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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 2151 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 411 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 11670 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


Dept to refund Service Tax recovered in excess of Resolution Plan: HC

October 3, 2021 1815 Views 0 comment Print

Jagat Janani Services Vs Goods & Service Tax Council (Orissa High Court) Service tax recovered in excess of amount approved by resolution plan is to be refunded by GST department In M/s. Jagat Janani Services v. Goods & Service Tax Council and Others [W.P.(C) No.17196 of 2020 dated September 21, 2021], M/s. Jagat Janani Services […]

Exhaustive Analysis of GST Notifications issued by CBIC on 30.09.2021

October 2, 2021 35709 Views 1 comment Print

To give effect to Recommendation of 45th GST Council meeting CBIC has issued 22 GST Rate Notifications on 30.09.2021. Notifications amends GST Rate on Services and Goods, Exempts certain services and Goods from GST, notified RCM applicability on supply of mentha oil by unregistered person to registered person and imposed Compensation Cess on Carbonated Beverages […]

Tamil Nadu AAR ruled that 18% GST applicable on Electronic Toys as against 12% on other Toys

September 30, 2021 3945 Views 0 comment Print

The products Children Scooter, Activity Ride-on, Smart Tri-cycle and Kick Scooter, in which physical force is the primary action and contains an in built electronic circuit, are ‘Electronic Toys’ and the applicable GST Rate is CGST @9% as per SI.No. 440 of Schedule-III of Notification No. 01/2017 C.T.(Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and SGST @- 9% as per SI.No. 440 of Schedule III to Notification No. II(2)/CTR/532(d-4)/2017 vide G.O. (Ms) No. 62 dated 29.06.2017.

Manpower services: GST payable on entire billing amount inclusive of EPF & ESI etc.

September 30, 2021 27729 Views 0 comment Print

In re Exservicemen Resettlement Society (GST AAR West Bengal) GST is payable on complete billing amount including employer portion of EPF & ESl Amount West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling has held that GST is payable on the entire billing amount, including the Employer’s contribution of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) or Employee State Insurance (ESI), if […]

Allahabad HC Quashes section 148 Notices issued Post 31.03.2021

September 30, 2021 28929 Views 0 comment Print

Ashok Kumar Agarwal Vs Union of India and 2 Others (Allahabad High Court) Ashok Kumar Agarwal (the Petitioner) had filed a Petition to challenge the initiation of re-assessment proceedings under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the IT Act) for different Assessment Years (AYs). The Petitioners contended that all the impugned re-assessment proceedings had […]

Refund of wrongly reversed CENVAT credit cannot be rejected solely on the ground of non-filing of under protest letter

September 29, 2021 1446 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble CESTAT Ahmedabad on the current issue observed that even though the reversal was not made under protest, the Appellant has the right to claim refund within one year as per Section 11B of Central Excise Act,1944 (CE Act). Noted, that the Appellant not filing the application under protest letter while reversing the credit refund cannot be rejected on this ground.

Whether amount forfeited on account of breach of sale of land agreement taxable under GST

September 29, 2021 5220 Views 1 comment Print

Applicant contended that 20% of the amount forfeited is on account of sale of land which is a transaction not liable to GST as per Schedule III of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) which provides that sale of land is an activity or transaction, which is treated as, neither supply of goods nor service under GST.

Rule 86A provides for Interim restriction of attachment, bi-parte hearing order should be passed to make it permanent

September 28, 2021 3447 Views 0 comment Print

Sahil Enterprises Vs Union of India (Tripura High Court) In M/s Sahil Enterprises. v. Union of India. [IA No.1/2021 with WP(C) No.531/2021 dated September 14, 2021], M/s Sahil Enterprises (Petitioner) has filed the current application seeking interim relief for removing the provisional attachment which was ordered by the Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax, […]

HC allows refund under Inverted Duty Structure in case of input and output supplies being same

September 28, 2021 2301 Views 0 comment Print

In BMG INFORMATICS PVT. LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA [Case No. WP(C)/3878/2021 dated September 02, 2021], BMG Informatics Pvt Ltd (the Petitioner) after submitting a claim for a refund under FORM-GST-RFD-02 under Section 54(3)(ii) of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) received a Show-Cause Notice dated April 10, 2020 (SCN) rejecting the […]

Extended period of limitation can be invoked only when “suppression‟ or “collusion” is wilful with an intent to evade tax

September 28, 2021 2613 Views 0 comment Print

Extended period of limitation can be invoked only when ‘suppression’ or ‘collusion’ is wilful with an intent to evade tax In M/s. SOTC Travels Services Pvt Ltd. v. Principal Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi-I [SERVICE TAX APPEAL No. 50046 of 2016 dated September 20, 2021] the current appeal has been filed challenging Order in Original […]

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