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
Large-Scale Pan Masala & Tobacco Evasion Worth Rs. 14 Crore Under Health Security Cess Act, 2025: Meerut Court Sends Director to Judicial Custody
The Court of the Remand Magistrate/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut, has remanded accused Nitin Rajesh to judicial custody till May 8, 2026, in connection with an alleged tax evasion of approximately ₹14 crore involving pan masala and tobacco products under Health Security Cess Act,...
GST
Whether Assistant Commissioner Can Act as ‘Proper Officer’ Without GST Council Recommendation? Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Rs. 7 Cr Demand
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a demand order of over ₹7 crore, holding that an Assistant Commissioner cannot act as a “Proper Officer” in the absence of a valid recommendation by the GST Council.The Bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice...
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Case Compilation
JURISHOUR | TAX LAW DAILY BULLETIN : MARCH 10, 2026
Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for March 10, 2026.GSTCENTRE SPENT NEARLY RS. 89...
Columns
West Asia Conflict Disrupts Indian Exports: Hyundai Car Consignment, Thousands of Containers Likely to Return to Chennai Port
The escalating conflict in West Asia is beginning to significantly disrupt maritime trade routes,...
Direct Tax
Assessment Framed U/s 143(3) Instead of Mandatory S. 153C for Non-Searched Person Is Invalid: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the...
Notification
Centre Invokes Essential Commodities Act to Regulate Natural Gas Supply Amid Middle East Disruptions
The Central Government has issued an order to regulate the supply, distribution and allocation...
Indirect Taxes
Mumbai Customs Seizes Hydroponic Weed, Gold at Airport
Officers of the Mumbai Customs Zone–III at the airport commissionerate made several significant seizures...
Notification
Govt Warns Shipping Lines Against Predatory and Non-Transparent Charges in EXIM Trade
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways,...
Direct Tax
Foreign Branch Profits Can’t Be Included in MAT Book Profits Due to DTAA Override: ITAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that foreign...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Duty Can’t Be Recovered from Subsequent Buyer Who Did Not Import Goods: CESTAT
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)...
Indirect Taxes
Extended Limitation Can’t Be Invoked in Classification Dispute: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Reduces Redemption Fine in Alleged Misdeclaration of Scrap Imports as Heavy Melting Scrap
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh has reduced the redemption...
Indirect Taxes
Inconclusive CRCL Test Report Cannot Justify Reclassification of ‘Pressed Distillate Oil’ as Base Oil: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Bench, has set aside...
Notification
CBIC Transfers 2 DRI Officers as OSDs at Board Headquarters
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the Department of Revenue...
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Indirect Taxes
Large-Scale Pan Masala & Tobacco Evasion Worth Rs. 14 Crore Under Health Security Cess Act, 2025: Meerut Court Sends Director to Judicial Custody
The Court of the Remand Magistrate/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut, has remanded accused Nitin...
GST
Whether Assistant Commissioner Can Act as ‘Proper Officer’ Without GST Council Recommendation? Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Rs. 7 Cr Demand
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a demand order of over ₹7 crore,...
Case Compilation
Jurishour | Tax Law Daily Bulletin : April 25, 2026
Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for April 25, 2026.GSTNO STATUTORY BAR U/S 54(1)...
Indirect Taxes
Healthcare Services Exempt from Service Tax: Gauhati High Court Quashes Rs. 10.13 Crore Demand Based Solely on Form 26AS Data
The Gauhati High Court has set aside a service tax demand exceeding ₹10.13 crore...