Stamp duty on share certificates in NCT of Delhi requires companies to seek adjudication for issuance of shares.
Article 19 of Schedule I-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 requires payment of stamp duty on issuance of share certificates by companies with registered offices in the NCT of Delhi; companies must apply for adjudication of stamp duty for physical and DEMAT/digital share documents and comply with statutory timeframes, with penalties for noncompliance.

Informal guidance scheme provides no action and interpretive letters to clarify IFSC regulatory issues, non binding and confidential.
The Scheme provides a mechanism for seeking informal guidance from the Authority via no action and interpretive letters on regulatory provisions administered in the IFSC. Eligible applicants must file electronically with prescribed disclosures; Departments may seek clarifications, target disposal within a stated timeline excluding applicant response time, and may decline ineligible or duplicative requests. Guidance will be published with a limited confidentiality period, is non binding and not an Authority order, and may be set aside if obtained by fraud or misrepresentation.

Adjournment letters procedure requires prescribed form submission, mandatory consent, and restricts consecutive adjournments.
Procedure requires submission of adjournment requests in the prescribed Annexure A format by email, stating specific reasons and number of prior adjournments, and obtaining mandatory consent/no objection from advocates/parties or caveator before a single circulation by a party. Circulation is barred in bail-related matters, cases with exemption from surrender, cases with an interim order favoring the applicant, and suspension of sentence requests. Two consecutive adjournments are prohibited without listing; adjourned matters must be listed within four weeks with a firm date and approved requests will be notified on the Court website.

Briefing procedures for law officers and panel advocates ensure coordinated, timely conferences and case preparedness.
Procedures require field formations to monitor listings and hearing records on Supreme Court, CBIC and DLA websites, remain ready to brief Law Officers and panel advocates at short notice, and deputise suitable officers for conferences. DLA will coordinate notifications and arrange conferences where field formations or counsel request briefings; for CESTAT matters field offices must use Tribunal lists and LIMBS, coordinate with the DR and Office of CC (AR), and seek briefings through the DR with intimation to the Office of CC (AR) and JS Review.

Consultant engagement terms: contractual duties, confidentiality, notice and conflict of interest obligations govern policy consultancy.
Engagement as Consultant for Export Import Policy is offered for one year or until services are required, with duties to examine policy cases, prepare briefs and analyse proposals under the controlling officer. A consolidated monthly fee is payable (subject to tax deductions) with no other allowances; normal working hours apply but attendance beyond hours and on holidays may be required. The consultant gets eight days' leave per year; the Department or consultant may terminate the engagement on 15 days' notice or pay in lieu. The consultant must maintain confidentiality under the Official Secrets Act, avoid conflicts of interest, uphold professional integrity, cooperate with investigations, and is accountable under vigilance and departmental norms.

GST concession for vehicles for persons with orthopedic disability requires prescribed certificate, documentation and adapted vehicle registration.
Concessional GST applies to specified passenger vehicles not exceeding 4000 mm length and limited engine capacities and is available to persons with orthopedic physical disability meeting the guideline threshold. Applicants must file the prescribed application to the Department of Heavy Industry with a countersigned medical certificate, three years of Income Tax Returns and a self-declaration regarding prior concession and non-disposal for five years. The Department will issue a GST concession certificate within four weeks, valid for three months, and will copy the dealer, OEM and RTO; such vehicles must be registered as Adapted Vehicle and the dealer must apply concessional GST to the named certificate-holder.

Auditor rotation applicability: professional body asked to withdraw an unauthorized clarification and explain its issuance under Companies Act governance.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs states that clarifications on the applicability of rotation principles under the Companies Act are within the Ministry's competence; a professional accounting body issued an unauthorized announcement about when a company ceases to fall under those rotation principles. The Ministry requests immediate withdrawal of the announcement and an explanation for issuing it without prior consultation or approval.

Prohibition on virtual currencies bars regulated banks from providing VC-related services and mandates three-month exit.
Entities regulated by the central banking authority are prohibited from dealing in virtual currencies or providing services that facilitate such dealing, including maintaining accounts for exchanges, registering, trading, settling, clearing, transfers related to purchase or sale of virtual currencies, accepting virtual tokens as collateral, and lending against them; existing service relationships must be exited within three months, and the direction is issued under powers in the Banking Regulation Act, the Reserve Bank Act and the Payment and Settlement Systems Act.

Compliance deadline shift for energy efficient induction motors, with export specification exemption and seizure and penalty provisions.
Amendment defers the Order's commencement to 1st January, 2018; confirms that the Order does not apply to exports conforming to buyer required specifications; authorises entry, search and seizure of finished stock suspected of non conformity; and inserts a penalty provision deeming contraventions as violations of section 14 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986, punishable under that Act.

Standard Mark compliance required for electrical capacitors; manufacture or sale prohibited without valid BIS licence and conformity.
The Order mandates Standard Mark conformity for electrical capacitors listed in the Schedule and prohibits manufacture, import, storage for sale, sale or distribution of capacitors not meeting the specified Indian Standards or lacking the Standard Mark. Manufacturers must obtain a BIS licence before regular production; substandard capacitors must be destroyed within one month. Appropriate authorities may require information and samples, inspect records, enter premises and seize finished stock, with searches governed by the Criminal Procedure code. Noncompliance, concealment or refusal to furnish information attracts criminal penalties.

