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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


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 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


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

September 29, 2021 1500 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 5403 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 3573 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 2328 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 2640 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 […]

HC issues notice on plea challenging GST On Services by Advocates Association to Its Members

September 28, 2021 1638 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court Advocate Association Vs Assistant Commissioner (Kerala High Court) Kerala HC issued notice to Govt. in writ challenging GST on goods and services provided by Association to its members Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association (Petitioner) filed a Writ Petition challenging GST on goods and services provided by the Petitioner to its own members. […]

Writ Petitions having alternative remedy not to be entertained if no violation of fundamental rights, excess jurisdiction/ delegation

September 28, 2021 4371 Views 0 comment Print

Writ Petitions having alternative remedy not to be entertained if no violation of fundamental rights, excess jurisdiction/ delegation In The Assistant Commissioner of State Tax and Others v. M/s Commercial Steel Limited [Civil Appeal No 5121 of 2021 dated September 03, 2021], the current appeal has been filed against the Judgment dated March 04, 2020 […]

Demand of service tax on foreign remittance quashed by CESTAT

September 28, 2021 1911 Views 0 comment Print

The issue relate to demand of service tax on remittance towards services on which service tax was payable as per the Import Rules and has been paid by the Appellant but it has not been accepted by the Department.

CENVAT Credit eligible on Product Recall Policy expenses

September 28, 2021 729 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT, Ahmedabad held that the Product Recall Policy expenses is born for the purpose of security of the goods and for this reason the service falls under the definition of input services and is therefore, eligible for CENVAT Credit.

Deficiency in the GST portal has to be covered up manually and can’t be a excuse for not amending BOE

September 27, 2021 1695 Views 0 comment Print

Sinochem India Company Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Bombay High Court) In Sinochem India Company Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors. [Writ Petition (L) No. 13894 of 2021] and in Hindustan Unilever Ltd. v. The Union of India & Ors, [Writ Petition (L) No. 8163 of 2021] involve a common […]

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