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Courts Must Not Entertain Time-Barred Specific Performance Suits: Supreme Court Rejects 38-Year-Delayed Property Claim
The Supreme Court has held that a litigant who remains inactive for decades cannot revive a stale claim by filing a suit for specific...
Notification
ICAI’s Northern Regional Council Seeks Three-Month Extension for GSTAT Backlog Appeal Deadline, Cites Procedural Challenges
The Northern India Regional Council (NIRC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has urged the Government to extend the 30 June 2026 deadline for filing backlog appeals before the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) by three months.In a detailed...
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Lawyers Can’t Surrender Client’s Property Rights Without Express Authority: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an advocate cannot compromise or surrender a client's...
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Magistrate Need Not Record Pre-Charge Evidence Before Committing Sessions-Triable Complaint Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Magistrate is not required to record pre-charge...
Other Laws
Courts Must Not Entertain Time-Barred Specific Performance Suits: Supreme Court Rejects 38-Year-Delayed Property Claim
The Supreme Court has held that a litigant who remains inactive for decades cannot...
GST
GST Appellate Authority Must Give Opportunity to Explain Delay Before Rejecting Appeal as Time-Barred: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that a GST appellate authority cannot mechanically reject...
Direct Tax
Use Last ITR for Salaried Employees, Three-Year Average ITR for Self-Employed in Motor Accident Compensation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has laid down comprehensive guidelines for determining the annual income of...
Other Laws
Magistrate Need Not Record Pre-Charge Evidence Before Committing Sessions-Triable Complaint Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Magistrate is not required to record pre-charge...
Live Updates
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...
Money Hacks
Jio IPO: 10 Unique Features Every Investor Must Know Before Investing
The proposed IPO of Jio Platforms is shaping up to be one of the...
Money Hacks
Jewellery Stocks Rally as Govt. Cuts Gold, Silver Import Prices
Shares of jewellery companies witnessed a strong rally after the Centre reduced the base...
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Supreme Court Quashes COVID-Era Expansion of ‘Essential Service Provider’ Definition for Street Vendors
The Supreme Court has quashed the Chandigarh Administration's 17 July 2020 notification that had...
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CCI
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...
CCI
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...
CCI
Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27
Equity benchmark indices traded in a narrow range on Sunday morning as investors remained...
CCI
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
CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta
The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...
GST
GST Appellate Authority Must Give Opportunity to Explain Delay Before Rejecting Appeal as Time-Barred: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that a GST appellate authority cannot mechanically reject...
GST
Single SCN for Multiple FY Illegal: Calcutta High Court Quashes Rs. 10.97 Crore GST Demand
The Calcutta High Court has held that the GST Department cannot issue a single...
GST
GST Dept Has Power to Initiate Fresh Proceedings Against Legal Heirs After Taxpayer’s Death: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled that Section 93 of the CGST Act permits...
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...
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Indirect Taxes
Investigation Statements Can’t Be Relied Upon Without Following S. 138B Procedure: CESTAT Quashes Customs Penalties
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside penalties imposed on an exporter and its representative, holding that statements recorded during a customs investigation cannot be relied upon unless the mandatory procedure prescribed under Section 138B...
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
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...
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,...
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GST
IGST Paid Under Wrong Head Must Be Considered for Adjustment Before Raising Tax Demand: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that authorities cannot mechanically demand CGST and SGST...
Company & PMLA
NCLAT Upholds Full Provident Fund & Gratuity Payments to Jet Airways Workmen Outside Liquidation Estate Under IBC
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi Bench has held that provident...
Direct Tax
S. 54 Exemption Allowed for Multiple New Houses Where Capital Gains Arise from Sale of Multiple Residential Properties: ITAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that an...
Direct Tax
Software Subscription Fees Not Taxable as FTS or Royalty: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that receipts...
Direct Tax
Inland Haulage Charges Can’t Be Taxed Separately When Linked to International Shipping: ITAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that Inland...
Direct Tax
Finance Act, 2026 Amendment to S. 147A Can’t Apply Retrospectively to Earlier ITAT Orders: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department,...
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Govt Extends Zero Customs Duty on 40 Critical Petrochemical Imports Till July 15 to Cushion Supply Chain Disruptions
The Central Government has extended the full exemption from customs duty on imports of...
Columns
9 Years of GST: Struggles For Rate Rationalisation, ITC Roadblocks Still Continues
When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was launched on 1 July 2017, it...
GST
Taxpayer Can’t Claim Refund of Transitional VAT ITC After Carrying It Forward to GST Through TRAN-1: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that a registered taxpayer who has opted to...
GST
Upload of Orders on GST Portal Constitutes Valid Service: Orissa High Court Refuses to Quash GST Demand
The Orissa High Court has held that uploading notices and adjudication orders on the...
GST
GST Dept. Can’t Withhold Refund Prior To Filing of Appeal Before GSTAT: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has ruled that GST authorities cannot refuse or withhold a...
Indirect Taxes
Investigation Statements Can’t Be Relied Upon Without Following S. 138B Procedure: CESTAT Quashes Customs Penalties
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...