Amendment of customs exemption notification deletes specified table entry, removing that item from the prior exemption coverage.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti dumping rules, issues a notification amending the earlier exemption notification dated 26th December, 2000 by deleting S. No. 1 and the entries relating thereto from the Table of that notification.

Anti-dumping duty on thermal sensitive paper from the European Union calculated as the differential to landed import value.
An anti-dumping duty is imposed on thermal sensitive paper (TSP) originating in or exported from the European Union, calculated as the difference between a specified reference amount per metric tonne and the landed value of the import per metric tonne; the duty is payable in Indian currency. Landed value is the assessable value under the Customs Act, excluding certain specified customs duties, and the applicable rate of exchange is the Ministry of Finance notified rate applicable on the date of presentation of the bill of entry.

Amendment to anti-dumping notification clarifies manufacturer and adds exporter designation for the listed entry.
The Central Government, under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 18 and 20 of the relevant Customs Tariff Rules, issues Notification No.101/2002-Customs to substitute in Notification No.65/2001-Customs (S. No.1, column (3)) the entry to read: "M/s Oscol Electrometallurgical Combinat (OEMK), manufacturer and M/s Salzgitter International GmbH, Germany, the exporter", implementing the Designated Authority corrigendum to its final findings.

Appointment of Customs officers: earlier notifications are brought into force, fixing their commencement and operative effect.
Notification No. 63/2002-Customs (N.T.) invokes the central government's power under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to declare that Notifications Nos. 14/2002-Cus., 15/2002-Cus., 16/2002-Cus. and 17/2002-Cus., each dated 7th March, 2002, shall come into force with effect from 25th October, 2002, thereby fixing the commencement date for the appointments of specified customs officers.

Concessional import treatment for metcoke: exemption limited to blast furnace or COREX steel manufacturers complying with procedural rules.
The amendment substitutes the exclusion clause in Notification No.69/2000-Cus. to state that the notification does not apply to imports of metcoke imported (a) by a manufacturer of pig iron or steel using a blast furnace, or (b) by a manufacturer of steel using COREX technology who follows the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.

Diplomatic exemption from excise duty: conditions require Protocol Division certificate and personal-use undertaking.
The amendment provides excise duty exemption for goods supplied for official use of foreign missions and for the personal use of diplomatic agents/career consular officers, substituting a table entry to reflect Nil duty treatment for such supplies.

Effective Date Notification: Central Excise jurisdictional instrument set to commence as notified; administrative supersession indicated.
Notification No.34/2002-CE(N.T.) notifies that Notification No.14/2002-Central Excise (N.T.) shall come into effect on 25 October 2002, thereby fixing the commencement date for the prescribed jurisdictional changes; the entry cites the Gazette publication and administrative file reference.

Composition of Company Law notification updated: specified departmental and regulatory posts designated as chairman and members.
The Central Government amends a prior Companies Act notification by substituting six serial entries: designating the Secretary, Department of Company Affairs as Chairman and naming five senior departmental and regulatory officers, including the joint secretary handling IEPF, as Members, thereby revising the notification's official composition under statutory authority.

Employment visa requirement: Non-residents must secure an employment visa and submit company profile, employer details and terms.
Amendment to Schedule XIII adds Explanation II exempting companies in Special Economic Zones from the stated condition, and requires non-resident persons to obtain a proper employment visa from the concerned Indian mission abroad, with the visa application accompanied by the company profile, principal employer details and terms and conditions of appointment.

Tax exemption notification under clause (23) Section 10: association notified subject to conditions on income use, investments, and business.
Notification under clause (23) of section 10 notifies the Poona District & Metropolitan Badminton Association, Pune for assessment years 1993-94 to 1995-96 subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated per modified section 11 provisions solely for the association's objects; funds (except specified voluntary contributions in tangible form) must be invested only in forms/modes under section 11(5); income may not be distributed to members except as grants to affiliated bodies; business income is excluded unless incidental to objectives and maintained in separate books.

Tax exemption recognition under clause 23C(iv) requires fund to apply income exclusively and meet specified compliance conditions.
Notification designates the Punjab Calamity Relief Fund as eligible under clause (23C)(iv) for the stated assessment years, conditioned on applying or accumulating income wholly and exclusively for its objects; restricting investments to permitted modes (except certain in-kind voluntary contributions); excluding business income unless incidental with separate books; regular filing of income-tax returns; and transfer of surplus and assets on dissolution to a similar charitable organization.

