Karnataka High Court held that appellate jurisdiction against the reassessment order u/s. 39(1) of Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 [KVAT Act], cannot be equated with the jurisdiction conferred u/s. 69 of KVAT Act to seek rectification.
Madras High Court held that non-granting sufficient time to the petitioner for furnishing reply results into lack of opportunities being provided to the petitioner. Accordingly, order passed thereon is liable to be set aside.
Gauhati High Court denied to transfer large scale financial fraud case from Aizawl to Assam since sufficient number of witnesses have been listed by the IO to prove the case and there appears to be no compelling reason to transfer the cases.
The Madras High Court has addressed a tax dispute involving Tvl. Aro Granite Industries Ltd., directing an assessing authority to re-evaluate a slump sale claim independently, free from prior appellate observations.
Delhi High Court held that payments received for services that may require technical expertise, technical inventions or technology would not qualify as Fees for Technical Services under Article 13 of the India-UK DTAA. Accordingly, appeal allowed.
The Kerala High Court affirmed the validity of Section 5A of the Kerala Building Tax Act, classifying it as a building tax, not a luxury tax, but restricted recovery to a three-year period.
The Gauhati High Court has ordered the restoration of a GST registration after the petitioner paid all outstanding dues, citing a similar precedent.
Madras High Court sets aside Customs order against Spac Starch due to non-receipt of notices, citing natural justice. Case remanded for fresh hearing.
Delhi High Court rules ex-parte GST orders are invalid if the Show Cause Notice was only uploaded to the ‘Additional Notices Tab’ on the GST portal, without proper notification.
The Odisha High Court denied pre-arrest bail to a GST facilitation operator accused of diverting Rs.1.29 crore entrusted for GST dues, citing the nature of the economic offense and societal impact.
