Appointment of Assistant Value Added Tax Officers to assist VAT administration, effective from assumption of charge.
Notification appointing six officers as Assistant Value Added Tax Officers to assist the Commissioner in administering the Value Added Tax framework, identifying each appointee by name and physical date of joining, with appointments effective from assumption of charge under the statutory appointment authority and applicable rules.

Appointment of VATO-cum-Assistant Commissioner under Delhi VAT grants authority to assist Commissioner in tax administration.
Notification appointing specified officials as VATO-cum-Assistant Commissioners to assist the Commissioner in administering the Delhi Value Added Tax regime; appointments take effect from each officer's date of assumption of charge and are issued under powers conferred by the Act and its rules, listing appointees by name and joining date and formalising their authority to perform delegated administrative and enforcement functions.

Spouse continuation rights allow spouse to continue senior citizen savings accounts; non-continuing accounts closed and deposits refunded.
The amendment inserts provisos to Rule 8(3) allowing the spouse, in a joint account or where the spouse is sole nominee, to continue the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme account on the same terms; if the spouse does not continue the joint account the account shall be closed on application in Form F and the deposit refunded with interest.

Company secretary requirement: companies above paid-up capital threshold must appoint a whole-time company secretary under amended rules.
The amendment mandates that a company not covered under rule 8 which has paid-up share capital at or above the prescribed threshold shall have a whole-time company secretary, creating an explicit appointment obligation tied to the company's capitalisation and incorporated into the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on presensitised aluminium plates sustained to prevent continued dumping and injury to industry.
The Central Government has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty for five years on presensitised positive offset aluminium plates (thickness 0.15-0.40 mm, 0.03 mm) following findings of continued and likely intensified dumping from the People's Republic of China causing injury to domestic industry, prescribing a specified per-unit duty applicable where China is origin or exporter, payable in Indian currency with exchange-rate determination as per separate Government notification.

Transitional tribunal jurisdiction continues pending formal notification, maintaining continuity of adjudicatory functions under the new companies framework.
The Central Government, under the removal-of-difficulties power, provides that until a notification brings the new adjudicatory forum into effect, the existing adjudicatory body constituted under the prior companies statute shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers, authority and functions of the tribunal under the new Act, thereby preserving continuity of adjudication pending formal notification.

Appointment of Additional Commissioner VAT to assist Commissioner in administering Delhi VAT under statutory powers.
Using powers under clause (a) of sub section (2) of section 66 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 read with rule 47 of the Delhi VAT Rules, 2005, the Lt. Governor appoints Sh. C. Arvind as Additional Commissioner, Value Added Tax, to assist the Commissioner in administering the Act, with the appointment effective from the date of assumption of charge/physical joining.

Commencement of Section 74(2) and (3): the provisions are appointed to come into force on June 6, 2014.
The Central Government, exercising its commencement power under the Companies Act, 2013, appoints 6 June 2014 as the date on which the provisions of sub sections (2) and (3) of Section 74 shall come into force by official notification.

Deposit acceptance without insurance permitted temporarily under amended companies deposit rules, allowing firms to take deposits sans insurance.
The amendment to the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 adds a proviso to rule 5(1) permitting companies to accept deposits without a deposit insurance contract for a specified transitional period, effective from publication in the Official Gazette.

Exchange of tax information enables cross-border requests obliging provision of foreseeably relevant taxpayer records under strict confidentiality.
The agreement obliges the competent authorities to exchange information foreseeably relevant to tax administration and enforcement, requiring the requested Party to use available information gathering measures to obtain bank, financial, ownership, trust and foundation records, subject to territorial jurisdiction. Requests must specify identity, taxable period, nature and form of information, tax purpose, grounds for relevance and location of records, and confirm domestic means have been pursued. The requested Party must promptly acknowledge receipt, notify deficiencies and explain inability or refusal to provide information; confidentiality and limits on use and disclosure are strictly prescribed.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment directs transfer of a show cause notice to the designated Commissioner of Customs for adjudication.
The Board directs that the Show Cause Notice issued by a revenue investigation unit in Delhi concerning M/s Johnson Controls Pricol Pvt. Ltd. is assigned for adjudication to the Commissioner of Customs, (Airport & Air Cargo), Integrated Air Export Complex, Chennai, designating that commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority and circulating the order to specified customs offices for implementation and information.

