Goods and Services Tax : Detailed clarifications on GST Amnesty Scheme under Section 128A and Rule 164 of CGST Rules, covering waivers, application process...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras HC rules failure to register under GST law constitutes deliberate tax evasion. Case highlights tax liability, penalties, an...
Goods and Services Tax : Bombay HC ruled that GST refund deficiencies must be communicated via Form GST RFD-03. Failure to issue it led to the refund appli...
Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court upholds arrest powers under GST and Customs Acts, ensuring procedural safeguards to prevent misuse. Learn about the ...
Income Tax : Learn key updates in the New Income Tax Bill, 2025, effective April 2026. Covers tax year, compliance, deductions, international t...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore Supreme Court's scrutiny of whether supplying cranes for services like loading, unloading, lifting, and shifting qualifies...
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 ...
Goods and Services Tax : Commissioner of Central Goods And Service Tax & Ors Vs Safari Retreats Private Limited & Ors (Supreme Court of India) The ...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court sets aside ITC denial due to incorrect GSTN on invoices, ruling in favor of B Braun Medical India Pvt. Ltd. in a ...
Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka High Court rules writ petitions cannot challenge tax intimations issued under Section 73(5) of CGST Act before a show ca...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court rules IGST refund cannot be denied for exports qualifying as zero-rated supply, even when higher duty drawback r...
Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court rules that GST law does not prohibit fresh registration after cancellation. Assessee granted liberty to reapply u...
Goods and Services Tax : Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that GST orders issued without a DIN are invalid, citing CBIC Circular and Supreme Court precedent...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 32/2015-Central Excise Dated- 4th June, 2015 Ethanol produced from molasses generated from cane crushed in the ...
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...
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...
Excise Duty : Grants exemption from Basic Excise Duty to goods donated or purchased out of cash donations for the relief and rehabilitation of p...
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 ...
The Hon’ble HC, Gujarat in Vimal Yashwant Giri Goswami & Others v. State of Gujarat [R/SLP No. 13679/2019 dated 20.10.2020] held that the power to arrest as provided under Section 69 read with Section 132 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) can be invoked by Commissioner prior to the completion of […]
Merely exercising option under composite scheme cannot prevent Revenue Department from demanding recovery of GST The Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh High Court in Godway Furnicrafts vs. the State of AP [Writ Petition No. 10350 of 2020, dated November 11, 2020] confirmed the demand for recovery of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by Revenue Department and held […]
The Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of M/s. Sun Dye Chem v. The Assistant Commissioner [W.P. No. 29676 of 2019 dated November 6, 2020] has held that absence of enabling provision cannot jeopardize taxpayer from availing credit that they are entitled to, while allowing them to rectify and correct Form GSTR-1 for the […]
A. Important GST Judgment, Rulings of the week ending on 09th November 2020 1. Delhi High Court: Upheld the power to conduct Service Tax Audit post GST regime 2. NAA: Tata Croma told to slash prices of DSLRs, power banks; fined Rs 1.9 cr for GST-related profiteering 3. NAA: Starbucks fined for not passing on […]
The Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of M/s. Maansarovar Motors Private Limited v. The Assistant Commissioner and Others [W.P. No. 4468 of 2020, dated 29 September, 2020] has set aside orders for levying interest on input tax credit (“ITC”) as applied on delayed payment in line with GST Council’s resolution of levying interest […]
HC held that the show cause notice under Section 130 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) cannot be issued on a mere suspicion. There has to be some prima facie material on the basis of which the authority may arrive at the satisfaction that the goods are liable to be confiscated under Section 130 of the CGST Act.
Section 174(2)(e) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act), specifically empowers the authorities to institute any investigation, inquiry, verification, assessment proceedings, adjudication, etc. including service tax audit under Rule 5A of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 (Service Tax Rules), as said Rule framed under the repealed or omitted chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994 (Finance Act”), is saved.
Article highlights/ analyses Important Judgments of the week related to GST, Important Notifications, Circulars etc. of the week relevant to GST, Important Press Releases of the week related to GST, Other Important update related to GST, Important Notifications, Circulars of the week related to Income Tax, Important Press Releases of the week related to Income […]
The Hon’ble HC, Rajasthan in the matter of Ravindra Singh Chaudhary vs. Union of India [D. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 20779/2019 dated October 16, 2020] held that Dream11’s online fantasy sports games are not betting/gambling. Facts: Ravindra Singh Chaudhary (“the Petitioner”) filed a Public Interest Litigation alleging that Dream 11 Fantasy Private Limited (“Respondent”) […]
Bagmane Developers Vs Union of India (Karnataka High Court) The Hon’ble HC, Karnataka in Bagmane Developers v. Union of India [W.P. No. 9430/2020 dated October 22, 2020] stayed demand of Rs. 62 crore in a writ petition challenging credit restriction under Section 17(5)(c) and (d) of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) […]
