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Limitation Starts from DRC-07 Upload Date, Not Detailed Order: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : Limitation start from date when Impugned Order in Form DRC 07 uploaded on portal and not from date of detailed order: Allahabad Hi...

April 18, 2026 2124 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Transfer on Amalgamation Allowed Despite Different State Registrations: Gujarat HC

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was denial of ITC transfer due to different State registrations of entities. The Court ruled that no such restriction ex...

April 16, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

GST Interest Demand Invalid as Not Mentioned in Show Cause Notice – HC Quashes Order

Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that interest cannot be imposed in adjudication if it was not specified in the show cause notice. The decision rei...

April 15, 2026 516 Views 0 comment Print

Intermediary Services: New Place of Supply Rules (Effective March 30, 2026)

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved taxation of intermediary services based on supplier location. The amendment shifts place of supply to recipient...

April 14, 2026 11667 Views 1 comment Print

Gujarat HC quashes GST proceedings over notices sent to old address despite update

Goods and Services Tax : Failure to serve notices at the updated registered address invalidates GST proceedings. The Court emphasized strict adherence to p...

April 11, 2026 300 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 1488 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 3867 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 14991 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 3882 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 1143 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


GST Deposit During Investigation Not Voluntary Due to Alleged Coercion: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : The court examined whether tax paid during investigation can be treated as voluntary. It ruled that authorities must investigate c...

April 17, 2026 3417 Views 0 comment Print

Department Cannot Adjust VAT ITC Post-GST When Law Mandates Cash Refund

Goods and Services Tax : The case addressed denial of refund of VAT pre-deposit made through ITC. The Court held that Section 142(6) mandates cash refund a...

April 8, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B Clerical Mismatch Not ‘Self-Assessed Tax’ Without Rule 88C Process: Gauhati HC

Goods and Services Tax : Gauhati High Court rules GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B mismatch from clerical errors cannot trigger automatic tax recovery without Rule 88C pr...

March 27, 2026 2565 Views 0 comment Print

Claiming Depreciation on Unavailed Portion Does Not Bar ITC on Balance: Kerala HC

Goods and Services Tax : India cuts excise duty on petrol and diesel to offset global oil price surge amid war. Move aims to reduce fuel costs, curb inflat...

March 27, 2026 621 Views 0 comment Print

Pre-Deposit Cannot Be Weaponised against GST Taxpayer Denied Fair Adjudication: SC

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved inability to access documents leading to ex parte assessment. The Court granted interim relief by reducing the ...

March 26, 2026 5481 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 4731 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 37708 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 924 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 1061 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 1213 Views 0 comment Print


ITC of goods & services used for construction of a pipeline laid outside factory premises

December 9, 2022 10416 Views 0 comment Print

As per the explanation to Section 17, Plant and Machinery does not include a pipeline laid outside the factory premises. As a consequence, the ITC of goods and services used for construction of a pipeline laid outside the factory premises is not available in terms of Section 17(5) (c) and 17(5) (d) of the GST Act.

CBEC Circular related to valuation of goods sold to independent and related parties is not violative of central excise laws

December 9, 2022 1620 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 643/34/2002-CX dated July 1, 2002, issued by CBEC clarifying the doubts regarding Valuation Rules with respect to goods when sold partly to related persons and partly to independent buyers, is not violative of Central Excise Act 1994 and Central Excise Valuation Rules 2000.

FIR cannot be registered in entry tax evasion cases in absence of provision under VAT Act

December 9, 2022 2319 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that in case of tax evasion, FIR cannot be registered as the VAT Act does not provide any provisions authorizing the same.

GST registration restored which was cancelled without due service of Show Cause Notice

December 9, 2022 1299 Views 0 comment Print

HC set aside order cancelling GST Registration on the grounds that SCN was not duly issued for cancellation of registration by State Tax Officer.

Cancelled GST registration be restored subject to conditions in paragraph 229 of order of Tvl. Suguna Cutpiece Centre case

December 8, 2022 4041 Views 0 comment Print

HC directed the petitioner to file the pending GST returns thereafter the GST registration cancelled, on account of non-filing of GST return for continuous period of 6 months, will be restored.

Notice is mandatory for physical verification of place of business under Rule 25 of CGST Rules, 2017

December 8, 2022 15360 Views 0 comment Print

Bimal Kothari Vs Assistant Commissioner (DSGST) & Ors (Delhi High court) The Hon’ble Delhi High Court (“the High Court”) in the case of M/s. Bimal Kothatri v. Assistant Commissioner (DSGST) & Ors. [(W.P.(C) 9207/2019 & CM No. 37947/2019] dated November 01, 2022, held that cancellation of GST registration is not sustainable when no notice was […]

GST on services provided to parent company relating to test benches in the name of MRO services

December 8, 2022 1524 Views 0 comment Print

In re Testmesures Spherea Solutions Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (“the KAAR”) in Re: M/s Testmesures Spherea Solutions Private Limited [KAR ADRG 46/2022 dated December 2, 2022] denied to grant Goods and Service Tax (“GST”) concession as the service of supply of test bunch equipment does not amounts to […]

Oxygen not a ‘Raw-Material’ for Manufacture of Steel, not Eligible for Concessional Sales Tax Rate

December 7, 2022 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Dive into the legal intricacies surrounding the eligibility of oxygen for concessional sales tax rates in the case of State of Jharkhand v. Linde India Limited. The Supreme Court clarified that for a product to qualify as raw material, it must go into and be found in the end product. Oxygen, used as a refining agent to reduce carbon content in steel manufacturing, was deemed ancillary and not a raw material.

CA Cannot be Prosecuted under PMLA merely for Issuing Form No. 15CB

December 3, 2022 12513 Views 0 comment Print

While issuing Form No. 15CB a Chartered Accountant is required to only examine the nature of the remittance and nothing more. The Chartered Accountant is not required to go into the genuineness or otherwise of the documents submitted by his clients

Bombay HC orders restoration of GST registration cancelled u/s 29(1) of CGST Act

November 29, 2022 2208 Views 0 comment Print

HC allowed Petitioner to submit a physical application for restoration of GST registration where application of cancellation was filed by petitioner

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