Parallel Investigation By CGST & SGST Dept. Challenge Fails: Karnataka HC Upholds DGGI Criminal Proceedings

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a challenge to criminal proceedings initiated by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), holding that allegations of...

Thailand Customs Deploys AI, K-9 Units and Advanced Screening to Crack Down on Drug Trafficking Through Airports and Cargo Networks

Thailand Customs has launched a major overhaul of its outbound customs and security screening framework, introducing artificial intelligence (AI), advanced X-ray technology, K-9 detection units and intelligence-based risk assessment systems to combat the growing threat of transnational drug trafficking through the country's transportation and...

Commercial Tax Dept’s Statutory First Charge Prevails Over Secured Creditor’s SARFAESI Claim: Karnataka High Court 

The Karnataka High Court has held that the statutory first charge created in favour...

Mere Attestation of Will Doesn’t Prove Its Validity if Suspicious Circumstances Exist: Supreme Court Restores Widow’s Property Rights

The Supreme Court has reiterated that merely proving the formal execution of a Will...

Parallel Investigation By CGST & SGST Dept. Challenge Fails: Karnataka HC Upholds DGGI Criminal Proceedings

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a challenge to criminal proceedings initiated by the...

851-Day Delay No Bar to Justice: Madras HC Quashes ITAT Order Rejecting Tax Appeal

The Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Income Tax Appellate...

Customs Refunds Without Prior Bill of Entry Re-Assessment to Be Treated as Incomplete: JNCH 

The Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) has reiterated that re-assessment of the Bill of...

Uncorroborated Statements, Denial of Cross-Examination Can’t Sustain Customs Action: CESTAT Quashes Gold Jewellery Confiscation

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside...

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...

GST ITC Can’t Be Denied If Returns Meet S. 16(5) Deadline: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the Input Tax Credit (GST ITC) cannot...

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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)...

Parallel Investigation By CGST & SGST Dept. Challenge Fails: Karnataka HC Upholds DGGI Criminal Proceedings

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a challenge to criminal proceedings initiated by the...

GST ITC Can’t Be Denied If Returns Meet S. 16(5) Deadline: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the Input Tax Credit (GST ITC) cannot...

Can GSTAT Condone Delay Beyond S. 107(4) Time Limit? Bhopal Bench Defers Appeals Pending Principal Bench Ruling

The Bhopal State Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has...

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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Uncorroborated Statements, Denial of Cross-Examination Can’t Sustain Customs Action: CESTAT Quashes Gold Jewellery Confiscation

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside a common Order-in-Original that had confiscated gold jewellery and bullion, ordered recovery of over ₹61.90 lakh in duty drawback, imposed customs duty demands exceeding ₹4.53 crore, and levied heavy 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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Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Gets 5 Key Rule Changes From July 1, 2026

The Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS), one of India's most popular government-backed retirement investment...

Income Tax Dept. To Condone Delay, Process Return and Refund Claim of 91-Year-Old NRI: Madras High Court 

The Madras High Court has set aside an order rejecting the condonation of delay...

Customs Dept. Can’t Reject IGST Refund Solely Because Exporter Claimed Higher Duty Drawback Rate: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has set aside a Customs Department order rejecting an Integrated...

Contracts Executed By Sub-Contractors Were Works Contracts And Not Manpower Supply Services, Service Tax Demand Under RCM Unsustainable: CESTAT

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

Delay by Customs Officer Can’t Defeat Genuine Export: CESTAT

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

S. 122(1A) Can’t Be Invoked Against Individual Who Couldn’t Have Retained Benefit Of Transaction: Bombay HC Stays Recovery 

The Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief to an independent director facing penalty...

ED Files PMLA Prosecution Complaint Against Former Madhya Pradesh Excise Officer in ₹18.20 Crore Disproportionate Assets Case

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint under...

Gift to Parents is Tax-Free, But Don’t Ignore These Income Tax Compliances

Many taxpayers believe that once a gift is exempt from income tax, there is...

Exotic Birds, Mammals Not Goods Under S. 123 of Customs Act, 1962: CESTAT Orders Release of Seized Exotic Birds

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, has set aside...

CESTAT Quashes Confiscation of 2.68 Lakh Grams of Duty-Free Gold, Sets Aside Rs. 50 Lakh Redemption Fine

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, has quashed the...

Clandestine Removal Can’t Be Proven Solely Through Pen Drives: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 1 Crore+ Excise Duty Demand

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

Prototype Vehicles Must Be Valued on Comparable Goods Basis, CESTAT Rejects 110% Cost Valuation Demand

The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...