Amit Sharma
Amit Sharma is the Content Editor at JurisHour. He has been writing about the Indian legal market. He has covered tax & company litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and Various Tribunals. Amit graduated from MLSU Law College with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. from MLSU, Udaipur, Rajasthan. An Advocate in Taxation, and practised in Tribunals as well as Rajasthan High Court and pursued Masters in Constitutional Law. He started out small with little resources but a big plan to take tax legal education to the remotest locations across India and eventually to the world. His vision is to make tax related legal developments accessible to the masses.
Indirect Taxes
Consultancy Services to US Client Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has held that consultancy and advisory services provided to an overseas client could not be classified as “intermediary services” merely because the consultancy assisted the client in dealing with Indian Railways.The...
Indirect Taxes
Municipal Body’s Commercial Renting and Hoarding-Space Activities Taxable: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has held that a municipal authority is liable to pay service tax on consideration received for providing space for advertisements and renting out immovable property for commercial purposes. However, the bench of...
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Supreme Court
Evidence More Consistent With Accidental Drowning Than Premeditated Homicide: Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused
The Supreme Court has acquitted two persons convicted of murdering their friend, holding that...
Indirect Taxes
Excise Dept. Must Act Within Normal Limitation When Relevant Valuation Facts Are Already on Record: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Central Excise and Service Tax Department cannot...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 10 Lakh Costs On Reliance Industries
The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court’s approach and imposed costs of ₹10...
Supreme Court
Electricity Theft Can’t Be Alleged on Suspicion Alone; Inspection Report Must Record Evidence of Theft: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a consumer cannot be proceeded against for theft...
Supreme Court
2019 POCSO Amendment Can’t Retrospectively Enhance Punishment: Supreme Court Restores Life Imprisonment for Child Sexual Assault
The Supreme Court has restored the life sentence imposed by the trial court on...
Supreme Court
Appellate Courts Must Decide Cases on Existing Evidence Where Issues Are Already Covered: Supreme Court Quashes Remand
The Supreme Court has reiterated that remand of a civil matter to the trial...
Supreme Court
Agreement to Sell Does Not Automatically End Tenancy; Unregistered Agreement Cannot Invoke S. 53A Protection: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the mere execution of an agreement to sell...
Supreme Court
Can Sole Testimony of a Related Witness Sustain Murder Conviction? Supreme Court Says Yes If Evidence Is Reliable
The Supreme Court has held that a murder conviction can be sustained solely on...
Supreme Court
Electrocution Compensation Claims Involving Disputed Facts Can’t Be Decided in Writ Jurisdiction: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that compensation claims arising from electrocution cannot ordinarily be...
Supreme Court
Money Recovery Suit Barred by Limitation, Clarifies Winding-Up Proceedings Do Not Extend Limitation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a proceeding initiated for winding up a company...
Supreme Court
Composite Appeal Maintainable Where 2 Suits by Same Plaintiff Are Tried Together and Decided by Common Judgment: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a composite appeal filed under Section 96 of...
Supreme Court
Bank’s Suspense Account Interest Cannot Be Ignored: Supreme Court Restores Rs. 54.90 Lakh Loan Liability
The Supreme Court has set aside an Orissa High Court order that had directed...
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Indirect Taxes
Consultancy Services to US Client Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has...
Indirect Taxes
Municipal Body’s Commercial Renting and Hoarding-Space Activities Taxable: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demands on Residential Construction
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside...
Direct Tax
Mere Cash Withdrawal by Third Party Cannot Justify Reopening: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has quashed an Income Tax reassessment notice issued under Section...