Kind attention is invited to the judgment dated 26-02-2002 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of CCE, Madurai vs T.V.S. Srichakra Ltd. and the judgment dated 27-02-2002 in the case of CCE, Delhi Vs Maruti Udyog Ltd. [2002 (141) ELT 3 (SC)]. Vide the said judgment, appeals filed by the Department were dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, upholding that the sale price realised by the assessee is to be regarded as inclusive of excise duty and therefore, in arriving at the excisable value of the goods
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.68/2003-NT-Customs, dated the 26th August, 2003 [S.O.970(E), dated the 26th August, 2003], the Board hereby determines for the purposes of said section relating to export goods, that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II appended hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from the 1st October, 2003.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.67/2003-NT-Customs, dated the 26th August, 2003.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby amends the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs (Department of Revenue), No.66/2002-CUSTOMS (N.T), dated the 25th October, 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide, G.S.R. 724(E), dated the 25th October, 2002, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such amendment, namely.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act,1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby specifies Manikanchan Special Economic Zone at Salt Lake as a special economic zone
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1of 1944), the Central Government hereby specifies Boranada Special Economic Zone at Jodhpur, in the State of Rajasthan, as a special economic zone
I have been directed to enclose copy of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dtd. 7th July, 2003 in CA Nos. 4151-4157/2001in the case of CC, Kolkata Vs M/s. Grand Prime Ltd. & Ors [reported in 2001 (137) ELT 795 (Tri-Kolkata)].
So far as refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palm oil/palmolein is concerned, the same should conform to the specifications of refined vegetable oil under category A.17.15 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1956. Such RBD palm oil/palmolein would be classified under sub-heading 15119010 of the Customs Tariff.
I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 40/2002-Cus., dated 17/7/2002, on the above-mentioned subject, wherein various issues involved in finalisation of provisional assessment cases of marble imports were clarified. In the said Circular, para 2(d) contained guidelines on valuation of marble slabs and marble blocks. Subsequently, vide Circular No.45/2002-Cus, dated 23.7.2002 , it was decided that application of the para 2(d) of said Circular should be kept in abeyance.
All the Foreign Institutional Investors who do not deal in / issue Offshore Derivative Instrument against underlying Indian Securities shall submit a ‘Nil-Report’ as per Circular IMD/CUST/8/2003 dated August 8, 2003.
