Appointment of Development Commissioner: Director STPI Chennai designated to oversee specified SEZs and report under SEZ Act.
Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Chennai is appointed Development Commissioner under section 11(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for a specified list of SEZs in Tamil Nadu; the incumbent must follow directions of the Central Government, Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit prescribed periodic reports, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions as Development Commissioner, while personal service matters remain governed by the Department of Information Technology/STPI.

Development Commissioner appointment for listed SEZs requires compliance with Department of Commerce instructions and reporting obligations.
The Director, Software Technology Parks of India, New Delhi is appointed Development Commissioner for the listed Special Economic Zones under section 11(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005; the appointment covers specified developers, locations, SEZ types and areas. The Development Commissioner must follow instructions of the Central Government, Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval, send prescribed periodic reports, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken, while personal service matters remain governed by the Department of Information Technology/Software Technology Parks of India.

Appointment of Development Commissioner under Special Economic Zones Act assigns SEZ administration and reporting duties to the designated Director.
The Central Government, under sub section (1) of section 11 of the Special Economic Zones Act, appoints the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Noida, as Development Commissioner for the Special Economic Zones listed in the Table. The Development Commissioner must follow instructions of the Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on SEZs, submit periodic reports as prescribed, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal HR matters remain governed by the Department of Information Technology/Software Technology Parks of India.

Appointment of Development Commissioner: Director STPI Thiruvananthapuram designated for specified SEZs, subject to Department of Commerce oversight.
The Central Government appoints the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Thiruvananthapuram as Development Commissioner for the notified SEZs listed in the notification and requires the appointee to abide by instructions of the Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit prescribed periodic reports, and be responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal service matters remain governed by the Department of Information Technology/Software Technology Parks of India.

Procedural deadlines and membership admission rules in Multi State Cooperative Societies Rules clarified, with specified timelines and officer ranks.
Amendments revise membership, appeal, enforcement and electoral procedures: primary societies may consider readmission of members removed on Central Registrar's direction; the Appellate Authority must decide appeals within 180 days except where a court order intervenes; demand notices must state specified particulars and recovery officers must record reasons in writing; authorised executing officers must be at or above Assistant Registrar rank; polling booths may be pooled with ballots counted and results declared at the general body meeting when membership is large.

Eligibility for Chairman restricted to serving Commission members with a minimum remaining term on vacancy, per amended recruitment rules.
The amendment substitutes the eligibility provision for appointment to the post of Chairman, restricting selection to serving Members of the Commission who possess a minimum remaining service period on the date the vacancy arises; the Rules are cited as the Amendment Rules, 2007 and commence on publication in the Official Gazette.

Government officials may carry personal food items abroad on postings, permitted strictly for personal consumption.
An amendment to paragraph 2.31 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009 permits Government of India officials proceeding abroad on official postings to carry with their personal baggage food items classified as free, restricted or prohibited, provided such items are strictly for personal consumption; the amendment is effected under the authority of Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992.

Export prohibition exemption permits pulses shipment to Nepal by MMTC under amended notification issued in public interest.
An amendment inserts paragraph 3A into Notification No.15(RE-2006)/2004-2009, creating an exemption from the export prohibition to permit the export of 178.70 tonnes of pulses to Nepal by MMTC.

Designation of TDS Commissioners and territorial jurisdiction clarified; powers for deduction and collection under Chapter XVII assigned.
The Board, under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 120, substitutes the opening paragraph and Schedule of S.O. 1386(E) to designate specific Commissioner of Income-tax (TDS) offices, define their headquarters and territorial jurisdictions, identify classes of persons (non-company residents, non-company businesses, companies, and other withholding/collecting persons) and assign to those Commissioners all powers and functions for deduction and collection of tax under Chapter XVII, with related powers under Chapters XIII, XXI, XXII and XXIII, subject to specified exclusions assigned to Director of Income-tax (International Taxation).

Valuation of perquisites clarified: new rules set standards for accommodation, motor car, travel, gifts and club benefits.
Amendments revise valuation of perquisites: substituted accommodation table (effective 1 April 2006) prescribes salary linked or actual charge based valuation and furniture uplift; a motor car table (effective 1 April 2008) defines valuation by engine capacity and use with nil valuation for wholly official use subject to documentary proof and allowance for higher official use claims; additional rules value employer provided transport, holidays, free food, gifts, credit card expenses and club membership at actual employer expenditure reduced by employee contributions, with specified de minimis exceptions and record keeping requirements; residual benefits are valued at arm's length cost.

