Case Compilation
JURISHOUR | TAX LAW DAILY BULLETIN : 31 JULY, 2026
Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for July 31, 2026.GSTWHY ARE PROMOTIONS TO ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IN CBIC STUCK? EXPLAINEDBAIL GRANTED IN RS. 197 CRORE...
Notification
No Proposal to Scrap LTCG Tax on Equities for Domestic Investors: Finance Ministry
The Central Government has clarified that it is not considering any proposal to abolish Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax on equity investments for domestic retail or institutional investors during the current financial year. The clarification came in response to a question raised in the...
Other Laws
Delhi Court Grants Bail to Head Chef in Flourish Stay Hotel Fire Case; Says Routine Kitchen Duties Alone Do Not Establish Criminal Negligence
Delhi Saket court has granted regular bail to Keshar Negi, the Head Chef arrested...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Upholds Stamp Duty on Anticipated Royalty, Rejects Mining Company’s Dead Rent Formula Plea
The Supreme Court has held that stamp duty on mining lease agreements must be...
Case Compilation
JURISHOUR | TAX LAW DAILY BULLETIN : 31 JULY, 2026
Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for July 31, 2026.GSTWHY ARE PROMOTIONS TO ASSISTANT...
Supreme Court
Ad Valorem Court Fee Mandatory Even When Appeal Challenges Only Solatium and Statutory Benefits in Land Acquisition Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an acquiring authority cannot avoid payment of ad...
Supreme Court
Adultery Plea Must Be Decided Before Final Maintenance Order: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a husband's plea alleging that his wife is...
Supreme Court
Ooty Property Dispute | Specific Performance Denied as Buyer Failed to Prove Continuous Financial Readiness: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a purchaser seeking enforcement of an agreement to...
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
Civil Disputes Can’t Be Given Criminal Colour: Supreme Court Quashes Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust Case in Failed Real Estate Joint Development Deal
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two landowners accused of cheating 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
Ghaziabad DGGI | Court Extends Judicial Custody of 2 Accused Involved In GST Fake ITC Fraud of ₹31.57 Crore Till 7 August, 2026
A Meerut court has remanded two accused, Gautam Sharma and Sachin Deewan to judicial...
GST
10% GST Penalty Pre-Deposit Rule Not Applicable Where SCN Issued Before 1 October 2025: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the mandatory 10% pre-deposit for filing appeals...
GST
GST Appeal Delay Condoned After Portal Continued to Show Case as ‘Pending for Order’: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that where a taxpayer is prevented from filing...
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
Penalty for Abetment Can’t Survive After Main Customs Misdeclaration Case Fails: CESTAT
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a penalty imposed on a person accused merely of abetting an alleged customs violation cannot survive once the principal allegations against the importer have been rejected. The bench of...
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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Direct Tax
Coaching Institute’s Faculty Payments Are Professional Fees: ITAT Quashes TDS Default
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench, has held that payments made by...
Company & PMLA
Money Laundering Prosecution Can’t Survive Without Scheduled Offence: Delhi Court
The Special Court (PMLA), Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi, has delivered its judgment in...
Direct Tax
CIT(A) Can’t Tax New Source of Income Through Enhancement After Deleting Reason for Reassessment: ITAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the...
Direct Tax
AO Can’t Go Beyond Limited Scrutiny or Ignore Revised Return: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed an assessment...
GST
Gujarat High Court Refuses to Interfere with GST Penalty on Partners Accused of Fake Invoice, Hawala Network; Directs Appeal U/s 107
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by two partners of...
GST
Challenge to Unsigned Section 73 Order By Filing GST Appeal: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has granted liberty to a taxpayer to pursue the statutory...
GST
GST Recovery Stayed: AP HC Directs Fresh Verification on Interest, Penalty for Unutilised ITC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed coercive recovery of interest and penalty arising...
GST
GST Demand on RWA Stayed: Allahabad High Court Questions Taxability of Electricity Distribution to Flat Owners
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the operation of a GST assessment order and...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Reduces Jail Term to Period Already Undergone in 29-Year-Old Culpable Homicide Case
The Supreme Court has reduced the sentence of Mathu alias Jagdish from five years'...
Other Laws
100% Functional Disability Despite 70% Medical Disability: Supreme Court Grants Rs. 35.95 Lakh Compensation to Carpenter
The Supreme Court has substantially enhanced the compensation payable to a carpenter who lost...
Direct Tax
Notice Issued Beyond Limitation Was Invalid: ITAT Quashes Reassessment Over Rs. 2 Lakh Political Donation Claim
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed reassessment proceedings...
Direct Tax
No Prior Hearing Needed for Income Tax Case Transfer Within Same City; Telangana High Court Upholds Assessment Order
The Telangana High Court has ruled that when an income tax case is transferred...