Special Economic Zone designation for approved IT/ITES project established, later subject to formal de notification procedures.
Notification designates land at Bahadurpally Village as a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services after a letter of approval to the developer; the Central Government, under the SEZ Act and Rules, notified 10.5 hectares (survey no. 62/1A) as SEZ. Subsequent entries record formal de notification of that SEZ by later notifications.

Transitional import allowance for vanaspati requires Sri Lankan government certificate confirming factory dispatch and export intent for India.
Import of vanaspati, bakery shortening and margarine under the Indo Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement is permitted despite an earlier public notice if the importer furnishes a certificate from Sri Lankan customs, excise or Board of Investment certifying the consignment departed the factory by the applicable cutoff and was meant for export to India; such imports since the policy period commencement will be adjusted against the overall quantitative export limit between the two Governments under modalities to be fixed.

Customs exemption: amendment substitutes a Nil rate for a specified tariff entry, changing import duty treatment.
Amendment to Notification No.21/2002 Customs substitutes the entry in column (4) against S.No. 18A with "Nil", changing the import duty treatment for that tariff line. The Central Government acts under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and issues Notification No.97/2006 Customs effecting this substitution as a further amendment to the principal notification.

Special Economic Zone notification establishes a designated IT/ITES zone under the SEZ Act regulatory framework.
The Central Government, invoking the Special Economic Zones Act and implementing rules, notifies 36.85 hectares at Outer Ring Road, Devarabeesanhalli Village, Varthur Hobli, Bangalore East Taluk, Karnataka, as a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services following grant of a letter of approval and satisfaction of statutory requirements; the notification lists the specific survey parcel numbers and areas, thereby establishing the SEZ territorial limits and recording subsequent additions and de notifications by later instruments.

Power to modify Companies Act application to Nidhis: government declares specified companies and prescribes exemptions.
Central Government, exercising powers to modify the Companies Act for Nidhis, declares the listed companies to be Nidhis subject to prior Government directions and amends the earlier notification by adding these companies to Schedule I. The notification specifies that certain Act provisions in Schedule III shall not apply to them or shall apply only with stated exceptions, modifications and adaptations, thereby formalising their classification and the modified statutory application.

Supplies in DTA against foreign exchange remittance now expressly recognised under the Foreign Trade Policy amendment.
The Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009 is amended by adding sub paragraph 6.9(b) to expressly recognise supplies effected in the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) against foreign exchange remittance received from overseas, providing a specific policy basis for treating such inbound funded DTA transactions within the FTP framework.

Exemption for income received on behalf of a charitable institution, subject to application, accumulation and investment conditions.
Income received by any person on behalf of Sri Ramkrishna Ashram is treated as exempt from the recipient's taxable total for the relevant assessment years, provided the Institution applies income wholly and exclusively to its objects, limits and temporally confines accumulated income, confines investments to permitted forms (excluding certain preserved voluntary contributions), maintains separate books for any incidental business, files returns as required, and directs surplus and assets on dissolution to a similar-object organization.

Rescission of customs exemption notification withdraws prior exemption prospectively while preserving prior actions and omissions.
The Central Government rescinds Notification No.102/2004 Customs by issuing Notification No.96/2006 Customs, withdrawing the earlier exemption under powers conferred by section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with the anti dumping duty rules; the rescission is prospective and preserves actions done or omitted before rescission.

No anti-dumping duty on specified vitrified and porcelain tiles after new shipper review found export prices above normal value.
Following a new shipper review, the designated authority found that exports of vitrified and porcelain tiles by a specified producer/exporter were priced above normal value. The Central Government amended the existing anti-dumping notification to provide that no anti-dumping duty shall be imposed on imports of the subject goods produced and exported by that producer/exporter through the designated exporter, effective from the date provisional assessment was ordered.

Registration and renewal fee requirement for credit rating agencies; applications must include the prescribed non refundable fee.
A new sub regulation requires renewal applications for certificates of registration to be accompanied by a non refundable application fee as specified in the Second Schedule; the Second Schedule Part A is substituted to prescribe amounts for application fee, registration fee for grant of certificate and renewal fees, thereby making fee payment a condition for processing registrations and renewals.

Registration conditions for bankers to an issue now require fees, prior approval for status changes, and investor grievance redressal.
Amendments redefine key terms related to bankers to an issue, require non-refundable application fees with registration and renewal filings as per Schedule II, and add conditions of registration including prior Board approval for any change of status or constitution, a legally binding agreement with the issuer allocating duties, payment of prescribed fees, investor grievance redressal within one month with reporting to the Board, and compliance with applicable regulations. Certificates of registration and renewals are valid for three years from issuance and Schedule II fees are revised and supplemented.

