The table entry at serial number 1 is substituted to cover food preparations put up in unit containers for free distribution to economically weaker sections under government-approved programmes, and Fortified Rice Kernel (Premix) supplied for ICDS or similar approved schemes. Corresponding conditions replace "food preparations" with "goods" wherever occurring. The amendment takes effect on 1 October 2021.

Entry 19C under service classification 9965 grants a nil GST rate for satellite launch services supplied by the Indian Space Research Organisation, Antrix Corporation Limited, or New Space India Limited. The exemption is supplier-specific, contains no listed condition, and is deemed operative from 16 October 2020 within the Goa GST rate schedule.

Late-fee liability for delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-10 is waived to the extent it exceeds two hundred and fifty rupees for eligible registered persons. Eligibility applies where a registered person failed to furnish FORM GSTR-10 by its due date but furnishes it during the period from 22 September 2020 to 31 December 2020. The waiver operates in respect of late fee payable for the delayed return filing.

FORM GSTR-8 filing time limit for e-commerce operators is extended for the December 2024 statement until 12 January 2025. The statement contains details of outward supplies of goods, services, or both effected through the operator. The revised time limit is deemed effective from 10 January 2025.

Time limit for furnishing FORM GSTR-7 for December 2024 was extended until 12 January 2025 for registered persons required to deduct tax at source. The extension applies to the return required under the Goods and Services Tax framework for tax deductors.

Proceedings for omission to produce documents require an intentional failure by a person legally bound to produce a specified document or electronic record. A written production order must identify the document or thing required and specify the time and place for production. Notices seeking information about an individual's whereabouts, an unserved purported production notice lacking those particulars, and attendance notices that do not require document production do not disclose the necessary basis for an omission offence. On those facts, the proceedings were legally misconceived and unsustainable.

State Goods and Services Tax paid on admission or entry for exhibition of the film 'CHHAAVA' in Goa from 21 February 2025 through 31 May 2025 is eligible for reimbursement by the State Government. Exhibitors must retain existing ticket prices and seating patterns, remit applicable CGST and SGST through GST returns, and not collect the SGST component from viewers. Tickets must carry the prescribed non-collection endorsement. Claims require proof of tax payment, ticket sales, non-collection of SGST and compliance with the reimbursement conditions.

Service-tax summons may be issued by a Senior Intelligence Officer acting as Superintendent of Central Excise, because Central Excise summons powers apply to service-tax matters. Criminal liability for summons non-compliance, however, requires an intentional breach of a precise legal obligation. A general reference to documents, without identifying documents required for production, does not establish intentional non-production under the IPC. Intentional non-attendance is likewise not established where responses to summons, appearance before the investigating officer, and willingness to cooperate negate deliberate avoidance. Statutory authority to issue summons alone cannot sustain criminal process for unspecified document demands or unintentional non-appearance.

PSICs must be generated and issued within two days of inspection, with system access confined to that period and uploading required from the inspection location or country. A one-time seven-day transitional relaxation permits recognised Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies to clear backlog certificates for inspections completed before 25 August 2026 where system restrictions prevented issuance. Other PSIA/PSIC requirements remain unchanged.

Judicial designation and territorial coverage under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, for Himachal Pradesh are revised through substitution of the first entries in columns (3) and (4) against serial number 9. The entries identify the Additional Sessions Judge (CBI), Shimla, and cover Shimla, Kinnaur, Solan, and Sirmaur at Nahan. The change is confined to these judicial office and district coverage particulars.

Online Form GST SPL-01 and SPL-02 applications are initially allocated through a round-robin system to officers with the Recovery Officer role, without regard to the applicant taxpayer's local jurisdiction. The State Admin must retrieve applications and reassign them to the Deputy Commissioner responsible for the relevant ward. The Deputy Commissioner, with the ward in-charge STO, must equitably allocate applications among available STOs and ASTOs, maintain allocation records, and monitor timely processing and disposal under applicable GST legal provisions and written administrative guidance.

Central excise exemption table entry in column (4) against serial number 2 is substituted with "Nil" under the statutory exemption-making power. The revised entry takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette and further amends the principal central excise exemption framework issued on 26 March 2026, concerning miscellaneous central excise exemptions.

GST treatment of vouchers in Goa is to be implemented consistently with the central GST clarification addressing various issues concerning vouchers. The clarification applies mutatis mutandis under the Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, with changes necessary for the State GST framework. It is intended to secure uniform implementation of voucher-related GST treatment, and implementation difficulties may be brought to the Commissioner of State Taxes.

Central excise exemption entry at serial number 1 is amended by substituting the entry in column (4) with "Rs. 15 per litre". The substituted entry forms part of the table governing the applicable central excise exemption, and the amendment takes effect on its publication in the Official Gazette.

Central excise exemption table entries in column (4) are amended: serial number 1 is substituted with "Rs. 0.5 per litre" and serial number 2 with "Rs. 20 per litre". Made under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2002, the substitutions take effect on publication in the Official Gazette and are confined to these specified per-litre entries.

To secure uniform implementation of the Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the Commissioner of State Taxes directs that the central clarification on place of supply of online services supplied to unregistered recipients apply mutatis mutandis. The central position is to be followed with necessary adaptations in administering the State GST framework, and implementation difficulties may be brought to the Commissioner's notice.

APEDA and InD Events Dubai have entered into a memorandum of understanding to support India's participation as Official Partner Country at Gulfood 2027. The partnership is directed at increasing global visibility for India's agricultural and processed food products, connecting Indian exporters with international buyers, and expanding market-access and business-engagement opportunities. Participation will bring together exporters, farmer producer organisations, MSMEs, startups, commodity boards and government institutions through product showcases, curated business-to-business meetings, conferences and industry engagements.

Faceless assessment orders completed under sections 143(3) and 144B remain subject to revisionary jurisdiction under section 263 because they are made in exercise of the Assessing Officer's functions assigned under Board directions. Where deduction claims are accepted without any enquiry, the assessment can be erroneous and prejudicial to the interests of the revenue. Material areas requiring verification included the Ind AS rent deduction against lease-liability cash outflow and the bad-debt deduction after adjustment against the provision for bad debts.

Inverted-duty refund eligibility under GST depends on accumulated input tax credit arising from inputs taxed at rates higher than the output supply. Identical principal input and output goods taxed at the same rate do not by themselves bar refund where higher-rated ancillary inputs are used in business. Packaging materials, labels, cartons and plastic containers may qualify as inputs when necessary for marketing or supplying finished goods. Claims should demonstrate the rate differential, business use of such inputs and resulting credit accumulation.

Vested appellate rights attach when adjudicatory proceedings commence. The substituted pre-deposit condition in Section 107(6), effective from 1 October 2025 for penalty-only orders, does not govern appeals arising from show cause notices issued before that date. The applicable appellate condition is the law in force when the lis begins, not the date of the adjudication order or appeal. A later order cannot impose a newly introduced pre-deposit requirement on an appeal arising from an already commenced proceeding.