gas supplier, today opened a cylinder testing station at its Dodballapur plant near here. The fully automated facility measured up to any contemporary cylinder hydro-testing facility in the world, said Mr R.H. ... More

    Apollo to set up vascular research institute
    THE Apollo Hospitals group is setting up an Indo-French research institute for vascular diseases in collaboration with well-known cardiologists from France. To be registered as a non-profit society, the institute would be located in the ... More

    REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


    SEBI returns cheque to RIL
    THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has returned the cheque for Rs 5 lakh to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which the company paid as fine to the market regulator for non-disclosure of its holding in Larsen & Toubro (L&T) exceeding ... More

    INTERVIEW


    `Impal has absorbed slowdown shock'
    AUTO parts retailing has also felt the effects of the industrial downtrend. The market leader, the Rs 180-crore India Motor Parts and Accessories Ltd (Impal), saw its sales go down in the first nine months of the current year, albeit marginally, ... More

    EVENTS


    `Mergers and acquisitions create shareholder value'
    THE Indian corporate sector should be globally competitive in the emerging market-driven economy, the Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Mr Arun Jaitley, said. Inaugurating a seminar on `Mergers and acquisitions: Creating ... More

    SICK UNITS


    BIFR tells CMM to explain issues raised by creditors
    THE Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) has directed CMM Ltd (CMML) to file its written submissions on the objections raised by the secured creditors with regard to the reference filed by the company. Considering the matter, ... More

    Consolidated Fibres EGM to take up net worth erosion
    THE board of directors of Consolidated Fibres and Chemicals Ltd (CFCL) has convened an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of its shareholders at Kolkata on March 15 to discuss the report on erosion in the peak net worth of the company and the ... More

    OUTLOOK


    JVSL's margins to benefit from duty cut
    REDUCTION in the import duty on metallurgical coke used by the steel sector has brought a delayed relief to Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Ltd (JVSL). The cut in the customs duty from 15 to 5 per cent is expected to reduce the cost of production for ... More

    PERFORMANCE


    Reva exports cars to Nepal
    REVA Electric Car Company (RECC), manufacturers of Reva, dispatched the first export consignment of five cars to Nepal on Monday. A company press release said here that this consignment marked RECC's foray into the export market. The company ... More

    Durgapur Steel output up in Feb
    DURGAPUR Steel Plant (DSP) has exceeded its rated capacity production in February 2002 with an output of 1.55 tonnes of hot metal and 1.42 tonnes crude steel. According to press release, while saleable steel production at 1.31 tonnes ... More

    TRENDS


    SEBI told to ensure cos' compliance on interim
    THE plans of scores of companies to pay interim dividends before March 31 is set to come unstuck as the Finance Ministry has advised the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to ensure that the listing agreement is strictly complied ... More

    BSE to keep watch on co notices
    THE Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday said that the exchange can take action against a company's shorter book closure notice or record date if such notices lead to " market complications on account of settlement schedules''. According to the ... More

    Many companies firm on dividend payouts
    MANY companies which had announced plans to pay interim dividend before April 1 have indicated that they would go ahead with their plans as they perceive the "cost of defiance'' to be much lower than their estimated tax liability under the new ... More

    Interim dividend rush may not achieve its objective: Experts
    Corporates may find it extremely difficult to set dates for book closure and record, as time-limits have to be adhered to as per company law provisions, and in the week beginning March 25, till the end of the month, there are a series of public holid ays. More

    NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


    Tata Engg unveils 7-seater `Indiva'
    TATA Engineering has unveiled a 7-seater multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) concept, christened `Tata Indiva', at the Geneva International Motor Show. Styled by Italian design house IDEA, the model is based on the Indica platform. With this, models ... More
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