A significant change proposed in the current Union Budget relates to the disallowance of deduction of interest expenditure incurred on borrowings used for earning dividend income or income from units of mutual funds. The proposal seeks to amend Section 93(2) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, and is intended to come into effect from 1 April 2026.
Section 64 of the CGST Act empowers the proper officer to undertake summary assessment in special cases where any delay is likely to adversely affect revenue. This provision is intended only for urgent situations — for example, unaccounted goods in transit, perishable goods, or fly‑by‑night dealers where immediate crystallisation of liability is essential. It is an exception […]
Karnataka HC allows refund of accumulated ITC under inverted duty structure, holding refund cannot be denied merely because input and output goods fall under same HSN.
CBIC introduced a temporary customs procedure allowing export cargo returning to India due to Strait of Hormuz disruptions to be handled without a Bill of Entry in certain cases, while ensuring cancellation of shipping bills and recovery of incentives.
ITAT Delhi held that reassessment proceedings are invalid when notice under Section 148 is issued in the name of a company that had already converted into an LLP. The Tribunal ruled that proceedings against a non-existent entity are void in law.
The Allahabad High Court rejected bail in a large GST fraud involving fake invoices and dummy firms used to generate fraudulent input tax credit. The Court held that economic offences causing huge loss to public funds require a stricter approach to bail.
CESTAT Hyderabad held that expenses incurred for travel and stay of foreign specialists cannot be included in the taxable value since they were not charged by the service provider as consideration.
The Allahabad High Court set aside an order rejecting a GST appeal as time-barred. It held that the appellate authority failed to properly consider the argument that Form DRC-07 was uploaded later and affected the limitation calculation.
The court held that a taxpayer should approach the GST Appellate Tribunal for interim relief when an appeal is pending. It ruled that the Tribunal has inherent power to grant interim protection against recovery proceedings.
Bombay High Court dismissed plea seeking space for namaz at Mumbai airport, holding that security concerns outweigh religious requests in high-security zones.
