Taxation of metal scrap: new GST entry extends coverage to specified HSN codes and supplies involving registered or unregistered persons.
An amendment inserts a new entry in the notification Table adding metal scrap under the listed HSN headings and specifying applicability to supplies involving any unregistered person and any registered person; the amendment is made under sub section (3) of section 9 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and is deemed effective from the 10th day of October, 2024.

GST rate amendments: reclassification and insertion of specific medicines, extruded savoury snacks and seat tariff entries, retroactive effect.
The notification amends Notification No. 1125-F.T. by adding three named medicines to the 2.5% list, inserting a new 1905 90 30 entry for extruded or expanded savoury or salted products in the 6% schedule, expanding Schedule III descriptions to include extruded or expanded savoury or salted snack products and substituting the tariff description for seats under heading 9401 to refine exclusions, and inserting 9401 20 00 for motor vehicle seats in the 14% schedule; amendments take effect from 10 October 2024.

Tax deduction at source on metal scrap: registered recipients must withhold tax on supplies from registered suppliers under amended notification.
The amendment to Notification No. 1344-F.T. adds a clause to require Tax Deduction at Source where any registered person receives supplies of metal scrap (Chapters 72-81 of the Customs Tariff) from another registered person, bringing such intra-registered supplies of specified metal scrap within the TDS framework, and substitutes the proviso to limit application between persons specified under clauses (a), (b), and (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 51 of the Act.

Reverse charge mechanism exclusion for metal scrap supplies alters GST payment responsibility and compliance obligations.
Amendment excludes suppliers of metal scrap from Notification No. 1070-F.T., inserting a proviso that the notification shall not apply to persons engaged in supply of metal scrap falling under Chapters 72-81 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, thereby removing those supplies from the prior reverse-charge mechanism; the change is deemed effective from 10th October, 2024.

Late fee waiver for GSTR-7 filings where TDS is nil, easing penalties for delayed return submissions.
The notification waives specified portions of the late fee payable for failure to furnish FORM GSTR-7 by due date for months from June 2021 onwards, including a full waiver where the total tax deducted at source in a month is nil; it supersedes the earlier departmental notification and is effective from 1 November 2024.

Inland container depot designation updated to include Dhanakya for unloading imports and loading export goods.
Amendment inserts an inland container depot entry titled "Dhanakya" into Notification No. 12/97 Customs (N.T.), authorising unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods at that depot under the statutory powers conferred by the Customs Act. The change is effected by Notification No. 83/2024 Customs (N.T.) and a subsequent correction clarifies the published item label.

Banker to an Issue registration expands to cover escrow services and separate IPO proceeds accounts.
The amendments add escrow services for issue management, buyback, delisting, and open offers; require opening a separate bank account for depositing proceeds of initial and further public offers; permit the Board to specify other activities; and mandate that no person shall act as a banker to an issue unless a certificate of registration has been obtained from the Board, with consequential renumbering of existing sub regulations.

Buy back disclosure obligations strengthened: mandatory disclosure of subsisting obligations and prescribed treatment for promoter non participation in offers.
Amendments require exclusion of shares held by any promoter/promoter group member who declares non participation when computing the entitlement ratio, change certain references from "record date" to "date of public announcement," and expand disclosure obligations to mandate publication of relevant details and the potential impact of any subsisting obligations (including conversions under warrants, stock options, sweat equity or conversion of preference shares or debentures). The Letter of Offer must state entitlement ratios for small and general shareholders and provide a registrar web link for entitlement verification.

Metal scrap supply exclusion applies to registered-to-registered transactions, with a specific recipient exception to the notification.
The amendment inserts a clause designating any registered person receiving metal scrap from another registered person as a specified category, and substitutes a proviso to clarify that the notification does not apply to supplies between the listed categories except insofar as the new recipient category is concerned; the amendment is given retrospective effect from the stated commencement date.

GST nil-rating for specified electricity, research, education and skills services clarified with amended notification effective retrospectively.
Amendment inserts service entries into the GST notification making specified electricity-related services, grant-funded research and development services by notified institutions, and affiliation services by public educational boards to public schools nil-rated; it revises descriptions for national skill development bodies and substitutes the name of the vocational council, and declares the amendment deemed to have come into force from the stated retrospective commencement date.

