Indirect Taxes
Mere Suspicion Can’t Prove Gold Smuggling, S. 123 Presumption Unavailable: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has dismissed five appeals filed by the department against an order that...
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...
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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...
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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
Mere Suspicion Can’t Prove Gold Smuggling, S. 123 Presumption Unavailable: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has dismissed...
Indirect Taxes
37 Malaysian Origin Certificates Valid Despite Other Invalid COO: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has granted substantial...
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...
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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...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Exemption On Manpower Services Provided For Sanitation And Cleaning Purposes To Noida Authority: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set...
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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...
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Indirect Taxes
Mere Suspicion Can’t Prove Gold Smuggling, S. 123 Presumption Unavailable: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has dismissed five appeals filed by the department against an order that had set aside the confiscation of 5.541 kg of gold and ₹68.80 lakh in Indian currency. The bench of P. K....
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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Crypto Tools Powering Smuggling Networks: DRI Flags Surge in Stablecoin-Funded Gold and Drug Trafficking
India’s premier anti-smuggling authority has issued a stark warning over the accelerating use of...
GST
Ghaziabad CGST Commissionerate: Court Sends Accused to Judicial Custody in Rs. 73.70 Crores GST Evasion Case [READ ORDER]
A Special Chief Judicial Magistrate (SCJM) Court in Meerut has ordered the judicial custody...
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Allahabad High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail for Singer Neha Singh Rathore Over ‘Disrespectful’ Social Media Posts
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court (HC) has dismissed the anticipatory bail...
GST
Rs. 14.50 Crore Fake Firm GST Fraud: SGST Dept. Chooses Not Arrest But To Lodge FIR
The State Tax Department has uncovered a major GST evasion racket involving fake firm...
Notification
GSTN Issues Advisory on reporting values in Table 3.2 of GSTR-3B
The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has issued the advisory on reporting values...
Notification
Auto Suspension of GST Registration due to Non-Furnishing of Bank Account Details as per Rule 10A
The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has issued the advisory on the auto...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes DGGI Case After Finding Statements Invalid for Non-Compliance With Mandatory Section 9D Procedure
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi, has set aside a...
Indirect Taxes
Affiliation Not Taxable Service; CESTAT Quashes Rs. 16 Crore Service Tax Demand on CBSE
In a significant ruling affecting educational boards across India, the Customs, Excise & Service...
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SC Upholds Deity’s Right: Temple Money Cannot Fund Cooperative Banks’ Survival
Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala Co-operative Banks' Plea, Mandates Protection of Temple Funds for Deity's...
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Jharkhand HC Exempts Former CM Hemant Soren from Personal Appearance in ED Case
The Jharkhand High Court has granted a significant concession to former Chief Minister Hemant...
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MP Amritpal Singh Challenges Third Consecutive NSA Detention in High Court
Amritpal Singh, the elected Member of Parliament (MP) from the Khadoor Sahib Parliamentary Constituency...
Indirect Taxes
Mutual Fund Redemption Not ‘Trading of Goods’: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Godfrey Phillips
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellant Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that mutual fund...