Rajasthan High Court held that rejection of tender bid due to non-filing of GSTR-3B return constitutes material deviation since filing of GSTR-3B is mandatory tender condition. Accordingly, writ petition dismissed.
The Court ruled that reassessment proceedings initiated by a non-faceless officer violate the faceless regime. Both the Section 148 notice and the assessment order were quashed, subject to the Supreme Court’s final view on related precedents.
Rajasthan High Court held that the matter of conversion of arrest warrants issued against accused committing economic offence or heinous offence into bailable warrants is referred to Special/Larger Bench.
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed the challenge to Section 234E of the Income Tax Act, holding that the fee for late TDS filing is compensatory, not punitive.
Rajasthan High Court held that voluntary GST cancellation alone is not grounds to freeze a company’s bank account and directed a procedural review.
Rajasthan High Court modifies bail condition with regard to foreign travel to petitioner involved in alleged tax evasion of Rs. 8.75 crores. Accordingly, the petitioner is allowed to travel abroad with prior information taking note of no flight risk.
High Court ruled against petitioner, stating that offense of possessing significant cash and a gold bar is outside protection afforded by Section 218 of BNSS. Ruling affirms lower court’s order taking cognizance under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The Rajasthan High Court set aside the transfer of an income tax assessment file from Udaipur to New Delhi in the Murliwala Agrotech case, ruling that the mandatory opportunity of hearing under Section 127 of the Income Tax Act cannot be circumvented without recorded reasons.
In Murliwala Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India, the High Court reiterated that the right to an opportunity of hearing is essential before an IT case transfer, emphasizing that completed group assessments negated the Revenue’s stated reason for transferring the assessee’s file.
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a second bail application from a GST accused, stating the petitioner must first approach the trial court before seeking direct relief.
