Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES at Viswanathapuram notified, enabling development, operation and maintenance under SEZ Act.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Viswanathapuram Village, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District. It records that the proponent, M/s. Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited, obtained a letter of approval under Section 3 of the SEZ Act and that the Central Government, exercising powers under Section 4(1) and Rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, notifies specified survey numbers totalling 70.01.0 hectares as the SEZ; a subsequent de notification reference is noted.

Special Economic Zone expansion adds specified village survey parcels to existing zone, amending prior notification.
Notification incorporates an additional 1.43.7 hectares at Village Hanumanthai into the Special Economic Zone at Mahindra World City by amending S.O. 2104(E) to insert twelve new table entries (125A-125L) specifying survey numbers and area figures, the aggregate addition being included after the Central Government granted the letter of approval and found SEZ Act and Rules requirements satisfied.

Approval Committee constituted for a sector specific Special Economic Zone for IT/ITES, specifying ex officio membership and developer invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for a sector specific Special Economic Zone for IT and ITES at specified Bangalore villages proposed by M/s. Gopalan Enterprises, listing specified ex officio government members (Development Commissioner as Chairperson, Department of Commerce nominee, regional Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, territorial Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax or nominees, Director (Banking) in Ministry of Finance, two state nominated senior officers) and the developer's representative as special invitee; notification includes statutory basis and is later rescinded.

Deemed Inland Container Depot status granted to a sector-specific SEZ enabling Customs Act recognition and ICD regulatory treatment.
The central government, invoking sub-section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, appointed the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for IT and ITES at specified villages in Bangalore, proposed by M/s. Gopalan Enterprises (India) Private Limited, as a Deemed Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, effective from 4th May, 2009.

Special Economic Zone notification establishes an IT/ITES SEZ at specified villages following statutory approval under the SEZ Act
Notification declares a Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services at villages Mahadevpura and Kaggadaspura, K.R. Puram, Whitefield, Bangalore after M/s. Gopalan Enterprises (India) Private Limited received a letter of approval under the Special Economic Zones Act and the Central Government, invoking the Act and SEZ Rules, notified specified survey numbers and aggregate area as an SEZ; the notification record also notes subsequent rescission by a later notification.

Special Economic Zone designation enables sector specific leather manufacturing area with an approval committee and customs depot status.
A sector specific Special Economic Zone for manufacture of leather and leather products is designated at specified villages in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, listing survey numbers and aggregate area; an Approval Committee with listed ex officio members and a developer representative is constituted to supervise SEZ approvals; and the zone is declared to be an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes from the notified date.

Deeming of SEZ as Inland Container Depot under Customs Act establishes ICD status for customs administration in that zone.
The notification designates the information technology/IT-enabled services Special Economic Zone at Shijra Kilabandi, developed by M/s Mohan Investments and Properties Private Limited, as an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes by invoking the SEZ statutory power and fixing an operative commencement date for that deeming effect under the Customs Act.

Approval Committee constituted under SEZ Act for IT/ITeS project; defines ex officio membership and developer invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT and ITeS project at Shijra Kilabandi under the Special Economic Zones Act, establishing the Committee for the SEZ developed by M/s Mohan Investments and Properties Private Limited. The notification specifies the Committee's composition: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); ex officio members from central departments (Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, Banking Division), state representatives (Industries and Commerce; State Industrial Development Corporation), and a special invitee representing the developer, including nomination rules and territorial jurisdictional representation.

Special Economic Zone designation enables development and operation of an IT/ITES park under the SEZ statutory framework.
Notification designates specified land parcels at Shijra Kilabandi, Badshahpur, Gurgaon as a Special Economic Zone for information technology and IT enabled services. The Central Government, satisfied that conditions under section 3(8) of the SEZ Act are met and having granted a prior letter of approval under section 3(10), issues the notification under section 4(1) and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, listing the survey numbers and areas and identifying M/s. Mohan Investments and Properties Private Limited as the proposing developer.

