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
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
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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Indirect Taxes
No Evidence Linking His Valuation to Alleged Stone Over-Invoicing: CESTAT Quashes Penalties on Govt-Approved Valuer
In a major relief to Government-approved valuer, the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate...
Indirect Taxes
Reassessment Can’t Be Sought Years After Clearance: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has dismissed an appeal...
Indirect Taxes
Valuation of Captive-Use Cement Not Liable to MRP-Based Duty: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand on Ultratech Cement
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has quashed the...
Indirect Taxes
PNB Entitled to Cash Refund Under CGST Transitional Provisions: CESTAT Quashes Refund Rejection
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has allowed an...
Indirect Taxes
Bombay HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of VAT on Extra Neutral Alcohol
The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur issued notice to the State of Maharashtra and the...
Direct Tax
Part Installments Paid Under IDS Can’t Be Withheld By Income Tax Dept.: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that the income tax department cannot retain instalments...
Direct Tax
Gujarat High Court Holds Post-April 2022 Reopening Notices by Jurisdictional Assessing Officers Valid
In a significant ruling impacting hundreds of income-tax reassessment cases across the country, the...
Direct Tax
ITAT Quashes Reopening After Finding Assessment Based on ‘Wrong Assumption of Facts’
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has set aside a reassessment order...
Indirect Taxes
Pre-Deposit Hardship to Be Considered by CESTAT: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) has dismissed a writ petition filed by a...
GST
Negative ITC Blocking in ECL is Illegal Under Rule 86A: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the Goods and Services Tax...
GST
2022 FAQ Imposing Restricting Refund of Pre-July 18, 2022 Unutilised ITC Struck Down: Rajasthan High Court
In a significant ruling impacting thousands of businesses facing blocked refunds under the inverted...
GST
No Actual Movement of Goods: AP High Court Upholds Penalty for Fake Billing, Bogus ITC Claims
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld a penalty imposed under the AP VAT Act...