Inland Container Depot designation enables the Ilandhailkulam IT/ITES SEZ to be treated as an ICD under customs law.
The Central Government, under powers of sub section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, by notification, appoints the IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Ilandhailkulam village, Madurai, by M/s. Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited, to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, specifying its location in Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District.

Approval Committee for IT/ITES Special Economic Zone constituted to specify membership, ex officio representation and developer invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Ilandhaitkulam under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, to perform approvals and functions for the SEZ developed by M/s. Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited. The Committee is chaired ex officio by the Development Commissioner and includes specified ex officio members from central and state authorities, with a representative of the developer named as a special invitee.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and IT enabled services enables establishment of sector specific SEZ at Ilandhaikulam.
Pursuant to powers under Section 4(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, the Central Government notifies an area at Ilandhaikulam village, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services. The notification records that M/s. Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited applied under Section 3, the conditions of sub section (8) of Section 3 were satisfied, and a letter of approval was granted on 26th July, 2007; the total area is stated as 11.70.5.

Scientific research association approval requires exclusive research activity, audited accounts and certified donation statements; noncompliance leads to withdrawal.
Approval is granted to Dabur Research Foundation as a scientific research association from 1-4-2004 subject to conditions: sole objective of scientific research, conduct research itself, maintain audited books and submit the audit report by the income-tax return due date, and maintain a separately certified statement of donations and amounts applied to scientific research to accompany the audit report. The Central Government may withdraw approval for failure to maintain books, furnish audit report or donation statement, cease genuine research activity, or otherwise fail to conform to the statutory conditions.

Research deduction approval subject to conditions on utilization, audit, reporting, and possible withdrawal for donated funds to the foundation.
Approval is granted to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation as an other institution for purposes of the deduction under clause (iii) of sub section (1) of section 35, subject to conditions: sums must be used for social science research; research must be conducted by faculty or enrolled students; separate books for research receipts and expenditure must be maintained and audited; the auditor's report and a certified statement of donations and amounts applied to research must be furnished to the tax authorities by the return filing due date.

Research donation approval conditioned on dedicated use, separate audited accounts, and certified donation statements.
Approval was granted to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation as an other institution partly engaged in scientific research, subject to conditions: sums received must be used for scientific research carried out by faculty or enrolled students; separate books of account for research receipts and disbursements must be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report furnished to tax authorities by the return due date; and a separate auditor certified statement of donations and amounts applied to research must accompany the audit report. Approval may be withdrawn for specified failures or noncompliance.

Approval under section 10(23C) grants tax-exempt status to a medical trust, subject to statutory compliance.
Approves Indian Medical Trust, Jaipur for tax-exempt status under section 10(23C), read with rule 2CA of the Income-tax Rules, with effect from assessment year 2007-08 onwards, subject to the society's conformity and compliance with the specified sub-clauses and rule 2CA.

Tax exemption approval under section 10(23C)(vi) grants conditional recognition to Maharaj Vinayak Society subject to compliance under rule 2CA.
The Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, Jaipur approved Maharaj Vinayak Society, Jaipur for tax-exempt recognition under the Income-tax Act exemption provision and the corresponding procedural rule, effective from assessment year 2004-05 and onwards, subject to the society's conformity and compliance with the substantive requirements and procedural obligations of the exemption provision and the applicable rule.

Exemption for electrically operated vehicles expanded to cover battery run two and three wheeled vehicles, with related tariff amendments.
Notification amends No. 6/2006-Central Excise by substituting the S. No. 8C entry to cover water filters functioning without electricity and replaceable kits; inserting S. No. 14A to exempt shuttleless projectile looms (tariff 8446) at Nil duty; substituting S. No. 35 to exempt electrically operated vehicles (defined as vehicles run solely on electrical energy, including two and three wheeled electric motor vehicles) at Nil duty; and in the Annexure List 4 item 21 substituting "power rating 50 KW and above" with "power rating 5 KW and above."

Customs duty rates amended to revise tariff classifications, introduce Nil treatments and alter standard rate entries.
Amendment to Notification No.21/2002 modifies the preamble by inserting a proviso clause and revises the Table by substituting and inserting multiple serial entries and descriptions, altering standard rates (including specified percentage rates and Nil rates), reclassifying certain goods (notably butter, ghee and butter oil), creating new entries for thermo mechanically treated bars and structurals, and excluding seconds and defectives where applicable.

