Over 50,000 Cases pending in Supreme Court

By the end of March 2009, the Supreme Court has for the first time in a decade run up a backlog of more than 50,000 cases reports the Times of India

With computerization of the Supreme Court registry and use of information technology in docket management, pendency of cases in the 1990s was brought down from more than one lakh to a manageable 20,000. But the huge rush of litigants, despite an increased disposal rate, has proved more than a match for the judges, who hear more than 80 cases a day.

The pendency has steadily crept northwards since 2006, when it stood at 34,649. In January 2007, it had become 39,780 with the pendency jumping up by more than 5,000 cases. Justice K G Balakrishnan took over as the Chief Justice of India at this time and tried to put in place mechanisms to arrest the trend of spiralling pendency. >> Read Complete article

New Income Tax Return Forms - Assessment Year 2009-10

New Income Tax Return Forms - Assessment Year 2009-10

The Central Board of Direct Taxes have, vide notification S.O. No.866 (E) dated 27th, March,
notified the following new forms for Assessment Year 2009-10 :-

(i) ITR-1 return of income for individuals having income from salary/ pension/ family
pension and not having any other income except income by way of interest
chargeable to income-tax under the head Income from other sources;

(ii) ITR-2 return of income for Individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) not
having any income under the head Profits or gains of business or profession;

(iii) ITR-3 return of income for Individuals and HUFs being partners in firms and not
carrying out business or profession under any proprietorship;

(iv) ITR-4 return of income for individual and HUFs having proprietory business or
profession;

(v) ITR-5 combined form for return of income and fringe benefits for Firms/ Association
of Persons / Body of Individuals;

(vi) ITR-6 combined form for return of income and fringe benefits for companies (other
than companies claiming exemption under section 11;

(vii) ITR-7 combined form for return of income and fringe benefits for persons including
companies required to furnish return under section 139(4A) or section
139(4B) or section 139(4C) or section 139(4D);

(viii) ITR-8 stand alone form for return of fringe benefits for persons who are not
required to furnish return of income but are required to furnish return of
fringe benefits.

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