- 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
Ministry of Commerce extends Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) benefit to 2901 items with immediate effect; These items include garments, engineering goods, leather and chemical items; Also increases reward rates of 575 items such as iron & steel products; Amends Table 2 of Appendix 3B under MEIS
Public Notice No. 32/2015-20 dated September 22, 2016
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