Supply of metal scrap: amendment treats supplies from unregistered persons to registered persons as covered under GST notification.
The State Government amends the departmental notification to insert a new table entry covering Metal scrap, categorised under the listed tariff headings, specifying supplies from any unregistered person to any registered person, made under the powers of the Madhya Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act and given retrospective effect.

Exclusion of metal scrap suppliers from notification applicability, with the amendment deemed effective from 10 October 2024.
The notification inserts a proviso excluding suppliers of metal scrap falling under Chapters 72-81 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from the applicability of the earlier notification; the amendment is deemed to have come into force from 10th October, 2024.

GST rate amendments reclassify specified oncology drugs and seating products, altering applicable tax slabs and product classification.
Amendment adjusts GST schedule entries by inserting specified pharmaceuticals into the lower-rate list, reclassifying extruded or expanded savoury snack products into a designated rate entry, and distinguishing seats of a kind used for motor vehicles by substituting and inserting serial and tariff entries across Schedules I-IV; the notification declares the changes deemed to have come into force on the notified commencement date, thereby altering applicable GST slabs and product classifications.

GST treatment for helicopter seat-share passenger transport: reduced rate applied with input tax credit disallowed on goods.
The notification inserts item (ivb) to treat transportation of passengers by air in a helicopter on a seat-share basis as a taxable category at the specified GST rate, conditional on the supplier not having claimed input tax credit on goods used in supplying the service; it also amends item (vii) to reference (ivb) and declares the amendment effective from 10 October 2024.

Late fee waiver for tax deductors required to file GSTR-7: excess daily fees and nil-TDS month fees waived.
The State Government waives the portion of late fee payable by registered persons required to deduct tax at source for failure to furnish FORM GSTR-7 for the month of June 2021 onwards that exceeds a nominal per day amount, subject to an overall cap on waiver beyond a specified aggregate threshold, and fully waives late fee where the total State tax deducted in the month is nil; the notification supersedes an earlier one and takes effect on the stated effective date.

Commencement of clauses two and three appointed, activating specified notification provisions under delegated powers for state GST.
Under the power conferred by sub clause (2) of clause 1 of Notification No. CT/8/0007/2024 Sec 1 05(CT)(19) dated 08 08 2024, the State Government appoints a date in November 2024 as the date on which clauses two and three of that notification shall come into force, issued by the Commercial Tax Department in the name of the Governor to give effect to those provisions.

Permitted goods at Border Haats limited to specified locally produced agricultural, cottage and household items at listed haats.
The amendment substitutes the fourth proviso to permit clearance at Balat, Kalaichar, Srinagar, Kamalasagar, Bholaganj, Nalikata and Ryngku Border Haats only for specified classes of goods: locally produced vegetables, food items, fruits, spices; minor forest produce excluding timber; cottage industry products; small household and agricultural implements; and certain consumer and processed items. "Locally produced" is defined as produce of the concerned border district.

Tax rate amendment under Delhi SGST substitutes the earlier notified rate with a lower prescribed rate effective retrospectively.
Amendment substitutes the words "half per cent." with the figure and word "0.25 per cent." in Notification No. 52/2018 State Tax under the authority of section 52(1) of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, and declares the substitution to be deemed to have come into force from the 10th day of July, 2024.

GST exemption for specified railway services and certain short-term accommodation under new Delhi state tax notification.
The notification inserts nil-rated entries for specified Ministry of Railways services including sale of platform tickets, retiring/waiting rooms, cloak room services, battery-operated car services, inter-zone/division supplies, and SPV-Ministry infrastructure and maintenance arrangements. It amends the accommodation entry to remove a heading cross-reference, adds an Explanation excluding student residences and hostel-type accommodations, and creates a nil-rated accommodation entry under Heading 9963 conditioned on a value-per-person-per-month cap and a minimum continuous supply duration.

Special Economic Zone designation grants approval, establishes an approval committee and confers inland container depot status.
Notification designates a 51.1958 hectare area as a Multi Sector SEZ based on satisfaction of section 3 prerequisites and grant of a letter of approval, lists constituent land parcels, constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and a developer representative, and declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.