MAB Is Not ‘Consideration’ for Banking Services: Karnataka HC Quashes Service Tax Demands on Banks for Minimum Average Balance Accounts

The Karnataka High Court has ruled in favour of the banking sector by quashing service tax show cause notices issued to several banks over...

ICAI Refutes Social Media Claims of Examination Data Breach, Assures Students of Complete Data Security

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has issued an important clarification dismissing social media reports alleging a security breach in an ICAI examination-related portal and unauthorized access to examination records. The Institute has categorically stated that the claims are false, misleading, and...

Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Corp. Commissioner’s Power to Dismiss Municipal Officers

The Supreme Court has held that the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation is the...

Rejection Of Election Nomination Can’t Be Challenged Through Writ Petition During Ongoing Election Process: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the rejection of an election nomination cannot be...

MAB Is Not ‘Consideration’ for Banking Services: Karnataka HC Quashes Service Tax Demands on Banks for Minimum Average Balance Accounts

The Karnataka High Court has ruled in favour of the banking sector by quashing...

R. 86A Can’t Be Used Beyond Available Credit: Supreme Court Dismisses SLP Against Punjab & Haryana High Court Ruling

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Punjab & Haryana High Court's...

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...

Jharkhand High Court Refuses to Stay PMLA Trial Pending Predicate Offence Proceedings

The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to keep money laundering proceedings...

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...

Jewellery Stocks Rally as Govt. Cuts Gold, Silver Import Prices

Shares of jewellery companies witnessed a strong rally after the Centre reduced the base...

Top 10 Cashback UPI Apps in India (2026)

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed the digital payment ecosystem by enabling instant...

Jaipur Tax Bar Association Urges GSTAT to Extend Appeal Filing Deadline Beyond June 30, 2026 Amid Portal Glitches and Massive Backlog

In a significant representation to the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), the...

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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)...

MAB Is Not ‘Consideration’ for Banking Services: Karnataka HC Quashes Service Tax Demands on Banks for Minimum Average Balance Accounts

The Karnataka High Court has ruled in favour of the banking sector by quashing...

R. 86A Can’t Be Used Beyond Available Credit: Supreme Court Dismisses SLP Against Punjab & Haryana High Court Ruling

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Punjab & Haryana High Court's...

Same Officer Can’t Act As Auditor & Adjudicator: Karnataka High Court 

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a GST adjudication order after observing that...

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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Karnataka High Court Condones 324-Day Delay, Revives Customs Appeal in Jewellery Pilferage Case

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) order that dismissed a customs appeal solely on the ground of a 324-day delay, holding that courts must adopt a justice-oriented approach and not reject potentially meritorious matters...

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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PAN Misuse Allegation Alone Can’t Invalidate Genuine Transactions: ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has granted major relief...

ITAT Condones 460-Day Delay of 87-Year-Old Taxpayer, Quashes Ex Parte Order for Fresh Hearing

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has condoned a delay...

No S. 68 Addition on Share Application Money Received from Directors and Group Concerns When Documents Are on Record: ITAT

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted an addition...

ITAT Restores Charitable Trust’s 12AB and 80G Registration Applications, Grants Fresh Hearing Opportunity

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has set aside the...

NSE IPO Moves Ahead; Reliance Jio Also Preparing for Mega Listing

India’s capital markets are set for a landmark year as the National Stock Exchange...

SEBI’s Rajesh Exports Case: Valcambi CEO Says Refiners Are “Service Providers,” Not Gold Buyers

India’s capital markets regulator has received unexpected support for its interim findings against Rajesh...

No Relief on Merits After Failure to Explain Delay: Karnataka HC Rejects LTCG Exemption Claim

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an income tax appeal filed by an assessee...

Karnataka High Court Condones 324-Day Delay, Revives Customs Appeal in Jewellery Pilferage Case

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate...

No Need for Continued Custody After Seizure of Records in GST ITC Case: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has granted bail to the Director of a construction company...

GST Rule 42 and Rule 43: Complete Guide to ITC Reversal on Common Inputs, Input Services, Capital Goods

The Input Tax Credit (ITC) mechanism is the backbone of the GST regime. However,...

Net Direct Tax Collections Jump 14.64% to ₹5.21 Lakh Crore; Advance Tax Surges 15.30% by June 17

India's direct tax collections have started FY 2026-27 on a strong note, with net...

Absence of E-Way Bill and Transport Documents Justifies Customs Seizure U/s 110: Gauhati HC

The Gauhati High Court has upheld the seizure of 33,600 kilograms of areca nuts...