Registration conditions: prior Board approval for status changes and mandatory fees, agreements, capital and grievance safeguards.
Amendments revise definitions and Schedule II fees, require non refundable application fees for registration and renewal, and impose conditions of registration: prior Board approval for any change of status or constitution; a binding agreement with the issuer allocating duties; payment of prescribed fees; maintenance of capital adequacy per regulation 7; investor grievance redressal within one month with reporting to the Board; and compliance with applicable regulations. Certificates of registration and renewals are valid for three years.

Registration conditions for debenture trustees: prior approval for status changes, fees, capital adequacy, and grievance redressal required.
The amendments expand and clarify definitions relevant to debenture trustees, require non-refundable application fees for registration and renewal as specified in Schedule II, and add conditions of registration including prior Board approval for any change of status or constitution before continuing as trustee, payment of fees, maintenance of capital adequacy, investor grievance redressal within one month with reporting to the Board, and compliance with regulations under the Act. The Board must decide on complete applications within a prescribed period and certificates are valid for three years.

Portfolio manager registration required: certificate, conditions, approval for status changes, capital adequacy and grievance redressal apply.
The Regulations require mandatory Board-issued certificates for portfolio managers, revise and add key definitions including change in control and discretionary portfolio manager, impose conditions on registration and renewal (prior Board approval for status changes, payment of fees, investor grievance redressal, capital adequacy and regulatory compliance), authorize a transitional period for merchant bankers to apply, and set the validity period of certificates and the updated fee schedule in Schedule II.

Underwriter registration: certificate requirement, prescribed fees, and conditions govern underwriting activities and continuity after structural changes.
A new registration regime mandates holding a certificate of registration to act as an underwriter, while stock brokers and merchant bankers with registration under the Act may underwrite without a separate certificate but are otherwise governed by these regulations. Applications for registration and renewal must include a prescribed non refundable fee. Conditions of registration require prior Board approval for changes of status or constitution, a valid underwriting agreement with the issuer, payment of fees, maintenance of capital adequacy requirements, and compliance with applicable regulations; certificates have a specified period of validity.

Capital adequacy requirement increased for merchant bankers; registration and renewal now require revised non refundable fees and compliance conditions.
Definitions for merchant banker regulation are expanded to include change of status, change in control, issue and certificate; applications for registration and renewals must include specified non refundable fees in Schedule II; capital adequacy is set as a net worth of not less than five crores rupees (paid up capital plus free reserves). Registrations are subject to conditions including prior Board approval for status changes, maintenance of capital adequacy, investor grievance redressal within one month, payment of fees, and three year validity of certificates.

Conditions of registration for stock brokers and sub-brokers updated, requiring exchange membership, Board approval for status changes, and grievance redressal.
Amendment adds definitions for key terms including change of status or constitution and change in control, and inserts parallel conditions of registration for stock brokers and sub-brokers: stock brokers must hold membership of a recognised stock exchange, comply with exchange rules, obtain prior Board approval for status changes to continue acting, pay Board fees, and address investor grievances within one month with reporting to the Board; sub-brokers must hold a Board certificate, be authorised in writing by a member broker, comply with exchange rules, obtain Board approval for status changes, pay fees, and ensure grievance redressal.

Seventh Schedule amendment: specified fuels now listed for Delhi VAT, including petrol, diesel, kerosene, LPG, CNG, PNG, coal.
Amendment to the Seventh Schedule of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act substitutes the sub-entry to expressly list fuels in the form of petrol, diesel, kerosene, LPG, CNG, PNG and coal, clarifying the Schedule's scope; the substitution is notified under section 103 and comes into force immediately.

Withdrawal of statutory notifications directs listed Central Sales Tax notifications to be withdrawn with immediate effect.
The Lt. Governor, exercising powers under sub section (5) of section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 read with the Government of India notification dated 21 October 1975, directs that the specified earlier notifications and statutory orders listed by reference are withdrawn with immediate effect, thereby rescinding their operative legal effect.

Amendment to VAT schedule updates item description and adds flexible polyurethane foam sheets; changes effective immediately.
Amendment to the Third Schedule of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act substitutes "Tools and Dies" for "Tools & Dyes" at the specified entry and inserts a new sub-entry for "Flexible Polyurethane foam sheets"; the notification, issued by the Lt. Governor under statutory authority, declares the amendments to have immediate effect.