Mere Suspicion Can’t Prove Gold Smuggling, S. 123 Presumption Unavailable: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has dismissed five appeals filed by the department against an order that...

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...

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...

CA, CS, CMA Vs Advocates: Delhi HC Asks BCI To Clarify Its Plea Restricting Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Authorities

The Delhi High Court has sought further clarity in a long-running legal dispute concerning...

Mere Suspicion Can’t Prove Gold Smuggling, S. 123 Presumption Unavailable: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has dismissed...

37 Malaysian Origin Certificates Valid Despite Other Invalid COO: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has granted substantial...

Draft Order Can’t Be Treated as Final: Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Income Tax Demand Based on Draft Assessment Order

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed an income-tax demand and penalty proceedings...

Retrospective Tax Amendment Can’t Be Used to Reopen Concluded Tribunal Order: ITAT

The Hyderabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that a...

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

With domestic LPG cylinder prices continuing to strain household budgets, consumers are increasingly looking...

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...

Service Tax Exemption On Manpower Services Provided For Sanitation And Cleaning Purposes To Noida Authority: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set...

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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

Equity benchmark indices traded in a narrow range on Sunday morning as investors remained...

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 Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta 

The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...

S. 129 Penalty Can’t Be Imposed on Stock Transfer Without E-Way Bill: GSTAT 

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thiruvananthapuram Bench, has held that penalty...

S. 129(3) Seven-Day Deadline Mandatory, GSTAT Quashes GST Penalty Passed After 47 Days

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thiruvananthapuram Bench, has held that the...

OIDAR Service Appeals Must Be Heard by Principal Bench, Transfers Rs. 1.36 Lakh IGST Dispute to Delhi: GSTAT 

The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Delhi State Bench, has held that appeals involving Online...

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

In a major relief to Axis Bank, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad...

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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Mere Suspicion Can’t Prove Gold Smuggling, S. 123 Presumption Unavailable: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has dismissed five appeals filed by the department against an order that had set aside the confiscation of 5.541 kg of gold and ₹68.80 lakh in Indian currency.  The bench of P. K....

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

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday,...

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Delhi High Court Directs GST Dept. to Decide Export Refund Claim Within 4 Weeks, Flags Statutory Interest Liability

The Delhi High Court has directed GST authorities to decide a long-pending refund claim...

No Error Apparent on Record: Delhi High Court Rejects Income Tax Dept’s Review Pleas on Processing of Returns

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a batch of review petitions filed by the...

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In what could become a decisive humanitarian factor in the bail proceedings, Senior Advocate...

TDS Credit Can’t Be Denied to Employee Due to Kingfisher Airlines’ Failure to Deposit Tax: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an assessee cannot be denied credit of...

Co-Owners of Rented Commercial Property Not an ‘Association of Persons’; Service Tax Payable Individually: CESTAT

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

Bail Hearing Today In IRS Officer Prabha Bhandari Case After Completion of Remand Period : What May Be The Grounds of Bail?

The bail application of IRS officer Prabha Bhandari is expected to be taken up...

Company Law Board Not Empowered to Condone Delay Under Companies Act Before NCLT-Constitution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the Company Law Board (CLB) did not possess...

Civil Verdict Can’t Bar Prosecution for Alleged Forgery and Cheating: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the existence or outcome of civil proceedings cannot,...

Compensatory Allowances Must Be Included in Overtime Wage Calculation Under Factories Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that compensatory allowances must be included in overtime wage...

MIP on Steel Imports Enforceable Only From Gazette Publication, Not Website Upload: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a notification imposing Minimum Import Price (MIP) on...

No Service Tax Payable on Residential Construction Prior to 1 July 2010: CESTAT

The Bangalore Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), has ruled...

Defence Certificates Crucial to Decide Whether Aircraft Safety Systems Qualify as ‘Parts of Aircraft’: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set...