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Direct Tax
ITO Cuts Rs. 1.42 Lakh Income Tax Demand to Rs. 671 Despite S. 154 Time-Limit Objection [READ ORDER]
In a significant taxpayer-relief case, the Income Tax Department has reduced a demand of...
Direct Tax
Bombay High Court Quashes Rs. 20.16 Crore TP Adjustment as Mandatory SCN Was Not Served
The Bombay High Court has set aside a transfer pricing order proposing an adjustment...
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
Smuggling Penalty Not Sustainable Solely On Statements: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set...
Indirect Taxes
Mumbai Customs Busts Rare Antique Coin Smuggling Attempt from London
Officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone–III, have unearthed a unique modus operandi...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Foil Exotic Bird Smuggling at Kochi Airport; 11 Rare Birds Seized
The Customs officials at Cochin International Airport seized 11 rare and protected exotic bird...
Indirect Taxes
Mumbai Customs Nabs Traveller For Exotic Wildlife Smuggling In Trolley Bag
Customs officers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport, under Mumbai Customs Zone-III, have...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Rejects Stay Plea in Exotic Birds Smuggling Case; Slams Customs Dept. for Delay Leading to Death of Seized Wildlife
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has rejected the department’s...
Indirect Taxes
Personal Jewellery Carried Or Worn By Passenger Doesn’t Automatically Constitute Smuggling: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that bona fide personal jewellery carried or worn...
Indirect Taxes
Hyderabad Airport Crackdown: Rare Exotic Birds Rescued, Smugglers Nabbed
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad,...
Columns
“No Import Without Entry”? CESTAT Verdict Fuels Controversy Over Airport Smuggling Jurisdiction
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has quashed a gold smuggling...
Indirect Taxes
Post-Pahalgam Attack Crackdown: DRI Seizes Rs. 9 Crore Worth of Pakistan-Origin Goods Smuggled via Dubai
In a decisive strike against illicit trade following the recent Pahalgam terror attacks,...
Indirect Taxes
Smuggling Attempt Thwarted by Air Customs at Trivandrum, Calicut, and Cochin Airports: 2.1 Kg of Gold Seized
In a major success for India’s customs enforcement, Air Customs at the Trivandrum, Calicut,...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Officials Rescue Endangered Monkeys Smuggled from Malaysia to Bengaluru
Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) intercepted a shocking case of wildlife smuggling...
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Direct Tax
ITO Cuts Rs. 1.42 Lakh Income Tax Demand to Rs. 671 Despite S. 154 Time-Limit Objection [READ ORDER]
In a significant taxpayer-relief case, the Income Tax Department has reduced a demand of...
Direct Tax
Bombay High Court Quashes Rs. 20.16 Crore TP Adjustment as Mandatory SCN Was Not Served
The Bombay High Court has set aside a transfer pricing order proposing an adjustment...
Supreme Court
Homebuyers Can’t Be Penalised for Developer’s “Past Sins”: Supreme Court Rejects NOIDA’s Time Extension Charges as CIRP Costs
In a significant ruling protecting homebuyers affected by prolonged insolvency proceedings, the Supreme Court...
Supreme Court
S. 106 Can’t Replace Proof of Guilt: Supreme Court Acquits Man in Kidnapping-Murder Case, Calls Investigation ‘Shoddy’
The Supreme Court has acquitted a man convicted in a kidnapping and murder case...