Time-Barred SCN Can’t Sustain Service Tax Demand Against Sub-Contractor: CESTAT

The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that although a sub-contractor is independently liable...

GSTAT Bar Association Seeks Urgent Procedural Clarifications on Appeal Filing, Defect Removal and Cross-Objections Before Jodhpur Bench

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PM Modi Announces Fast-Track Courts for  NEET-UG Exam Paper Leak Cases

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No Motor Accident Compensation Without Proven Link Between Death and Use of Vehicle: Supreme Court

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Time-Barred SCN Can’t Sustain Service Tax Demand Against Sub-Contractor: CESTAT

The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New...

Client Code Modification Allegations Can’t Stand Without Independent Evidence: ITAT 

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted additions exceeding...

CA Certificate Sufficient to Rebut Unjust Enrichment in Customs Refund Claims: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a customs appeal filed by the department, reaffirming...

Redemption Fine Can’t Be Ground to Reject SVLDRS Declaration: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a declaration filed under the Sabka Vishwas...

GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline

The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Jaipur Bench, successfully organized a GSTAT Outreach...

How to Save Money on LPG Cylinder Booking: Best Apps, Cashback Offers In 2026

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Rupee Likely to Stay Weak Against U.S. Dollar Despite RBI Measures Expected to Attract $50 Billion in Inflows

Despite a series of measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to...

Arrest Can’t Be Routine Without Need for Custodial Interrogation: Telangana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Rs. 95 Crore Fake ITC Case

The Telangana High Court has reiterated that the power to arrest under the Central...

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CCI’s Power To Examine Substance Of Amazon–Future Deal, But Quashes Directions And Penalties: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in the long-running dispute arising out of Amazon’s investment in Future...

ICAI Removes CA from Register for 1 Year Following Delhi HC Order

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has formally removed a Chartered Accountant...

Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27

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Bomb Threat In Tis Hazari and Saket Court In Delhi

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CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta 

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Arrest Can’t Be Routine Without Need for Custodial Interrogation: Telangana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Rs. 95 Crore Fake ITC Case

The Telangana High Court has reiterated that the power to arrest under the Central...

Validity of Consolidated GST SCN for Multiple Financial Years Upheld: Gauhati High Court 

The Gauhati High Court has reaffirmed that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities...

Absence of Mandatory Approval in GST S. 74 Adjudication, Karnataka High Court Restrained Dept. from Coercive Action

The Karnataka High Court has granted interim protection to a taxpayer challenging a GST...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

Relief To Axis Bank: Discount On ESOPs Is Allowable As Deduction: ITAT

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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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Time-Barred SCN Can’t Sustain Service Tax Demand Against Sub-Contractor: CESTAT

The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that although a sub-contractor is independently liable to pay service tax even where the principal contractor has already discharged the tax liability, the Revenue cannot invoke the...

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...

GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline

The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax...

JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27

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