Venkata Dilip Kumar,Kartha-HUF Vs CIT (Madras High Court) No doubt, Section 54 (2) contemplates that if the amount of the capital gain is not appropriated by the assessee towards purchase of new assets within one year before the date on which the transfer of original asset took place or which is not utilised by him […]
Assessments made in the name of dead person cannot be held to be non-est merely because the procedural requirements of taking on record the legal representative are not complied with. The Assessing Authority is not expected to have knowledge of the fact of the death of Assessee when he passed the orders and therefore, there is an obligation on the legal representative to bring such fact to the notice of the Assessing Authority.
Balaji Theatre Vs Chief Secretary (Madras High Court) It is not in dispute that the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973, is an enactment, which is still in force and thus, the authorities competent under the above enactment are bound and entitled to act in accordance with the relevant provisions made thereunder. Section 118(1)(b)(ii) of the Puducherry […]
GST – Section 79- whether mere admitted liability is enough for invoking the provision under Section 79 of CGST Act – validity of recovery proceedings in the absence of assessment – term amount payable by a person – initiation of proceeding for provisional attachment –
Assistant Commissioner of Custom Vs Navaskhan (Madras High Court) The present criminal revision petition is filed against the order of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Trichy in C.C.No. 167 of 2018 dated 18.07.2018 sentencing the respondent to convict him imprisonment till the rising of Court and imposed a fine of Rs.15000, in default of payment, […]
Claim of drawback of excise and customs duties paid on the raw materials used in manufacturing could not be denied merely because some processes in the chain of manufacturing had been conducted in the premise of EOU/unit of EPZ, if the assessee was otherwise entitled to the benefit.
M/s. Precot Meridian Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (Madras High Court) It is held that circulars cannot prevail over the statute. Circulars are issued only to clarify the statutory provision and it cannot alter or prevail over the statutory provision. In that circumstance, it is clear that the explanation of provisions of drawback has nothing […]
The query raised relates to a contra situation, one, where amounts have been received by an employee from the employer by reason of premature termination of contract of employment, and the taxability thereof. The Board has answered in the negative, pointing out that such amounts would not be related to the rendition of service.
Revenue has not made out any bar for the transitioning of EC, SHEC and KKC into the GST regime and the petitioner satisfies all conditions both under sub-section (1) and (8) of section 140. The embargo placed by Rule 3(7)(b) is long gone with the introduction of GST. Certainly the powers-that-be are conscious of these factors in drafting the new legislation and the specific provision in question i.e., Section 140.
The moot question, according to learned counsel for writ petitioner is, the transporter cannot be proceeded against even if the allegations against the owner of the goods i.e., dealer under TNGST Act, are true.
