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
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...
Other Laws
Appellate Court Can’t Remand Criminal Appeal Merely for Re-Appreciation of Evidence; Must Decide Appeal on Merits: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that an appellate court cannot remand a criminal...
Supreme Court
Dying Declarations Suspicious and Prosecution Evidence Insufficient: Supreme Court Acquits Man in Wife’s Burn Death Case
The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who had been convicted and sentenced to...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Composite Appeal Against Suit and Counterclaim, Ends Procedural Requirement of Filing Two Appeals
The Supreme Court has settled an important procedural question concerning appeals arising from a...
Supreme Court
Employee Can’t Be Terminated for Non-Disclosure of Criminal Case He Was Unaware Of: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee cannot be treated as having suppressed...
Supreme Court
Unimpeachable Official Records Can Warrant Quashing of Criminal Proceedings at Threshold: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel...
Supreme Court
Trading While Possessing UPSI Is Insider Trading Even If Sale Was to Avoid Loss: Supreme Court Restores SEBI’s Disgorgement Order
The Supreme Court has ruled that a person who trades in securities while in...
Supreme Court
HC Can’t Reappreciate Evidence in Revision: Supreme Court Restores Rs. 4.5 Lakh Cheque-Bounce Conviction
The Supreme Court has restored the conviction of an accused under Section 138 of...
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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...