AST Instruction No. 134 Prior to implementation of cadre restructuring in Nov., 2014, a number of AST validations were executed at the time of migration of a PAN which restricted PAN migration, if any of the validation was pending. In these cases, the AO had to complete the action restricting such migration, to enable PAN migration.
As you aware that Central Bureau of Investigation is a predominantly deputationist organization, hence we keep requiring services of officers from different organizations for induction. This would be advantageous for both the organizations. The Bureau would gainfully utilize the expertise and experience of the officers for investigation of complex cases and after their repatriation the experience gained by them in CBI would benefit the parent organizations.
The National Litigation Policy (NLP) formulated by the Government of India aims to reduce Government litigation so that Government ceases to be a compulsive litigant. The purpose underlying this Policy is to ensure that valuable time of the Courts is spent in resolving pending cases and in bringing down the average pending time in the Courts. To achieve this, the Government should become an ‘efficient’ and ‘responsible’ litigant.
A Bench has been constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court to deal exclusively with Tax matters on all working days which will be functional w.e.f. from 9th March, 2015. This will necessarily entail briefing the counsels for the Department as well as meeting the requirements of the court on real time basis.
I am directed to say that it has been observed that in many litigation cases pending before various Courts, where the Union of India (UOI) is the Petitioner or the Respondent, Government interests are not being defended with adequate diligence. There is, therefore, a need of putting a system in place so that the cases are regularly monitored and the interest of the UOI is properly safeguarded before the Courts of Law.
D.O. letter No. D.O.F. No. 201/24/2013-CX.6 dated 03.03.2015 by Adviser,CBEC, regarding timely disposal of registration applications to all Chief Commissioners of Excise and Service Tax / Commissioners of Service Tax to Grant Service Tax and Excise
F. No. 334/5/2015-TRU D.O.F. No. 334/5/2015-TRU dated February 28th, 2015 The Finance Minister has, while presenting the Union Budget 2015-16, introduced the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha on the 28th of February, 2015. Clauses 105 to 116 of the Bill cover the amendments made to Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994. Chapter VI […]
he Finance Minister has introduced the Finance Bill, 2015 in Lok Sabha today, i.e., 28th February, 2015. Changes in Customs and Central Excise law and rates of duty have been proposed through the Finance Bill, 2015 (clauses 80 to 89, 163, 164 for Customs and clauses 90 to 104, 163, 164, 184 and 188 for Central Excise). In order to prescribe effective rates of duty and to carry out changes in the Rules made under the respective Acts, the following notifications are being issued:
The Union Government is presenting its Annual Budget 2015-16 on 28th February, 2015, which falls on Saturday. As it may not be a working day in certain offices, it is desired that all the offices of CBEC/field formations may remain open on that day, so that the changes made in the Budget and their impact on revenue can quickly be examined and analysed by the field formations so as to guide the trade properly and to bring to the notice of the Board any difficulties/anomalies etc. noticed in the tax proposals.
Board’s letter No. F.No. 500/56/2014-FT&TR-IV dated 06th January, 2015, wherein the officers from the field were requested to send all requests for exchange of information from foreign countries in cases getting barred by limitation on 31.03.2015 to the FT&TR Division latest by 15th February, 2015.
