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JURISHOUR | TAX LAW DAILY BULLETIN : 26 AUGUST, 2026

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Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for  August 26, 2026.

GST

  1. SUPREME COURT QUASHES GST S. 74 NOTICE AGAINST TATA STEEL
  2. GSTAT ALLOWS EARLY HEARING OF 21 APPEALS INVOLVING SUBSTANTIAL GST REFUND CLAIMS
  3. ITC CHALLENGE OVER SUPPLIER’S TAX DEFAULT DEFERRED: DELHI HIGH COURT AWAITS SUPREME COURT DEVELOPMENTS ON S. 16(2)(C)
  4. MACHINERY TRANSPORTED BACK FROM PROJECT SITE DOESN’T EXEMPT E-WAY BILL REQUIREMENT: GSTAT
  5. TAX EVASION CAN’T BE PRESUMED FROM SUSPECTED REUSE OF E-WAY BILL: GSTAT 
  6. TAX EVASION CANNOT BE PRESUMED FROM E-WAY BILL VERIFICATION: GSTAT
  7. TAX EVASION CANNOT BE PRESUMED FROM E-WAY BILL VERIFICATION: GSTAT
  8. GSTAT RESTORES TAX AND PENALTY FOR TRANSPORTING IRON SCRAP WITHOUT E-WAY BILL CITING INTENT TO EVADE TAX
  9. LIMITATION RUNS FROM COMMUNICATION OF ORDER: MADRAS HIGH COURT UPHOLDS REJECTION OF DELAYED GST APPEALS
  10. MADRAS HIGH COURT STAYS GST ORDER OVER UNSIGNED ORDER AND CHANGE IN ADJUDICATING OFFICER
  11. MADRAS HIGH COURT STAYS GST RECOVERY FROM DIRECTORS WITHOUT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CAUSE UNDER SECTION 89
  12. RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT QUASHES GST DEMAND OVER UNSIGNED SCN

Customs Duty

  1. HIGHER NIDB VALUES JUSTIFIED REASSESSMENT: CESTAT UPHOLDS CUSTOMS VALUE HIKE ON IMPORTED WALLPAPER
  2. CUSTOMS DUTY ARISES ONLY ON DTA CLEARANCE: CESTAT QUASHES BANK GUARANTEE FOR SEZ GOODS
  3. DUTY-FREE KEYBOARDS CAN’T BE CLASSIFIED AS DUTIABLE PERSONAL-USE GOODS UNDER CTH 9804: CESTAT
  4. BUYER LIABLE FOR CUSTOMS DUTY AND INTEREST ON FRAUDULENTLY IMPORTED YAMAHA BIKE: CESTAT
  5. SUSPICION CAN’T REPLACE PROOF: CESTAT QUASHES PENALTY IN ALLEGED GOLD-SMUGGLING OPERATION

Excise Duty

  1. RECOVERY NOTICE TIME-BARRED: CESTAT QUASHES RS. 54 LAKH CENTRAL EXCISE DEMAND
  2. FREE-OF-COST SPECIFICATION DRAWINGS SUPPLIED DURING TENDER STAGE NOT INCLUDIBLE IN EXCISE ASSESSABLE VALUE: CESTAT

Income Tax

  1. ITAT ALLOWS 50% PRESUMPTIVE TAXATION FOR DOCTOR DESPITE NON-FILING OF RETURN
  2. GENUINE HARDSHIP MUST GUIDE S. 119(2)(B) APPLICATIONS: MADRAS HIGH COURT CONDONES 31-DAY DELAY IN FILING FORM 10
  3. UNDISCLOSED INCOME TAX ATTACHMENT: MADRAS HIGH COURT SAYS BANK CAN’T FORFEIT SARFAESI AUCTION DEPOSIT
  4. GST ADJUDICATION ORDER CAN’T AUTOMATICALLY DRIVE INCOME-TAX REASSESSMENT: MADRAS HIGH COURT
  5. EXCESS TDS CAN’T BE RETAINED INDEFINITELY: DELHI HIGH COURT  

Others

  1. TRIBUNAL REFORMS ACT 2026 COMES INTO FORCE; POST-2021 TRIBUNAL MEMBERS GET ONE-YEAR EXTENSION
  2. GOLD AND SILVER PRICES RISE ON MCX AS CRUDE OIL SLIDES AND DOLLAR WEAKENS AHEAD OF US INFLATION DATA
Mariya Paliwala
Mariya Paliwalahttps://www.jurishour.in/
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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