GST
Printing of Educational Examination Materials Exempt from GST When Supplied as Part of Educational Services: AAR
The Uttar Pradesh Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the printing of question papers and other examination-related materials supplied to educational institutions...
Notification
CBIC Cadre Management Under Scrutiny: Why Officers from 1997 to 2008 Batches Are Now in Commissioner Grade?
A striking feature of the current cadre structure of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has drawn attention within the indirect-tax administration: officers belonging to batches ranging from 1997 to 2008 of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) are...
Other Laws
Karnataka HC Records ASG Assurance That CISF Will Furnish Complete CCTV Footage to Ranya Rao in Gold Smuggling Case
The Karnataka High Court has recorded an assurance from Additional Solicitor General Arvind Kamath...
Other Laws
Appellate Court Can’t Remand Criminal Appeal Merely for Re-Appreciation of Evidence; Must Decide Appeal on Merits: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that an appellate court cannot remand a criminal...
GST
Printing of Educational Examination Materials Exempt from GST When Supplied as Part of Educational Services: AAR
The Uttar Pradesh Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the printing of...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Hanging as Constitutional Mode of Death Penalty, Declines to Reconsider Deena Ruling
The Supreme Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the statutory prescription of hanging...
Indirect Taxes
Aircraft Hiring Taxable as Supply of Tangible Goods: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the...
Indirect Taxes
1 Year Limitation Imposed by Customs Notification Cannot Defeat Refund Claim: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Regional Bench, has allowed...
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
How to Save Money on LPG Cylinder Booking: Best Apps, Cashback Offers In 2026
With domestic LPG cylinder prices continuing to strain household budgets, consumers are increasingly looking...
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...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Restrains CBI, ED From Filing Report in Rahul Gandhi Assets Case; Allahabad HC Proceedings Deferred
The Supreme Court on August 17, 2026, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),...
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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
Printing of Educational Examination Materials Exempt from GST When Supplied as Part of Educational Services: AAR
The Uttar Pradesh Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the printing of...
GST
No Further GST Recovery After More Than 10% Demand Recovered: Calcutta High Court Lifts Bank Account Attachment Pending Appeal
The Calcutta High Court has restrained the West Bengal GST authorities from taking any...
GST
Whether Cash Can Be Seized As ‘Thing’ Under Section 67(2)? Calcutta High Court Quashes GST Cash Seizure Order
The Calcutta High Court has quashed an order upholding the seizure of ₹13.04 lakh...
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
Aircraft Hiring Taxable as Supply of Tangible Goods: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the arrangement under which aircraft were made available to its related concern amounted to taxable “Supply of Tangible Goods” (SOTG) service under the Finance Act, 1994, since possession and effective control...
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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Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Upholds 6% Interest on Delayed Customs Refund, Rejects Claim for Higher Rate Despite 8 Year Delay
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Rejects Customs’ Bid to Treat Imported Nutraceutical Ingredients as ‘Edible Preparations’, Quashes Rs. 7.07 Crore Duty Demand
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Columns
Top 10 Copper ETFs for Indian Investors In 2026
Copper is one of the most critical industrial metals in the global economy, widely...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Deny ASEAN AIFTA Preferential Duty Benefit Solely for Importer’s Inability to Answer Origin Questionnaire: CESTAT
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal...
Indirect Taxes
Mumbai Customs Busts Multiple Smuggling Rackets at Airport; NDPS, Gold, Diamonds, Foreign Currency Seized Worth Over Rs. 35 Crore
Officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone–III, detected and booked multiple smuggling cases...
Notification
Union Budget 2026-27 to Be Presented on February 1, 2026 At 11:00 AM By FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The Union Budget for the financial year 2026–27 will be presented on Sunday, February...
Notification
Fast-Track Refunds for Small Investors: MCA Invites Public Comments on Proposed IEPFA Rule Amendments
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), functioning under the Ministry of Corporate...
Case Compilation
Juris Hour : Tax Law Daily Bulletin : January 29, 2026
Juris Hour presents the Tax Law Daily Bulletin of January 29, 2026.GSTLevy of IGST...
Notification
Centre Notifies Health Security & National Security Cess Rules, 2026; Mandatory Registration, Machine-Based Levy from February 1
The Central Government has formally notified the Health Security & National Security Cess Rules,...
Indirect Taxes
Threat to Rule of Law : CESTAT Frowns On Customs Dept. For ‘Defiant Disregard’ of Its Ruling; Orders Copy to Revenue Secretary, CBIC Chairman
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Confiscation Order Quashed For Not Considering Importer’s Claim Of Customs Duty Exemption: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has set aside a customs order confiscating imported goods and...
Indirect Taxes
Madras High Court Directs Provisional Release of Detained Second-Hand Digital Printing Machines Despite BIS, DGFT Issues
The Madras High Court has directed the Customs Department at Chennai to grant provisional...