Indirect Taxes
Malaysian Country-of-Origin Certificates Can’t Be Rejected Without Specific Evidence: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set aside a substantial customs duty demand after finding that the...
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...
Indirect Taxes
Malaysian Country-of-Origin Certificates Can’t Be Rejected Without Specific Evidence: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set...
Indirect Taxes
Pre-Installed Microsoft Software Licence Not Taxable as IPR Service Before 16 May 2008: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Demand Can’t Rest Solely on Earlier Investigation Without Independent Enquiry: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set...
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...
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...
Indirect Taxes
Bills Can Qualify as Consignment Notes: CESTAT
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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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
Malaysian Country-of-Origin Certificates Can’t Be Rejected Without Specific Evidence: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set aside a substantial customs duty demand after finding that the Revenue could not establish that the Country of Origin Certificates (COOs) submitted for Malaysian imports were inauthentic. The bench of P....
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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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...
Other Laws
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...
Other Laws
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...
Other Laws
SC Dismisses Challenge to Arundhati Roy’s Book Cover: CJI Rules No Violation of Tobacco Act
The Supreme Court of India today dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) that challenged...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Grants Bail to UAPA Accused, Calling Two-Year Detention Without Chargesheet “Appalling”
In a strongly worded intervention, the Supreme Court of India has granted bail to...
Other Laws
SC Refuses Expedited Hearing on Mercy Plea of Swami Shraddhanand in High-Profile Murder Case
The Supreme Court of India has declined to entertain a plea seeking an expeditious...
Indirect Taxes
Kerala High Court Orders Customs to Grant Refunds to Timber Importers; Rejects Higher Conversion Factor for Pre-2012 Imports
In a major relief to timber importers across Kerala, the High Court of Kerala...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Dept. Disobeyed Court’s Order By Not Releasing of Passenger’s Gold Chain, iPhone: Delhi HC Warns Rs. 20K Cost For Further Withholding
The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Customs Department at IGI Airport for...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Foil Exotic Bird Smuggling at Kochi Airport; 11 Rare Birds Seized
The Customs officials at Cochin International Airport seized 11 rare and protected exotic bird...
Direct Tax
S. 153D Approval Termed Mechanical Without Application of Mind ; ITAT Quashes Assessments
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Agra Bench, has quashed the assessments framed against...