OFFICE OF COMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS-GEN), MUMBAI ZONE-II JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE. NHAVA SHEVA, MAHARASTRA -400707 File No. S/43-Gen-197/2019-20/PSO/JNCH Dated: 18.12.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 150/2020 DIN-20201278NU00006656A6 Subject: Kind attention of Importers, Customs Brokers, Custodians including CFSs, Trade, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Terminal Operators at JNPT, Shipping Lines / Shipping Agents, CONCOR and other stakeholders is invited to Public Notice Nos... ... ...

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre and the states on a PIL seeking a uniform nationwide mechanism for the investigation of kidnapping and abduction cases involving children, including time-bound probes, specialised investigating procedures and dedicated courts for speedy trials. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notices to the Centre, the states, Union Territories, Union min... ... ...

MSME applicants for AEO T1 and T2 accreditation receive reduced eligibility, compliance, security and documentation requirements. Prior business activity and legal and financial compliance are assessed over two financial years, while the document-handling threshold is lowered subject to half-yearly minimum activity. Rationalised annexures reduce documentation for AEO T1 and T2 applications, with a separate safety and security annexure for AEO T2. Priority processing timelines and enhanced bank guarantee concessions apply only to applicants holding valid MSME certification and maintaining continuous MSME status.

African electric two- and three-wheeler markets combine imports of Chinese electric scooters for consumer use with commercially focused electric motorcycle ecosystems supported by local assembly, battery swapping, charging, financing and servicing. Battery swapping supports intensive commercial operations by allowing rapid replacement of depleted batteries. However, local production remains dependent on imported motors, controllers and battery cells. Proprietary battery systems and fragmented swapping networks restrict interoperability, manufacturing scale and battery resale value. Wider adoption depends on affordable finance, reliable electricity, adequate infrastructure, predictable policies and standardisation.

Maharaja & Speedex India Limited proposes an initial public offering of equity shares for listing on the BSE SME platform. The net offer provides allocations for qualified institutional buyers, non-institutional investors, retail individual investors, and a market maker. Net fresh-issue proceeds are intended for repayment or prepayment of company and subsidiary borrowings, capital expenditure on plant and machinery at the subsidiary's existing manufacturing facility, and general corporate purposes.

Repeal and saving provisions disapply the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Manner of Receipt of Premium) Regulations, 2002, in an International Financial Services Centre and omit clause (2) of Chapter 2 of the International Financial Services Centres Authority insurance office guidelines. An IIO operating in an IFSC before commencement must comply with additional requirements within six months, subject to any extended period permitted by the Authority.

Regulation 12 empowers the Authority to issue guidance notes or circulars to resolve difficulties in applying or interpreting the regulations. For recorded reasons and in the interest of financial-market development, the Authority may relax strict enforcement of any regulatory requirement, subject to payment of any fee it specifies.

Regulation 11 empowers the Authority to issue guidelines or circulars prescribing norms, procedures, processes and modes, including permissible relaxations. The power supports implementation of the regulatory framework and incidental matters, while facilitating and regulating financial services connected with insurance and reinsurance in an International Financial Services Centre.

Every IIO must maintain a Board-approved policy for mitigating credit risk. The policy must, among other matters, specify the adverse consequences arising from an insured's non-payment of premium.

Premium refunds due on cancellation of an insurance policy, alteration of its terms and conditions, or any other basis must be paid by the IIO directly to the insured through a permitted payment mode. The refund cannot be credited to an agent's account.

Payment of premium for reinsurance contracts permits assumption of risk without advance premium payment for insurance accepted under automatic reinsurance contracts. Facultative reinsurance risk may be assumed without advance payment where a Premium Payment Warranty clause is incorporated and its terms are followed. Reinsurers must maintain systems to ensure that all premiums receivable are duly received and accounted for.

Every insurance contract must specify the mode and schedule of premium payment, any grace period and consequences of non-payment, conditions for revival of a lapsed policy, and the date on which risk commences. It must also identify the date of risk termination on unpaid or unrealised premium, considering the line of business and policy duration, include any agreed Premium Payment Warranty clause, and contain further information specified by the Authority.

Premium payment arrangements may be mutually agreed between an IIO and a prospect or insured for an insurance contract. Payment may be structured in instalments, with the parties determining the time schedule and manner applicable to each instalment. The agreement is incorporated through a premium payment warranty clause forming part of the contract of insurance.

Assumption, continuation or termination of insurance risk by an IIO requires satisfaction of an applicable premium-payment condition. These conditions include receipt of premium, a prescribed premium guarantee, an advance deposit for adjustment against premium, or payment in accordance with insurance contract terms or another manner specified by the Authority.

Filing of Bills of Entry and approvals under section 48 shall be unavailable from the specified evening time on Budget presentation day until ICES is updated, while other ICEGATE services and officer functions continue. Shipping Bill filing and assessment shall continue; where new export duty, cess, or export levies apply before online directory changes, the relevant Shipping Bills must be tracked and such levies collected manually. Officers must also review prior Bills of Entry for changed duty liability before out-of-charge.

Premium payment to an IIO may be made by a proposer or policyholder through recognised banking-channel instruments, including electronic payment; a bank guarantee or equivalent bank-issued instrument in favour of the IIO where the insured defaults; cash deposit; or any other payment method specified by the Authority.

Definitions governing premium payment and receipt cover cash deposits, grace periods, premium payment warranty clauses and premium. A grace period preserves an existing policy's force while payment is made without penalty, late fee or lapse. Premium has the meaning assigned under the Insurance Act, 1938; in reinsurance, it is the consideration paid or payable under a reinsurance contract to cover risk. Undefined terms adopt meanings assigned under the applicable statutory framework and related rules or regulations.

Premium payment, risk assumption, receipt and refund mechanisms for insurance business in International Financial Services Centres are governed by conditions aligned with Section 64 VB of the Insurance Act, 1938. The framework prescribes the manner of premium payment, assumption of risk, receipt or refund of premiums, and related terms and conditions.

Manner of payment and receipt of premium within International Financial Services Centres is governed by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Manner of Payment and Receipt of Premium) Regulations, 2022. Commencement occurs on publication in the Official Gazette, and applicability extends to all IIOs, bringing them within the premium payment and receipt framework.

GST transitional-credit claims through TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 could be filed or revised during a one-time portal facility. Applicants had to upload the prescribed declaration, upload TRANS-3 where Credit Transfer Document-based credit was claimed, and submit self-certified copies and supporting material to the jurisdictional tax officer within seven days. Form details could be amended only before submission; once submitted, the form was frozen and no further filing or revision was permitted. Claims were subject to verification, production of records where required, reasonable opportunity of hearing, and reflection of allowed credit in the Electronic Credit Ledger.