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2007-TIOL-NEWS-032
Thursday, February 08, 2007
 
News Flash

CCEA okays award of 52 exploration blocks under Six Round + public issue by Bharat Earth Movers + disinvestment of small portions of Govt stake in PGC, REC and NHPC Ltd;

Cabinet approves revival of Mecon Ltd + National Design Policy + new productivity linked reward scheme for port and dock employees;

CBDT Chairman inaugurates training programme for Tax Preparers at NIIT;

Govt notifies amendments in Delhi Master Plan; SC says no sealing in Delhi till Feb 12;

Sahar Airport Customs seizes Sony memory cards worth Rs 23 lakh from pax coming from Bangkok;

Justice H L Dattu of Karnataka HC appointed as CJ of Chhatisgarh HC;

Reliance, British Gas drag GAIL to arbitration panel;

ONGC CMD-post : Govt decides to throw it open even to non-PSU candidates;

Delhi-based residence of Bangalore-posted ADG of DGCEI burgled alongwith seven more houses in Dwarka posh cooperative society; Working wife staying alone with minor child;

Advance estimates of National Income : FM feels happy about 9.2% growth rate; Manufacturing at 11.2% is real growth driver;

Nath says FDI inflows crossed USD 1 bn on three monthly occasions this year; likely to double;

IL & FS invites bid for developing four SEZs in Maharashtra;

     
 

Dear Member,

Sending you the following files:

 
     
Direct Tax Basket

2007-TIOL-34-ITAT-BANG.doc + jindal story.doc

Payments made for technical services provided by the US company in India are taxable under Sec 9(1)(vii) and subject to TDS u/s 195: ITAT;

2007-TIOL-33-ITAT-RANCHI.doc

Penalty u/s 158 BFA(2) is not mandatory and AO should appreciate this point - wherever penalty provisions give discretion to the AO, such discretion should be exercised in favour of the assessee : ITAT;

2007-TIOL-73-HC-P&H-IT.doc

Survey conducted u/s 133A - Documents impounded and notice u/s 143(2) issued - Assessee pleads violation of departmental Instruction for selection of scrutiny cases - Until assessment is completed, AO has authority to ask for information and assessee can have a grouse only if natural justice is violated: HC;

 
Indirect Tax Basket

CENTRAL EXCISE SECTION

2007-TIOL-72-HC-P&H-CX.doc

Sec 3A - Abatement claimed for the closure of the unit - Abatement cannot be allowed when only one of the furnaces was closed - relief of abatement to be permitted only when the entire factory is closed;

2007-TIOL-180-CESTAT-BANG.doc + depreciation story.doc

Central Excise – Credit on capital goods – There is nothing in Rule 4 of CENVAT credit Rules which debars the appellant from availing depreciation on the balance of 50% of the duty, which is not availed as cenvat credit;

2007-TIOL-178-CESTAT-MUM.doc

Tiger Balm is an Ayurvedic medicine & classifiable under SH 3003.39 – product in dispute contains natural ingredients, all of which find a mention in the authoritative texts on Ayurveda & are manufactured under licence from FDA to manufacture Ayurvedic medicaments;

2007-TIOL-177-CESTAT-DEL.doc

Central Excise - Modvat Credit on Air Conditioners as capital goods - Air conditioners used in the manufacturing area to keep the temperature at 15 - 18 degrees - eligible for credit in view of the definition of capital goods during the relevant period;

 

SERVICE TAX SECTION

stletter.doc

ST on the job of ginning and pressing of cotton under BAS;

2007-TIOL-179-CESTAT-BANG.doc + st bang story.doc

Commissioner's notice instead of review not proper - no larger period for subsequent notices;

 

CUSTOMS SECTION

cnt07_009.doc

CBEC amends regulations for courier imports and exports;

dgft06pn083.doc

DGFT notifies products eligible for benefits under Focus Products Scheme;

dgft06pn082.doc

Free sale white sugar allocated for exports to EU;

2007-TIOL-15-SC-CUS.doc + sc story.doc

Customs Valuation -Technical knowhow cost cannot be added to the value of imported goods;

2007-TIOL-176-CESTAT-MUM.doc

Customs - smuggling - It is well settled law that uncorroborated statements of the co-accused cannot be made the basis for penalizing the noticees - penalties on the three appellants set aside as there is no evidence on record worthy of any reliance so as to uphold the involvement of said three person in the act of smuggling of goods or their transportation or disposal;

 
Common Basket

ddt 8 feb.doc

Suicide averted - Service Tax on ginning and pressing of cotton under BAS?

budget story.doc

A few more inputs for the rushing-through Budget makers!

cobweb.doc

Dr Singh, new deputation policy for Indian 'behemoth' is fine but why to discriminate against Central Services?

deputation norms.doc

New Guidelines for All India Services;

2007-TIOL-02-ATFE-DEL.doc

Violation of FER Act - Prosecution can rely on retracted confession provided other evidences are culled to corroborate the same;

rbi06cir031.doc

Exim Bank credit to Republic of Mozambique;

cbuzz0732.doc

HOV Services' software to be used by a telecom major;

cbuzz0731.doc

Book on Remote Infrastructure Management released by HCL technologies;

cbuzz0730.doc

Clean Development Mechanism project of ONGC gets registered with UNFCCC;

cbuzz0729.doc

Aero India 2007 becomes a platforms for business ventures;

cbuzz0728.doc

Gammon's IPO barred by SEBI; IL&FS invites bid for four SEZ in Maharashtra;

     
 

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