Follow Us:

CA Bimal Jain

Latest Articles


GST Order Quashed as Personal Hearing Cannot Be Waived by Selecting ‘No’: Gujarat HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court examined whether a taxpayer’s selection of “No” for personal hearing could override the statutory req...

June 8, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Reversal Bars Tax Demand; No Interest if Adequate Credit Balance: Orissa HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Orissa High Court examined whether tax could be demanded after reversal of the disputed ITC. It held that raising a fresh dema...

June 8, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

GST Registration in One State Can Be Denied for Non-Compliance in Another State

Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan High Court examined whether GST registration could be refused due to non-filing of returns in another State. It held...

June 8, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

SC Stays HC Ruling on GST Portal Upload as Valid Service Under Section 169

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court stayed a judgment that held mere uploading of notices and orders on the GST portal does not amount to valid comm...

June 6, 2026 897 Views 0 comment Print

SC Disposes Petition Challenging Section 16(2)(c) of GST Law

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court refused to bypass the statutory GST appeal mechanism and directed the taxpayer to pursue appellate remedies. How...

June 5, 2026 639 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


SC to Review if Supplying Crane for Services Constitutes Transfer of ‘Right to Use’

Goods and Services Tax : Explore Supreme Court's scrutiny of whether supplying cranes for services like loading, unloading, lifting, and shifting qualifies...

May 21, 2024 1575 Views 0 comment Print

SC issues Notice to to Finance Ministry on GST Return Revision Option on Portal

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the case of Pradeep Kanthed v. Union of India where the Supreme Court issues notice to the Finance Ministry regarding the ...

January 4, 2024 3930 Views 0 comment Print

SC to Decide on GST Implications of Immovable Property: Next Hearing on August 23

Goods and Services Tax : Commissioner of Central Goods And Service Tax & Ors Vs Safari Retreats Private Limited & Ors (Supreme Court of India) The ...

August 19, 2023 15075 Views 0 comment Print

GST 45th Council meeting on September 17, 2021 – Agenda

Goods and Services Tax : The 45th meeting of Goods and Services Tax Council (“GST Council”) is scheduled to be held on September 17, 2021. The Ministry...

September 3, 2021 3909 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC orders for appearance through Video Conferencing for summon issued

Custom Duty, Income Tax : The Karnataka High Court in M/s Pellagic Food Ingredients Private Ltd. v. Union of India [Writ Petition No. 14737/2021[T-CUS] issu...

August 15, 2021 1188 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SC’s COVID Limitation Relief Applies to GST Appeals Gujarat: HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court ruled that the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 limitation exclusion must be considered while computing timelines...

June 8, 2026 258 Views 0 comment Print

Section 73 Relief Does Not Bar Section 74 Action by CGST Authorities: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Delhi High Court held that exoneration under Section 73 does not automatically bar proceedings under Section 74 because both p...

June 6, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

SC to examine validity of consolidated GST SCNs spanning multiple financial years

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a single GST show cause notice can cover multiple financial years under Section 7...

June 5, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

SC Examines Constitutional Validity of Section 16(2)(c) as Bona Fide Recipient Denied ITC

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court took up a challenge to Section 16(2)(c) of the CGST Act where ITC was denied despite tax having been paid by the...

May 31, 2026 1053 Views 0 comment Print

SC Issues Notice as GST Premises Were Sealed Without Any Denial of Access

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court prima facie observed that Section 67(4) permits sealing of premises only when access is denied. It issued notice...

May 31, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Notification No. 32/2015-Central Excise Dated- 4th June, 2015

Excise Duty : Notification No. 32/2015-Central Excise Dated- 4th June, 2015 Ethanol produced from molasses generated from cane crushed in the ...

June 4, 2015 4767 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on rate of service tax on restaurant service

Service Tax : Circular No. 184/3/2015-ST Dated the 3rd June, 2015 It is further clarified that exemption from service tax still continues to ser...

June 3, 2015 37876 Views 0 comment Print

Custom Duty exemption on goods for relief of flood affected people of J&K

Custom Duty : the floods in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (the State) from whole of the duty as specified under the First Schedule and whole of...

December 11, 2014 936 Views 0 comment Print

Excise duty exemption on goods for relief of flood affected people of J&K

Excise Duty : Grants exemption from Basic Excise Duty to goods donated or purchased out of cash donations for the relief and rehabilitation of p...

December 11, 2014 1103 Views 0 comment Print

Customs – Regarding adjudication of appraising related cases

Custom Duty : New posts have been created in the rank of Commissioners of Customs in DRI and DGCEI for adjudication of cases as investigated by ...

December 11, 2014 1246 Views 0 comment Print


Cancellation of GST registration without providing reason in SCN/Order is cryptic in nature

February 14, 2023 3549 Views 0 comment Print

HC quashed and set aside SCN and consequential GST registration cancellation order  on  ground of violation of principles of natural justice as no reasonable opportunity of hearing was given to assessee.

SCN/Order issued without giving any specific details or reasons for taking any action are not sustainable

February 14, 2023 8316 Views 0 comment Print

Held that, an unsigned notice/order cannot be considered as an order and hence cannot be sustained. Further, directed the assessee to submit the reply within 2 weeks and directed the Revenue Department to pass the fresh orders after the assessee has been heard.

Sale of small plots of land with development work is not taxable under GST

February 14, 2023 16725 Views 0 comment Print

Amounts received by assessee due to consideration, advance received on sale of small plots which have development work are not taxable under GST. 

GST Appeal filed offline cannot be denied on technical grounds

February 13, 2023 3690 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that taxing authorities cannot stop any assessee from claiming its statutory right of appeal, in the garb of technicality and cannot deny to entertain the appeal filed offline on technical grounds, due to mistake of department or technical glitch in software when an appeal of assessee is not reflected on the portal.

Assessee entitled to refund of unutilized Cenvat credit of Education and S&H Education Cess

February 13, 2023 2247 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee is legally entitled for cash refund of accumulated & unutilized Cenvat credit of Education & Secondary and Higher Education Cess as per Rule 3 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004

CGST & SGST Authority cannot simultaneously prosecute assessee on same subject matter

February 12, 2023 2685 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that, State Tax Authority cannot prosecute assessee, when Central Tax Authority already initiated action in respect of same matter

Refund cannot be denied for an inadvertent error which was subsequently rectified

February 11, 2023 2799 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that assessee cannot be penalised for an inadvertent error in submitting an erroneous information, which had already been rectified. Revenue Department should examine information as submitted by assessee and process its claim for refund of unutilized ITC

No TDS on reimbursements to directors and on traded goods supplied to client

February 10, 2023 5259 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that no tax is required to be deducted at source on amount reimbursed to the director of the company. Further, when tax has been deducted at source by the assessee while receiving software consultancy services, disallowance cannot be done by the Revenue Department.

Mere non-reply to SCN cannot be ground for cancellation of GST Registration

February 10, 2023 2874 Views 0 comment Print

HC set aside order cancelling GST Registration of assessee, passed on the ground that assessee had failed to reply to Show Cause Notice

Principles of estoppel not apply to Income Tax proceedings

February 10, 2023 4698 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that, principles of estoppel do not apply to Income Tax proceedings and the Revenue Department must keep in mind that the correct income of assessee must be taxed in proper Assessment Year and within limitation prescribed by Income Tax Act, 1961

Search Post by Date
June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930