- HC : Notification prescribing recovery of Clean-Environment-Cess in lieu of Statutory Procedure intra-vires; Upholds validity
- Tribunal : PepsiCo’s ‘Nimbooz’, ‘Slice’ and ‘Tropicana’ taxable as fruit drinks at 4%/5.5% KVAT, not 14%/14.5%
- SC : ‘Sharbat’ deriving identity from fruit content, is fruit drink; Applies common-parlance, essential-character test
- HC : Test report not invalid merely because samples tested in two labs; Upholds DRI seizure
- SC : Copy of SC-judgment quashing demand on 'Naphtha' predominantly used for fertilizer-production despite partial non-fertilizer use
Minister of State in Finance Ministry Shri Jayant Sinha states that field formations have been directed to ensure prompt and timely disbursal of drawback, rebate claims on exports and other incentives on exports, as may be available under relevant Schemes; Lists down the details of incentives and other relief, inter alia being offered to exporters and importers, such as Duty Drawback, CENVAT Credit Refund, Duty Exemption Schemes like Advance Authorisation / EPCG, and Sec 10AA of Chapter VI-A of Income Tax Act
Finance Ministry Press Release dated August 11, 2015
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