Approval Committee constitution under SEZ Act sets membership, ex officio representation and developer invitee for a services SEZ.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under the Special Economic Zones Act to oversee a services sector SEZ promoted by a private developer, specifying that the Central Government establishes the committee for SEZ purposes. The committee's composition is prescribed: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (with a Joint Development Commissioner to represent in absence), ex officio members drawn from commerce, foreign trade, customs/excise, income tax, and banking divisions, two state nominated officers, and the developer's representative as special invitee.

Special Economic Zone designation for services sector notified, identifying specified land parcels and total area.
Designation of a Special Economic Zone for the services sector at Villages Talegaon and Panshil, Taluka-Khalapur and Village Bhokarpada, Taluka-Panvel, District Raigad, Maharashtra, on the proposal of M/s. Sunny Vista Realtors Private Limited; Central Government found requirements satisfied and granted prior approval for development, and has notified specified survey numbers comprising a total area of 139.83 hectares as the SEZ, with subsequent de-notification references noted.

Duty free import authorisation conditions revised: bonds, use-certificates and duty consequences govern post-clearance compliance.
Amendments to conditions for imports under a Duty Free Import Authorisation require a bond with surety or security where imports occur before export obligations are discharged, obliging payment of duty with interest if conditions are not met. For imports after discharge, availing rebate or CENVAT credit requires a bond to use materials in manufacture and a six-month certificate of use; transfers or transferred authorisations may require payment of additional duty with interest unless duty is paid at clearance, in which case CENVAT credit may be claimed. Proof of not availing rebate or CENVAT may permit clearance without the bond.

Advance licence validity tied to self-declaration filing and matching input quality for export manufacture compliance.
Authorizations based on self-declaration where Standard Input Output Norms are not fixed are valid for import of inputs for manufacture of export products only if the authorization holder proves to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs that an Aayat Niryat form application with specified documents has been submitted in terms of paragraph 4.7 of the Hand Book of Procedure (Volume I) before the first shipment; inputs in paragraph 4.24A(a)(i) must be of the same quality, technical characteristics and specifications as used in the exported resultant product and the exporter must declare those technical characteristics, quality and specifications in the shipping bill.

Import restriction list updated: customs exemptions now exclude items set out in the Handbook of Procedure appendix.
Amendments replace references to a policy paragraph with references to Appendix 37B of the Hand Book of Procedure, Volume I, expressly excluding items listed in that appendix from customs exemption benefits; they also remove the phrase "which are freely importable" from specified notifications and substitute condition (8) in certain notifications to deny benefits to items in Appendix 37B.

Duty credit scrip exemption permits zero customs duty on imports under Hi-tech Product Export Promotion Scheme, subject to specified conditions.
Exempts imports from customs duty and specified additional duty when goods are imported against a duty credit scrip issued under the Hi tech Product Export Promotion Scheme, subject to conditions: applicability only to listed hi tech products, presentation of the scrip at clearance with sufficient balance, free transferability of scrip and goods, use of specified ports/airports/ICDs/land customs stations or notified SEZs, and exclusions for certain exports and specified agricultural products, spices and particular capital goods. The notification permits drawback/CENVAT credit of additional duty against amounts debited in the scrip and defines "goods" and "capital goods" for scheme purposes.

Corrigendum correcting officer designation and promotion wording for Administrative Officer posts in a Gazette notification.
Corrigendum amends the Schedule of a prior Gazette notification to replace "Commission of Income Tax" with Commissioner of Income Tax for Administrative Officer Grade II, and for Administrative Officer Grade III revises Note 2 to state promotion will be made regionwise and likewise corrects the designation to Commissioner of Income Tax.

Retrospective effect granted to recruitment rules, making amended rule operative from original notification date, with certification of no adverse impact.
Amendment substitutes the initial rule to restate the recruitment rules' citation and to deem them to have commenced from the original notification date, and inserts an Explanatory Memorandum certifying that the retrospective commencement will not adversely affect any person.

Special Economic Zone designation: remaining parcels at Rajoda/Chacharvadi Vasna formally notified for engineering SEZ use.
Notification declares the remaining land parcels at Villages Rajoda and Chacharvadi Vasna as a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for the engineering sector, following prior grant of a letter of approval to M/s. N.G. Realty Private Limited and earlier partial notification. The Central Government, invoking statutory powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules, specifies individual survey numbers with parcel areas and aggregates the notified remainder to 96.3105 hectares to complete the SEZ designation.

