Evidence
Direct Tax
Delay in Filing ITR Due to Probate of Will Is Bona Fide, No Penalty U/s 270A: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Kolkata Bench has held that delay in filing an...
Direct Tax
Vague Seized Material Without “Live Link” Cannot Justify Reopening Under Section 148: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has quashed reassessment proceedings initiated under Section 148 of the...
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...
Company & PMLA
Co-Accused Statement Under S. 50 Of PMLA Not Substantive Piece Of Evidence: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court in the case of Sujay Krishna Bhadra v/s. Enforcement Directorate...
Indirect Taxes
Excise Duty Demand Can’t Be Based On Director’s Statement In Absence Of Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Allahabad, ruled that the excise duty...
Direct Tax
ITAT Deletes Income Tax Addition Sold Based On Statements Recorded Without Corroborative Evidence Of Unaccounted Sales
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi, deleted the income tax addition sold based on...
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Direct Tax
Delay in Filing ITR Due to Probate of Will Is Bona Fide, No Penalty U/s 270A: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Kolkata Bench has held that delay in filing an...
Direct Tax
Vague Seized Material Without “Live Link” Cannot Justify Reopening Under Section 148: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has quashed reassessment proceedings initiated under Section 148 of the...
Columns
Is Police Bandobast for Paid Public Events Exempt from GST as a Sovereign Function or Taxable as a Service to Business Entities?
The question of GST applicability on police bandobast services arranged for private events has...
Direct Tax
Debatable Issue Can’t Be Disallowed U/s 143(1)(a): Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes EPF/ESI Addition
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the Income Tax Department cannot make disallowances...