Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for May 8, 2026.
GST
- FINMIN EMPOWERS GSTAT PRINCIPAL BENCH TO HEAR NAAAR APPEALS
- GST FRAUD | ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT GRANTS BAIL TO EMPLOYEE ACCUSED
- ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT GRANTS ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN GST ITC FRAUD CASE; SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON RETROSPECTIVE CANCELLATION OF SUPPLIER FIRMS
- ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT GRANTS BAIL TO CGST INSPECTOR IN CBI BRIBERY CASE
- CBI ARRESTS CGST SUPERINTENDENT, MEERUT IN A BRIBERY CASE
- GST REFUND CLAIMS GET STRICTER: ANNEXURE-B UPLOAD IN JSON UTILITY NOW MANDATORY FOR INVOICE VALIDATION WITH GSTR-2B
- JHARKHAND HC QUASHES GST ITC REVERSAL ORDER PASSED SOLELY DUE TO DELAYED GSTR-3B FILING
- TELANGANA HC GRANTS BAIL IN NDPS CASE INVOLVING ALLEGED MARIJUANA SEIZURE AT HYDERABAD AIRPORT
- BAKERY PRODUCTS SOLD WITHOUT PREPARATION ARE ‘GOODS’, WHILE PIZZAS PREPARED AT OUTLET QUALIFY AS ‘RESTAURANT SERVICE’: AAR
Service Tax
- SERVICE TAX DEMAND BASED SOLELY ON FORM-26AS AND ITR DATA NOT SUSTAINABLE: CESTAT
- BOOKING AIR TICKETS NOT TAXABLE UNDER ‘TOUR OPERATOR’ SERVICE: CESTAT
Customs Duty
- DGFT AMENDS EXPORT POLICY FOR FEATHERS, SKINS AND OTHER PARTS; VETERINARY HEALTH CERTIFICATION MANDATORY FOR EU/UK EXPORTS
- DGFT RESTRICTS EXPORT OF HIGH-GRADE BARYTE; GRADE CDW CONTINUES UNDER FREE EXPORT CATEGORY
- CUSTOMS APPEAL FILED BEYOND STATUTORY LIMITATION CAN’T BE ENTERTAINED EVEN IF DELAY IS ONLY 2 DAYS: CESTAT
- AUTOMATIC SOAP DISPENSER NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS TOILETRY SPRAY SINCE IT DISPENSES FOAM, NOT SPRAY: CESTAT
- REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES COLLECTED BY CHA CAN’T BE SUBJECTED TO SERVICE TAX: CESTAT
Excise Duty
- DEPT. CAN’T ADOPT HIGHEST DEPOT PRICE IGNORING ACTUAL TRANSACTION VALUE FOR EXCISE VALUATION: CESTAT
- CESTAT ALLOWS CENVAT CREDIT ON OUTWARD GTA SERVICES IN FOR DESTINATION SALES
Income Tax
- REASSESSMENT CAN’T BE SOLELY BASED ON THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION WITHOUT DIRECT EVIDENCE AGAINST ASSESSEE: ITAT
- EXTENDED TIME LIMIT UNDER AMENDED REASSESSMENT REGIME CAN’T REVIVE TIME-BARRED PROCEEDINGS UNDER ERSTWHILE LAW: ITAT
- FLY ASH SALE PROCEEDS TAXABLE AS BUSINESS INCOME, NOT LIABILITY FUND: ITAT
- ITAT REFUSES TO CONDONE 9-YEAR DELAY IN FILING APPEAL DESPITE ONGOING S. 153C MERITS LITIGATION
