Anti-dumping duty on cold-rolled stainless steel imports imposed with country- and exporter-specific rates and exclusions.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of cold-rolled flat products of stainless steel (width 600 mm or more; thickness up to 4 mm) from specified countries, with duties assigned by country of origin, country of export and by named producers/exporters at unit rates specified in the schedule. The duty applies under section 9A(2) and relevant rules, is payable in Indian currency, effective up to 21 October 2009, and uses the government-specified rate of exchange on the bill of entry date for conversion.

Jurisdiction modification replaces Chandigarh and Jalandhar with Chandigarh I and Chandigarh II for specified Customs table entries.
Amendment exercises powers under sub-section (1B) of section 129A of the Customs Act, 1962 to substitute in the principal notification's Table, against Sl. Nos. 15, 23, 33 and 40 in Columns (2) and (3), every occurrence of the words "Chandigarh" and "Jalandhar" with the words and figures "Chandigarh-I" and "Chandigarh-II", thereby amending territorial entries used for Customs jurisdiction and committees of two Commissioners of Central Excise.

Customs notification amendment replaces Chandigarh and Jalandhar entries with Chandigarh-I and Chandigarh-II in table.
In the Table, against Sl. No. 2 in Column (3), for the words "Chandigarh" and "Jalandhar" wherever they occur, the words and figures "Chandigarh-I" and "Chandigarh-II" shall respectively be substituted.

Enhanced rate of depreciation extended to new commercial vehicles acquired and put to use before 1 October 2009.
The Income-tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2009 substitute the cut-off date in New Appendix 1-Part A (Tangible Assets), heading III (Machinery and Plant), sub-item (via) of item (3)-replacing 1st day of April, 2009 with 1st day of October, 2009, thereby extending the enhanced rate of depreciation to new commercial vehicles acquired and put to use before the substituted date.

Constitution of committee of chief commissioners: territorial entries amended to revise Chandigarh and Jalandhar designations for appeals.
The Central Board amends the table of the principal service tax notification by substituting "Chandigarh" with "Chandigarh -I" in two specified entries and replacing occurrences of "Jalandhar" with "Chandigarh -II" in another entry, thereby revising the territorial designations used to constitute the committee of chief commissioners for appeals to the appellate tribunal.

Constitution of committee of chief commissioners revises Chandigarh appellate areas, substituting Chandigarh -I and Chandigarh-II under statutory appeal provisions.
The Board amends the service tax notification to substitute, in the TABLE against Sl. No. 6(1) column (3), the words "Chandigarh, Jalandhar" with "Chandigarh -I and Chandigarh-II", thereby redefining the specified appellate areas for Commissioners of Central Excise/Service Tax under the statutory appellate committee framework.

Import restriction on radio communication equipment requires WPC-issued licence for importation, strengthening trade compliance.
The amendment to Schedule I (Imports) of the ITC (HS) Classifications provides that radio communication equipment, including VHF, UHF and microwave communication equipment, is not permitted to be imported except against a licence to be issued by the WPC wing of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; a related subheading is likewise restricted to import only under a WPC licence. The notification states it is effective from the earlier notification date and was issued in the public interest.

Notification amendment: substitution of territorial designations to reclassify jurisdictions for review committee assignments.
Exercising powers under sub section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Board amends Notification No. 25/2005 Central Excise (N.T.) by substituting the words and figures "Chandigarh I" and "Chandigarh II" for the words previously appearing as "Chandigarh" and "Jalandhar" respectively in Column (2) and Column (3) of the Table against Sl. Nos. 15, 23, 33 and 40.

Territorial designation change updates Central Excise notification by substituting Chandigarh and Jalandhar with Chandigarh-I and Chandigarh-II.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under sub-section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944, amends the principal notification No. 24/2005 by directing that, against Sl. No. 5 in column (3) of the Table, the words "Chandigarh" and "Jalandhar" wherever they occur shall be respectively substituted by the words and figures "Chandigarh-I" and "Chandigarh-II".

