Direct Tax
ITAT Restores Dawoodi Bohra Jamat’s 12AB Registration Matter
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has set aside an order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) rejecting...
Notification
Rajasthan GST Dept. Introduces Risk-Based Selection and Faceless Return Scrutiny
The Rajasthan Commercial Taxes Department has issued a comprehensive circular laying down fresh guidelines for scrutiny of returns under Section 61 of the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax (RGST) Act, 2017. The new instructions superseded the earlier circular dated January 7, 2022, and established a...
Other Laws
CSIR Promotion Dispute: Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Formula for Averaging Performance Scores
The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot substitute the assessment methodology adopted by...
Other Laws
POCSO Reporting Is Mandatory, Schools Can’t Conduct Their Own Inquiry: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that reporting under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences...
Direct Tax
ITAT Restores Dawoodi Bohra Jamat’s 12AB Registration Matter
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has set aside an...
Direct Tax
Donation to Political Party Was Part of Accommodation Entry Scheme: ITAT Upholds Denial of S. 80GGC Deduction
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has upheld the disallowance...
Direct Tax
Income Tax Dept Can’t Generate Reassessment Notice on Deceased Person’s PAN Merely Because Legal Heirs Are Unknown: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has held that the Income Tax Department cannot generate a...
GST
Advocates Can’t Be Sued Under Consumer Protection Act for Deficiency in Legal Services: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the dismissal of...
Live Updates
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...
Money Hacks
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...
Money Hacks
Gold & Silver Prices Fluctuate; Check Latest Rates Before Buying
Individuals planning to purchase gold or silver may want to take note of the...
Direct Tax
Post-Polio Disability Constitutes Sufficient Cause to Condon 607-Day Delay: ITAT Restores Agricultural Income Dispute to AO
The Rajkot Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has condoned a 607-day...
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CCI
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...
CCI
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...
CCI
Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27
Equity benchmark indices traded in a narrow range on Sunday morning as investors remained...
CCI
Bomb Threat In Tis Hazari and Saket Court In Delhi
Multiple district court complexes in Delhi were placed on high alert Tuesday morning following...
CCI
CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta
The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...
GST
Advocates Can’t Be Sued Under Consumer Protection Act for Deficiency in Legal Services: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the dismissal of...
GST
Validity of S. 69 of CGST Act Reaffirmed: Supreme Court Upholds Arrest Powers Of GST Officer
The Supreme Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of...
GST
No GST Recovery Without Adjudication: Bombay High Court Stays Coercive Action Based on Tentative Tax Liability
The Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to the assessee by restraining the...
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...
News Updates
Indirect Taxes
Limitation Issue Can’t Survive After Assessee Concedes CENVAT Demand: Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Excise Appeal
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an appeal holding that once an assessee expressly concedes the demand of CENVAT credit before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), it cannot subsequently seek adjudication on the issue of the extended period of limitation. The...
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...
Live Updates
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...
Live Updates
JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday,...
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GST
Verifiable RFN on GST Portal is Legally Sufficient: Rajasthan High Court Upholds GST Order Without DIN
The Rajasthan High Court has held that a GST order generated through the common...
Direct Tax
Procedural Lapse by Legal Consultant Can’t Become a Permanent Bar to Substantive Exemption U/s 11: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that a...
Direct Tax
Player Suffered Net Loss and Not Taxable Winnings: ITAT Deletes Rs. 3.54 Crore Online Gaming Tax Addition
The Hyderabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted an addition...
GST
GST Order Quashed After Dept. Admits Taxpayer’s Reply Was Ignored Due to GST Portal Glitch: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has quashed an Order-in-Original after finding that the adjudicating authority...
Direct Tax
Patna AO Had No Jurisdiction Over Kolkata Assessee: ITAT Quashes Assessments
The Patna Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed the assessment...
GST
GST Dept. Can’t Block More ITC Than Available in Credit Ledger: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the GST department cannot block more Input Tax...
Notification
CBIC Clarifies Jurisdiction After GST Registration Transfer: Earlier Proceedings Remain Valid, New Officer to Continue Action
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued a Circular clarifying...
Direct Tax
S. 271DA Can’t Be Invoked Without Cogent Evidence of S. 269ST Violation: ITAT Deletes Rs. 5.07 Crore Penalty for Alleged Cash Receipts
The Hyderabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted a penalty...
GST
GST ITC Can’t Be Denied Solely Due to Retrospective Cancellation of Supplier’s Registration: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has ruled that Input Tax Credit (ITC) cannot be rejected...
GST
Gauhati High Court Orders Restoration of Cancelled GST Registration Despite Expiry of Revocation Period
The Gauhati High Court (Itanagar Bench) has directed the Central Goods and Services Tax...
Columns
Private Land Developers Selling Plots at 5–10 Times the DLC Rate: Is It Legal? TRUTH EXPOSED
Across India, particularly in rapidly urbanising areas, private developers often purchase agricultural or undeveloped...
Notification
Centre Enforces Jan Vishwas Amendments to Tea Act from June 24; Minor Compliance Violations Decriminalised
The Central Government has notified June 24, 2026, as the date from which the...