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Direct Tax
Senior Citizen’s Relocation, Changed Contact Details Justify 1,580-Day Appeal Delay: ITAT Orders Fresh Assessment
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has condoned a delay...
Columns
Can GST Input Tax Credit Be Denied Despite GSTR-2B Entry And Business Use? Understanding S. 17(5)
A genuine purchase, a valid tax invoice and use in business do not always...
Company & PMLA
Evidence Must Be Tested During Trial: Madras High Court Refuses to Quash Rs. 7,237 Crore Illegal Mining & PMLA Cases
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has refused to quash multiple criminal...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Dept’s Absolute Confiscation Of High-Purity Gold Jewellery Not Justified In Absence Of Smuggling Evidence: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that absolute confiscation of high-purity gold jewellery is...
Indirect Taxes
Mere Issuance Of Order Doesn’t Amount To Valid Communication Unless Supported By Evidence of Service: CESTATÂ
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Columns
Evidence Obtained During Illegal Search Is Not Automatically Inadmissible – Know The SC Judgement
The Evidence collected during an illegal or unlawful search is not automatically inadmissible, and...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Dept. Can’t Collect Evidence Behind Importer’s Back And Without Supplying Copies: CESTAT
The Delhi bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held...
Indirect Taxes
Ayurvedic Products Can’t Be Classified As Cosmetics Without Evidence; CESTAT Quashes 5.31 Crore Excise Demand
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), has set...
GST
Allahabad HC Grants Bail in ₹6-Crore GST Fraud Case, Citing Documentary Nature of Evidence
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an accused arrested in connection with...
Company & PMLA
PMLA | No Direct Evidence In Circuitous, Opaque Financial Transactions; Absence of Legit Income Establishes Nexus To Crime Proceeds: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that in a money laundering case, as the...
Direct Tax
WhatsApp Chats as Evidence in Income Tax Cases: Legal Recognition with Conditions
As digital communication increasingly shifts to platforms like WhatsApp, questions about the evidentiary value...
Other Laws
Majithia DA Probe: Former DGP, ED Officer Step Forward with Evidence Amid Allegations of Past Political Pressure
The ongoing investigation into the disproportionate assets and alleged drug-money laundering case involving senior...
Indirect Taxes
IRS Officer Cleared in ₹160 Crore Diamond Overvaluation Case Due to Lack of Evidence
A special CBI court has discharged Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Chandrashekhar Manikanhaiya, citing...
Direct Tax
Mere Suspicion Insufficient, No Evidence of Value Addition in Solar Goods by Assessee: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the department had failed to place on...
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Direct Tax
Senior Citizen’s Relocation, Changed Contact Details Justify 1,580-Day Appeal Delay: ITAT Orders Fresh Assessment
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has condoned a delay...
Columns
Can GST Input Tax Credit Be Denied Despite GSTR-2B Entry And Business Use? Understanding S. 17(5)
A genuine purchase, a valid tax invoice and use in business do not always...
Supreme Court
School Pillar Collapse: Mere Failure To Supervise Construction Cannot Sustain Criminal Case Against Administrators, Rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the president and superintendent of a...
Supreme Court
Foreign Divorce On Irretrievable Breakdown Cannot Shield Husband From Bigamy Proceedings: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has refused to quash bigamy proceedings against a husband who obtained...