Supreme Court Issues These 13 Strict Verification Rules for Foreign Nationals in Commercial-Quantity NDPS Cases

The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to a foreign national accused in a commercial-quantity narcotics case after he became untraceable following his...

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...

Supreme Court Issues These 13 Strict Verification Rules for Foreign Nationals in Commercial-Quantity NDPS Cases

The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to a foreign national accused in...

Contradictory Eyewitness Testimony Insufficient to Sustain Guilt: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of an accused in a 1993...

GST Recovery Can’t Be Enforced Against Entity Distinct From Proprietary Concern Of Deceased Taxpayer: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that GST recovery cannot be enforced against an...

GST Dept. to Sell Hazardous Seized Goods Within 5 Weeks: Karnataka HC 

The Karnataka High Court has directed GST authorities to act under Section 129(6) of...

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...

Supreme Court Directs 24-Hour Reporting of Election Cash Seizures, One-Year FIR Probe Deadline to Curb Black Money in Polls

The Supreme Court has issued a set of significant directions to strengthen enforcement against...

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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)...

Administrative Lapse Causing Repeated Adjournments: GSTAT Pulls Up CGST AR Team Over Portal Access Failure

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Bengaluru Bench, has expressed strong displeasure...

GST Recovery Can’t Be Enforced Against Entity Distinct From Proprietary Concern Of Deceased Taxpayer: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that GST recovery cannot be enforced against an...

GST Dept. to Sell Hazardous Seized Goods Within 5 Weeks: Karnataka HC 

The Karnataka High Court has directed GST authorities to act under Section 129(6) of...

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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Rent From Residential Properties Exempt From Service Tax: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside a Service Tax demand of ₹22,82,275 along with interest and penalty imposed on rental income from four immovable properties, holding that the properties were rented out for residential purposes and...

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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Extended Limitation Can’t Be Invoked After Departmental Audit: CESTAT 

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

Postal Exports Get Major Boost as Government Aligns Them with Cargo Shipments

The Union Government has overhauled customs procedures to place exports made through the postal...

Extended Period Of Limitation Can’t Be Invoked By Merely Citing ITR–Form 26AS Mismatch: CESTAT

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

Assessee Can’t Contradict ST-3 Returns and Audited Balance Sheet: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand

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

GST Best Judgment Assessments Deemed Withdrawn Once Returns Filed Within Extended Time Under Section 62(2): Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that best judgment assessment orders passed for...

GST Appeal Limitation | Appellate Authority Powerless to Condone Delay Beyond Statute, But Writ Court Can: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench has held that while appellate authorities are bound...

Reassessment Invalid if Initiated Against Individual but Finalised as AOP: ITAT Quashes Rs. 1.08 Crore Addition

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed a reassessment...

Service Tax Adjudication Can’t Continue Against Deceased Assessee: Orissa HC Quashes Demand Raised in Dead Person’s Name

The Orissa High Court has quashed a service tax demand raised against a deceased...

MEIS–Cess Dispute Falls Within Supreme Court’s Exclusive Jurisdiction: Calcutta HC Declines Customs Appeal

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed two appeals filed by the Commissioner of Customs,...

Export Duty on Iron Ore Must Be Based on Wet Metric Tonne for Pre-2022 Shipments: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that export duty on iron ore must be...

FinMin Invites Retired Officers for Multiple Consultant Posts in GSTAT

The Ministry of Finance, has issued a comprehensive vacancy circular inviting applications from eligible...

ICAI Urges CBIC to Overhaul GST Procedures to Improve Ease of Doing Business

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has submitted a comprehensive set of...