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.
Indirect Taxes
BPO Services Are Not ‘Intermediary’; CESTAT Restores Rs. 14.55 Crore CENVAT Credit Refund
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh, has held that Genpact Services LLC's back-office and business process outsourcing (BPO) services rendered to its overseas group entity qualify as export of services and not intermediary services, thereby restoring CENVAT credit refunds amounting...
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GSTN Issues FAQs on Voluntary Closure of e-Way Bill: Business Scenarios, API Impact and Portal Behaviour
The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has issued Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) on voluntary closure of e-way bill: business scenarios, API Impact and Portal Behaviour.1. Scope and ImplementationQ1. What is the Voluntary e-Way Bill Closure facility?The Voluntary e-Way Bill Closure facility enables closure...
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Capital Goods CENVAT Credit Can’t Be Denied Merely Because Remand Order Was Silent: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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10 Issues That GST Practitioners Are Facing While Filing Appeal On GSTAT Portal
The GST Practitioners are facing various issues while filing of Appeal on GSTAT Portal...
Indirect Taxes
Extended Limitation Under Central Excise Can’t Be Invoked Without Proof of Intent to Evade Duty: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)has dismissed...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Cenvat Credit Demand for Breach of Remand Directions, Travel Beyond SCN
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Transfer of Development Rights Is Not Taxable Service: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 4.48 Crore Service Tax Demand on Real Estate Developer
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Upholds 6% Interest on Delayed Customs Refund, Rejects Claim for Higher Rate Despite 8 Year Delay
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Rejects Customs’ Bid to Treat Imported Nutraceutical Ingredients as ‘Edible Preparations’, Quashes Rs. 7.07 Crore Duty Demand
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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Top 10 Copper ETFs for Indian Investors In 2026
Copper is one of the most critical industrial metals in the global economy, widely...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Deny ASEAN AIFTA Preferential Duty Benefit Solely for Importer’s Inability to Answer Origin Questionnaire: CESTAT
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal...
Indirect Taxes
Mumbai Customs Busts Multiple Smuggling Rackets at Airport; NDPS, Gold, Diamonds, Foreign Currency Seized Worth Over Rs. 35 Crore
Officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone–III, detected and booked multiple smuggling cases...
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Union Budget 2026-27 to Be Presented on February 1, 2026 At 11:00 AM By FM Nirmala SitharamanÂ
The Union Budget for the financial year 2026–27 will be presented on Sunday, February...
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Fast-Track Refunds for Small Investors: MCA Invites Public Comments on Proposed IEPFA Rule Amendments
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), functioning under the Ministry of Corporate...
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Indirect Taxes
BPO Services Are Not ‘Intermediary’; CESTAT Restores Rs. 14.55 Crore CENVAT Credit Refund
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh, has held that Genpact...
Notification
GSTN Issues FAQs on Voluntary Closure of e-Way Bill: Business Scenarios, API Impact and Portal Behaviour
The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has issued Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) on...
Indirect Taxes
Municipal Corporations Not Liable to Pre-2012 Service Tax on Advertisement Space: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 31.78 Lakh Demand
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Bench, has held that...
Indirect Taxes
Meerut Court Sends 3 Accused to Judicial Custody in Alleged Pan Masala Tax Evasion Case Involving Rs. 218.40 Crore Cess [READ ORDER]
A Special Chief Judicial Magistrate (SCJM), Meerut, has remanded three accused, Rohit Gupta, Manoj...

