Punjab Roadways Not Liable for Service Tax as Manpower Supply Agency: CESTAT 

The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Punjab Roadways, a government transport department performing statutory...

GSTAT Bar Association Seeks Urgent Procedural Clarifications on Appeal Filing, Defect Removal and Cross-Objections Before Jodhpur Bench

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Punjab Roadways Not Liable for Service Tax as Manpower Supply Agency: CESTAT 

The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

Fresh SCN Not Required for Classification Decided During Adjudication: CESTAT Upholds Excise Refund on Exported Goods

The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

Running Account Bills Containing Substantial Statutory Particulars Cannot Be Rejected for CENVAT Credit on Technical Grounds: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that...

Manufacturers Can’t Claim Proportionate Cess Relief for Machines Installed During the Month: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has upheld the validity of Rule 12(4) of the Health...

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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Despite a series of measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to...

Customs Dept. Can’t Reject Declared Import Value Solely on Directorate of Valuation Guidelines Without Evidence: CESTAT

The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

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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...

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...

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CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta 

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GST Dept. Can’t Rely on Prospective R. 88B Amendment to Ignore Existing Judicial Precedent: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has held that GST authorities cannot reject a taxpayer's refund...

Pre-Arrest Custody Unwarranted Where GST Summons Fail to Disclose Allegations and Offence Carries Less Than 7 Years’ Imprisonment: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that pre-arrest custody cannot be justified where GST...

Storage of Banned Tobacco and GST-Bill-Less Cigarettes: Jharkhand HC Refuses 3rd Anticipatory Bail Plea

The Jharkhand High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man accused...

Whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’; Supreme Court Directs The Matter To Be Before Appropriate Bench

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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...

No Income Tax Payable On Tamil Nadu Advocates welfare Fund: ITAT

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Imparting Education Through Virtual Mode Or By Adoption Of New Technologies Qualifies Income Tax Exemption: Delhi High Court

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Relief To Axis Bank: Discount On ESOPs Is Allowable As Deduction: ITAT

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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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Punjab Roadways Not Liable for Service Tax as Manpower Supply Agency: CESTAT 

The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Punjab Roadways, a government transport department performing statutory public functions, cannot be treated as a 'Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency' for service tax purposes, setting aside a service...

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...

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...

JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27

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