Preference to Make in India: local suppliers may receive purchase preference over foreign bidders under prescribed local content rules.
The Order mandates procurement preference for suppliers meeting prescribed local content thresholds, defines local supplier, L1 and margin of purchase preference, and prescribes differentiated procedures for divisible and indivisible contracts: L1 receives award if local, otherwise quantities or contracts may be offered to local suppliers who match the L1 price within the margin of purchase preference. Default parameters set minimum local content at fifty percent and margin at twenty percent, require advance specification in tenders, self-certification and auditor verification for high-value procurements, and provide for debarment for false declarations.

Newsprint control amendment updates an indigenous manufacturer's registered name in the Schedule to reflect a new corporate name.
Amendment to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 substitutes in the Schedule the name at serial number 46, replacing "M/s. V. G. Paper & Boards Limited" with "M/s. Venkatalakshmi Paper and Boards Private Limited," thereby updating the registered name of an indigenous newsprint manufacturer within the regulatory Schedule.

Amendment to Newsprint Control Order replaces a Schedule entry, updating the listed indigenous newsprint manufacturer.
Amendment to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 replaces the Schedule entry against serial number 95 in item 4, substituting "M/s. Nav Bharat Duplex Limited" with "M/s. RAC Papers Limited," by Order dated 30 May 2017 issued under executive regulatory powers by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

Development Council establishment for pulp and paper sets membership and two-year term, Member Secretary appointed under statutory procedural rules.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 and the Development Council (Procedural) Rules, 1952, establishes a Development Council for Pulp, Paper and Allied Industries and appoints specified industry, association and institutional representatives as members for a two year term from Gazette publication, and designates the Director/Director In Charge, Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Saharanpur, to act as Member Secretary.

Exemption for non domestically manufactured tyres permits OEMs to import specified sizes for replacement market sale through authorised dealers.
Notification designates specified tyre sizes and types as exempt from domestic-manufacture requirements under the Pneumatic Tyres and Tubes for Automotive Vehicles (Quality Control) Order, 2009, permitting Original Equipment Manufacturers to import those tyres for sale in the replacement market through authorised dealers, based on a Committee-reviewed and department-notified list available with the Department.

Right to Information appeal and complaint procedures clarified, fixing filing requirements, fees, service rules and enforcement mechanisms.
The Right to Information Rules, 2017 establish procedural mechanisms for implementing the Act: definitions and institutional designations; a prescribed application fee and fee structure with exemption for persons below poverty line; multiple payment modes; detailed filing requirements, authentication and formats for appeals, complaints and non-compliance reports; rules for service and proof of service; criteria for return of defective filings and condonation of delay; Commission powers to receive evidence, inspect records, hear parties and third parties; bench allocation and hearing modalities; and language and seal provisions.

Establishment of Development Council creates a statutory council for the foundry industry and prescribes member appointments and secretariat arrangements.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act and the Development Council (Procedural) Rules, establishes a Development Council for the Foundry Industry and appoints named central officials, ministry nominees, industry bodies, institute experts and corporate representatives as members for a two year term. The Joint Secretary (Light Engineering Industry Division), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, is designated to perform the functions of Member Secretary and carry out the Council's secretariat responsibilities.

Mandatory certification: Energy efficient three-phase squirrel cage induction motors must conform to the Indian standard and bear Standard Mark.
The Order requires Energy Efficient Induction Motors - Three Phase Squirrel Cage to conform to the specified Indian standard (IS 12615:2011) and to bear the Bureau of Indian Standards Standard Mark. Manufacturers must obtain a BIS licence before regular production; nonconforming motors are prohibited, with limited export exemptions. Appropriate authorities may inspect, seize, require samples and information, and testing must occur in Bureau-recognised laboratories. Substandard motors must be destroyed and disposal completed within three months. Refusal to comply with information requests or concealment of records is punishable by imprisonment or fine.

Task Force on Innovation to assess and recommend measures strengthening India's innovation ecosystem and improve Global Innovation Index ranking.
A Task Force on Innovation is constituted to strengthen India's innovation ecosystem and improve its Global Innovation Index ranking by soliciting public suggestions via crowdsourcing. Membership includes industry, academic and government representatives with DIPP provision of logistics, conference facilities and secretarial support. The Terms of Reference direct assessment of India's innovation position, review of GII challenges, consideration of public ideas, evaluation of university contributions, and formulation of recommendations. Outstation members will receive domestic TA/DA for meetings. The Task Force must submit its report to DIPP within two months of formation.

Statutory licensing: communication to the public under section 31D covers internet broadcasting organizations and similar digital broadcasts.
Section 31D's statutory licensing covers broadcasters who engage in communication to the public, defined to include making works available by any means of display or diffusion and simultaneous transmission to multiple households. Read with that definition, "any broadcasting organization desirous of communicating to the public" is not limited to radio or television, and therefore internet broadcasting organizations are included within the scope of section 31D.