Wheat export exception: authorised exports via designated PSUs without subsidies, limited to Customs EDI ports and fortnightly monitoring.
The amendment creates a wheat export exception permitting export of specified HS-coded wheat through designated public sector undertakings only, with no export subsidy and shipments limited to Customs EDI Ports; it defines 'durum wheat' and mandates fortnightly monitoring and reporting by Customs and DGCI&S to the Department of Commerce/DGFT and the Department of Food & Public Distribution, while other provisions of the principal notification remain operative.

Tribunal appointment: member placed on one year deputation to the Delhi VAT Appellate Tribunal under statutory authority.
Pursuant to powers under section 73(1) of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 and the applicable Tribunal rules, the Lt. Governor appoints Shri Sanatan Prasad, an officer of the Delhi Judicial Service, as a member of the Delhi Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal on deputation basis for one year from the date of joining; terms and conditions of deputation will be settled in due course and the notification supersedes an earlier notification.

Provident fund inspection authority assigned to EPFO officers across specified territorial jurisdictions under the provident fund law.
Appointment of specified officers of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation as Inspectors under section 13(1) of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, for establishments connected with the Central Government and certain specified industries and multi-State establishments. The notification supersedes the earlier notification of 13 October 2008, except as to things done or omitted to be done before such supersession. It assigns inspection jurisdiction to Central, zonal, regional and sub-regional offices across specified States and Union Territories.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils and brass scrap, establishing new import valuation thresholds under customs notification.
Amendment substitutes a revised tariff table into Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), fixing US$ per metric tonne tariff values for specified goods including categories of palm oil, palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds; some entries maintain prior values while others are set to indicated figures, thereby establishing the tariff-value thresholds applicable for customs valuation and import compliance.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate customs show-cause proceedings concerning specified importer and related matters.
Appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 by authorising the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Custom House, Chennai to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioners of Customs (Import) at Chennai and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust for the limited purpose of adjudicating the Show Cause Notice(s) issued in respect of M/s. SMS Distribution Private Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate Customs show cause notice adjudication arising from a DRI notice.
Under powers of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of three specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating show cause notice proceedings issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence relating to M/s New Light Electrical and others.

Rescission of safeguard duty on phthalic anhydride withdraws prior import duty notification while preserving past actions.
The Central Government, under Section 8B(2) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with Rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, rescinds notification No. 9/2009 Customs dated 29 January 2009 imposing safeguard duty on phthalic anhydride under tariff item 2917 35 00, without affecting actions already done or omitted prior to rescission.

Safeguard duty imposed on Phthalic anhydride with higher provisional rate then lower subsequent rate; exclusions apply.
The Central Government, relying on final findings that increased imports of Phthalic anhydride caused and threatened serious injury to domestic producers, imposed a safeguard duty on Phthalic anhydride (tariff item 2917 35 00) under Section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act and the corresponding Rules. The duty applies in two consecutive ad valorem rates for specified 2009 periods and excludes imports from countries notified as developing countries except Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate customs adjudication for specified show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Nhava Sheva as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of two Commissioners at New Custom House, Mumbai, for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, pertaining to M/s. Maruti Enterprises and others.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority transfers adjudication powers to Commissioner of Customs Kandla for DRI show cause matters.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Near Balaji Temple, Kandla as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad, in relation to M/s Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizer Limited.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority: JNPT Commissioner to adjudicate DRI show cause notices against M/s Veera Overseas.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Nhava Sheva, Raigad, Maharashtra as a common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai and the Commissioner of Customs (General), New Custom House, Ballard Pier, Mumbai for adjudicating Show Cause Notice(s) issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit concerning M/s. Veera Overseas and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate customs show-cause notices arising from a revenue investigation into imports.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as common adjudicating authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and discharge duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo, New Delhi and the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi for adjudicating show-cause notices and related matters concerning M/s Disha Overseas Private Limited arising from a revenue investigation.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
Appointment under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Ports), Kolkata as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of the Commissioners at Faridabad and Tughlakabad for adjudicating the Show Cause Notice issued to M/s. City Graphics by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit (DRI F.No. 23/20//2007-DZU/Pt.II dated 28th January, 2009).

Common adjudicating authority appointed to Hyderabad IV to adjudicate specified revenue intelligence show cause notices.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Hyderabad IV Commissionerate, as the common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the listed adjudicating authorities in respect of specified show cause notices issued by the revenue intelligence unit against named companies, as set out in the notification under the Customs Act, 1962.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment to adjudicate a show cause notice against Baheti Metals under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Kandla, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties otherwise vested in multiple customs officers for adjudicating a specified show cause notice issued to M/s. Baheti Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited; the notification limits the transfer of jurisdiction to the identified investigative file and originating notice.

Fee reductions for regulated securities intermediaries reduce prescribed fees and transaction rates, altering payment obligations under SEBI regulations.
Amendments revise prescribed fees and transaction levy rates across SEBI regulations effective July 1, 2009, by substituting lower fee figures in schedules and specified clauses for Custodian of Securities, Foreign Institutional Investors, Foreign Venture Capital Investors, Mutual Funds, and Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers regulations.

Income-tax exemption approval clarified for a charitable society, limited to specified assessment years by corrigendum.
Corrigendum S.O. 1830 dated 26-6-2009 corrects Notification No. 01/2009-10 by stating that the approval of Sahitya Sadawart Samiti Jaipur under clause (23C)(vi) of Section 10 is limited to the assessment years 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04, replacing the text in paragraph 3, line 1 of the earlier Notification.

Taxation of tobacco products: amendment adds tobacco and gutka to fourth schedule with specified exclusions and immediate effect.
Amendment inserts tobacco and gutka into the Fourth Schedule of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004, while expressly excluding unmanufactured tobacco, bidis, tobacco used in the manufacture of bidis, and hooka tobacco; the notification declares the amendment to have immediate effect.

Exchange rate notification sets official currency conversion rates for import and export, superseding earlier notification and taking effect accordingly.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising authority under the Customs Act, fixes official exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for import and export purposes, effective from 1 July 2009, superseding the earlier notification dated 27 May 2009; two schedules annexed set separate rates for imported and export goods, with Schedule II specifying the rate per 100 units for Japanese Yen.

Approval under Section 35(1)(ii) enables donations to Gujarat Ecology Society to qualify for research-focused tax treatment.
Approval is granted to Gujarat Ecology Society, Vadodara, as an other Institution for purposes of section 35(1)(ii) read with Rules 5C and 5E, subject to conditions that sums received be used for scientific research conducted by faculty or enrolled students, that separate books of account for research receipts and expenditures be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant, and that a certified statement of donations and their application accompany the audit report; approval may be withdrawn for failures to maintain records, furnish reports, or carry out genuine research.