Tax exemption recognition for charitable purpose: club notified subject to conditions on income application, investments, business accounting.
Notification under Section 10(23) recognises the Kodaikanal Boat and Rowing Club for income-tax exemption subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated solely for the club's objects; investments must follow the permitted modes except certain voluntary contributions held in tangible form; business income is excluded unless incidental and kept in separate books; returns must be regularly filed; and on dissolution surplus assets must transfer to a similarly purposed charitable organisation.

Special Economic Zone notification declares specified land at Seekinakuppam for multi-services development and operation.
A sector-specific Special Economic Zone for multi-services was notified at Seekinakuppam in Paramankeni and Vellur villages, Cheyyur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, after the Central Government satisfied itself that the statutory requirements for approval under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 were fulfilled. The notification under section 4(1) read with rule 8 declares the specified survey numbers and extents as a Special Economic Zone, covering a total notified area of 121.94 hectares, and records the grant of letter of approval for development and operation of the zone.

SEZ notification amendment under the Special Economic Zones Act modifies an earlier SEZ notification pursuant to rule-based authority.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, issues an amendment to notification number S.O. 1387(E) dated 10th August, 2007 by publishing a subsequent notification S.O. 1980(E); the amending text itself is not reproduced in this extract.

Special Economic Zone amendment corrects village name in prior notification under SEZ Act and SEZ Rules.
The Central Government, exercising statutory authority under the Special Economic Zones Act and SEZ Rules, amends Notification S.O. 1578(E) to correct the village name recorded at the specified serial entry by substituting the previously recorded name with the corrected village designation; the change is confined to amending the official notification record.

Tariff value fixation for import of poppy seeds prescribed under Customs Act, setting the assessment value per metric tonne.
The Board, exercising powers under the Customs Act, fixes a tariff value for imported poppy seeds falling under Customs Tariff heading 1207 91 00; the notification dated November 23, 2007 specifies the commodity as "Poppy seeds" and prescribes the tariff value per metric tonne for assessment of imports under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act.

Special Economic Zone notification: Sector-specific SEZ for electronic hardware and software notified for development and operation.
Notification establishes a Special Economic Zone for electronic hardware and software at specified mouzas in Banagram and Sarmasterchowk, District 24 Parganas (South), West Bengal, to be developed and operated by M/s. Oval Developers Private Limited. The Central Government, under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and SEZ Rules, 2006, records grant of a letter of approval and notifies the parcel-by-parcel area aggregating to 11.78 hectares as the zone.

Commodity-wise Taxable Turnover reporting and tax details required in monthly DVAT-16 returns with immediate effect by notification
Dealers with a monthly tax period must, when filing Form DVAT-16, submit commodity-wise Taxable Turnover (TTO) and corresponding Tax effective 22.11.2007 under section 70 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004; the notification takes immediate effect and requires furnishing commodity-wise TTO, rate of tax and tax amount in the return.

Newsprint Control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the approved Schedule, effective on Gazette publication.
Under powers conferred by Section 18G of the Industries Development and Regulation Act, the Central Government issues the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order inserting a new entry in item 4 of the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004, thereby listing an additional indigenous newsprint manufacturer by name and location; the amendment takes effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

Special Economic Zone notification establishes a multi-product SEZ at Dronagiri and specifies the notified land parcels.
Notification under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules establishes a multi-product Special Economic Zone at Dronagiri, Navi Mumbai, listing specific survey numbers by pocket and sector and recording the total notified land area as 1223.6767 hectares; it references the developer, the prior letter of approval for development and operation, compliance with section 3 requirements, and a follow-up note on de-notified areas.

Export certification: ITC(HS) amendments require APEDA registration for EU and pre shipment lab certificates for Russia.
ITC(HS) Schedule 2 Chapter 12 entries for groundnuts and sesame seeds are amended to add HS subheadings for seed quality and other categories; exports remain Free but require destination specific controls: EU shipments need compulsory contract registration with APEDA plus controlled aflatoxin certificates from APEDA nominated labs; Russian Federation shipments require pre shipment quality certification from listed laboratories or other agencies as may be notified. Amendments are effective immediately.

Export prohibition on semichemical wood pulp instituted, barring its export under amended ITC(HS) classifications with immediate effect.
An amendment to the ITC(HS) Classifications adds a new tariff entry prohibiting export of semichemical wood pulp (measured in kilograms), listing the item as Prohibited and not permitted to be exported, effective immediately under the powers of Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy, issued in the public interest.

