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
Pre-Regularisation Service Must Count for Pension; Employees Can Choose Old Pension Scheme: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that service rendered by employees on a contractual, ad hoc, daily-wage or work-charge basis before regularisation must be counted as qualifying service for pension where the employment was long and substantially continuous.The bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and...
Supreme Court
No Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act Without Proof of Pecuniary Advantage: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a public servant cannot be convicted under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in the absence of evidence establishing that the accused obtained a valuable thing or pecuniary advantage for himself or another person.The Bench...
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Direct Tax
Assessment Time Limit Can’t Be Extended by Invoking General DVO Provision Where S. 50C Specifically Applies: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the...
Direct Tax
Unexercised ESOP Buyback Taxable as Capital Gains, Not Salary Perquisite: ITAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that unexercised...
Indirect Taxes
Mandatory 7.5% Customs Pre-Deposit Cannot Be Waived on Grounds of Financial Hardship: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has reaffirmed that the mandatory pre-deposit requirement under Section 129E...
GST
Truck Driver Neither Vehicle Owner Nor Aware of Alleged Fake GST Invoice: Patna High Court Grants Bail
The Patna High Court has granted regular bail to a truck driver arrested in...
GST
No Effective Communication of GST Order? Rajasthan HC Allows Time-Barred Appeal
The Rajasthan High Court has held that a taxpayer should not be deprived of...
Company & PMLA
PMLA Proceedings Can Continue Against Persons Not Named in Predicate Offence If Linked to Proceeds of Crime: Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court has refused to quash proceedings initiated by the Directorate of...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Accused Can Be Shifted to Private Hospital During Remand if Medical Condition Warrants: Telangana HC
The Telangana High Court has directed the Customs Department to shift a judicially remanded...
Notification
Govt. Introduces Bill to Replace 125-Year-Old Bankers’ Books Evidence Law
In a significant step towards modernising India's legal framework governing banking evidence, the Central...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Seize 50,000 Foreign Cigarettes, 80 Vapes and Gold Paste Concealed in Jeans; Sharjah Passenger Held at Coimbatore Airport
The Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) at Coimbatore International Airport intercepted a passenger arriving from...
GST
GST Dept. Can’t Reassess Undisputed Pre-GST CENVAT Credit Through TRAN-1 Proceedings: GSTAT Restores Rs. 32.80 Crore Transitional ITCÂ
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thane Bench, has held that GST...
GST
No Mandatory Pre-Deposit in Penalty-Only GST Appeals Arising Before Oct. 1, 2025: GSTAT
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Hyderabad Bench, has held that taxpayers...
GST
Retrospective Invocation of S. 122(1A) for FY 2018–19 Questioned: Allahabad High Court Stays GST Penalty Recovery
The Allahabad High Court has granted interim protection to a taxpayer by staying coercive...
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Supreme Court
Pre-Regularisation Service Must Count for Pension; Employees Can Choose Old Pension Scheme: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that service rendered by employees on a contractual, ad...
Supreme Court
No Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act Without Proof of Pecuniary Advantage: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a public servant cannot be convicted under Section...
Supreme Court
Related Eyewitnesses’ Testimony Requires Closer Scrutiny When It Bears ‘Ring of Falsity’: Supreme CourtÂ
The Supreme Court has acquitted two persons convicted of murder after finding material discrepancies...
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