Indirect Taxes
Cold Heading Quality Alloy Steel Wire Can’t Be Classified As Wire Rod Merely Due To SCM435 Grade Mention In Mill Certificate: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that “Cold Heading Quality Alloy Steel Wire in Coils”...
Notification
Here’s Why ICAI Removes Hundreds of Chartered Accountants From Register
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has struck off a large number of Chartered Accountants from its Register of Members for non-payment of membership fees, triggering serious concerns within the professional community regarding the consequences of non-compliance with annual fee obligations. The action...
Other Laws
Clever Drafting Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC Can’t Bypass Benami Law Bar in Property Suits: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the clever drafting under Order VII Rule 11...
Other Laws
Indian Railways Not a Deemed Distribution Licensee Under Electricity Act; Liable to Pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Indian Railways cannot be treated as a...
Indirect Taxes
Cold Heading Quality Alloy Steel Wire Can’t Be Classified As Wire Rod Merely Due To SCM435 Grade Mention In Mill Certificate: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Appeal Abates on Death of Appellant: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Interest On Delayed Excise Refund Payable After 3 Months From Refund Application, Not From Appellate Order: CESTAT
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Demand Can’t Be Raised Merely On ST-3 And Income Tax Return Mismatch Without Examining Books Of Accounts: CESTAT
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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Money Hacks
10 Best Cryptocurrency Apps in India with Low Fees (2026 Edition)
With cryptocurrency adoption steadily rising in India, choosing the right trading app has become...
Money Hacks
How You Can Save Up To 13% GST On Wedding Venues?
Planning a big Indian wedding often begins with locking in the venue and caterer....
Indirect Taxes
Sub-Contractor Executing Works Within SEZ Entitled To Service Tax Exemption Even If Services Routed Through Main Contractors: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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CCI
CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta
The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...
CCI
CCI Dismisses Complaint Against Microsoft for Bundling Antivirus Software Microsoft Defender with Windows
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed the complaint Against Microsoft for Bundling...
CCI
Mandatory Condition Of Prima Facie Anti-Competitive Agreements, Abuse Of Dominant Position Absent, CCI Can’t Direct Investigation: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that the decision of the Competition Commission of...
CCI
Every IP Dispute Can’t Be Converted Into Competition Dispute: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court stated that every IP dispute can't be converted into a...
CCI
Whether Swiggy Can Share Confidential Data With Restaurant Association? Karnataka High Court Directs CCI To Decide Afresh
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GST
Mutual Fund Distributors Raise GST Compliance Concerns Amid Delay in Commission Payouts
Mutual fund distributors across India have raised concerns over growing GST compliance difficulties caused...
GST
Madras HC Waives Requirement Of 10% Pre Deposit Of Penalty And Allow Appeals To Be Filed Without Pre-Deposit
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GST
E-Way Bill and GSTR-3B Mismatch| Allahabad High Court Stays Rs. 142 Crore GST Demand Against Oppo Mobiles
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Direct Tax
Whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’; Supreme Court Directs The Matter To Be Before Appropriate Bench
The Supreme Court has presided over the controversy of whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’...
Direct Tax
Bandwidth Services Provided Outside India Not Taxable As ‘Royalty’: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that the bandwidth services provided outside India are not...
Direct Tax
No Income Tax Payable On Tamil Nadu Advocates welfare Fund: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Chennai, ruled that no income tax payable on Tamil...
Direct Tax
Imparting Education Through Virtual Mode Or By Adoption Of New Technologies Qualifies Income Tax Exemption: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that imparting education through virtual mode or by adoption...
Direct Tax
Relief To Axis Bank: Discount On ESOPs Is Allowable As Deduction: ITAT
In a major relief to Axis Bank, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad...
Direct Tax
ALP On Account Of Corporate Guarantee At 0.50% On Guaranteed Amount Is Proper Commission: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad Bench direct the Assessing Officer/learned TPO to...
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Indirect Taxes
Cold Heading Quality Alloy Steel Wire Can’t Be Classified As Wire Rod Merely Due To SCM435 Grade Mention In Mill Certificate: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that “Cold Heading Quality Alloy Steel Wire in Coils” imported is correctly classifiable as alloy steel wire under Customs Tariff Heading (CTH) 7229 and not as “wire rod” under...
International Taxation
U.S. Court Clarifies “Processing Operation”: Marketability Transformation Test Shows MOOWR ‘Other Operations’ Not Limited to Manufacturers
The Arizona Supreme Court has held that machinery used in an industrial healthcare textile...
International Taxation
Yacht Not Liable to Duty on Return After Foreign Cruising: U.S. Customs Authority
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) clarified that a duty-paid yacht taken abroad...
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Direct Tax
Issuance of Re-Assessment Notice Prior To Supply Of Recorded Reasons U/s 147 Is Fatal Procedural Lapse: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that the Issuance of...
Direct Tax
Black Money Act Triggers When AO Notices the Transaction — Not When Undertaken: ITAT Deletes Foreign Asset Addition
In a landmark interpretation of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) Act,...
Notification
Haryana Tax Dept Issues Strict Protocol for Suo-Motu GST Audit & Scrutiny Cases
The Excise & Taxation Department, Haryana has issued fresh directions to all field formations...
Columns
What if you intentionally do not show all tax invoices during GST filing?
Short answer: Intentionally hiding or omitting tax invoices from your GST filings is high-risk....
Indirect Taxes
Duty Not Finalised, Can’t Be ‘Arrears’: Bombay HC Clarifies SVLDRS Interpretation
The Bombay High Court has held that the department has wrongly classified a long-pending...
Indirect Taxes
Processed, Canned Pineapple Products Not ‘Fresh Fruit’, Sales Tax Payable: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that canned pineapple slices, pineapple tidbits, and fruit...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi HC Orders Release of Gold After Customs Declares Kuwait National as “Eligible Passenger” Under Notification No. 50/2017-Cus Read With Baggage Rules, 2016
The Delhi High Court has ordered release of gold after customs declared Kuwait national...
GST
Delhi HC Quashes Retrospective GST Cancellation; Says Dept. Failed to Give Reasons
The Delhi High Court has quashed the retrospective cancellation of GST registration issued to...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi High Court Orders Release of Detained Gold Bar; Says Absence of SCN Makes Continued Detention Illegal
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department at IGI Airport, New Delhi,...
GST
Delhi HC Directs GST Dept. to Release Refund with Statutory Interest After Delay in Processing ITC Claim
The Delhi High Court has directed the GST department to credit a long-pending refund...
Direct Tax
Virtual Service PE Can’t Be Read Into DTAA; No Service PE Without Physical Presence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a Virtual Service Permanent Establishment (PE) cannot...
GST
ITC Can’t Be Denied When Supplier Was Registered at Time of Transaction: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has held that Input Tax Credit (ITC) cannot be denied...