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 (Export), Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva to act as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on the Commissioner of Customs.
The principal notification No.20/2006-Central Excise (N.T) dated the 30th September, 2006 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 609(E), dated the 30th September, 2006 and was last amended by notification No.19/2008-Central Excise (N.T) dated the 27th March, 2008 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.213(E), dated the 27th March, 2008.
Representations have been received that the existing procedure is causing difficulties to these two sectors. After examination, the Board has decided to extend the facility of issuing pre-authenticated CT-3 form booklets to EOUs in textile and chemical sector as well subject to certain additional safeguards as enumerated in the following paragraphs.
The CBDT, as a measure to reduce litigation, revised the monetary limits for filing appeals by the Department before Income Tax Appellate Tribunals, High Courts and Supreme Court. Accordingly, appeals would henceforth be filed in the ITAT only if the tax effect exceeded Rs.2,00,000, in the high court only if the tax effect exceeded Rs.4,00,000 and in the Supreme Court only if the tax effect exceeded Rs.10,00,000. However, it clarified that these monetary limits would not apply to writ matters.
After much bickering with states, the finance ministry today reduced the central sales tax (CST) rate on inter-state sales from 3 per cent to 2 per cent with effect from June 1.The ministry notified the rate-cut to the states despite differences on compensating them for losses of about Rs 13,000 crore in 2008-09 because of the cut. CST was cut from 4 per cent to 3 per cent on April 1, 2007. It was to be reduced to 2 per cent on April 1, 2008, and phased out by March 2010.
Notification No. 66-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ii) of the third proviso to sub-section (9) of section 80-IB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) the Central Government hereby notifies the following undertakings, being mineral oil refinery projects, for the purposes of the said sub-section
– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 210A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby constitutes an Advisory Committee to be called the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards, consisting of the following persons to advise the Central Government on the formulation and laying down of accounting policies and accounting standards for adoption by companies or class of companies under the said Act,
I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 581/18/2001-CX dated 29th June, 2001 which inter alia, specifies conditions, procedures, class of exporters and places under sub-rule (2) of rule 20 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 for warehousing of excisable goods for the purpose of export. In paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular, the Board has specified places where warehouses may be established.
for the purpose of adjudicating the matters relating to show cause notice pertaining to Shri Liu Kang Chuan (In Judicial Custody) and Others issued vide, F.No. DRI/BZU/C/INV-14/2006-07/5190-5195 dated the 5th July, 2007, by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, Mumbai.
The principal rules were published vide notification No. 37/95-Customs (N.T.), dated the 26th May, 1995, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R.441(E), dated the 26th May, 1995, and was last amended vide notification No. 80/2006-Customs (N.T.), dated the 13th July, 2006 [G.S.R. 419 (E), dated the 13th July, 2006].
