Re-assessment even if in case where return was not scrutinized before the income chargeable to tax had escaped before acceptance originally could not be made unless AO has reason to believe that the income chargeable to tax had escaped, therefore, for mere verification or for fishing inquiry, reopening of assessment was not permissible.
Devrajbhai Vikrambhai Sambad Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) 1. Mr. Vijay Patel, learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to pay the amount computed by the respondents towards fine in lieu of confiscation of conveyance, subject to the final order that may be passed by the respondents […]
Mahendrasinh (Mahendraji) Chaganji Gohel Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) This application is filed by the applicant under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for regular bail in connection with FIR for the offence punishable under Sections 174 and 175 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 132(1)(b) of the […]
Raj Chamunda Roadlines Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has already paid the amount of Rs.1,85,248/, which is more than the amount of fine in lieu of confiscation in terms of the order of confiscation passed under section 130 of the Central Goods and Service Tax […]
A reading of Section 83 of the CGST Act makes it clear that a sine qua non for exercising powers under this provisions is that proceedings should be pending u/s 62, 63, 64, 67 or 74 of the CGST Act. Presently, the proceedings u/s 67 are no longer pending and pursuant to search, proceedings under any of the other sections mentioned in Section 83 were not initiated.
It is hereby held that milk chilling and packing service provided by the contractors to the petitioners are exempted by virtue of Serial No.24 of the table to Notification No.11/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.6.2017.
In case of unabated assessment under section 153A(1)(b), unless such assessment was based upon incriminating documents seized/impounded during the course of search, no addition could be made under section 153A.
Messrs Vishnu Aroma Pouching Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) In this case petitioner had duly discharged the tax liability of August, 2017 within the period prescribed therefor; however, it was only on account of technical glitches in the System that the amount of tax paid by the petitioner for August 2017 […]
Section 67(2) of the Act empowers the authorised officer to search and seize the goods, documents or books or things – however, s.67(2) does not empower the officer concerned to record statements of family members through force or coercion or to record their conversations in their mobile phones.
Limitation period for issuance of scrutiny notice under section 143(2) on filing of defective returns was to be considered from the date of filing of the original return as upon removing of defects, the return would relate back to the date of filing of the original return thus, the notice under section 143(2) was issued beyond the period of limitation and could not be sustained.
