In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Visakhapatnam to act as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on the Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata for the purpose of adjudicating the matters relating to Show Cause Notices issued vide F.No. S2-09/2009-SIIB and S-2/10/2009 both dated 25.5.2009 and F.No. S-22/20/2008-SIIB and F.No. S-22/18/2008-SVC both dated 14.0.2008 vide, No. 45/2008 pertaining to M/s. Jai Balaji Industries Limited, 5, Bentinck Street, 1st Floor, Kolkata – 700 00 issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Visakhapatnam and the Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata.
The principal rules were published vide Notification No.36/96-Customs (N.T.) dated 23rd July, 1996, [G.S.R. 305 (E), dated the 23rd July, 1996] and were last amended vide Notification No.12/2002-Customs (N.T.) dated the 1st March, 2002, G.S.R. (E), dated the 1st March, 2002.
A special court will be established in Hyderabad for the trial of the Satyam scam. The decision has been taken as per the recommendations of the AP High Court and the Deputy Inspector General of the Central Bureau of Investigation at Hyderabad. Ever since the chargesheet was filed against Satyam founder-chairman B Ramalinga Raju and other accused in connection with the Satyam scam in April 2009, the trial has been going on at the XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in the city.
The Principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide Notification No. 36/2001 – Customs (N.T.), dated, the 3rd August, 2001 (S. O. 748 (E), dated, the 3rd August, 2001) and was last amended vide Notification No. 156/2009-Customs (N.T.), dated, the 15th October, 2009 (S. O. 2622 (E) dated 15th October, 2009).
The Income Tax department has issued a detailed notice today (comprising 531 pages along with annexure running into 1901 pages) under section 201(1) and 201(1A) of the IT Act 1961 to Vodafone International Holdings BV(VIH BV) requiring it to show cause as to why it should not be held that the Department has competent jurisdiction to proceed against it for the default of non-deduction of tax at source from the payment of USD 11.2 billion made on 8th May 2007 to Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL) for transfer of interest in the Indian company Hutch Essar Ltd (HEL).
In particular moification of Circular No.7, dated 16.09.09 regarding the constitution of above mentioned Committee, it has been decided that a representative from the Department of Financial Services will also be a member of the said Committee.
whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 39/2009-Customs, dated 29th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 289(E), dated the 29th April, 2009.
I am sure most of us are still sharing the Diwali happiness and good wishes with friends and family. The New Year Vikram Samvat 2066 has dawned and has already ushered in a positive atmosphere. The markets are doing well; the economy is making strides and should grow by 6.5 per cent this fiscal. The forecast growth for next year at between 7 and 7.5 per cent would most likely retain India’s status as the second fastest growing economy in the world.
There’s some good news for the industry of North-East as the union commerce ministry has agreed to have a relook into its March 2008 notification which had considerably restricted excise duty exemption of industrial units in the region. It is learnt that union commerce minister Kamal Nath had recently “assured” the Assam chief minister, Tarun Gogoi, to look into the issue.
The Corporate Affairs Minister, Mr Salman Khurshid, on Wednesday said that the Companies Bill, 2009 will also have provisions for Class Action suits that will allow investors to seek compensations from companies. At a workshop to discuss the Bill, Mr Khurshid said, “Compensation cases in India are a long-drawn-out process, with few success stories. Within the current framework of the company law there is no provision for compensation for shareholders in the event of negligence or fraud being committed by company directors.
