The Court held that recovery could be stayed and bank attachment lifted if 20% of the disputed amount is deposited, directing the appellate authority to decide the pending appeal on merits.
The Court remanded multiple GST assessment orders where the taxpayer failed to reply to show cause notices, subject to a 50% pre-deposit. A separate penalty order for delayed returns was upheld.
The court held that cancellation for six months’ non-filing could be revoked where the explanation was genuine. Restoration was allowed subject to strict compliance with return filing and payment conditions.
The High Court held that the Tribunal exceeded its jurisdiction by setting aside redemption and re-export relief that was never challenged by the Department. Issues that had attained finality could not be reopened in an assessee’s appeal.
The High Court restrained seizure of perishable goods where prior rulings treated vital wheat gluten and wheat flour as identical. Authorities were directed to decide the issue after personal hearing.
The Madras High Court held that companies could not file manual income-tax returns after e-filing became mandatory from May 14, 2007. A manual return filed for AY 2008–09 was held legally invalid.
Service tax demand raised on the Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate for providing Bundobast and security services, holding that such services were sovereign functions and that the Government was not liable to service tax for the period prior to 1 June 2012.
The High Court quashed reassessment proceedings initiated after the company had already been liquidated by NCLT, holding such action legally unsustainable.
The High Court held that exemption under Section 11 cannot be denied merely because Form 10 was filed belatedly. The key takeaway is that substantive tax benefits for charitable trusts prevail over procedural lapses.
The High Court suspended the jail sentence in a tax offence case during pendency of revision. The key takeaway is that substantial grounds in revision justify interim relief.