Specified pets, laboratory animals and grand parent poultry must be imported via Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.
The amendment requires that pet dogs and pet cats with accompanied baggage, laboratory animals (rats, mice and guinea pigs) for research and development, and grand parent stock of poultry shall be imported through Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad, by way of an inserted proviso to paragraph (4) of the schedule to the notification under the Live-stock Importation Act, 1898.

Selection committee composition broadened as officer not below Joint Secretary may perform duties previously reserved for Joint Secretary.
The amendment replaces the wording in sub rule 4 of Rule 4 of the principal rules, substituting The Joint Secretary with An officer not below the level of Joint Secretary, thereby allowing an officer at or above that grade to perform the role previously assigned to the Joint Secretary.

Selection committee membership: amendment allows any officer not below Joint Secretary level to act in panel selection.
The Second Amendment Rules, 2009 substitute in sub-rule (4) of rule 4 the phrase "The Joint Secretary" with "An officer not below the level of Joint Secretary", broadening the authorised official who may perform the Selection Committee function relating to preparation of the panel of names; the amendment takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette under powers conferred by the Competition Act.

Provisional safeguard duty on soda ash imports from China imposes temporary additional tariff to address market disruption.
The Central Government, invoking sub-section (2) of section 8C of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, imposes a provisional safeguard duty at an ad valorem rate on Soda Ash under sub heading 2836 20 when imported from the People's Republic of China, effective until a specified terminal date unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.

Companies Rules amendment: substitution of prescribed statutory forms resulting in updated filing requirements for corporate compliance.
Amendment substituted Forms 19, 20, 20A, 44 and 49 in Annexure 'A' of the Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms, 1956, under rulemaking powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 642 read with section 610B of the Companies Act, 1956, naming the instrument the Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms (Second Amendment) Rules, 2009, and prescribing commencement from 31st May, 2009.

Jurisdictional allocation revised for central excise: entries reassigned to Kolhapur and a Kolhapur jurisdiction created.
The notification amends the principal Central Excise notification by substituting entries referencing Pune-II with Kolhapur in Table I and specified entries in Table III, and by inserting a new Table II serial establishing Kolhapur jurisdiction for the districts of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara, while omitting the former serial number 70 and its entries.

Customs exemption for raw and refined sugar expanded, defining eligible importers and imposing specified import conditions.
Amendment inserts two entries exempting raw sugar and refined or white sugar from standard and additional duties, conditioned respectively on importation by a sugar factory or sugar refinery, and on importation by specified trading or cooperative entities subject to aggregate import limits and a concluding period; a preamble proviso fixes the date from which these entries apply.

Delegation of powers under Section 13 to specified FT officers with prescribed value limits and SEZ exception.
The Central Government authorizes specified DGFT officers to exercise powers under Section 13 read with Section 11 of the Foreign Trade Act, 1992, superseding prior notifications; a table prescribes monetary limits for each designated post, and the Development Commissioner, SEZ has unlimited authority for Export Oriented Units and units in Special Economic Zones.

Notification amendment: correction of referenced date in prior trade notification, updating the official record under statutory authority.
The corrigendum amends Notification No.98 by substituting the previously cited date in two paragraphs with a revised date, thereby correcting the official reference; the amendment is made under statutory authority and issued in the public interest.

EOU export permission amendment allows non-basmati rice shipments under government-set quantity and price controls by notification.
The amendment to Notification No.59(RE-2008)/2004-2009 substitutes the Para 2 table to authorize two specified 100% Export Oriented Units to export non-basmati rice at government-fixed exportable quantities and a government-prescribed minimum export price, while all other provisions of the original notification remain unchanged.

Financial disclosure timing for Indian Depository Receipts amended to require interim audited statements when reporting gap exceeds prescribed period.
The amendment requires interim audited financial statements for an IDR issue when the gap between the latest audited financial statements disclosed and the opening of the issue exceeds the prescribed period; if the gap does not exceed that period, disclosure of a SEBI-specified statement in the prospectus describing changes in the issuing company's financial position suffices. A proviso allows foreign banks regulated by BIS members or IOSCO signatories to meet the requirement with financial statements based on a limited review report. Minor textual changes remove "and financial status" and replace "affairs" with "statements."