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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 219 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 153 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


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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 315 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 939 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


GST officers have no power to seize cash during search operations

January 25, 2023 6936 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that, seizure under Section 67 of CGST Act is limited to goods liable for confiscation or any documents, books or things which may be useful for or relevant to any proceedings and ‘cash’ does not fall within definition of ‘goods’

Assessee cannot claim supplementary refund based on fresh calculation after processing of original refund application

January 24, 2023 1734 Views 0 comment Print

Under the Companies Act, 2013, the Odisha High Court rules that an assessee cannot claim a supplementary refund based on a fresh calculation after the processing of the original refund application. In Vedanta Ltd. vs. Union of India, the court states that when Input Tax Credit (ITC) is claimed for multiple units under a single GSTIN, the assessee cannot seek supplementary refund by treating each unit as a separate entity.

Availment & passing of fake/ineligible ITC – HC Grants bail to accused

January 23, 2023 2121 Views 0 comment Print

Prosecution case against petitioner is that he created fake firms for availment and passing of fake/ ineligible Input Tax Credit (ITC) to facilitate existing beneficiary firms.

Assessee permitted to make changes in Form GSTR-3B for July, 2017 & March, 2018

January 23, 2023 8220 Views 0 comment Print

HC permitted assessee to make necessary changes to its Form GSTR 3B returns for July, 2017 and March, 2018 and held that, allowing the assessee to make such changes, would not cause any prejudice to Revenue Department nor would it upset the chain of credit under GST

Service tax cannot be demanded on correct availment of abatement and for discharging the tax liability for ‘Installation of thermal insulation’ under ‘Works Contract Service’

January 23, 2023 14346 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Held that, installation of ‘thermal insulation’ is a covered under definition of Works Contract Service & therefore, Service Tax is not demandable.

Electronic credit ledger cannot be blocked without providing an opportunity of personal hearing

January 23, 2023 1287 Views 0 comment Print

HC quashed and set aside the orders blocking Electronic Credit Ledger (ECL) of assessee without providing an opportunity of personal hearing. 

GST @ 5% is leviable on all types of jaggery, pre-packaged and labelled

January 23, 2023 42021 Views 0 comment Print

All types of jaggery pre- packed and labelled are exigible to GST at 5% as per SI. No. 91A of Notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017

18% GST leviable on works contract services to Indian Railways; 12% on works contract services involving predominantly earthwork

January 23, 2023 16206 Views 0 comment Print

In re S.K. Swami & Company  (GST AAR Karnataka) GST @ 18% leviable on works contract services to Indian Railways; 12% on works contract services involving predominantly earthwork The AAR, Karnataka in the matter of M/s S.K. Swami & Company [Advance Ruling No. KAR ADRG 05/2023 dated January 23, 2023] has ruled the rate of Goods […]

GST: Supply of telecommunication services to local authority is taxable

January 21, 2023 3906 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that the supply of telecommunication services to a local authority is a taxable service under Section 9(1) of Central Goods and Services Act, 2017

Borrower cannot escape from prosecution & criminal liability for dishonour of cheque

January 21, 2023 3774 Views 0 comment Print

Respondent, by way of rebuttal evidence has failed to probablize its defence to disprove statutory presumption available in favour of Appellant. Such failure has proved charge leveled against Respondent for offence under Section 138 of NI Act.

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