Allowance nomenclature change removes 'coal' from specified allowance name, amending rule 2BB under Income tax Rules.
The notification amends the Income tax Rules, 1962 by omitting the word coal from the name of the allowance appearing against serial number 12 in the Table in sub rule (2) of rule 2BB; the amendment is effected under section 295 read with sub clause (ii) of clause (14) of section 10 of the Income tax Act, 1961 and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Review of Orders-in-Original: administrative review authority redirected to specified Chief Commissioners for Customs matters.
Amendment substitutes the Table entry at serial number 34 in the principal notification to assign review responsibility for five Orders in Original of the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin to the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Chennai and the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Coimbatore, Tuticorin and Tiruchirapalli, exercising the Board's statutory review power under the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone designation establishes a petrochemicals and petroleum sector zone through specified land parcels and later de-notification.
Central Government notified a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for the petrochemicals and petroleum sector at Baikampady near Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka. The zone was approved for development, operation and maintenance by Mangalore SEZ Limited after fulfilment of applicable statutory and related requirements. Land parcels identified by survey numbers in Kalavaru, Permude and Bajpe were designated as the SEZ, aggregating to 587.921 hectares. Specified portions were subsequently de-notified under separate de-notification notifications.

Special Economic Zone notification designates Verna Industrial Estate as a services-sector SEZ and fixes land parcels.
Notification designates Verna Industrial Estate in Goa as a Special Economic Zone under section 4 of the SEZ Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, recording that M/s K. Raheja Corp. Pvt. Ltd. received a letter of approval under section 3 and that the sector was changed to services; the notification specifies the constituent land parcels at Villages Loutolim and Verna by survey numbers and extents, fixing the SEZ's territorial scope.

Special Economic Zone designation for textile and apparel sector at Chinthavaram notified, establishing approved SEZ area and developer permissions.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for the textile and apparel sector at Chinthavaram Village, Nellore District, after M/s. MAS Fabric Park (India) Private Limited obtained central approval under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005. The Central Government, invoking section 4(1) of the Act and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, formally notifies the listed survey numbers and parcel areas as the SEZ.

Special Economic Zone designation enables development and operation of an information technology SEZ following statutory approval.
Notification designates land at Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, Gurgaon, Haryana as a Special Economic Zone for information technology, following grant of a letter of approval to M/s. Metro Valley Business Park (P.) Ltd. The Central Government, exercising powers under the SEZ statutory framework and pursuant to applicable SEZ rules, notifies the listed survey and killa numbers and their measured areas as constituting the SEZ, recording compliance with statutory prerequisites and the cumulative area of the notified land.

Scientific research association approval requires direct research, audited books, certified donation statements and continued compliance.
Approval under the Income-tax Act has been granted to Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute as a scientific research association, subject to conditions requiring that its sole objective is scientific research, that it carry out research itself, maintain audited books of account, and furnish a separately certified statement of donations and amounts applied for research to the tax authorities by the due date for filing returns; the Central Government may withdraw approval for specified failures of recordkeeping, reporting, genuine research activity, or conformity with governing rules.

Approval under Section 35(1)(ii): donations to the trust must fund scientific research and meet audit and reporting requirements.
Approval is granted to The Baba Jaswant Singh Trust as an "other Institution" partly engaged in research, subject to conditions that payments be used for scientific research; research be conducted by faculty or enrolled students; books of account be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report filed by the tax return due date; and a separate auditor-certified statement of donations received and amounts applied for scientific research be maintained and submitted with the audit report. The Central Government may withdraw approval for failures to comply with these requirements or if research is not genuine.

Approval under Section 35(1)(ii) confirms research exemption status subject to audit, recordkeeping, and withdrawal grounds.
The Institute of Pulmocare & Research, Kolkata is approved as an other Institution under clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of Section 35 with effect from 1-4-2007, subject to conditions: sums must be used for scientific research; research must be carried out through faculty or enrolled students; books of account must be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report furnished by the income-tax return due date; and a separate, auditor-certified statement of donations received and amounts applied for research must be maintained. Approval may be withdrawn for failures in recordkeeping, audit reporting, donation statements, genuine research activity, or compliance with the statutory provisions and Rules 5C and 5E.

Establishment of Special Economic Zone: authorises developer to operate an IT/ITeS SEZ at Kalwa Trans Thane Creek.
Central Government notifies a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Kalwa Trans Thane Creek Industrial Area, MIDC, District Thane, authorising M/s. Serene Properties Private Limited to develop, operate and maintain the sector specific SEZ pursuant to the letter of approval under section 3(10) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and by exercise of powers under section 4(1) and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, with the notified plot and area specified.