Notification No. 47/2010 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), dated, the 3rd August 2001, namely: –
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy – 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby amends Schedule – 1 (Imports) of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, as under:
This refers to HS Code No. 1701 00 00 in the Schedule-2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2009-2014 under which M/s Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited, New Delhi is the designated agency for export of Sugar to EU under Preferential Quota.
The government plans to relax the contiguity norms for special economic zones, a move that will benefit developers of zones such as Navi Mumbai SEZ in Maharashtra and Iffco Kisan SEZ in Andhra Pradesh. The existing guidelines, which stipulate continuity within SEZs, would have forced developers to invest in building bridges and flyovers over railway lines or water bodies falling within such zones, even if they are located in the non-processing areas where there is no production activity.
Market regulator SEBI has asked the mutual fund (MF) houses to submit reports, pertaining to compliance with a recent rule that dividends be paid only from realised gains and not premium income, by June 17.
If the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has its way, persons investing in mutual funds must have their own demat accounts. Sebi has sought suggestions on this issue from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) which are to be provided by June 15.
Hit hard by the mass exodus of investors, amounting to an average of over 1 lakh a month, the mutual fund houses are knocking on the doors of Sebi, which in turn, is mulling over possible remedial actions including an expanded distribution model for these investment products.
If you are a Mahindra Satyam investor and eagerly awaiting their results by the end of this month then you may have to wait a bit longer. Mahindra Satyam has applied to the Company Law Board seeking an extension for financial restatement till September 30.
Arbitration process is a mechanism to avoid delay in securing justice and preserving right between the disputants / litigants. The objects of arbitration as held by the Supreme Court are to settle all disputes between the parties in order to avoid litigation and further litigation. Arbitration is the reference of a dispute or difference between the parties for determination after hearing both sides in the judicial manner by a person or persons without involvement of the court.
Notification No. 45/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Pune has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with Rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules. 1962 (said Rules), from Assessment year 2007-08 onwards in the category of ‘Other Institution’, partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions, namely:-
