Mariya Paliwala
Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.
GST
GST Penalty Can’t Rest on Driver’s Uncorroborated Statement When Iron Scrap Matches Valid Documents: GSTAT
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Lucknow Bench, has dismissed a departmental appeal seeking restoration of a ₹2.12 lakh penalty imposed on a trader transporting iron scrap. The department had alleged that the goods were loaded from an undeclared warehouse, relying primarily on the truck...
GST
Accountant’s Absence Delayed Stock Entries: GSTAT Rejects Dept.’s Plea for Confiscation
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Lucknow Bench, has dismissed a departmental appeal against relief granted to a taxpayer whose stock records showed a discrepancy during an inspection and held that a temporary delay in recording genuine transactions does not automatically establish deliberate non-accountal of...
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GST
DGGI Jaipur | Transporter’s Specific GST Liability Not Quantified: Rajasthan HC Grants Bail in Alleged GST Evasion Case
The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has granted bail to a transporter accused in...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Allows 12% Interest on Refund of Service Tax Paid by Mistake of Fact
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has held...
GST
GST Evasion: Kerala SIT Can Now Summon Accounts, Bank Statements and Verify E-Way Bills
The Kerala government has constituted a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) with wide-ranging powers...
Indirect Taxes
Construction of Flats Before July 2012 Not Taxable as Construction Service: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has partly allowed...
GST
18% GST Payable on Entire Hotel Booking Consideration: AAR
The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that a hospitality company proposing to...
Indirect Taxes
Separate Erection Contract Is Not Works Contract, CESTAT Denies Abatement but Excludes Free-Supply Material from Taxable Value
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has...
Indirect Taxes
Consultancy Services to US Client Not Intermediary Services: CESTATÂ
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...
Notification
CBIC Cadre Management Under Scrutiny: Why Officers from 1997 to 2008 Batches Are Now in Commissioner Grade?
A striking feature of the current cadre structure of the Central Board of Indirect...
Direct Tax
Reopening Based on Issues Already Examined in Scrutiny Is Mere Change of Opinion: Gujarat High CourtÂ
The Gujarat High Court has quashed reassessment proceedings holding that the Income Tax Department...
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GST
GST Penalty Can’t Rest on Driver’s Uncorroborated Statement When Iron Scrap Matches Valid Documents: GSTAT
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Lucknow Bench, has dismissed a departmental appeal seeking restoration...
GST
Accountant’s Absence Delayed Stock Entries: GSTAT Rejects Dept.’s Plea for Confiscation
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Lucknow Bench, has dismissed a departmental appeal against relief...
Notification
GST Registration Can’t Be Denied Merely Because Business Operates From Residential Premises: CBIC
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has directed GST officers not...
Direct Tax
Irrigation Certificate and Electricity Bills Prove Agricultural Income: ITAT Deletes Unexplained Investment Addition
The Jaipur Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted an addition...