Common Adjudicating Authority assigned adjudication of a DRI-issued Show Cause Notice to the Commissioner of Central Excise Delhi IV.
The Board transfers adjudicatory responsibility for the Show Cause Notice issued by the Additional Director General, DRI Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad concerning M/s Polyglass Acrylic Manufacturing Co. Pvt. Ltd. to the Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi IV under the customs notification framework, effectuating an administrative jurisdictional transfer and designating the Commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication.

Assignment of adjudication: a customs show cause notice transferred to the Commissioner for adjudication under customs law.
Pursuant to Notification No.15/2002 Customs (N.T.) issued under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (as amended), a Show Cause Notice concerning M/s Asian Granito India Limited is assigned to the Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad, who is designated to adjudicate the matter; the order effects an administrative transfer of adjudicatory responsibility and is copied to the issuing unit, relevant Commissioners of Customs, and the Board's electronic contact.

Adjudication assignment: Show Cause Notice in Auro Gold matter transferred to Commissioner of Customs for adjudication.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs assigns Show Cause Notice F.No.DRI/MZU/C/Inv-04/2013-14 dated 28.02.2014, issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to the Commissioner of Customs, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, as the designated Common Adjudicating Authority/Proper Officer for adjudication in the matter of M/s Auro Gold Jewellery Private Limited, with administrative copies circulated to specified customs commissioners and departmental records.

Exchange Rate Determination sets official foreign currency conversion rates for import and export goods, superseding prior notification.
Determination under customs authority prescribes official rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies, with separate entries for imported goods and export goods, effective from the notified commencement and superseding the prior notification. Two annexed schedules list per unit rates and per hundred unit rates for the applicable currencies to be used for customs valuation and related purposes.

Currency carriage limits updated: travelers may import and export Indian currency notes subject to RBI conditions and nationality exclusions.
Amendment prescribes a currency carriage limit of twenty-five thousand rupees per person for export and import of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India notes, subject to such other amounts and conditions as the Reserve Bank of India may notify; it excludes Nepal and Bhutan for certain departures and adds that residents of other countries visiting India, excluding citizens of Pakistan and Bangladesh, may both take out and bring in Indian currency notes up to the same limit subject to RBI notification.

Tax deduction for donations to notified places of public worship affirmed by government notification for eligibility under income tax rules.
Notification designates the named temple as a place of public worship of renown throughout the State for the purposes of deductions for donations, invoking the central government power to identify institutions qualifying for donor tax deductions and thereby placing the temple within the statutory framework governing tax treatment of donations to religious and charitable funds.

Transitional jurisdiction for company law bodies: existing administrative Board will exercise tribunal functions until the new tribunal is constituted.
Pending constitution of the National Company Law Tribunal, the Order provides that the Board of Company Law Administration, established under the prior company law, shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers, authority and functions specified for the transitional period in the first proviso to clause (41) of the Companies Act, thereby temporarily vesting tribunal-like responsibilities in the existing administrative Board to ensure continuity of regulatory and adjudicatory functions.

Company Law Board jurisdiction extended to exercise powers under Section 73(4) pending notification under Section 434.
The Order, effective immediately, provides that until a date is notified under Section 434(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company Law Board constituted under the Companies Act, 1956 shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers, authority and functions under sub-section (4) of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 to remove difficulties in giving effect to Section 73.

Resource allocation for successor states: Commission to account for reorganized state's resources and recommend fiscal measures.
The Order amends the Commission's remit to require that it take into account the resources available to successor or reorganized States on reorganization of Andhra Pradesh and make recommendations for those States on matters under reference, pursuant to the constitutional fiscal mandate and enabling statute.