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.
Supreme Court
Employee Can’t Be Terminated for Non-Disclosure of Criminal Case He Was Unaware Of: Supreme CourtÂ
The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee cannot be treated as having suppressed criminal antecedents when the existence of the criminal case was not within his knowledge at the time of making the declaration. The bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Sanjay...
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 accused under Sections 498-A and 304-B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, holding that an accused need not invariably be forced...
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Indirect Taxes
Coal Purchasers Can’t Be Saddled with Clean Energy Cess or Penalty Without Proof of Knowledge: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that purchasers of coal cannot be made liable...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi High Court Directs Customs to Decide Plea on Release of Bank Guarantees Within 1 Month After Decade-Long Delay in Provisional Assessment
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department to consider and decide a...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi High Court Directs Revisional Authority to Decide Customs Revision Within One Month in Gold Jewellery Release Dispute
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Revisional Authority to decide a pending...
GST
Appeals in Transitional CENVAT Refund Cases Must Be Filed Before CESTAT: GSTAT
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thane Bench, has clarified that appeals...
GST
Adjudication and Appellate Orders Passed Without Supplying Seized Documents to Assessee Quashed: Bombay High Court Stays Coercive GST Recovery
The Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench has granted interim protection to a taxpayer by...
Supreme Court
Medical Colleges Not Entitled to Five-Year Subvention After TMA Pai Verdict: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that private professional colleges cannot claim continuation of the...
Supreme Court
Non-Signatory Shareholder Bound by Arbitration Clause: Supreme CourtÂ
The Supreme Court has held that a shareholder who did not sign a Memorandum...
Supreme Court
Can Buyers Bypass MSME Council and Invoke Arbitration Act Directly? Supreme Court Leaves Question Open
The Supreme Court has left unresolved a significant legal question concerning the interplay between...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Foils Ingenious Gold Smuggling Bid at Delhi IGI Airport, Seizes 1 Kg Gold Concealed as Silver-Coated Armlets
Customs officers at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi, have busted an...
Indirect Taxes
Importer Can’t Be Penalised When Exporter’s DFIA Licence Remained Valid, Fraud Allegations Failed: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
GST
GST Search Without Sharing DIN Violates Transparency Safeguards, But Doesn’t Invalidate Search: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that while the Document...
Indirect Taxes
EDCT Machine Rentals Attract VAT as ‘Transfer of Right to Use Goods’: Karnataka High CourtÂ
The Karnataka High Court has held that rental charges collected by banks from merchant...
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Supreme Court
Employee Can’t Be Terminated for Non-Disclosure of Criminal Case He Was Unaware Of: Supreme CourtÂ
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...
Notification
Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill, 2026 Proposes Major Tax Reliefs for Foreign Funds, Diamonds and Electronics
The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes a series of significant amendments...