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.
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National Commission for Women (NCW): Powers, Functions, Legal Framework and Complaint Procedure
The protection of women's rights has been a central objective of India's constitutional and legal framework. Despite constitutional guarantees of equality and numerous protective legislations, women continue to face challenges such as domestic violence, workplace harassment, trafficking, discrimination, cyber abuse, dowry-related offences, and other...
GST
DGGI Clandestine Tobacco Manufacturing Case: Delhi Court Grants Bail, Reiterates ‘Bail Is the Rule, Jail the Exception’
In a significant order concerning alleged clandestine manufacturing and cess evasion under the HSNS Cess Act, 2025, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, granted regular bail to accused Pappu Kumar @ Pappu Yadav, holding that continued incarceration was not justified when...
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Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Payable on Secondment of Employees Under Manpower Supply: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Gold Chains in Running Length Classifiable as Jewellery, Not Semi-Manufactured Gold: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 15 Lakh Penalty
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) while...
Indirect Taxes
Demand on Common Input Service Credit Unsustainable Where Trading Treated as Exempt Service Retrospectively: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax on Campus Placements: CESTAT Rules Recruitment Fee Taxable, Participation Fee Not Taxable in IIM Bangalore Case
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Suppression Evident Once Confiscation Upheld: CESTAT Restores Penalty for Mis-Declaration of Imported Medical DevicesÂ
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi Bench has restored the...
Indirect Taxes
Profit Loading Not Justified Where Related Party Price Includes Costs + Margin: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has...
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How Salaried Employees’ Can Plan Around the New Income Tax Framework 2025–26?
With the rollout of the Income-tax Act, 2025 along with the Income-tax Rules, 2026,...
GST
Gujarat High Court Reserves Verdict on Constitutional Validity of S. 16(2)(c) of CGST Act; Petitioners Challenge Burden on Bona Fide Buyers
The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi has...
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Monetary Limits for Departmental Appeals Before GSTAT
The government has formally fixed monetary thresholds for departmental appeals, providing that tax authorities...
Direct Tax
Jurisdictional Defect Can’t Be Overlooked in Reassessment Proceedings: Calcutta High Court Condones 430-Day DelayÂ
The Calcutta High Court has condoned the delay of 430 days and held that...
Indirect Taxes
Pre-2022 Iron Ore Exports Must Be Assessed on WMT Basis, Not DMT: Orissa HC Quashes Customs Demand
The Orissa High Court has ruled that export duty on iron ore fines for...
Company & PMLA
Former Director Can’t Be Prosecuted for Company’s Fraud After Exit; Karnataka High Court Quashes LOC
The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a former director of...
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National Commission for Women (NCW): Powers, Functions, Legal Framework and Complaint Procedure
The protection of women's rights has been a central objective of India's constitutional and...
GST
DGGI Clandestine Tobacco Manufacturing Case: Delhi Court Grants Bail, Reiterates ‘Bail Is the Rule, Jail the Exception’
In a significant order concerning alleged clandestine manufacturing and cess evasion under the HSNS...
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Young Homemaker Jailed for 80 Days on Bald Allegations: Allahabad HC Slams Misuse of Gangsters Act
Concerning the application of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986,...
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