Delhi High Court affirmed a ₹10 lakh fine on freight forwarder Ravindra Kumar for aiding illegal export of CITES-protected Red Sanders. Court rejected a larger penalty.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Mumbai has deleted a tax disallowance of Rs. 2.3 lakh made against the Engineering Mazdoor Sabha trade union for compensation payments to its members.
ITAT, Pune, set aside CIT (Exemption)’s rejection of an educational trust’s applications for Section 12A registration and Section 80G approval.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court allowed the petition of R K I Builders Private Limited, setting aside the retrospective cancellation of its GST registration from 01.07.2017.
The Orissa High Court dismissed the writ petition of Shreenika Logistics and Trading Company, directing the company to pursue an alternative remedy to challenge a GST demand for wrongful Input Tax Credit (ITC).
The Uttarakhand High Court, following prior judicial precedents, allowed a petitioner whose GST registration was cancelled for failing to file returns to apply for revocation.
The Madras High Court addressed the detention of imported goods by Genuine Spices, which Customs alleged were misdeclared.
Madras High Court allowed a Customs Broker, penalized for an importer’s misdeclaration, to file an appeal without the mandatory 7.5% pre-deposit, citing the need for joint appellate hearing.
ITAT Kolkata deleted the ₹1.31 lakh unexplained cash addition during demonetisation, ruling the deposit was reasonably sourced from the assessee’s disclosed rental income received in cash.
ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that a Co-op Society cannot claim Section 80P(2)(d) deduction on interest from Regional Rural Bank deposits, as an RRB isn’t a co-operative society after 2010.
