Direct Tax
Draft Order Can’t Be Treated as Final: Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Income Tax Demand Based on Draft Assessment Order
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed an income-tax demand and penalty proceedings after finding that the Income Tax Department had sought 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 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
Draft Order Can’t Be Treated as Final: Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Income Tax Demand Based on Draft Assessment Order
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed an income-tax demand and penalty proceedings...
Direct Tax
Retrospective Tax Amendment Can’t Be Used to Reopen Concluded Tribunal Order: ITAT
The Hyderabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that a...
GST
S. 129(3) Seven-Day Deadline Mandatory, GSTAT Quashes GST Penalty Passed After 47 Days
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thiruvananthapuram Bench, has held that the...
GST
OIDAR Service Appeals Must Be Heard by Principal Bench, Transfers Rs. 1.36 Lakh IGST Dispute to Delhi: GSTAT
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Delhi State Bench, has held that appeals involving Online...
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
GST Council Meeting: Last Held in September 2025 — What Does the Constitution and Law Say About the Frequency of Meetings?
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is the constitutional body entrusted with making...
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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
S. 129 Penalty Can’t Be Imposed on Stock Transfer Without E-Way Bill: GSTAT
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thiruvananthapuram Bench, has held that penalty...
GST
S. 129(3) Seven-Day Deadline Mandatory, GSTAT Quashes GST Penalty Passed After 47 Days
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thiruvananthapuram Bench, has held that the...
GST
OIDAR Service Appeals Must Be Heard by Principal Bench, Transfers Rs. 1.36 Lakh IGST Dispute to Delhi: GSTAT
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Delhi State Bench, has held that appeals involving Online...
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 Allows 12% Interest on Refund of Service Tax Paid by Mistake of Fact
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has held that an assessee is entitled to interest at 12% on the refund of an amount paid as Service Tax by mistake of fact, directing that such interest be calculated from...
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,...
Latest Articles
GST
Pursue Statutory Appeal in Alleged Fake GST ITC Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a writ petition challenging a GST...
GST
Rajasthan HC Scraps GST Levy on Royalty, Orders Fresh Review Under SC’s MADA Ruling
In a significant development bringing much-needed clarity and uniformity to the long-standing controversy surrounding...
GST
Delhi High Court Quashes Ex-Parte GST Order Citing Denial of Effective Hearing
The Delhi High Court has set aside an ex-parte GST adjudication order for the...
Direct Tax
File Rectification Application Before ITAT Within 6 Months: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the six-month period for filing a rectification...
Company & PMLA
DRT Lacks Jurisdiction in Personal Guarantor Insolvency Once CIRP Is Pending; Bombay HC Orders Transfer to NCLT
The Bombay High Court has held that once insolvency proceedings against a corporate debtor...
Direct Tax
Approval U/s 153D Must Reflect Application Of Mind: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has dismissed an income tax appeal filed by the Revenue,...
GST
Fake GST Registrations Using Forged PAN, Aadhaar Lead to Over Rs. 3,000 Crore Tax Evasion Uncovered
The Central Government has uncovered a large number of fake Goods and Services Tax...
Direct Tax
Addition Alleging ‘Under Reporting’ Of Rental Income Citing Info Available On Sulekha.Com Is Unsustainable: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the Income...
Notification
Supreme Court Advises Hybrid Hearings Amid Adverse Weather Conditions
The Supreme Court of India has issued a circular advising members of the Bar...
Direct Tax
S. 263 Can’t Override Valid Approval Under S. 153D: ITAT Quashes PCIT’s Revision Order
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed a revision...
Indirect Taxes
Continued Restraint On Foreign Travel Amid Customs Drawback Probe Is Illegal: Bombay HC Quashes Look Out Circulars
The Bombay High Court has quashed Look Out Circulars (LOCs) issued in 2022 against...
GST
Karnataka HC Faults Appellate Authority for Rejecting GST Refund Appeal Without Merits Review
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the First Appellate Authority...