Defence Evidence Must Receive Equal Judicial Consideration: Supreme Court Acquits Husband in 26-Year-Old Dowry Death Case

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who had spent nearly 26 years facing prosecution in a dowry death case, holding that criminal courts...

ICAI Launches Fully Integrated PRB Web Portal

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the launch of a fully integrated Peer Review Board (PRB) Web Portal, making the peer review process completely digital. The announcement, dated July 1, 2026, marks a major step in ICAI's digital transformation initiative...

Parliament Alone Can Amend Law: Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay Committee Report on Raising Pecuniary Jurisdiction

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief to the Delhi High...

CSIR Promotion Dispute: Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Formula for Averaging Performance Scores

The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot substitute the assessment methodology adopted by...

Defence Evidence Must Receive Equal Judicial Consideration: Supreme Court Acquits Husband in 26-Year-Old Dowry Death Case

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who had spent nearly 26 years facing...

Mere Recovery of Illegal Arms from House Not Enough; Prosecution Must Prove Conscious Possession Under Arms Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that mere recovery of firearms or other incriminating articles...

HC Can’t Reappreciate Evidence in Writ Jurisdiction; Parties Must Be Heard Before Adverse Findings Are Altered: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that High Courts cannot act as appellate courts to...

Missing Train Ticket Alone Can’t Defeat Railway Accident Compensation Claims: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the mere non-recovery of a train ticket cannot...

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...

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...

Gold & Silver Prices Fluctuate; Check Latest Rates Before Buying

Individuals planning to purchase gold or silver may want to take note of the...

S. 22 of Hindu Succession Act Applies to Agricultural Land: Supreme Court Upholds Co-Heirs’ Preferential Right

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956,...

CCI | GST | Direct Tax

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...

Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27

Equity benchmark indices traded in a narrow range on Sunday morning as investors remained...

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 Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta 

The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...

CGST Aurangabad Launches Weekly Walk-In Meetings with Commissioner to Strengthen Taxpayer Grievance Redressal

In a significant taxpayer-friendly initiative aimed at improving grievance redressal and enhancing taxpayer services,...

Supplier’s Subsequent Cancellation Alone Can’t Justify Credit Reversal: Madras High Court Quashes GST ITC Demand

The Madras High Court has held that the mere cancellation of a supplier's GST...

Calcutta High Court Stays GST Demand After Finding Jurisdictional Conflict, S. 73/74 Mismatch in SCN

The Calcutta High Court has granted interim protection to a registered taxpayer by staying...

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’...

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

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Chennai, ruled that no income tax payable on Tamil...

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...

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...

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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Supreme Court Upholds Retrospective Tax Curbs on Imported Sugar, Bars Penalty and Past Interest on Dealers

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Karnataka's retrospective amendment restricting sales tax exemption on imported sugar. The bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale ruled that while the State may recover the principal tax liability, it cannot impose penalties...

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

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday,...

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Notice Initiating Assessment Proceedings In The Name Of Deceased Assessee Is Void Ab-Initio: ITAT

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad Bench held that notice issued initiating assessment...

Impermissible For TPO To Doubt Commercial Soundness Of Expenditure That May Be Incurred: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court ruled that it is  impermissible for Transfer Pricing Officer to...

Shares Misappropriation Case: Karnataka High Court Quashes Petition Of United Spirits

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the petition of United Spirits in shares misappropriation...

GST Exemption Notification Not Applicable On Research And Development Services Provided To Agro-Chemical Sector: Tamil Nadu AAR

The Authority For Advance Ruling, Tamil Nadu ruled that the GST exemption notification is...

Whether International Transactions With Non-Korean AEs Similar To MAP Covered Korean AE: ITAT Remit Back TP Adjustment To TPO

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, remitted back the Transfer Pricing adjustment to Transfer...

Foreign Tax Credit Claim Tallied With Computation: Madras High Court Directs Income Tax Dept. To Reconsider

The Madras High Court has directed the department to reconsider the claim of Foreign...

ITC Can Be Availed On Renting Motor Vehicles To Provide Transportation Facility To Ensure Women Employees’ Safety: Tamil Nadu AAR

The Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Ruling ruled that ITC can be availed on...

KNOW  5  KEY  RECOMMENDATIONS OF  53rd  GST  COUNCIL MEET

Author: Khushi J. PrajapatiIntroduction        India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meets at intervals to...

Black Money Act: Tax Clearance Certificate Mandatory to Fly Abroad

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently proposed an amendment in the Income...

Delhi High Court Directs Income Tax Department To Process Application For Exemption Made By NOIDA

The Delhi High Court has directed the income tax dept. to process application for...

GST ITC Fraud: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused Looking At The Custody Period

The Supreme Court has granted the bail to the accused involved in GST ITC...