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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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Issues These 13 Strict Verification Rules for Foreign Nationals in Commercial-Quantity NDPS Cases
The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to a foreign national accused in...
Notification
“I Sincerely Regret and Apologise”: BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra Addresses Law Students Amid Controversy
Amid the ongoing controversy involving law students, Bar Council of India Chairman and Senior...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Grants Parental Consortium to Children in Motor Accident Claims, Enhances Compensation to ₹12.47 Lakh
The Supreme Court has held that children who lose a parent in a motor...
Supreme Court
Legal Heirs Can’t Claim Personal Exemption From Attachment of Residential House U/s 60(1)(ccc): Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the protection available under Section 60(1)(ccc) of the...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Rejects Registered Will Over Failure to Prove Attestation and Suspicious Circumstances
The Supreme Court has held that a registered Will cannot be accepted merely on...
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...
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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...