- 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
DGFT publishes list of revised Nominated Agencies for import of Gold and Silver; Amends appendix-4J restoring export obligation period for import of precious metals including Gold, Silver and Platinum in Gem and jewellery sector to 120 days; Further suspends Standard Input output Norms (SIONs) pertaining to Food Products Group E75(Maize Starch Powder), E76(Liquid Glucose), E77(Dextrose Monohydrate), E78(Anhydrous Dextrose), E100(Modified Starch), E101(Corn Gluten) and E102(Sorbitol)
Public Notice No. 6/ 2015-2020 dated May 10, 2018
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