Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices against specified exporters under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appointed the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of certain named customs officers for adjudicating show cause notices issued on 26 June 2007 in respect of M/s Global Exim Inc, M/s H.M. International and M/s B.M. Exports controlled by specified individuals, with a corrigendum correcting the originally stated officers.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority: Commissioner of Customs designated to adjudicate specified show cause proceedings under Customs Act.
The Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad is appointed as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata Customs House (Sea Cargo) for adjudicating the specified show cause notice issued to M/s Rudra Enterprises; the designation is made under the statutory provisions of the Customs Act and applies solely to the identified proceeding.

Appointment of adjudicating authority designates Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate show cause notices against HMD Exim.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur, as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Nhava Sheva, for adjudication of the show cause notices issued to M/s HMD Exim Private Limited by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices, transferring adjudicatory responsibility under customs law.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority designating the Commissioner, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad as the proper officer to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Exports) for adjudicating specified show cause notices issued against M/s Alborz Industries and others, effectuating a transfer of adjudicatory responsibility under the Customs Act.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of a customs show cause notice under delegated powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Export), JNCH, Nhava Sheva, as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of two Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the show cause notice issued against M/s Pradeepkumar Nirmalkumar, thereby consolidating adjudication of that intelligence-originated proceeding.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralize adjudication of show-cause notices under Customs Act involving specified exporters controlled by named individuals.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority designates the Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo, NCH, Delhi to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner, ICD Tughlakabad, for adjudicating the specified show-cause notices arising from an intelligence file concerning multiple exporters and traders allegedly controlled by identified individuals, under the statutory authority of the Customs Act.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority transfers adjudication of a specified customs show cause notice to a designated officer.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Port Import), Chennai as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava Sheva, for adjudicating the show cause notice concerning M/s Goenka Industries, transferring jurisdiction for that specified matter arising from an intelligence-originated investigation.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority to adjudicate show cause notice in Naveen Sehgal customs matter under Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), New Custom House, New Delhi, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Joint Commissioner (Ahmedabad) and the Assistant Commissioner (Indore) solely for adjudicating the show cause notice issued against Shri Naveen Sehgal and others by the revenue intelligence unit, thereby centralising adjudicatory responsibility for those proceedings under the Customs Act.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of customs show cause notices against A Square Automation Private Limited.
Designation appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import and General), New Customs House, New Delhi as the common adjudicating authority empowered under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of two Joint Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence against M/s A Square Automation Private Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate a DRI-issued show cause notice against M/s. J. Kumar Infraprojects.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Mumbai Port to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House specifically for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s. J. Kumar Infraprojects Limited.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of show cause notices for M/s Rochi Ram and Sons.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Central Revenue Building, Statue Circle, Jaipur as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of three named Commissioners of Customs in Mumbai for adjudicating show cause notices issued to M/s Rochi Ram and Sons and others by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice against Bhagirath Fibre Private Limited under Customs Act authority.
The CBEC, under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, appoints the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Sea Port Import), Chennai for adjudication of the show cause notice issued to M/s. Bhagirath Fibre Private Limited by the Additional Director, DRI, Ahmedabad, referenced in Notification No. 46/2008-Cus. (N.T.), dated May 29, 2008.

Approval under section 10(23C)(iv) confirms charitable trust recognition subject to compliance with prescribed eligibility and operational conditions.
The competent tax authority approved a charitable trust for the purpose of the relevant income-tax exemption provision for the stated assessment year and onwards, subject to the trust's conformity and compliance with the eligibility and operational conditions prescribed in the cited sub-clauses of the exemption provision and the corresponding rule; the notification records the approval instrument and the conditional nature of recognition.

Information Technology Investment Regions streamline approvals, infrastructure commitments and developer led master planning under central state coordination.
Establishes a policy to create Information Technology Investment Regions combining processing and non processing areas, mandating master plans, phased development and frozen notified land uses. Central Government will appraise and approve proposals, provide external infrastructure support and convene a High Powered Committee; State Governments must identify sites, carry out feasibility studies, ensure lawful land acquisition and constitute a Management Board to select developers, enforce the master plan, grant approvals and oversee implementation. Developers/co developers are selected via transparent RFQ/RFP procedures, must deliver internal infrastructure and comply with environmental, resettlement and security norms, while concession agreements govern transfers, penalties and arbitration.

Exchange rate determination for customs valuation establishes prescribed currency conversion rates for imports and exports.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act, prescribes specific rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for valuation of imported and export goods, effective 1 June 2008, as set out in Schedules I (per unit rates for eleven currencies) and II (rate for 100 Japanese Yen); the notification supersedes a prior Ministry of Finance notification and was subsequently rescinded by a later notification dated 25 June 2008.

Excise exemption for dough for bakers' wares inserted, making such dough nil-rated under Central Excise notification.
An amendment adds a new serial entry to the Central Excise notification listing "dough for preparation of bakers' wares" under the tariff schedule and designates that product as subject to a nil rate of duty, thereby extending a specific excise exemption to the identified bakery input under the notification's exemption table.

Special Economic Zone designation declared as Inland Container Depot, aligning SEZ with customs regulatory treatment.
The Central Government designates the sector specific Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and IT enabled services at Village Ulwe, developed by M/s. Navi Mumbai SEZ Private Limited, and declares that zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, thereby applying customs regulatory treatment for ICDs to the SEZ area.

Approval Committee constituted for Special Economic Zone IT/ITES at Ulwe establishing membership and ex officio administrative representation.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the sector specific Special Economic Zone for IT and IT enabled services at Ulwe, Panvel, Raigad, Maharashtra under Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, created for M/s. Navi Mumbai SEZ Private Limited. The Committee's membership is specified: Development Commissioner (Chairperson, ex officio); Department of Commerce representative or nominee; Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Pune; territorial Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax or their nominees; Director (Banking), Ministry of Finance; Development Commissioner (Industries), Government of Maharashtra; Joint Secretary (Industries), Government of Maharashtra; and a MIDC representative as special invitee.

Special Economic Zone designation establishes a sector-specific IT and ITES zone at Ulwe under SEZ Act authority.
The central government notified a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Village Ulwe, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, following a proposal by M/s. Navi Mumbai SEZ Private Limited and satisfaction that statutory requirements for approval were met; the notification formally designates the specified land parcel as an SEZ under the Special Economic Zones Act and applicable rules.

Services provided in relation to chit: service tax treatment prescribed, formalising taxation and scope of chit fund services.
Amends Notification No. 1/2006-Service Tax by inserting entry 4A (zm) to declare services provided in relation to chit taxable, provides a definition of "chit" covering various local terms and subscription/ prize mechanisms, and prescribes the applicable effective service tax rate for such chit-related services under the schedule of taxable services.