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
Visa Facilitation Services Provided Directly To Travellers Not Taxable Under Service Tax As BAS: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that visa facilitation services rendered directly to individuals travelling abroad are not liable to service tax under the category of “Business Auxiliary Service” under the Finance Act, 1994. The coram comprising...
Indirect Taxes
One-to-One Correlation for Jewellery Discounts is “Impractical”: CESTAT Allows Titan’s Excise Duty Appeal
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed the appeals filed by Titan Company Limited and held that the Department cannot insist on strict one-to-one correlation between factory clearances and showroom sales for allowing excise duty abatements...
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GST
Driver Statement Alone Can’t Prove Tax Evasion: HC Quashes GST Seizure
The Allahabad High Court while quashing the seizure under Goods and Service Tax (GST)...
Direct Tax
SC Seeks Govt, ECI & CBDT Response on Plea Challenging Tax Exemption for Anonymous Political Donations Under ₹2,000
The Supreme Court issued notices to the Union government, the Election Commission of India...
Direct Tax
Rs. 2.64 Crore Demonetisation Cash Deposit Addition Unjustified: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) has ruled that the ₹2.64 crore added to...
Direct Tax
TCS Not Applicable on Compounding Fees Collected from Illegal Miners: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that Tax Collected at Source (TCS) under Section...
Direct Tax
Calcutta HC Refuses to Admit Income Tax Dept Appeal Challenging ITAT’s Deletion of Rs. 1.21-Crore Addition On Share Capital
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner of...
GST
Deposit Made Under Protest Can Count as Mandatory Pre-Deposit: Allahabad HC Quashes Dismissal of GST Appeal
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that amounts deposited under protest can be treated...
Columns
LTCG Exemption on Equity Gains for Under-Construction Home: How Joint Buyers Can Claim Section 54F Benefit Over Multiple Years
A taxpayer who jointly purchased an under-construction residential property with his daughter in October...
Company & PMLA
CBI Drops Businessman from NCLT Bribery Case; Chargesheet Filed Against Deputy Registrar for Alleged Rs. 3 Lakh Bribe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against Charan Pratap Singh,...
Other Laws
Massive Breakthrough in Modi Government’s ‘Drug-Free India’ Drive:NCB–Delhi Police Bust International Drug Cartel
In a major strike against international narcotics trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in...
GST
Pre-Trial Incarceration Can’t Be Substitute For Post-Conviction Punishment: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in Rs. 48.6 Lakh Cement-Supply Fraud Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to an accused involved...
GST
Bombay HC Refuses to Discharge CGST Superintendent Accused Of Demanding Rs. 1K Bribe For Processing GST Registration
The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad has dismissed a criminal revision application filed by...
GST
Bombay High Court Disposes of PIL Seeking GST Recovery from Solapur Sugar Factory
The Bombay High Court’s Kolhapur Bench has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL)...
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Indirect Taxes
Visa Facilitation Services Provided Directly To Travellers Not Taxable Under Service Tax As BAS: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held...
Indirect Taxes
One-to-One Correlation for Jewellery Discounts is “Impractical”: CESTAT Allows Titan’s Excise Duty Appeal
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Rs. 6.08 Crore Excise Demand On Ilmenite Concentrates
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit On GTA, Insurance & Courier Services For FOR Destination Sales
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...