Indirect Taxes
Bills Can Qualify as Consignment Notes: CESTAT
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a service provider cannot be denied classification as...
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
Bills Can Qualify as Consignment Notes: CESTAT
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Rs. 30.71 Crore Returned Plot Sale Receipts Not Taxable: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has partly allowed...
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...
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...
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
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...
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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
Bills Can Qualify as Consignment Notes: CESTAT
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a service provider cannot be denied classification as a Goods Transport Agency (GTA) merely because it issued bills instead of documents specifically titled as “consignment notes”, provided 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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Indirect Taxes
Can Penalty Be Imposed Both On Company And Its Employees For Same Act? CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held...
Direct Tax
Section 87A Rebate on Short-Term Capital Gains Under New Tax Regime Allowed: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad has allowed the rebate under Section 87A...
GST
Limitation For GST Refund In Wrong Tax Head Cases Starts From Date Of Correct Payment: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that limitation for GST Refund in wrong tax...
Notification
Maharashtra Enacts Major GST Amendments for 2025, Introduces Track-and-Trace for Certain Goods
The Maharashtra Government has notified the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025,...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Upholds CJI’s Power to Initiate In-House Judicial Inquiries : Detailed Analysis
This article is written by Trishla Chhangani, a law graduate (B.A. LL.B., 2025) from...
Case Compilation
Case Compilation Inspired by Supreme Court’s Safari Retreat Judgment
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s landmark Safari Retreats judgment—which remanded the matter...
Notification
Nirmala Sitharaman Introduces IBC Amendment Bill, 2025: What’s New?
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...
Money Hacks
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In an audacious move that has sent ripples through Silicon Valley, Aravind Srinivas’ Perplexity...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Rules ‘Gripple Hanger System’ Amounts to Manufacture Under Excise Law
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Principal Bench, New Delhi, has...
Direct Tax
ITAT Pune Pulls Up CIT(A) for Skipping Legal Grounds, Remands Reassessment Dispute for Fresh Decision
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench has set aside an order passed...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Dept. Can’t Deny MEIS Benefits Without DGFT Cancellation: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Mumbai has ruled that the...
Indirect Taxes
Mumbai Customs Foils Narcotics and Wildlife Smuggling in Three Separate Operations at Airport
In a series of swift and coordinated operations, officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai...