Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralize adjudication of specified customs show-cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Director General (Adjudication), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers of specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating show-cause notices issued by the DRI Zonal Unit, Mumbai in relation to proceedings against a named corporate entity and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment empowers Additional Commissioner to adjudicate specified customs show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Kolkata, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise powers and discharge duties to adjudicate the show cause notices issued in relation to M/s JMT Auto Limited and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a show cause notice against Delhi Metro Rail Corporation under the Customs Act.
The Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs (Imports), ICD Tughlakabad, New Delhi is designated as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of three specified Joint/Additional Commissioners for adjudicating matters arising from show cause notice DRI/NCO/Follow-up/26/2013 issued to M/s Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Lucknow Zonal Unit, pursuant to powers conferred by the Customs Act.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice relating to Pharmalab India and others.
Appoints the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner, Customs Commissionerate, Ahmedabad as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and discharge the duties of specified Customs Commissioners for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in relation to M/s Pharmalab India Pvt. Ltd. and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment consolidates adjudication of a show cause notice against M/s Jindal Saw under the Customs Act.
Appoints the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva I, as a Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the specified customs officers for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s Jindal Saw Ltd.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralise customs adjudication powers for adjudicating specified show cause proceedings.
Appoints the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI, New Delhi as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise powers and discharge duties of specified Joint/Additional Commissioners, Commissioners, Assistant/Deputy Commissioners and an Additional Commissioner of Customs at various import and seaport formations, specifically for adjudication of the show cause proceedings issued against M/s. Om Enterprises and others as referenced in the notification.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice against M/s Canon India under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Director General (Adjudication), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, New Delhi as Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (I&G), New Custom House and the Commissioner of Customs, ICD Tughlakabad for adjudication of matters arising from the show cause notice served on M/s Canon India Pvt. Ltd. (SCN No. 23/85/2013 DZU (Pt.Canon)/3853-3858 dated 9 August 2014).

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment assigns DRI Mumbai Adjudication to hear Essar-related customs show cause proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI Mumbai as a Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of several named Customs Commissioners and Principal Commissioners across specified ports and airports, solely for adjudication of matters arising from the show cause notice issued by the Additional Director General, DRI Mumbai Zonal Unit concerning various Essar group entities.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate DRI show cause notice concerning M/s Carestream Health India and others under Customs Act.
Appointment designates the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI Mumbai as Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise adjudicatory powers of specified Principal Commissioners, Commissioners, Joint Commissioners and Additional Commissioners across listed customs formations for the limited purpose of adjudicating the show-cause notice issued against M/s Carestream Health India Pvt. Ltd. and others by the Additional Director General, Mumbai Zonal Unit.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate the show cause notice against M/s Bharti Airtel arising from DRI proceedings.
The Additional Director General (Adjudication), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai is appointed as the Common Adjudicating Authority authorised to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of specified Principal Commissioners and an Additional Commissioner of Customs at the Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru air cargo and airport complexes for the purpose of adjudicating matters relating to the show cause notice issued to M/s. Bharti Airtel Ltd. by the Additional Director General, DRI, Mumbai Zonal Unit.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralise customs adjudication for a show cause notice against M/s Idea Cellular.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI Mumbai as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of specified Principal Commissioners and a Commissioner of Customs solely for adjudication of the show cause notice issued to M/s Idea Cellular and others dated 18th December, 2014.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices against M/s ABG Shipyard Ltd and others.
The Additional Director General (Adjudication), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai is appointed as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva I, Mumbai Zone II and the Principal Commissioner of Customs (I), Mumbai Zone III for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued by the Additional Director General, DRI, relating to M/s ABG Shipyard Ltd. and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate customs show cause notices concerning specified import-related investigations and parties.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai III Commissionerate as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified customs officers for adjudicating the show cause notice proceedings issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence relating to M/s Shri Grotex Trade Links Private Limited and others.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to adjudicate customs show cause notices concerning Gem Corpochem and related proceedings.
The Central Board designates the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva-I, as Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the adjudicatory functions of specified local customs officers for adjudicating the show cause notice concerning M/s Gem Corpochem Private Limited and related proceedings issued by the investigating unit.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES establishes an approval committee and deems the zone an Inland Container Depot.
Notification designates a 40.469 hectare area as a Sector Specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and IT enabled services following grant of a letter of approval to the developer, constituting an Approval Committee composed of specified ex officio and nominated members with a developer representative as special invitee, and declares the date from which the zone shall be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs framework to align customs status with SEZ operations.

Online submission requirement for Form DP-1: dealers must file by the notified deadline; applies to registered dealers before cutoff.
Notification requiring online submission of Form DP-1 by all registered dealers, issued under the powers of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act. The amendment prescribes that every dealer must submit Form DP-1 online by the stipulated final date and applies to dealers registered on or before the specified registration cutoff, with the rest of the earlier notification remaining unchanged.

Tariff liberalisation under CECA: revised customs duty schedule reduces import duties to preferential rates effective December.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 10/2008 Customs by substituting a new Table of First Schedule tariff items and corresponding preferential rates under the CECA for specified goods imported from Singapore, predominantly setting rates at 0.00% or 5.00%, with certain descriptive exceptions, and declares the substituted schedule to come into force from 1 December 2015.

Tariff-rate quota withdrawal for butter products removes nil-duty TRQ entry and alters import duty treatment.
The notification deletes serial number 9 and its entries from the Table in Notification No.12/2012-Customs, thereby withdrawing the tariff-rate quota that allowed imports of white butter, butter oil and anhydrous milk fat (AMF) at nil import duty; the amendment is made under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 in the public interest.

Exchange rate determination for customs conversions sets specified import and export currency rates effective 20 November 2015.
Determination of exchange rates under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, effective 20 November 2015, superseding the 5 November 2015 notification. The Board prescribes specified rupee equivalents for listed foreign currencies for use in customs transactions relating to imported and exported goods. Schedule I provides per unit import and export rates for major currencies; Schedule II provides rates per 100 units for currencies quoted per hundred. The notification applies prospectively and preserves prior actions under the superseded notification.

Anti-dumping duty on Carbon Black imports from China and Russia continues, with specified per-tonne rates and payment rules.
The Central Government imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Carbon Black used in rubber applications originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Russia, while revoking measures on Thailand. The notification specifies product scope with exclusions, details producer- and country-specific duty amounts in US dollars per metric tonne in a table, and requires payment in Indian currency. The duty is effective for five years from publication (subject to earlier change) and the applicable exchange rate for conversion is the rate notified under the Customs Act on the bill-of-entry date.