Regular Criminal Court Can’t Release Customs-Seized Goods Under BNSS: Gauhati HC 

The Gauhati High Court has held that where goods are seized by Customs authorities for alleged contravention of the Customs Act, 1962 and the...

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...

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...

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...

Regular Criminal Court Can’t Release Customs-Seized Goods Under BNSS: Gauhati HC 

The Gauhati High Court has held that where goods are seized by Customs authorities...

TESTING THE LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 107(4) OF THE CGST ACT, 2017: An exercise in futility?

The Article “TESTING THE LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 107(4) OF THE CGST ACT, 2017: An...

Orissa High Court Grants 8 Weeks to Assessee to Approach CESTAT After Supreme Court’s Revised Canon India Ruling

The Orissa High Court at Cuttack has disposed of a writ petition challenging 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...

Can Courts Assess Sufficiency of Material Behind a Look-Out Circular? Delhi High Court Defines Limits of Judicial Review

The Delhi High Court has allowed an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department...

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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)...

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...

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...

GST SCN Deficiencies Can Be Raised in Appeal: Supreme Court Declines Interference

The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a Gujarat High Court order refusing...

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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Regular Criminal Court Can’t Release Customs-Seized Goods Under BNSS: Gauhati HC 

The Gauhati High Court has held that where goods are seized by Customs authorities for alleged contravention of the Customs Act, 1962 and the matter remains at the stage of confiscation and penalty proceedings, a regular criminal court cannot invoke the general provisions of...

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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The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has held that Goods and Services Tax (GST)...

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The Allahabad High Court has held that the underlying principle of Section 14 of...

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Allahabad HC Declines to Quash GST Fraud Notice, Directs Dept. To Disclose Adverse Material

The Allahabad High Court has declined to interfere at the preliminary stage with a...

Wrong SCN Issued; Allahabad HC Quashes GST Demand

The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has set aside a GST assessment order imposing...

Patna High Court Quashes GST Assessment for Illegal Inspection, Cautions Tax Officers

The Patna High Court has set aside a GST assessment order passed against a...

GST Portal Enables Online Filing of Opt-In Declarations for ‘Specified Premises’ from January 2026

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Delhi HC Pulls Up DGGI for Delay In Probe; Refuses to Cancel Bail in Rs. 72 Crore GST Evasion Case

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Directorate General of...

GST Dept. Can’t Seize Cash Without Evidentiary Link to Tax Evasion: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the Goods and Services Tax (GST)  department...