Direct Tax
Unregistered Agreement to Sell Can’t Deny S. 50C Relief if Sale Consideration Was Received Through Banking Channels: ITAT Chennai
The Chennai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that an assessee cannot be denied the benefit of the provisos to...
Notification
CBIC Discontinues Manual Documentation for Duty-Free Imported Containers to Boost Ease of Doing Business
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has discontinued the requirement for shipping lines to submit manual documents and statements for containers imported duty-free under Notification No. 104/94-Customs. The circular revises the monitoring mechanism for duty-free imported containers by replacing manual documentation with...
Other Laws
CSIR Promotion Dispute: Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Formula for Averaging Performance Scores
The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot substitute the assessment methodology adopted by...
Other Laws
POCSO Reporting Is Mandatory, Schools Can’t Conduct Their Own Inquiry: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that reporting under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences...
Direct Tax
Unregistered Agreement to Sell Can’t Deny S. 50C Relief if Sale Consideration Was Received Through Banking Channels: ITAT Chennai
The Chennai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that an...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Exemption for ELISA Kits Can’t Be Claimed on Individual Components Like QFT Tubes: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Dept. Can’t Deny Preferential Duty Benefits Under India-Thailand FTA Without Following Statutory Verification Procedure Prescribed For COO Certificates: CESTAT
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New...
Indirect Taxes
Investment in Own Shares Not A Taxable Service, Yet Proportionate CENVAT Credit Reversal on Common Input Services Still Mandatory: CESTAT
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New...
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
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...
Money Hacks
Gold & Silver Prices Fluctuate; Check Latest Rates Before Buying
Individuals planning to purchase gold or silver may want to take note of the...
Indirect Taxes
No Interest on Refund if Service Tax Refund Is Granted Within 3 Months: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that...
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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
Whether ‘May’ Can Replace Mandatory Pre-SCN Consultation? Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Final GST Adjudication
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim protection to a taxpayer challenging...
GST
Bank Certificate Can Substitute FIRC in GST Export Cases: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that GST authorities cannot mechanically confirm tax demands...
GST
GST SCN Without Alleging Fraud Cannot Invoke S. 74: Karnataka High Court Quashes Adjudication Order
The Karnataka High Court has held that proceedings under Section 74 of the Central...
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
Customs Exemption for ELISA Kits Can’t Be Claimed on Individual Components Like QFT Tubes: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that individual components of an ELISA diagnostic kit cannot claim the concessional customs duty available to the complete ELISA kit merely because they are functionally indispensable to it. Setting aside the Commissioner...
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
No Personal Hearing Before GST Demand? Calcutta High Court Quashes Appellate Order, Orders Fresh Hearing
The Calcutta High Court has reiterated that a taxpayer cannot be denied the statutory...
Notification
MCA to Replace Email IDs with PAN-Based User IDs on Portal
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is expected to introduce a major change to...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Seize 6.3 Kg Suspected Hydroponic Weed at Delhi IGI Airport, Bangkok Passenger Arrested
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New...
GST
Third Parties Can’t Challenge GST Advance Rulings Merely Due to Financial Impact: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that a third party cannot challenge an order...
Indirect Taxes
Gold Bills with Odd Weights and Off-Market Rates Failed to Mask Demonetisation Cash Trail: SAFEMA Tribunal Upholds Benami Attachment
The Appellate Tribunal under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act...
Direct Tax
100+ Reassessment Writ Petitions Post Hexaware Ruling Restored: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the restoration of over a hundred writ petitions...
Indirect Taxes
Restricted Goods Can Be Provisionally Released: CESTAT Allows Re-Export of Rs. 25.16 Crore Seized Silver Jewellery
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Bench, has held that...
Indirect Taxes
Onerous Conditions Imposed For Provisional Release Of Seized Imported Goods Shouldn’t Amount To Virtual Denial Of Relief: CESTAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Direct Tax
Income Tax Dept. Can’t Sustain ₹6.75 Crore S. 68 Addition Without Rebutting Assessee’s Evidence: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department...
GST
Fake CA Accused of Misappropriating ₹2.44 Crore Meant for GST, PF and ESIC Deposits Denied Bail by Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has refused to grant bail to a man accused of...
Indirect Taxes
Earlier 7.5% Pre-Deposit Must Count Towards Mandatory 10% for Appeal: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes CESTAT Order
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the mandatory pre-deposit made at the first...
GST
GST Order Signed Within Limitation But Uploaded Next Day Remains Valid: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that an adjudication order issued under Section 73...