Prohibition on DEPB credit for ITC(HS)-listed prohibited exports, with only the transitional facility exception permitted.
The Foreign Trade Policy is amended to provide that items of export listed as prohibited in the ITC(HS) Book shall not be entitled to Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) credit, with the sole exception of exports effected under the transitional facility permitted by the Policy.

Advance authorization for raw sugar permits tied manufacturer or merchant exporters to import for export with relaxed user conditions.
Issuance of advance authorization for import of raw sugar is permitted to a manufacturer exporter or to a merchant exporter tied to supporting manufacturer(s), with exports allowed by procuring white sugar from other factories. The actual user condition shall not apply to raw sugar imported under the advance authorization scheme for the specified transitional period, temporarily relaxing that requirement.

Inland Container Depot designation converts a Special Economic Zone into a customs-deemed inland container depot altering its customs status.
The Central Government appointed a date in February 2009 from which the multi product Special Economic Zone proposed at Dwarakapuram and Palepolam villages, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes, identifying the developer and invoking the statutory deeming power to change the SEZ's customs characterization.

Approval Committee for Special Economic Zone established with specified ex officio membership and developer representative and delegation rules.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the multi product Special Economic Zone at Dwarakapuram and Palepolam villages under section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, chaired ex officio by the Development Commissioner, Visakhapatnam SEZ. Membership comprises specified ex officio central government officials, two State nominated officers of Joint Secretary rank, and a developer representative as special invitee; provides that a Joint Development Commissioner may represent the Chairperson in absence.

Special Economic Zone designation of specified village survey areas enabling development, operation and maintenance of a multi product SEZ.
Notification designates specified survey parcels in Dwarakapuram, Palepolam and adjoining villages in Nellore District as a Special Economic Zone for multi product development; it records that the Central Government granted a letter of approval and, exercising its statutory powers, set out the precise survey numbers and areas forming the SEZ, and notes a later de notification of part of the area.

Appointment of Development Commissioner under SEZ Act assigns STPI Director to administer SEZ and report to commerce authorities.
Appointment under sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 designates the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Bangalore as Development Commissioner for the SEZ developed by Gopalan Enterprises at Hoodi Village, Bangalore for IT and ITES (area 10.3092 hectares). The Development Commissioner must follow Central Government and approving authority instructions, submit prescribed periodic reports, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions undertaken; personal service matters remain governed by the incumbent's administrative department.

Approval Committee constituted for sector specific SEZ for IT and IT enabled services at Hoodi Village, Bangalore.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the sector specific SEZ for information technology and information technology enabled services at Hoodi Village, Bangalore, proposed by M/s. Gopalan Enterprises (India) Private Limited. Specifies membership comprising the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio), designated central government officers and nominees, two State nominated officers of Joint Secretary rank, and the developer's representative as special invitee, with provision for a Joint Development Commissioner to act in the Chairperson's absence.

Deeming SEZ as Inland Container Depot: sector-specific IT/ITES SEZ treated as an ICD under customs law.
The central government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, appoints a sector-specific SEZ for information technology and information technology enabled services at Hoodi Village, Whitefield, Bangalore, developed by M/s. Gopalan Enterprises (India) Private Limited, to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, with effect from the date specified in the notification.

Special Economic Zone approval for IT and ITES establishes notified SEZ area at Hoodi Village, enabling development under SEZ Act.
Notification designates a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Hoodi Village, K.R. Puram, Whitefield, Bangalore, following application by M/s. Gopalan Enterprises (India) Private Limited under section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, and exercise of powers under sub-section (1) of section 4 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006; specified survey numbers and parcel areas totaling 10.3092 hectares are notified as the SEZ.

Tariff value fixation: Government updates tariff values for specified vegetable oils and metal scrap under customs notification.
The Board, exercising powers under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) by substituting a Table fixing tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified goods, including Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, other Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, other Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap (all grades), and Poppy seeds, under Notification No. 20/2009-CUSTOMS (N.T.).

Regulatory relaxation of takeover provisions allows conditional waivers to enable transparent, competitive processes for change of control.
The amendment authorises the Board to relax one or more provisions of Chapter III where a government or regulatory authority has removed the target's board and appointed directors who propose a transparent, fair and competitive plan for continued operation and change of control; the Board may impose conditions and will grant relief only if the process, timing and details are reasonable and in the public and investor interest. It also provides that no public announcement for a competitive bid shall be made after an acquirer has announced pursuant to such a relaxation.