The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed 93 petitions from various missionaries to exempt salaried nuns from paying income tax. The missionaries had argued that nuns and priests enter a State of civil death when they take their vow of poverty and need not pay tax. The various ecclesiastical orders had challenged a December 1, 2014, Income Tax Department directive to …
In a significant judgement, the Kerala High Court has held that salaries paid to nuns and priests of religious congregations working as teachers in government or government-aided educations institutions are liable for tax deduction at source. According to the reports, the Kerala High Court pronounced an order saying that nuns and priests will have to pay income tax as their …
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday took up the matter of alleged harassment of nuns belonging to a Kerala-based congregation in Uttar Pradesh recently with Home Minister Amit Shah promising strong action. Amit Shah promises action Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in the state to campaign for the party ahead of the April 6 Assembly polls, said, …