Exemption approval under section 10(23C)(vi) confirms an educational society's eligibility, subject to statutory compliance.
Approval is granted to Marut Nandan Educational Society for recognition as eligible for exemption under section 10(23C)(vi) with effect from assessment year 2003-04 onwards, exercised by the Chief Commissioner by notification; the recognition is conditional on the society's conformity with the statutory clause and the procedural rule (rule 2CA) governing such approvals.

Renewal of recognition to stock exchange conditioned on final approval of settlement guarantee fund before trading commences.
Renewal of recognition is granted to The Gauhati Stock Exchange Limited under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act for a specified one year period in respect of contracts in securities, subject to conditions. The Exchange may commence trading only after obtaining final regulatory approval for the establishment of its Settlement Guarantee Fund/Trade Guarantee Fund; additional prescribed or subsequently imposed conditions also apply.

Exchange rate determination fixes customs conversion rates for foreign currencies applicable to imports and exports from the effective date.
Determines the rate of exchange for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for customs purposes, with distinct published rates for imported goods and for export goods; supersedes the prior notification and fixes the operative conversion rates listed in Schedule I (individual currencies) and Schedule II (Japanese yen per one hundred units) to be applied from the stated effective date for customs valuation and related import/export procedures.

Anti-dumping duty on pentaerythritol continues to address dumped imports and protect domestic industry originating from specified exporting origins.
The Central Government imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on pentaerythritol, concluding continued dumping from specified subject countries and material injury to the domestic industry. The notification prescribes duties as specified monetary amounts per unit of measurement for imports of pentaerythritol under the relevant Customs Tariff sub-heading, identifies applicable origins, exports, producers and exporters in a tabular schedule, excludes goods already subject to other anti-dumping notifications, and fixes the duration of the duty for five years unless earlier revoked or amended.

Anti-dumping duty on hydrofluoric acid sustained to offset dumped imports and prevent intensified injury to domestic industry.
The Central Government continued imposition of anti-dumping duty on hydrofluoric acid from the People's Republic of China after a review found imports at less than normal value with a significant dumping margin and a likelihood of continued dumping and injury. The notification prescribes duties computed as the difference between specified reference price formulas and the landed value, covers bulk and packed concentrations under tariff item 2811 11 00, applies for five years, and defines landed value and the applicable exchange rate methodology.

Approval Committee constitution for multi-product SEZ established with specified ex officio members and developer representative and substitute provision for Development Commissioner.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under powers of sub section (1) of Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the multi product SEZ at Atchutapuram and Rambilli Mandals, developed by M/s. Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation. Specifies membership: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); Department of Commerce representative or nominee; Joint DGFT; Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income tax or their nominees; Director (Banking), two State nominated officers of Joint Secretary rank; and the developer's representative as Special Invitee. Provides substitute for the Development Commissioner.

Approval Committee for Apparel Special Economic Zone constituted, defining ex officio membership and developer special invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Apparel Special Economic Zone under sub section (1) of Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the SEZ developed by M/s. Neogen Properties Pvt. Ltd. The Committee is chaired by the Development Commissioner (ex officio) and includes ex officio members from the Ministry of Commerce, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax, Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, two Joint Secretary rank nominees from the State government, and a developer representative as Special Invitee; an officer not below Joint Development Commissioner may represent the Chair in absence.

Approval Committee constitution for IT/ITES SEZ at Kokapet establishes statutory oversight and specified ex officio membership.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Information Technology / IT enabled Services Special Economic Zone at Kokapet under the statutory powers of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 to serve as the designated approval body; sets out the committee's membership: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio), specified central government and revenue officers (ex officio), two state nominated officers (ex officio), and the developer's representative as Special Invitee.

Approval Committee constitution for Pharmaceuticals SEZ establishes ex officio central and state members and developer invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Pharmaceuticals Formulation SEZ at Pollepally under Section 13(1) of the SEZ Act, 2005, to oversee approvals for the SEZ developed by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. Composition: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); Department of Commerce representative or nominee; Joint Director General of Foreign Trade; Commissioner of Customs or Central Excise or nominee; Commissioner of Income Tax or nominee; Director (Banking), Ministry of Finance; two Andhra Pradesh officers (not below Joint Secretary) as nominated members; and developer representative as Special Invitee. Provides substitute representation for the absent Development Commissioner.

Approval Committee constituted for IT/ITES Special Economic Zone to establish statutory oversight and membership structure.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Gundla Pochampalli developed by M/s. Maytas Ventures SEZ Private Limited, and specifies the Committee's composition: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); Department of Commerce officer; Joint Director General of Foreign Trade; Commissioners of Customs or Central Excise and Income tax with territorial jurisdiction (or nominees); Director (Banking), Ministry of Finance; two state nominated officers; and the developer's representative as Special Invitee.