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Understanding Appeals & Revision Mechanism under GST

Goods and Services Tax : The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India aims to establish a transparent and efficient indirect tax system. Despite the se...

June 15, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Crisp Notes on Issuance of SCN Under GST

Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the legal significance of a Show Cause Notice under GST and why it forms the foundation of adjudication proc...

June 15, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation for Filing Appeal before GSTAT – A Legal Analysis

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that taxpayers with orders communicated before 1 April 2026 must file GSTAT appeals by 30 June 2026 to preser...

June 15, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

Cancelled Registration, Notice Buried on Portal Can Department Still Insist “You Were Served”?

Goods and Services Tax : High Courts have held that taxpayers with cancelled GST registrations cannot be expected to monitor the portal continuously, makin...

June 15, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

Composition Levy under GST: Should Your Small Business Really Opt for It?

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines the benefits and trade-offs of the composition scheme, helping small businesses determine whether the concess...

June 15, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


GST Audit Flags MSME Challenges: Key Recommendations to Improve Ease of Doing Business

Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...

June 13, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on procedural issues in filing of appeals before GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan GSTAT Bar has urged the Tribunal to adopt a pragmatic approach by accepting pre-deposits made through the Electronic...

June 11, 2026 1137 Views 0 comment Print

Haryana Tops GST Growth Rankings Due to Strong Compliance & Enforcement Drive

Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST growth rate in India at 22% in May 2026. The achievement is attributed to strong tax admini...

June 6, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

Issue GSTAT FAQ as Filing Procedures Continue to Cause Confusion: MGATBA

Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...

June 4, 2026 3075 Views 1 comment Print

CA Certificate Format for Non-Requirement of GST Registration for Securities Trading

Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...

May 22, 2026 870 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala HC Quashes GST Notice as Composite SCN Covered Multiple Assessment Years

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that a composite show cause notice issued for multiple assessment years was legally unsustainable. The ...

June 15, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Invalidates Composite GST SCN Due to Multi-Year Coverage

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that issuing one show cause notice for multiple financial years is not legally sustainable. While quash...

June 15, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

TCS Paid Under Protest Counts Towards GST Appeal Pre-Deposit Requirement: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that TCS paid under protest before assessment must be considered while calculating the mandatory pre-de...

June 15, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Quashes ITC Denial as Supplier’s Tax Default Cannot Penalize Bona Fide Purchaser

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a purchasing dealer cannot be denied input tax credit solely because the supplier failed to deposit tax with t...

June 15, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

GST Recovery Kept in Abeyance as Export vs Intermediary Service Dispute Needs Adjudication: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court admitted writ petitions challenging a GST demand arising from the classification of logistics services as in...

June 15, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTAT Bars Defect Flags on Valid Appeal Documents to Ease Initial Portal Compliance

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants have uploaded the required documents in prescribed form. ...

June 15, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Mumbai Issues Notice on Operational Launch & Appeal Filing

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...

June 12, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Committee Proposes Rule Changes to Ease Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...

June 12, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Extends Timeline for ‘Ship To GSTIN’ & E-Way Bill Closure Implementation

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has postponed the implementation of mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" capture and voluntary E-Way Bill closure to 1 August 2026. The ...

June 9, 2026 13815 Views 0 comment Print

Gross and Net GST revenue collections for the month of May, 2026

Goods and Services Tax : Gross GST collections reached ₹1.94 lakh crore in May 2026, registering 3.2% growth. The increase was driven largely by a 19.1% ...

June 1, 2026 666 Views 0 comment Print


No penalty for violation of Section 171(1) provisions before 01.01.2020

December 11, 2020 1017 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Raj & Company (NAA) Section 112 of the Finance Act, 2019 specific penalty provisions have been added for violation of the provisions of Section 171(1) which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020, by inserting Section 171 (3A). Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 15.11.2017 […]

Penalty for violation of Section 171(1) effective from 01.01.2020

December 11, 2020 657 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Raj & Company (NAA) 1. The brief facts of the present case are that the DGAP vide his Report dated 08.08.2018, furnished to this Authority under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017, had submitted that he had conducted an investigation and found that […]

Section 171(3A) Penalty cannot be imposed prior to 01.01.2020

December 11, 2020 783 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs Dev Snacks Cheriyela (NAA) Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 27.11.2017 to 31.12.2017 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171(3A) can not be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively. Accordingly, the notice dated 11.03.2019 […]

No penalty despite Violation of section 171(1) provisions till 31.12.2019

December 11, 2020 630 Views 0 comment Print

Rahul Sharma Vs Cloudtail India Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 15.11.2017 to 31.07.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) can not be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively. Accordingly, the notice dated 11.03.2019 issued to […]

Penalty provision for violation of Section 171(1) effective from 01.01.2020

December 11, 2020 1464 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs Win Win Appliances (NAA) Section 112 of the Finance Act, 2019 specific penalty provisions have been added for violation of the provisions of Section 171 (1) which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020, by inserting Section 171 (3A). 9. Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between […]

No Section 171(3A) penalty on Lifestyle International (Between 15.11.2017 to 31.01.2018

December 11, 2020 711 Views 0 comment Print

Neeru Varshney Vs Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd.(NAA) It is further revealed that vide Section 112 of the Finance Act, 2019 specific penalty provisions have been added for violation of the provisions of Section 171 (1) which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020, by inserting Section 171(3A). Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between […]

GST: Section 171(3A) Penalty provisions not in existence between 15.11.2017 to 31.01.2018

December 11, 2020 708 Views 0 comment Print

Pawan Sharma C/O Kalptaru Departmental & General Stores Vs Sharma Trading Company (NAA) Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 15.11.2017 to 31.01.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively. Accordingly, the notice […]

NAA withdraws Penalty Notice issued to Aster Infrahome

December 11, 2020 639 Views 0 comment Print

Santosh Kumari through Saurabh Prabhakar Vs Aster Infrahome Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) It is also revealed from the perusal of the CGST Act and the Rules framed under it that the Central Government vide Notification No. 01/2020-Central Tax dated 01.01.2020 has implemented the provisions of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 from 01.01.2020 vide which sub-section 171 […]

Caroa Properties Not Guilty of Profiteering U/s. 171: NAA

December 11, 2020 951 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Caroa Properties LLP (NAA) It is clear from a plain reading of Section 171(1) of the Act, ibid, that it deals with two situations, one relating to the passing on the benefit of reduction in the rate of tax and the second relating to the passing on of the benefit […]

Elan Ltd. Guilty of not passing ITC benefit in its Project ‘Mercado’

December 11, 2020 1911 Views 0 comment Print

Mool Chand Mittal Vs Elan Ltd. (NAA) The brief facts of the case are that an application was filed under Rule 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 by the Applicant No. 1, alleging profiteering by the Respondent in respect of purchase of Shop No. GF-0131-A, in the Respondent’s project “Mercado” situated […]

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