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
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Standard Chartered Finance Over Defective SCN
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a service tax demand of Rs. 2.73 crore raised against Standard Chartered Finance Pvt. Ltd. after holding that the Show Cause Notice (SCN) issued by the department was...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Allows MEIS Scrip Usage for Education Cess, SHE Cess Payments
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Revenue and upheld the validity of payment of Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess (SHE Cess) through debit in Merchandise...
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Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Rules No Service Tax on Low-Density Residential & Government Utility Projects
Contractor Cleared of ₹1.74 Cr Tax Demand for RHB and AVVNL WorksThe Customs, Excise...
Notification
India–EFTA Free Trade Agreement to Take Effect from October 1: A Strategic Leap in Global Trade
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has officially announced that the Trade and...
Notification
SEBI Renews Recognition of MCX Clearing Corporation for Three Years: Implications for Commodity Markets
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has renewed the recognition of Multi...
Indirect Taxes
When Can Action Be Taken Against A CHA / CB Under Customs Act? CESTAT Answers
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has set aside penalties...
Notification
FinMin Exempts ICRISAT From TDSÂ
The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has notified that the provisions of Chapter...
Other Laws
Former Tax Bench Judge of Delhi HC, Justice Yashwant Varma, Moves SC to Quash Impeachment Report
Justice Yashwant Varma, a judge formerly on the tax bench of the Delhi High...
Notification
GSTN to Reinstate Non-Editable Auto-Populated Table 3.2 in GSTR-3B from July 2025
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has announced that starting from the July...
GST
Bombay High Court Grants Bail in Rs.8500 Crores GST Scam For Non-Furnishing Grounds Of Arrest
The Bombay High Court granted bail to Ashraf bhai Ibrahim bhai Kalavdiya, the alleged...
Notification
GSTR-3B Filing Deadline Approaches: Businesses Urged to Submit June Returns by July 20, 2025
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) department has issued a crucial reminder to all...
GST
GST@8: Madurai Chapter of ICMAI to Celebrate 8th Anniversary of GST Implementation with Key Event on July 19
The Madurai Chapter of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) is all...
Notification
Nitin Gupta Former CBDT Chairman Appointed Chairperson NFRAÂ
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Nitin Gupta, IRS (IT:86), former Chairman of...
Notification
CBIC Honoured Among Top Ministries for Exemplary Implementation of LIMBS
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the Ministry of Finance,...
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Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Standard Chartered Finance Over Defective SCN
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Allows MEIS Scrip Usage for Education Cess, SHE Cess Payments
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Notification
DGFT Relaxes UIN Compliance Norms for Export Credit Interest Subvention Claims Under EPM Scheme
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,...
Direct Tax
Supreme Court Settles AY 2015-16 JAO vs FAO Reassessment Dispute: 148 Notices Held Time-Barred if Issued by JAO
The Supreme Court has effectively brought finality to the long-running controversy surrounding reassessment notices...