India revises customs duties, imposing 100% duty on most alcoholic beverages and reducing bourbon whiskey duty to 50%, effective immediately.
India restricts premium frozen duck meat imports to 3-star and above hotels, requiring authorization for distributors. Direct imports by hotels remain unrestricted.
Andhra Pradesh High Court rules that a personal hearing must be granted before an adverse GST order, even if not requested, ensuring fair assessment under CGST Act.
ITAT Chennai held that when the cash is sourced out of recorded sales, the provisions of section 69A of the Income Tax Act could not be invoked since sales have already been offered to tax and taxing same again u/s. 69A would amount to double taxation.
ITAT Delhi held that the assessee has duly explained the source of his share of the investment made in the property purchased. Accordingly, addition towards unexplained investment under section 69 of the Income Tax Act is directed to be deleted.
ITAT Chandigarh sets aside ex-parte order against Karam Chand Sweets, remanding the case to CIT(A) for fresh hearing on merits. Assessee given one last chance.
ITAT Patna held that addition towards unexplained income upheld since assessee failed to prove genuineness of transaction and creditworthiness. Accordingly, appeal dismissed and addition upheld.
Calcutta High Court sets aside ITC denial due to retrospective GST registration cancellation and remands case for fresh adjudication.
Kerala High Court sets aside income tax orders against Kerala Minerals & Metals due to lack of opportunity for a hearing. Case remanded for fresh consideration.
ITAT Pune held that once primary reason to believe that income had escaped assessment fails then AO doesn’t possess jurisdiction to tax any other income in reassessment order. Hence, re-assessment is unsustainable and liable to be quashed.