Duty free tariff preference extended to the Republic of The Sudan by amendment under powers of the Customs Act.
Amendment inserts the Republic of The Sudan as Sl. No. 16 in the Schedule to Notification No. 96/2008 Customs, thereby extending duty free tariff preference to imports from that country, made under the powers of sub section (1) of Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and issued as Notification No. 45/2009 Customs.

Health warning placement required on tobacco packaging for prominent front-panel display and standardised top-edge orientation.
Amendment to the packaging and labelling rules revises the definition of package to mean packs intended for consumer sale and excludes wholesale, semi wholesale and poora packages not for consumer use. It also prescribes that specified health warnings must occupy a mandated portion of the principal display area on the front panel, be positioned parallel to the top edge and in the same direction as other principal display information, and treats the widest end of conical packs as the top edge.

Income tax Appellate Tribunal rules amended to allow Notice Board posting to be deemed pronouncement of orders.
The Income tax (Appellate Tribunal) Amendment Rules, 2009 add to Rule 34(4) that when a Bench is not functioning or pronouncement in court is not possible, a list of orders signed by the Members showing the result of the appeal shall be placed on the Bench Notice Board, and such posting shall be deemed pronouncement of the order; the rules are titled accordingly and commence on publication in the Official Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty on cable ties imposed based on difference between reference price and landed value, affecting specified origins.
Definitive anti-dumping duty on cable ties is imposed as the difference between a specified reference price and the landed value of imported goods; the notification lists tariff heading, specification, country of origin and export, producer and exporter details, unit and currency for each entry. The duty is effective from the date provisional duty was imposed and is payable in Indian currency, with landed value defined under the Customs Act and exchange rate determined by the notified rate on the bill of entry date.

Approval under section 35(1)(ii) requires institutions to keep separate accounts, audited reports, and certified research donation statements.
Approval is granted to Kaivalyadhama Shriman Madhava Yoga Mandir Samiti as an other institution partly engaged in scientific research, subject to conditions that sums paid be used for scientific research; research be carried out by its faculty or enrolled students; separate books of account for research receipts and expenditures be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report furnished to the tax authority by the return due date; and a separately certified statement of donations and sums applied to research be maintained and furnished.

Appointment of Development Commissioner establishes administrative control and reporting obligations for SEZ governance and compliance.
Designates the Director of Software Technology Parks of India, New Delhi as Development Commissioner for the specified Special Economic Zone and requires the appointee to comply with directions of the Central Government, the Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit periodic reports, and remain responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken as Development Commissioner, while personal service matters are governed by the officer's parent administrative authority.

Inland Container Depot designation: IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Ardee City deemed ICD under Customs law, effective upon appointment.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, designates the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Ardee City proposed by M/s. Sunwise Properties Private Limited as an Inland Container Depot by deeming it to be such under the Customs Act, thereby fixing a commencement date for the deemed ICD status and subjecting the zone to the legal framework applicable to an ICD.

Approval Committee for IT and ITES constituted, specifying ex officio membership and developer representative as special invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for IT and IT enabled services at Ardee City, Gurgaon developed by M/s. Sunwise Properties Private Limited, and specifies the Committee's membership: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); ex officio members from Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, Banking (Ministry of Finance), Haryana Industries and Commerce, HSIDC Managing Director; and a special invitee representing the developer.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES at Ardee City establishes a notified SEZ area enabling sector-specific development.
The Central Government designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Ardee City, Sector-52, Gurgaon, pursuant to statutory powers and rules, noting M/s Sunwise Properties Private Limited's proposal and prior grant of approval for development, operation and maintenance; the notification lists specific survey/khasra numbers and parcel areas aggregating to a total notified area of 10.13 hectares.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty: prior notification on nylon tyre cord fabrics withdrawn under Customs Tariff Act powers.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and the Rules on identification, assessment and collection of anti-dumping duty, rescinds Notification No. 72/2008-Customs concerning anti-dumping duty on imports of nylon tyre cord fabrics, except as regards things done or omitted to be done before such rescission.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty notification withdraws the standing levy while preserving prior actions under the law.
The Central Government rescinds the earlier notification imposing anti-dumping duty on Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (tariff item 590210) under powers of the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, while preserving actions done or omitted before the rescission.