Direct Tax
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 and restored the Look-Out Circular (LOC) issued against businessman holding...
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 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...
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...
Direct Tax
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...
GST
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...
Direct Tax
365-Day Stay Limit U/s 254(2A) Not Absolute When Assessee Isn’t Responsible for Delay: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a department’s appeal challenging the Income Tax Appellate...
Direct Tax
CPC Can’t Make S. 143(1) Adjustment on Debatable Employee PF/ESI Contribution Issue Before Supreme Court’s Checkmate Ruling: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore Bench, has held that the Centralised Processing...
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...
Columns
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...
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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
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...
GST
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
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...
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
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 Service Tax adjudication order for the tax periods 2011-12 to 2014-15, granting the petitioner eight weeks’ time to pursue an appropriate appeal before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate...
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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Notification
Customs Act and Customs Tariff Act Extended to India’s Continental Shelf, EEZ for Offshore Mineral Activities
The Ministry of External Affairs has formally extended the applicability of the Customs Act,...
GST
GSTN Releases Consolidated FAQs Clarifying GSTR-9, GSTR-9C Filing for FY 2024-25
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has issued a comprehensive set of consolidated...
Columns
Interest on Income Tax Refund – 2025
The Indian Income Tax Department pays interest on income tax refunds at the rate...
GST
Agent Can’t Be Taxed For Services Of Principal: Delhi High Court Quashes Rs. 45.36 Cr GST Demand On NBCC
The Delhi High Court has set aside a Rs. 45.36 crore Goods and Services...
GST
Endorsement Requirement Can’t Apply Retrospectively: Karnataka HC Quashes GST Demand Based on Prospective SEZ Rules
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a Goods and Service Tax (GST) demand raised...
GST
Composite GST SCN Against Godown Construction Firm Quashed: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside a composite show-cause notice issued under...
Indirect Taxes
Exporters Entitled To Unutilised Compensation Cess Refunds Paid On Inputs Like Coal: Telangana HC
The Telangana High Court has held that exporters are entitled to refunds of unutilised...
Direct Tax
Tax on Exempt Disability Pension Must Be Refunded, Limitation Under CBDT Circular Can’t Defeat Statutory Right: Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court while reinforcing the tax exemption available to disabled armed forces...
Notification
CGST Indore Decentralises GST Registration Processing; Range Offices to Handle New Applications from November 2025
In a significant administrative reform aimed at improving efficiency, transparency, and taxpayer convenience, the...
GST
Dept. Can’t Bundle 5+ FYs Into Single GST SCN: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that the department legally bundles 5+ financial years...
Direct Tax
Same Income Can’t Be Taxed Twice: ITAT Patna Quashes Rs. 2.05 Crore Addition
The Patna Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has set aside an...
Notification
GST Rate Rationalisation May Cost States Nearly Rs. 47,700 Crore Annually
The Union Government has informed Parliament that Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate rationalisation...