Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demands on Residential Construction
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside three orders confirming service tax demands holding that the construction...
Notification
Centre Revises Central Excise Levies on Petrol, ATF and Diesel Exports; Petrol SAED and Diesel RIC Reduced to Nil
The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, has issued a fresh set of Central Excise notifications revising the duty framework applicable to specified petroleum products cleared for export. The Government has modified the rates of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) and Road and Infrastructure Cess...
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...
Other Laws
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...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demands on Residential Construction
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside...
Direct Tax
Mere Cash Withdrawal by Third Party Cannot Justify Reopening: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has quashed an Income Tax reassessment notice issued under Section...
Direct Tax
Assessment Already Examined In Scrutiny Can’t Be Reopened On Same Material: Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court has quashed a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 of...
Indirect Taxes
Suspended Public Notice Cannot Support DFIA Duty Demand: Madras High Court Quashes Customs Seizure of Wheat Gluten
The Madras High Court has quashed a customs seizure memo issued against an importer...
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...
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...
CCI | GST | Direct Tax
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
Overlap Between SCGST and CGST Proceedings Must Be Examined in Appeal: Delhi High Court Declines to Quash Rs. 4.80 Crore GST Demand
The Delhi High Court has declined to exercise its writ jurisdiction to interfere with...
GST
GST Dept. Can’t Straightaway Issue DRC-01 Without First Scrutinising Bank’s Self-Assessment Returns: Madras HC
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside a GST demand...
GST
Strict Limits on GST Confiscation of Goods in Transit: Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In Gujarat HC’s Ruling
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Gujarat High Court’s judgment laying...
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
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demands on Residential Construction
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside three orders confirming service tax demands holding that the construction activities undertaken by the assessee were composite contracts involving both supply of goods and provision of services and, therefore, could...
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
Procedural Lapses in Customs Systems Can’t Lead to Reversal of Import ITC: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has remanded a GST dispute involving alleged excess availment of...
GST
‘Reason to Believe’ Need Not Be Detailed in Seizure Memo: Calcutta HC Upholds Betel Nuts Seizure
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the seizure of a domestic...
GST
Writ Jurisdiction Can’t Be Used To Bypass Mandatory Pre-Deposit Once GSTAT Is Functional: Orissa HC
The Orissa High Court has held that writ jurisdiction cannot be used to bypass...
Indirect Taxes
Pro-Rata, Development, Erection Charges Linked to Power Transmission Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has held that...
Indirect Taxes
Dept. To Pay 12% Interest on Refund of Unjustly Retained Pre-Deposit: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad, has held that an...
Indirect Taxes
Mall Construction Contract Taxable as Works Contract Only from June 2007: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has ruled that...
Indirect Taxes
Drilling and Blasting for Road Construction as Exempt Works Contract Service: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Enhanced Values in Other Bills of Entry Can’t Be Used as Contemporaneous Value for Reassessment: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held...
Direct Tax
ITAT Bengaluru Notifies Bench Constitution, Hearing Schedule for January 2026
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore Benches, has issued a notification dated 15...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Rejects Justice Yashwant Varma’s Challenge to Impeachment Inquiry Committee
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma...
Notification
DGFT Amends eBRC Format to Mandate GST Details; Revised Norms Effective January 13, 2026
In a move aimed at strengthening data integration between India’s foreign trade framework and...
Indirect Taxes
Penalty on Buyer Can’t Survive After Excise Demand Against Manufacturer Is Quashed: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set...