Monthly Archives: March 2016

No need for Customs Baggage Declaration Form for domestic passengers

By | March 10, 2016

Circular No.08/2016-Customs F.No. 520/43/2015-Cus VI Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs  North Block, New Delhi  Dated the 8th March 2016 To,            All Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)            All Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise            All Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)            All Commissioners of… Read More »

Taxability of Ready Mix Concrete , Great relief for Construction Sector

By | March 10, 2016

 Ready Mix Concrete Taxability of Ready Mix Concrete, now days has gathered a great impetus, due to various investigations and enquiries being raised by the excise department to collect excise duty. It is pertinent to note that till now, exemption Notification No. 12/2012-CE is applicable only to concrete mix, and in contrast, RMC {classifiable under… Read More »

INSURANCE PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING INQUIRY BY ADJUDICATING OFFICER

By | March 10, 2016

INSURANCE (PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING INQUIRY BY ADJUDICATING OFFICER) RULES, 2016 NOTIFICATION NO. GSR 178(E) [F.NO.12018/1/2015-INS.II] DATED 17-2-2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (la) of sub-section (2) of section 114 of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:— Short title and commencement 1. (1)… Read More »

Govt exempts Vessels Sharing Agreements from Competition Act

By | March 10, 2016

SECTION 54 OF THE COMPETITION ACT, 2002 NOTIFICATION NO.SO 646(E) [F.NO.5/20/2011-CS], DATED 2-3-2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 54 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Central Government, in public interest, hereby exempts the Vessels Sharing Agreements of Liner Shipping Industry from the provisions of section 3… Read More »

Monetary limit for filing appeal before ITAT applies to cross objections

By | March 10, 2016

SECTION 268A OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 FILING OF APPEAL OR APPLICATION FOR REFERENCE BY INCOME-TAX AUTHORITY  CLARIFICATION ON APPLICABILITY OF CIRCULAR 21 OF 2015 LETTER F.NO.279/MISC./M-142/2007-ITJ (PART), DATED 8-3-2016 The monetary limits for filing appeals before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunals and High Courts were raised to Rs. 10 lakhs and Rs. 20 lakhs… Read More »

Indian Govt steps for safety and security of tourists

By | March 9, 2016

Cases of Violence Against Foreign Tourists                         The Ministry of Tourism does not compile the data regarding crime against foreign or domestic tourists.  However, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs has started collecting data on crime against foreign tourists since 2014. Hence data on crime against foreign tourist prior to 2014… Read More »

New Dedicated Freight Corridors of Indian Railways

By | March 9, 2016

New Dedicated Freight Corridors of Indian Railways Apart from Eastern(Ludhiana to Dankuni) and Western (Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Dadri) Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) currently under implementation, in Budget Speech 2016-2017, it is proposed to take up the following freight corridors:-(i) East-West Corridor (2328 kms) (Kolkata-Mumbai); (ii) North-South Corridor(2343 km) (Delhi-Chennai); and (iii) East Coast Corridor… Read More »