Indirect Taxes
Rent From Residential Properties Exempt From Service Tax: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside a Service Tax demand of ₹22,82,275 along with interest and...
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
Rent From Residential Properties Exempt From Service Tax: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Erection Services Rendered Before September 10, 2004
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has held...
Indirect Taxes
DRI Busts Rs. 2,500 Crore Areca Nut Import Scam Involving False Bangladesh Origin Claims
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has dismantled a major import syndicate allegedly involved...
GST
DGGI Jaipur | Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail in Central Excise Duty Evasion Case, Cites Seriousness of Alleged Unregistered Tobacco Manufacturing
The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has refused to grant regular bail to an...
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...
Supreme Court
Other Criminal Trials Can’t Be Kept in Abeyance Merely Because Gangster Case Is Pending: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that Section 12 of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and...
CCI | GST | Direct Tax
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
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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
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CCI
CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta
The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...
GST
DGGI Jaipur | Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail in Central Excise Duty Evasion Case, Cites Seriousness of Alleged Unregistered Tobacco Manufacturing
The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has refused to grant regular bail to an...
GST
Subsequent Supplier’s GST Registration Cancellation By Itself, Doesn’t Establish Fraudulent ITC Availment: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a husband and wife accused...
GST
Fake GST ITC | 14 Months’ Custody Can’t Alone Override S. 45 PMLA Twin Conditions: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a successive bail application in a money-laundering case...
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
Rent From Residential Properties Exempt From Service Tax: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside a Service Tax demand of ₹22,82,275 along with interest and penalty imposed on rental income from four immovable properties, holding that the properties were rented out for residential purposes and...
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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GST
Late Issuance Of Deficiency Memos—Can’t Be Used To Deny Or Limit Interest On GST ITC Refund: Delhi High Court
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GST
Karnataka HC Quashes GST Revision Order Passed After Audit Without Issuing SCN
The High Court of Karnataka has set aside a revision order passed by the...
GST
GST Dept. Can’t Fill Old Wine In New Bottle: P&H HC Quashes Reblocking Of ITC After Expiry Of 1 Year On Same Grounds
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the GST Department cannot re-block...
GST
Rent From Leasing Out Residential Premises Wouldn’t Be Exigible To GST: Karnataka HC Directs Dept. To Reconsider Refund Application
The Karnataka High Court while directing the Goods and Service Tax (GST) department to...
GST
Active Role In Creation Of Bogus Firms, Clandestine Clearance Of Goods: Rajasthan HC Denies Bail in Multi-Crore GST Fraud Case
The Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) has denied bail to an accused, Narendra Choudhary...
GST
P&H HC Sets Aside GST Appellate Authority’s Order for Wrong Limitation Calculation
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GST
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Indirect Taxes
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The Delhi High Court has upheld a crucial legal principle by ruling that service...
GST
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GST
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a works...
GST
“Where Lawyer Entrusted with Filing Appeal Dies, It Is Understandable That Litigant May Require Time to Collect Papers and Engage New Counsel”: Calcutta HC...
The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order passed by the appellate authority...
GST
GST | Pre-Deposit Requirement Deemed Satisfied After Dept. Recovered Entire Disputed Tax: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order of the GST appellate authority...