Inland Container Depot designation treats the Badshahpur IT/ITES SEZ as an ICD for customs purposes.
The central government, exercising powers under the SEZ Act, declares the information technology and IT enabled services SEZ at Village Badshahpur, Gurgaon, developed by a private developer, to be deemed an Inland Container Depot for the purposes of the Customs Act, thereby subjecting the zone to the customs regime and procedural consequences applicable to ICDs.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES at Badshahpur notified, with developer approval and specified land parcels, later rescinded.
Designation of a Special Economic Zone for IT and IT enabled services at Badshahpur, Gurgaon, is notified under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and SEZ Rules, 2006, naming M/s. Ansal SEZ Projects Limited as developer, recording prior grant of a letter of approval, and specifying the precise survey parcels and an aggregate area of about 10.9915 hectares; the notification was subsequently rescinded by a later government order.

Special Economic Zone designation formalises a sector-specific IT/ITES SEZ at Hinjewadi with central approval and land details.
Notification designating a Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services at Hinjewadi, Pune, under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules. The Central Government, following a proposal by M/s Base Realty Private Ltd. and after satisfaction of statutory requirements and grant of a letter of approval, notifies specified survey numbers and area as a sector-specific SEZ to permit development and operation under the SEZ regulatory framework.

Approval Committee for IT/ITES Special Economic Zone constituted, prescribing ex officio membership and developer representation roles.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Village Badshahpur, Gurgaon, developed by M/s. Ansal SEZ Projects Limited, by Central Government notification. The committee's composition is prescribed: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio), ex officio members from commerce, foreign trade, customs/central excise, income tax, banking, and state industry authorities, and a developer representative as special invitee.

Anti-dumping duty imposed after revocation of price undertaking, reinstating provisional measures and definitive investigation.
Imposition of an anti-dumping duty on imports of fully drawn/fully oriented/spin drawn/flat polyester yarn produced and exported by M/s H.K. Corporation, Republic of Korea, follows findings of dumping, material injury and causal link; the designated authority revoked a prior price undertaking by the exporter, recommended provisional measures pending final determination, and the Central Government imposed a specified duty per metric tonne payable in Indian currency with exchange rate determined by the notified Customs Act rate on bill of entry presentation.

Anti-dumping amendment removes supplier-specific undertaking language and provisos, changing notification terms for polyester yarn imports.
The Central Government amends Notification No.15/2007 CUSTOMS on anti dumping duty for specified polyester yarns by omitting the portion of paragraph 1 that referred to an undertaking by a named foreign supplier and by deleting the proviso after Table I and the proviso after Table II, thereby removing those supplier specific and table related conditional qualifications from the notification.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils and brass scrap under Customs Act, via substituted notification table.
The Board, under sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, substitutes the earlier tariff table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) with a new operative schedule fixing USD-per-metric-tonne tariff values for specified items including Crude Palm Oil, Palmolein variants, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap (all grades), and Poppy seeds, to serve as the binding reference for customs valuation.

Ban on edible oil exports includes a specific exemption for exports to Bhutan; immediate effect under FT Act.
The amendment enacts an immediate prohibition on the export of edible oils under powers granted by the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and the Foreign Trade Policy, while carving out an express operational exception permitting a specified quantity of edible oil exports to Bhutan; the change is issued in public interest by the executive notification.

Exemption in export prohibition for pulses permits specified exports to Bhutan under amended foreign trade notification.
The amendment to Notification No.15 (RE-2006)/2004-2009 exempts a specified quantity of pulses from the prohibition in Para 3(i), permitting export of pulses to Bhutan, with immediate effect, issued under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and applicable Foreign Trade Policy provisions, and stated to be in the public interest.

Export exemption for non-basmati rice allows authorised shipment to Bhutan under amended foreign trade policy with immediate effect.
The amendment creates a narrow regulatory exception to the prohibition on export of Non Basmati rice at Sl. No.45A by authorising a limited shipment to Bhutan, effective immediately, without altering the general ban and integrating the allowance into the existing Foreign Trade Policy framework.