Excise duty exemption for captively consumed jute intermediates during an identified past practice period; no payment required for duties not levied.
The Central Government, invoking section 11C of the Central Excise Act, directs that excise duty shall not be required to be paid on specified jute intermediates consumed captively in the same factory for further manufacture of jute products in respect of duties which were not levied during the period when a prevailing practice of non-levy existed.

Depreciation rates updated under income-tax rules to redefine asset blocks and applicable allowances for specified asset classes.
The amendment replaces Appendix I of the Income-tax Rules with a revised Table of Rates for admissible depreciation on the written down value method, classifying assets into blocks and prescribing rates for buildings, furniture and fittings, and detailed categories of machinery and plant including vehicle treatments, pollution control, waste heat recovery, cogeneration, specified electrical and burner equipment, renewable energy devices, and other specialised plant and machinery, together with explanatory notes defining key terms and scope.

Income-tax exemption under clause (23) imposes conditions on investment, distribution and incidental business income for a sports authority.
The Central Government notifies the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh for income-tax exemption under clause (23) for specified assessment years, subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated solely for the authority's objects; accumulations and investments must be in permitted statutory modes (with limited exception for certain voluntary contributions in articles); income may not be distributed to members except as grants to affiliated bodies; and business profits are excluded unless incidental to objectives with separate accounting.

Tax exemption recognition under section 10(23C)(iv) granted subject to income application, permitted investments, recordkeeping, and dissolution transfer.
The Central Government notifies the Indian International Textile Machinery Exhibition Society, Mumbai under section 10(23C)(iv) for the specified assessment years, subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated wholly for the society's objects; investments and deposits are restricted to permitted forms (excluding certain voluntary contributions held as jewellery or furniture); business income is excluded unless incidental and maintained in separate books; the society must regularly file income-tax returns; and on dissolution surplus assets must pass to a charitable organization with similar objectives.

Tax exemption recognition under section 10(23C)(iv) enables tax-exempt status subject to compliance and reporting obligations.
The Central Government notifies the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, under section 10(23C)(iv) of the Income-tax Act subject to conditions: exclusive application or accumulation of income for institutional objects; investments limited to forms specified in section 11(5); business income exempt only if incidental and kept in separate books; regular filing of income-tax returns; and transfer of surplus and assets to a like-minded charitable organization upon dissolution.

Tax exemption recognition under section 10(23C)(iv) grants charitable status to an organization subject to specified compliance conditions.
Notification grants tax-exempt charitable recognition to the Liberation Movement for Women for the specified assessment years under clause (23C)(iv), conditional on exclusive application or accumulation of income to its objects, restricted investments to permitted forms (with special treatment for voluntary contributions held as jewellery or furniture), exclusion of business income unless incidental with separate accounts, regular filing of income-tax returns, and transfer of surplus assets on dissolution to a similarly purposed charitable organization.

Tax exemption recognition for charitable society, subject to exclusive application of income, specified investments, recordkeeping and dissolution asset transfer.
The Central Government notifies the Delhi Society for Mentally Retarded Children under section 10(23C)(iv) for specified assessment years, subject to conditions: apply or accumulate income exclusively for charitable objects; restrict investments to forms permitted under section 11(5) (excluding certain voluntary contributions held as jewellery or furniture); treat business income as excluded unless incidental and maintained in separate books; regularly file income-tax returns; and transfer surplus and assets on dissolution to a charitable organization with similar objectives.

Tax exemption notification: charitable organization status granted subject to purpose, investment, accounting, filing, and dissolution conditions.
Central Government notifies the society for tax-exempt status under the charitable-exemption provision for specified assessment years, subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated exclusively for charitable objects; investments must be in permitted forms (with limited exceptions for certain voluntary contributions); business income is excluded unless incidental and maintained in separate books; the society must regularly file income-tax returns; and on dissolution surplus assets must transfer to a similarly purposed charitable organization.

Exemption under section 10(23C)(iv): conditional recognition of AFPRO's tax exempt status for specified assessment years.
The Central Government notifies AFPRO under clause (23C)(iv) of section 10 for specified assessment years subject to conditions: apply income wholly for its objects; limit accumulation and investments to permitted modes (excluding certain voluntary contributions held as jewellery, furniture, etc.); exclude business profits unless incidental with separate books; regularly file returns; and transfer surplus and assets on dissolution to a charitable organization with similar objectives.