Nikhil Bhandari
Nikhil Bhandari is a Chartered Accountant and a Indirect Tax professional with over 5 years of post-qualification experience in tax advisory, compliance management, and tax process optimization. Associated with SDU LLP since August 2015 spanning his articleship through to his current role as Assistant Manager Nikhil has uniquely navigated India’s transition from the legacy tax regime into the GST era.His expertise encompasses both strategic advisory and Indirect Tax litigation, where he represents clients in complex disputes across the manufacturing, service, and e-commerce sectors. By providing high-level counsel to corporate leadership, he ensures that tax positions are not only robust and compliant but also structured for long-term operational efficiency.Beyond his core practice, Nikhil is a proactive contributor to the GST ecosystem. He is dedicated to tracking and analyzing judicial precedents from various High Courts and the Supreme Court, fostering greater clarity and ease of access to tax intelligence for the wider professional community.
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Pending Regularisation Proceedings Must Be Respected: Supreme Court Quashes Demolition Direction
The Supreme Court has set aside a Madras High Court order directing the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to remove alleged unauthorised constructions and deviations in a building, holding that the High Court was required to take into account its own earlier order restraining...
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Pre-2017 Open University Qualifications Can’t Be Used to Deny Promotion: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who obtained educational qualifications under government-recognised norms prevailing at the relevant time cannot subsequently be denied promotional consideration by applying later changes in qualification requirements retrospectively.The bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Manoj Misra has...
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Gujarat HC Quashes GST Cancellation Orders After Officer Relied on Non-Existent AI-Generated Case Laws
The Gujarat High Court has quashed a series of GST proceedings against a taxpayer...
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GST Registration Cancellation Stayed: Allahabad High Court Questions 99% ITC Utilisation Cap U/R 86B
The Allahabad High Court has raised significant questions over the statutory basis for restricting...
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Composition Scheme Lapses Automatically on Crossing Rs. 1.5 Crore Turnover: GSTAT
The Hyderabad Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has held...
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GST S. 74 Notice Can’t Stand Where Adjudicating Authority Shows Prejudice: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition challenging an order of the...
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E-Way Bill Absence at Interception Can Establish Tax-Evasion Intent: GSTAT Restores Rs. 30K Tax and Penalty
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Lucknow Bench, has held that transportation of taxable goods...
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Procedural E-Way Bill Lapse Alone Can’t Justify Penalty Where Genuine Transaction and Absence of Tax Evasion Are Established: GSTAT
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Lucknow Bench has held that procedural e-way bill lapse...
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Toll Plaza Data Not Mandatory for ITC Refund: GSTAT
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Kolkata Bench, has held that toll...
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GSTAT Admits Dispute Over Interest on Delayed Refund, Examines Whether 60-Day Period Runs From Original Refund Application
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Division Bench, Court No. II, has...
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Retrospective GST Penalty Challenge; Stays Coercive Action
The Supreme Court has issued notice in a significant Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
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Madras High Court Remits GST Interest Dispute for Fresh Adjudication, Directs Officer to Reconsider S. 74 Limitation in Rs. 72.25 Lakh Demand
The Madras High Court has remitted a GST dispute to the jurisdictional tax authority...
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GST Assessees Can Claim Exclusion of Time Spent on Bona Fide Rectification Proceedings While Filing Appeals: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that the principles underlying Section 14 of the...
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GSTAT Admits Challenge to Two-Year Refund Limitation for Tax Paid by Mistake
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Patna Bench, has admitted an appeal...
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Pending Regularisation Proceedings Must Be Respected: Supreme Court Quashes Demolition Direction
The Supreme Court has set aside a Madras High Court order directing the Chennai...
Supreme Court
Pre-2017 Open University Qualifications Can’t Be Used to Deny Promotion: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who obtained educational qualifications under government-recognised...
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Causal Link to Yamuna Floodplain Damage Was Not Established: Supreme Court Quashes NGT’s Environmental Compensation Order
The Supreme Court has set aside the National Green Tribunal’s judgment holding the organiser...
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Court Fee Issue in Property Dispute Can’t Be Decided at Threshold Without Evidence on Possession: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that...

