Indirect Taxes
1 Year Limitation Imposed by Customs Notification Cannot Defeat Refund Claim: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Regional Bench, has allowed an appeal concerning refund of Special Additional Duty (SAD), holding...
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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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Karnataka HC Records ASG Assurance That CISF Will Furnish Complete CCTV Footage to Ranya Rao in Gold Smuggling Case
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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
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Indirect Taxes
1 Year Limitation Imposed by Customs Notification Cannot Defeat Refund Claim: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Regional Bench, has allowed...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Upholds EPCG Customs Duty Demand After Flood-Damaged Machinery Fails Export Obligation
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has upheld the...
Direct Tax
Can Courts Assess Sufficiency of Material Behind a Look-Out Circular? Delhi High Court Defines Limits of Judicial Review
The Delhi High Court has allowed an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department...
GST
No Further GST Recovery After More Than 10% Demand Recovered: Calcutta High Court Lifts Bank Account Attachment Pending Appeal
The Calcutta High Court has restrained the West Bengal GST authorities from taking any...
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...
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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
Regular Criminal Court Can’t Release Customs-Seized Goods Under BNSS: Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court has held that where goods are seized by Customs authorities...
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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...
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ICAI Removes CA from Register for 1 Year Following Delhi HC Order
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Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27
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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
No Further GST Recovery After More Than 10% Demand Recovered: Calcutta High Court Lifts Bank Account Attachment Pending Appeal
The Calcutta High Court has restrained the West Bengal GST authorities from taking any...
GST
Whether Cash Can Be Seized As ‘Thing’ Under Section 67(2)? Calcutta High Court Quashes GST Cash Seizure Order
The Calcutta High Court has quashed an order upholding the seizure of ₹13.04 lakh...
GST
GST SCN Deficiencies Can Be Raised in Appeal: Supreme Court Declines Interference
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a Gujarat High Court order refusing...
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
1 Year Limitation Imposed by Customs Notification Cannot Defeat Refund Claim: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Regional Bench, has allowed an appeal concerning refund of Special Additional Duty (SAD), holding that the one-year limitation prescribed through Notification No. 93/2008-Customs could not be applied to defeat the refund claim where the...
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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The Flawed Practice of Issuing SCNs Under Section 122: The Constitutional, Statutory and Jurisdictional Limits
This Article pertaining to “The Flawed Practice of Issuing SCNs Under Section 122: The Constitutional,...
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SC Directs Election Commission to Accept Aadhaar as Proof of Identity for Voter List Revision in Bihar
In a judicial development impacting electoral processes in India, the Supreme Court has directed...
GST
Section 130 Of GST Act Can’t Be Applied For Mismatch In Stock Identified During Any Search Proceedings: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court consisting of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma has...
Indirect Taxes
Dry Dates Import: Prominent UAE-Based Trader Granted Bail
In a significant development involving cross-border trade and import regulation, the Customs Court in...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Superintendent Granted Bail in Alleged Misdeclaration Case at Nhava Sheva CFS
A special court, Uran has granted bail to Sunil Dattaram Dalvi, a Customs Superintendent...
Money Hacks
Gold, Silver Or Copper Investment Outlook in India: Comprehensive Analysis and Forecast for 2026
As of September 2025, the Indian commodities market is witnessing significant movements in the...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi HC Ends Customs Broker’s Licence Suspension After 13 Months Subject To Rs. 4 Lakh Contribution for Public Causes
The Delhi High Court has ended the Customs Broker’s Licence Suspension After 13 months...
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Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Challenging Online Gaming Ban to Itself for Expedited Hearing
On Monday, the Supreme Court of India allowed the Central government’s petition seeking the...
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Supreme Court Hears Plea Challenging Illegal Organ Transplant Practices
The Supreme Court of India today heard a critical plea raising questions about the...
Indirect Taxes
Attempt to Introduce Fresh Adjudication in Old Excise Prosecution Without Fresh Sanction Quashed: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed the order of the Chief...
Direct Tax
Share Premium Not Taxable, Dismisses Dept’s Rs.17.10 Crore Addition: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai “C” Bench, dismissed two appeals filed by...