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
No Service Tax Payable On Dubai Visa Facilitation Services Not “Intermediary Services”: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has partly allowed the appeal filed by Proglogix Research & Development Pvt. Ltd., holding that the services received by the Delhi-based company from its Dubai service provider, City One Tourism and...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Broker Knowingly Advising Wrong Classification of Areca Nuts: CESTAT Upholds Penalties
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has upheld penalties imposed on a Customs House Agent/Customs Broker and its director for allegedly knowingly advising importers to misclassify areca nuts in order to avail an ineligible customs duty exemption...
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Police Can’t Independently Investigate PCPNDT Act Offences; Magistrate Can’t Take Cognizance on Police Chargesheet: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that offences under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques...
Supreme Court
HC Can’t Travel Beyond Scope of Appeal: Supreme Court Quashes Findings in Land Possession Dispute
The Supreme Court has held that the Bombay High Court travelled beyond the scope...
Supreme Court
Caste-Based Abuse Must Be Shown to Have Occurred “Within Public View”: Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Charges
The Supreme Court has ruled that allegations of caste-based insult or abuse under Sections...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Quashes Gangster Proceedings Against 2 Advocates
The Supreme Court has held that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention)...
Supreme Court
CPF Scheme Applicable After 2012 Regularisation: Supreme Court Rejects Claim for GPF Benefits
The Supreme Court has dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by a retired Professor...
Indirect Taxes
Referral Charges Received by TVS Motor from Banks and Insurer Taxable as Business Auxiliary Service: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has partly allowed an appeal against the Commissioner of Central Excise,...
Supreme Court
Mere Recovery of Currency Note Can’t Sustain Conviction Without Proof of Bribe Demand: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted two public servants in a nearly three-decade-old bribery case,...
Supreme Court
KSRTC Bus Driver | Criminal Acquittal Does Not Displace Civil Negligence In Motor Accident Claims: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that criminal acquittal does not displace civil negligence in motor...
Supreme Court
Rival Land Title Claims Can’t Be Decided Through “Enjoyment Survey”: Supreme Court Quashes Lok Adalat Awards
The Supreme Court has ruled that disputes between rival claimants over entitlement and apportionment...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dismisses Belated Challenge to Delhi Govt. Sports Equipment Tenders
The Supreme Court has dismissed two civil appeals challenging restrictive eligibility conditions prescribed by...
Supreme Court
HC Can’t Enhance Sentence in Accused’s Appeal Without State or Victim’s Challenge; Multiple Life Sentences Must Run Concurrently: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a High Court cannot enhance the sentence imposed...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Refers Validity of Arbitration Pre-Deposit Conditions to Larger Bench
The Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the contentious question of whether...
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Indirect Taxes
No Service Tax Payable On Dubai Visa Facilitation Services Not “Intermediary Services”: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Broker Knowingly Advising Wrong Classification of Areca Nuts: CESTAT Upholds Penalties
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has...
Indirect Taxes
Diary Entries Alone Can’t Prove Clandestine Removal of Goods: CESTAT Quashes Excise Penalty on Steel Trader
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that...
Indirect Taxes
DRI Officers Competent To Issue Customs SCN: CESTAT Upholds Penalty For Conspiracy To Smuggle Prohibited R-22 Gas
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has upheld customs...