Authorisation of SFIO officers for prosecution under the Companies Act enables designated officers to file and conduct prosecutions.
The Central Government authorises specified officers of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to file and conduct prosecutions under the Companies Act, 1956, listing the designated officers by name and rank and thereby delegating prosecutorial responsibility to those SFIO officials for company-law offences.

Export permission for basmati rice granted as a relief consignment, exempting a port restriction under the foreign trade policy.
Amendment authorises export of 400 MTs of basmati rice from Chennai port to Myanmar as a relief consignment sent by the Government of France, exempting that shipment from the port restriction applicable to Sl. No. 45AA in Notification No. 38 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 read with Notification No. 93 (RE-2008)/2004-2009. The amendment is made under Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions, with immediate effect in the public interest.

Prohibition of fake currency: designated as prohibited goods under the Customs Act by government notification, restricting import and carriage.
The Central Government has designated Fake Indian Currency Notes as prohibited goods under the Customs Act by government notification dated 13 May 2008, bringing such notes within the importation and carriage restrictions applicable to prohibited goods.

Customs jurisdiction reallocation: paired commissioner responsibilities redefined to align Customs and Central Excise administration.
The Board amends the schedule of the principal notification by substituting Sl. No. 25 to reallocate paired jurisdictional responsibilities: Commissioner of Customs, Pune with Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Goa; Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Goa with Commissioner of Customs, Pune; and Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Belgaon with Commissioner of Central Excise, Goa and Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Goa, under the Board's delegated authority under the Customs Act.

Amendment to Customs notification: Board omits a specified Table entry under section 129A powers, altering the schedule.
Board, invoking powers under section 129A(1B) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 40/2005 Customs (N.T.) by omitting the entry at Sl. No. 25 in the Table of the principal notification, as published in Notification No. 41/2008 dated 12 May 2008.

Rescission of notification under Customs Act ends a prior customs notification while preserving prior acts performed.
The Central Government, invoking statutory powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, rescinds Notification No.22/2008 Customs (G.S.R.121(E)) and provides a saving that the rescission does not affect acts done or omissions made before the rescission.

Export duty exemption for specified iron and steel products and basmati rice prescribes reduced or nil effective duty on export.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, exempts specified ferrous goods and basmati rice from so much of the customs duty under the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as exceeds the rate set in the Notification's Table, thereby prescribing reduced or nil effective export duty rates for the listed Heading numbers; subsequent entries substitute nil or amended rates for particular items by later notifications.

Rescission of notification withdraws a central excise exemption rule while preserving actions completed before the withdrawal.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 5A(1) of the Central Excise Act read with section 136(3) of the Finance Act, rescinds Notification No. 14/2008-Central Excise dated 1 March 2008 (G.S.R.142(E)), withdrawing that exemption notification while preserving effects as to things done or omitted prior to the rescission.

Excise duty on packaged cement revised into price based slabs prescribing fixed per tonne and ad valorem rates.
Amendment substitutes a new S. No. 1A in Notification No. 4/2006 to regulate packaged cement. It prescribes two retail price based duty slabs: packaged cement at or below specified retail thresholds attracts a specific duty of Rs. 350 per tonne, while packaged cement above specified retail thresholds attracts an ad valorem duty of 12% of the retail price. The change is effected under the power conferred by section 5A(1) of the Central Excise Act.

Refund for export-related services: foreign currency exchange and supply-for-use services eligible on exporter evidence.
Amendment inserts three service entries making certain services eligible for refund in relation to export of goods: services of purchase or sale of foreign currency, including money changing, provided to an exporter in relation to exported goods; and services of supply of tangible goods for use without transferring possession and effective control, provided to an exporter in relation to goods exported. Refund eligibility is subject to the exporter producing evidence that the services were used in relation to the export of goods.