Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralise customs adjudication for a specified show cause notice against an importer.
The Joint or Additional Commissioner of Customs, Mundra is designated as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Joint or Additional Commissioner of Customs at Mundra and Kandla for adjudicating matters arising from a specified show cause notice issued to the named importer, under the authority of sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate customs show cause notice concerning M/s DOZCO across specified commissionerates.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Joint or Additional Commissioner of Customs, Vishakhapatnam I, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and discharge the duties of specified Joint or Additional Commissioners in Vishakhapatnam and Chennai for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued to M/s DOZCO (India) Private Limited dated 29 December 2014, formalised by Gazette notification.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate customs adjudication for specified show-cause notice involving multiple commissioners.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Jamnagar as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of four specified Commissioners of Customs for the limited purpose of adjudicating matters arising from a particular show-cause notice issued to M/s Gujarat Ambuja Exports Limited by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice against M/s ITC Limited by Customs.
A Common Adjudicating Authority is appointed by virtue of sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, designating the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs, Chennai IV to exercise the powers and discharge duties of multiple specified Customs commissionerates for the purpose of adjudicating a show cause notice issued to M/s ITC Limited (F.No. DRI/AZU/INV 41/2013/3342 dated 18 December 2014).

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate a customs show cause notice against an exporter under Customs Act powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs (Export), Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri, Mumbai as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of both the Import and Export Commissioners at that complex for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Mahendra Brothers Exports Pvt. Ltd., as referenced in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence inquiry.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to consolidate customs adjudication for a specified show cause notice.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs, Chennai IV as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of multiple Commissionerates and related offices for the sole purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued to M/s Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. referenced in F.No. DRI/AZU/INV-38/2013/3098-3107 dated 14th November, 2014.

Common adjudicating authority appointment centralizes adjudication of DRI show cause notices for specified import-related proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata Custom House, to act as a common adjudicating authority, transferring the powers and duties of both the Kolkata Port Customs office and the Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax (ICD-Durgapur) for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Kolkata Zonal Unit, concerning M/s R.C. Metal Industries and others.

Exchange Rate Determination sets official foreign currency conversion rates for import and export goods under Customs Act.
Determination of official conversion rates for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees under the Customs Act, specifying that the rates set forth in the annexed schedules for each currency shall apply to imported and exported goods; Schedule I provides per unit import and export rates for major currencies while Schedule II provides rates per one hundred units for certain currencies, and the notification notes administrative particulars and subsequent supersession.

Rescission of customs notification withdraws prior exchange-rate notice, effective prospectively while preserving prior actions.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs rescinded Notification No. 47/2015-CUSTOMS (N.T.) by issuing Notification No. 51/2015-CUSTOMS (N.T.) under the authority of the Customs Act, with the rescission taking effect from 5 June 2015 and expressly preserving all things done or omitted before that effective date.

Customs duty exemption for border haat trade extended to Kamalasagar, requiring proof of local Bangladesh production for imports.
Amendment includes Kamalasagar (Tripura) among land customs stations covered by Notification No. 60/2011 and substitutes condition (i) to require the importer to satisfy the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs that the goods were locally produced in Bangladesh and were imported by land from Balat, Kalaichar, Srinagar (Tripura) or Kamalasagar (Tripura) for sale in the respective border haats. The amendment takes effect from 6 June 2015.

Excise exemption for ethanol supplied to public sector oil marketing companies for petrol blending removes duty liability.
Inserted Sl. No. 40A creates an excise exemption for ethanol produced from molasses generated from cane crushed in the 2015-16 sugar season (from 1 October 2015 onwards) when supplied to specified public sector oil marketing companies for blending with petrol, assigning the product a nil duty treatment and amending the Table of Notification No.12/2012-Central Excise.

Section 35AC eligible project designation extends Akshayapatra mid day meal scheme and raises allowable project cost.
Notification under section 35AC extends the Mid Day Meal Program run by the Akshayapatra Foundation for three financial years beginning 2015-16 and amends the earlier notification's table to increase the maximum project cost allowed as deduction, following a recommendation by the National Committee for the Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare confirming proper execution of the scheme.

Section 35AC eligibility extended to polio hospital rehabilitation project, preserving approved project cost for a further period.
Section 35AC notification extends eligibility of Narayan Seva Sanstha's Polio Hospital, Rehabilitation and Research Centre project for tax-deduction purposes commencing with financial year 2015-16, preserving the previously approved total project cost including the corpus fund and confirming the project's notified status for the renewed period.

Extension of eligible project status under tax incentives for Sri Keshava Trust's comprehensive in situ eye care scheme for an additional term.
The Central Government renewed the notification of Sri Keshava Trust's comprehensive in situ eye care project as an eligible charitable health project for tax-incentive purposes for a further three years, retaining the previously approved project cost and preserving the project's scope and donor deduction eligibility following a national committee recommendation that the project was being properly executed.

Section 35AC eligibility extension: eligible charitable project's tax-exempt status extended for a further three financial years.
Notification designates the project run by Pranab Kanya Sangha, Kolkata, as an eligible project under the Income-tax Act and extends that eligibility for a further three financial years commencing 2015-16. The Central Government issued the extension following a recommendation by the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare, noting the project's revised estimated cost and satisfaction with the project's execution.

Tax incentive designation extended for a notified charitable eye hospital project, preserving its eligibility for a further three-year period.
Notification under Section 35AC re-notifies the Sankar Foundation's eye hospital project as an eligible scheme for tax-incentive purposes, extending its notified status for a further three-year period beginning 2015-16 without change to the previously approved project cost, following the National Committee's recommendation that the project is being executed properly.

Extension under section 35AC: Andh Kalyan Kendra scheme extended for three further financial years; certificate excluded for the lapsed year.
The Central Government has notified extension of eligibility for the Andh Kalyan Kendra project at Village Ranip, Ahmedabad as an eligible social-welfare project for three further years beginning with financial year 2014-15 to 2016-17, with the approved cost unchanged, following recommendation by the National Committee; however, no certificate shall be issued for the lapsed financial year 2014-15.

Section 35AC project eligibility extended for construction of a home for the aged blind, with revised fund allocation.
Notification extends eligibility of the "Construction of a home for the aged blind" by the National Association for the Blind as an eligible project under section 35AC for three financial years commencing 2015-16, and amends the project cost allocation-increasing the building/infrastructure fund to Rs. 7.00 crore and reducing the corpus fund to Rs. 6.00 crore while keeping the total project cost at Rs. 13.00 crore.

Tax exemption extension under income-tax provision: eligible project notification renewed for three-year period with unchanged approved costs.
The Central Government notifies renewal of the eligible project "Pragnan Tirth - Sarvangi Shikshan Sansthan" carried out by Anoopam Mission in Gujarat for a further three-year period commencing 2015-16, preserving the previously approved capital cost and corpus fund without change, following the National Committee's recommendation that the project is being executed properly pursuant to the rule-based extension mechanism under the income-tax framework.

Eligible project notification extends school for deaf and dumb three years; certificates not issued for elapsed years.
The Central Government, on recommendation of the National Committee under the income-tax rules, extends notification of the scheme "Expansion & running the school for deaf & dumb students" by Shree Panchmahal Anusuchit Jati Education Trust as an eligible project for a further three-year period commencing with financial year 2013-14, without change to the approved cost, but states that no certificate will be issued for the two extended years that have already lapsed.