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`Self-Assessment’ has been introduced in Customs vide Finance Act, 2011. Further, it has been made mandatory for importers and exporters to file declarations electronically. These changes necessitated a re-look at the extant regulations / forms. Accordingly, draft ‘Bill of Entry (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 2011’ and draft ‘Shipping Bill (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 2011’ have been prepared by CBEC and are attached herewith as Annexure – ‘X’ & ‘Y’ respectively.
Some Chief Commissioners are of the view that whereas the manufactures of pan masala /gutkha shall be required to give an undertaking to comply with the provisions of the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 under no circumstance should export of the goods in question be stopped or disallowed. Other Chief Commissioners had a contrary view that allowing the export of pan masala / gutkha packed in plastic sachets would be a contravention of the said Rules of 2011. The Board has examined the matter in the background of the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 as well as the conflicting views of Chief Commissioners.
Uniflex Cables Ltd. versus C.C.E. (Supreme Court)- With regard to the imposition of penalty in the present case is concerned, the Commissioner, himself in his order-inoriginal has stated that the issue involved in the case is of interpretational nature. Keeping in mind the said factor, the Commissioner thought it fit not to impose harsh penalty and a penalty of an amount of Rs. 5 lakhs was imposed on the appellant while confirming the demand of the duty. Honorable Supreme Court held that as Commissioner himself found that it is only a case of interpretational nature, in our considered opinion, no penalty could be and is liable to be imposed on the appellant herein.
With the approval of the Competent Authority it has been decided to re-designate the officers representing the Department before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) with immediate effect.
Circular No. 951/12/2011 -CX, dated the 26th August, 2011 With the approval of the Competent Authority it has been decided to re-designate the officers representing the Department before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) with immediate effect. The new designations will be as follows:-
Keeping in view of the difficulties pointed out by the various Members of CESTAT, Bar Association, and in order to clear heavy pendency, it is proposed to bring about the following amendments in the Cause list of all CESTAT, Benches with effect from 5th September, 2011 onwards.
F.No.390/Misc./163/2010-JC Reduction of Government litigation – providing monetary limits for filing appeals by the Department before CESTAT/High Courts and Supreme court – Regarding – In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35R of the Central Excise Act, 1944 made applicable to Service Tax vide Section 83 of the Finance Act,1994 and Section 131BA of the Customs Act, 1962 the Central Board of Excise & Customs (hereinafter referred to as the Board) fixes the following monetary limits below which appeal shall not be filed in the Tribunal, High Court and the Supreme Court:
In a first for any taxation department, the Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee has given his go-ahead to an ‘Environment Strategy’ for the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) that would change the way business is done by the Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax officials.
We have asked the Centre to reconsider the central excise duty of 10.3 per cent on branded garments and hosiery as it was affecting the viability of manufacturing units, Minister for Textiles and Small-Scale industry Manas Bhunia said today. But there was no response from the Centre as of now, he said at a CII interactive session.
Commissioner of Central Excise, Nagpur Vs Gurukripa Resins Private Limited (Supreme Court of India)- Central Excise- manufacture- Rosin and Turpentine- process of lifting water is incidental to manufacture; the operation of lifting of the water from the well to the higher levels, is so integrally connected with the manufacture of “Turpentine Oil” and “Rosin”, that without this activity it is impossible to manufacture the said goods and therefore, the processing of the said raw material in or in relation to manufacture of the said final goods is carried on with the aid of power.