Supply of LPG from EOU refineries to oil companies under PDS allowed if export permission denied and duty free import permitted.
Provision permits supply of LPG produced in an EOU refinery to public sector domestic oil companies for distribution under the PDS Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme only where the Ministry of Petroleum declines export permission and requires clearance into the DTA, and where the Ministry of Finance has authorized duty free imports of LPG by notification for supply under the PDS Scheme.

Supplies for export: permitted provision of tags, labels and related items to DTA units under FTP amendment.
Amendment revises Para 6.9(h) of the Foreign Trade Policy to permit supplies of tags, labels, printed bags, stickers, belts, buttons and hangers to Domestic Tariff Area units for export-related use, as an express policy modification issued in public interest under statutory powers.

Mandatory BIS standards for imports require specified goods to meet listed product standards under the amended import schedule.
Amendment amends Schedule I (Imports) of the ITC(HS) Classification by revising Appendix III to prescribe Applicable BIS Standards for specified import items. The Appendix lists product categories-food and beverage items, cements, household electrical appliances and components, medical instruments, steel tubes, oil stoves, gas cylinders and fittings, LPG containers, diesel engines and related goods-each paired with a BIS standard number, thereby tying import classification and regulatory compliance to the listed BIS specifications.

Import exemption for .177 bore air guns and pistols now permitted for registered shooters, subject to NRAI accounting.
Amendment classifies other arms under Exim Code 93040000 as restricted but exempts .177 bore air guns and air pistols from import restriction for shooters registered with Rifle Clubs or District/State/National Rifle Associations; permits NRAI to import these weapons to supply eligible State Rifle Associations, clubs and shooters and requires NRAI to keep appropriate accounts. Import Licensing Note is amended to permit licensed import of arms to renowned shooters/rifle clubs on recommendation of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports while preserving the free import carve-out and NRAI recordkeeping requirement.

Special Economic Zone designation adds sector-specific multi-services SEZ at Harsaru with specified land parcels and registration.
Addition to an existing notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for multi-services at Village Harsaru, District Gurgaon, authorising a private developer and appending a table of land parcels identified by rectangle and killa numbers with corresponding hectare entries, the parcels aggregating to the stated total area; the notification was later rescinded by a subsequent notification.

Special Economic Zone notification authorises development and operation of a sector-specific IT/ITeS SEZ at the specified site.
A notification under section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules formally declares specified survey parcels at Arasur Village as a Special Economic Zone for Electronic Hardware, Information Technology and ITeS, recording that M/s True Developers Pvt. Ltd. obtained a letter of approval under section 3 to develop and operate the sector-specific SEZ and listing the survey numbers and extents comprising the notified area.

Special Economic Zone notified for IT and ITeS at Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, enabling development and maintenance under SEZ Act.
Notification declares a Special Economic Zone at Plot No.3, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Marunji, Pune, as a sector-specific SEZ for information technology and information technology enabled services, based on a proposal by M/s. Dynasty Developers Private Limited and a letter of approval under section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, and notifies specified survey numbers and parcel areas totalling 17.12 hectares under section 4 and rule 8 for development, operation and maintenance.

Name availability rules: registrar examines proposed company names for undesirability and limits resubmissions and reservation periods.
Promoters or companies must apply to the Registrar using Form 1A with the prescribed fee for name reservation; the Registrar shall examine whether the proposed or changed name is undesirable, may reject or call for further information or resubmission ordinarily within three days, and applicants have up to two opportunities to re-submit against the original fee, after which rejection follows and fresh application with fee is required. An allowed name is reserved for a limited retention period with one further extension on payment of fifty percent of the initial fee, and transitional rules govern names allowed before the notification.

Disclosure of outstanding dues to micro and small enterprises now required; balance-sheet notes must itemise principal, interest and further payable interest.
Revision to Schedule VI mandates balance-sheet note disclosures of amounts due to micro and small enterprises: principal and interest unpaid at year-end; interest paid under section 16 and payments made beyond the appointed day; interest due for delay on payments made beyond the appointed day (excluding statutory MSMED interest); interest accrued and unpaid at year-end; and further interest remaining payable for disallowance under section 23. It also requires separate current liability line items for dues to micro and small enterprises and for other creditors, and adopts MSMED Act definitions for key terms.