Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Under RCM Payable on ‘Bonus Payments’ Linked to Performance: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that “bonus payments” made to foreign shareholders, when linked...
Notification
Income Tax Dept. Denies Conducting Search, Terms Allegations of Political Confinement as Baseless
The Income Tax Department has categorically denied allegations that its officials conducted any search operation or unlawfully confined a political leader in Tamil Nadu, calling such claims “entirely baseless and factually incorrect.” The clarification comes in response to a social media post dated April 20,...
Other Laws
Essential Qualification Can’t Be Substituted by Higher Degree; Appointment Without Required Experience Invalid: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has held that essential eligibility conditions prescribed in recruitment...
Other Laws
No Interfere in Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate: Supreme Court Stresses Restraint in Allegations Against Judges
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals filed by Advocate Nilesh C. Ojha, declining to interfere...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Under RCM Payable on ‘Bonus Payments’ Linked to Performance: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Roasted Areca Nuts Not Fit for Consumption: CESTAT Allows Provisional Release for Industrial Use Under Strict Supervision
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has permitted the...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax on Cylinder Retention Charges: CESTAT Says Appeal Can’t Be Dismissed for Curable Defects
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has held that...
Indirect Taxes
Demand Fails as Undervaluation Not Proven & Extended Limitation Not Invokable in Stainless Steel Coil Imports Case: CESTAT
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Live Updates
JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday, marking a significant moment ahead of the presentation of the...
Money Hacks
10 Best Cryptocurrency Apps in India with Low Fees (2026 Edition)
With cryptocurrency adoption steadily rising in India, choosing the right trading app has become...
Money Hacks
How You Can Save Up To 13% GST On Wedding Venues?
Planning a big Indian wedding often begins with locking in the venue and caterer....
Indirect Taxes
Natural Justice Violated Due to Non-Supply of Relied Upon Documents: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has set aside...
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CCI
CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta
The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...
CCI
CCI Dismisses Complaint Against Microsoft for Bundling Antivirus Software Microsoft Defender with Windows
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed the complaint Against Microsoft for Bundling...
CCI
Mandatory Condition Of Prima Facie Anti-Competitive Agreements, Abuse Of Dominant Position Absent, CCI Can’t Direct Investigation: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that the decision of the Competition Commission of...
CCI
Every IP Dispute Can’t Be Converted Into Competition Dispute: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court stated that every IP dispute can't be converted into a...
CCI
Whether Swiggy Can Share Confidential Data With Restaurant Association? Karnataka High Court Directs CCI To Decide Afresh
The Karnataka High Court directed Competition Commission of India to decide afresh whether swiggy...
GST
GST Arrest: Allahabad HC Allows Habeas Corpus Despite Its Earlier Bail Rejection & Pending SLP Before SC
In a striking development raising critical questions on the scope of constitutional remedies in...
GST
GST Registration Can Be Cancelled for Fake ITC Claims Without Proof of Goods Movement: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has upheld the cancellation of GST registration where the taxpayer...
GST
Bombay High Court Flags Alleged Rs. 50K Bribe By SGST Officer Demand in GST Address Amendment Case
The Bombay High Court has taken serious note of allegations of corruption against a...
Direct Tax
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’...
Direct 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...
Direct Tax
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...
Direct Tax
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...
Direct Tax
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...
Direct Tax
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...
News Updates
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Under RCM Payable on ‘Bonus Payments’ Linked to Performance: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that “bonus payments” made to foreign shareholders, when linked to performance conditions such as sales targets, cannot be treated as part of share purchase consideration but instead constitute consideration...
International Taxation
U.S. Court Clarifies “Processing Operation”: Marketability Transformation Test Shows MOOWR ‘Other Operations’ Not Limited to Manufacturers
The Arizona Supreme Court has held that machinery used in an industrial healthcare textile...
International Taxation
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...
Live Updates
JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday,...
Live Updates
LIVE | Gyanotsav 2026 Day 2: A Power-Packed Knowledge Marathon After a Blockbuster Opening Day
After a high-octane first day marked by back-to-back banger sessions, thought-provoking discussions and an...
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GST
GST Arrest: Allahabad HC Allows Habeas Corpus Despite Its Earlier Bail Rejection & Pending SLP Before SC
In a striking development raising critical questions on the scope of constitutional remedies in...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Orders Back Wages from 1993, Slams Employer for Delayed Regularisation of Daily Wage Worker
The Supreme Court held that an employee illegally deprived of regularisation cannot be denied...
Other Laws
Essential Qualification Can’t Be Substituted by Higher Degree; Appointment Without Required Experience Invalid: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has held that essential eligibility conditions prescribed in recruitment...
Columns
GST Portal Introduces IMS Offline Tool to Enable Bulk Invoice Actions: How To Use?
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has issued an important advisory introducing the...
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No Interfere in Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate: Supreme Court Stresses Restraint in Allegations Against Judges
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals filed by Advocate Nilesh C. Ojha, declining to interfere...
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High Court Can’t Reopen Title Issue Beyond Scope of Writ: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has set aside the judgment of the Division Bench...
Company & PMLA
IBC Can’t Be Used as a Recovery Tool for Enforcing Money Decrees: Supreme Court Quashes CIRP Against Solvent Company
The Supreme Court has held that insolvency proceedings cannot be invoked as a substitute...
GST
GST Registration Can Be Cancelled for Fake ITC Claims Without Proof of Goods Movement: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has upheld the cancellation of GST registration where the taxpayer...
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Cadre Change Not Same as Transfer: Supreme Court Directs Reallocation to Uttarakhand, Slams State Apathy After 26-Year Delay
The Supreme Court has clarified that “cadre change” is fundamentally distinct from “transfer”, and...
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Conviction Can Rest on Sole Injured Eyewitness if Testimony is of ‘Sterling Quality’: Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of a father-son duo...
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Supreme Court Slams Delay by Tamil Nadu Govt, Vacates Status Quo in Decades-Old Thazhambur Land Dispute; Protects Rights of Innocent Flat Buyers
The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Government of Tamil Nadu for...
Direct Tax
ITAT Quashes Reassessment for AY 2017–18 Over Invalid Approval U/s 151(ii), Deletes Rs. 10.09 Lakh Addition
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench, has quashed reassessment proceedings initiated against...