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 for alleged contravention of the Customs Act, 1962 and the...
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
Karnataka HC Records ASG Assurance That CISF Will Furnish Complete CCTV Footage to Ranya Rao in Gold Smuggling Case
The Karnataka High Court has recorded an assurance from Additional Solicitor General Arvind Kamath...
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...
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...
Other Laws
S. 37 NDPS Act Conditions Must Be Strictly Satisfied: Andhra Pradesh High Court Rejects Bail in 207.20-Kg Psychotropic Substance Case
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to grant bail to an accused in...
Columns
TESTING THE LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 107(4) OF THE CGST ACT, 2017: An exercise in futility?
The Article “TESTING THE LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 107(4) OF THE CGST ACT, 2017: An...
Indirect Taxes
Orissa High Court Grants 8 Weeks to Assessee to Approach CESTAT After Supreme Court’s Revised Canon India Ruling
The Orissa High Court at Cuttack has disposed of a writ petition challenging a...
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...
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...
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
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...
News Updates
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 for alleged contravention of the Customs Act, 1962 and the matter remains at the stage of confiscation and penalty proceedings, a regular criminal court cannot invoke the general provisions 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
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...
Company & PMLA
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
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...
Direct Tax
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...
Direct Tax
Temple Not In Same State As It Was Prior To Demolition Is A Matter Of Genuine Hardship: Karnataka High Court Condones Delay In Filing...
The Karnataka High Court has condoned the delay in filing the return by the...
Direct Tax
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...
GST
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...
GST
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...
Direct Tax
Black Money Act: Tax Clearance Certificate Mandatory to Fly Abroad
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently proposed an amendment in the Income...
Direct Tax
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
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...
Company & PMLA
Calcutta High Court Constituted Committee To Look Into Claim Raised By Investors Of Company Under IBC; Patna High Court Refuses To Entertain Appeal
The Patna High has held that the Calcutta High Court constituted a committee to...