Board Comes out of Blunderland – rectifies mistakes by corrigendum
IN the previous two editions of DDT, we reported that Board amended a non-existent entry (S. No. 6) in Notification No. 1/2006-ST by amending Notification No. 40/2010-ST dated June 28, 2010 (S. No. iii) without verifying the current status of the principal Notification 1/06-ST.
After realizing the faux pas , Notification No. 13/2008-ST dated March 1, 2008 was hastily amended leading to more confusion (refer 01.07.2010 ).
Finally, Board has issued a corrigendum to Notification No. 40/2010-ST deleting S. No. iii therein which proposed amendment to the non-existent S. No. 6 of Notification No. 1/2006-ST. The better course would have been to bring back the entry in S. No. 6 of the Notification No.1/2006, but anyway that is the Board's choice. DDT congratulates the bright officers in the Board for reacting at super speed and correcting the lapse. It requires tremendous courage to admit a mistake and correct it.
Another corrigendum has also been issued to Notification 39/2010 ST to correct some errors. We understand that it is a herculean task to keep track of all these notifications and make amendments at the appropriate places. But then they should strive for making the laws less confusing and simple.
If the law makers are confused, what about the poor victims who are to comply with all these constantly changing laws?
CORRIGENDUM to Notification No. Dated: June 30, 2010 + CORRIGENDUM to Notification No. Dated: June 30, 2010