Indirect Taxes
Invalid Invocation of S. 73 for GTO Service Recipients Leads to Quashing of Service Tax Demand: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has held that the show cause notice (SCN) issued under the wrong statutory...
Notification
FinMin Designates Judicial Members Of GSTAT As Vice Presidents For State Benches
The Ministry of Finance has designated Judicial Members of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) as Vice Presidents for various State Benches.The order, issued under the powers conferred by Section 109(7) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, aims to...
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Supreme Court Grants Pension Relief to Women Air Force Officers
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State Can’t Unilaterally Decide Breach and Bar Legal Remedies: Supreme Court Restores Arbitral Award
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Indirect Taxes
Invalid Invocation of S. 73 for GTO Service Recipients Leads to Quashing of Service Tax Demand: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has held that...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Demand on Limitation Grounds Quashed, Holds No Suppression Without Intent to Evade: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench, has set aside...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Refund on Govt. Construction Services Allowed: CESTAT Rules on Unjust Enrichment, MES as Proper Claimant
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that...
Other Laws
Conversion to Christianity Bars SC/ST Act Protection: Supreme Court
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RBI Tightens Bank Lending Norms for Stock Brokers
In a major regulatory move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a...
Indirect Taxes
Retrospective Applicability of Beneficial DGFT Notification: CESTAT Allows Home Consumption of Confiscated Goods
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has permitted...
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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
The Karnataka High Court directed Competition Commission of India to decide afresh whether swiggy...
GST
Cost-Sharing in Joint Advertising Is Not Taxable as ‘Sponsorship Service’: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has clarified...
GST
Arrest Held Illegal for Recording ‘Reasons to Believe’ After Authorization Under CGST Act: Allahabad High Court Orders Immediate Release
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the immediate release of a GST accused, holding...
GST
Documentary Nature of Evidence: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail in Rs. 32.66 Crore Fake ITC Fraud Case
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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
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Direct Tax
ALP On Account Of Corporate Guarantee At 0.50% On Guaranteed Amount Is Proper Commission: ITAT
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Indirect Taxes
Invalid Invocation of S. 73 for GTO Service Recipients Leads to Quashing of Service Tax Demand: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has held that the show cause notice (SCN) issued under the wrong statutory provision is legally unsustainable.The bench of Ajayan T.V. ( Judicial Member) and M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member), ruled that 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...
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Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Restores Concessional Customs Duty on MCPCBs Inputs, Rejects Reclassification by Department
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Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Not Payable on Pre-2007 Composite Works Contracts; Extended Limitation Period Not Invocable: CESTAT
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Indirect Taxes
Notional Cost of Maruti-Supplied Designs Not to Be Included in Excise Valuation: CESTAT
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GST
E-Way Bill Lapse Alone Not Enough For Imposing GST Penalty: Himachal High Court
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RBI Amends FEMA Rules: Offshore Support Vessels to Be Re-imported into India
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GST
Delhi High Court Declines Writ Petition Against GST Demand Over Alleged Fraudulent ITC Availment
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