As it is well known that the income tax department has allowed Aadhaar card holders to use the biometric id number in lieu of the Permanent Account Number (PAN). But as per new provision of Income Tax, fine of Rs. 10,000 may be levied in case of wrong Aadhar Number. As per the latest amendments in the Finance Bill 2019, not only allowed people to use Aadhaar in lieu of PAN but also introduced a penalty for giving a false Aadhaar number. However, the new penalty rules are applicable only in cases where you are using Aadhaar in lieu of PAN and where quoting PAN is mandatory according to the income tax department rules. It is well known that although Aadhaar is issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India, yet the fine is not imposed by UIDAI but by the income tax department. Under Section 272B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the department can impose a penalty in case of default in complying with provisions relating to PAN, i.e., failure to obtain, quote, or authenticate PAN. ...
Justice Mukul Mudgal, who headed the committee constituted to draft the Sports Development Bill 2013, said today that BCCI will have to come under the ambit of Right to Information Act if it wants to use 'India' as its national team's name. He also said that that all the sports bodies, including the BCCI, will have to come under the RTI once the Bill is passed by the Parliament. At a media interactin to discuss the contents of the draft Bill, Mr. Mudgal said "RTI will apply to all sports bodies and even cricket will come under it.