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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 2091 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 11664 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


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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 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 5475 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


SC: Power of provisional attachment under GST is draconian

April 29, 2021 8928 Views 1 comment Print

Held that, the power to order a provisional attachment of the property of the taxable person including a bank account is draconian in nature and the conditions which are prescribed by the statute for a valid exercise of the power must be strictly fulfilled.

No GST can be demanded from Buyer for fault of Seller of non-payment of taxes to Govt

April 28, 2021 51507 Views 2 comments Print

HC quashed the order passed by the officer levying the entire tax liability on the purchasing dealer without involving the seller, where the payment of tax has been made by the purchasing dealer, but the same has not been remitted to the Government by the Seller. Held that, the omission on the part of the Seller to remit the tax should have been viewed very seriously and strict action ought to have been initiated against the seller.

GST demand Order cannot be passed without providing hearing opportunity

April 28, 2021 3240 Views 0 comment Print

Ocean Sparkle Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner (ST) (Andhra Pradesh High Court) Ocean Sparkle Ltd. (Appellant) has filed the current writ petition challenging the Assessment Order bearing Ref. No. ZD370321001535W dated March 17, 2021 on the grounds of non-compliance with provisions laid in Section 75(4) of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (CGST Act). The […]

Repair services provided to fulfil warranty obligation involving supply of parts to be classified as composite supply of services

April 26, 2021 5343 Views 0 comment Print

The AAR, Uttar Pradesh in the matter of Premier Car Sales Ltd. [Order No. 29 dated 11, March, 2019] has held that, repair services carried out under an agreement, by the Assessee engaged in sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories, to fulfill the warranty obligation, which also involved supply of parts could be classified […]

Supply of medicines, food, room on rent etc. to in-patients is a composite supply of healthcare service

April 24, 2021 3723 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that, the supply of medicines, surgical items, implants, consumables and other allied services & items provided by the hospital through their hospital in-house pharmacy, as well as food, room on rent, other services to the in-patients admitted to hospital for diagnosis, or medical treatment or procedures is part of composite supply of health care treatment service and is exempted

Supply of license of pre-developed or pre-designed software amounts to supply of goods covered under heading 8523

April 23, 2021 2502 Views 0 comment Print

The AAR, Karnataka in the matter of M/S. SPSS South Asia Pvt. Ltd., [Advance Ruling No. KAR/ADRG/15 of 2021, dated March 24, 2021] held that, supply of license of pre-developed or pre-designed software by assessee amounts to supply of goods and said supply is covered under tariff heading 8523. Further, such supply of computer softwares […]

Allowed use of Form-C to purchase Petroleum, Natural Gas & Liquor products post GST

April 23, 2021 9348 Views 2 comments Print

Supreme Court declined to interfere in Revenue’s Special Leave Petitions, for use of ‘C’ Forms of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (CST Act) post GST in respect of purchase of six commodities (petroleum crude, diesel, petrol, aviation turbine fuel, natural gas and liquor) for use in the course of inter- state trade or commerce by the Assessee.

Power of provisional attachment under GST is draconian in nature: SC

April 20, 2021 27528 Views 0 comment Print

Radha Krishan Industries Vs State of Himachal Pradesh (Supreme Court) SC explains law for provisional attachment of Bank Account under GST This Appeal was filed against the judgment and order of the Hon’ble Himachal Pradesh High Court (HP HC) wherein, the Court dismissed the writ petition challenging orders of provisional attachment on the ground that […]

Gift vouchers are neither goods nor services, but instruments used as consideration for payment – Controversy Saga Continues

April 20, 2021 3747 Views 0 comment Print

The AAAR, Tamil Nadu in the matter of Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. [Order-in-Appeal No. AAAR/11/2021 (AR), dated March 30, 2021] modified the order passed by the AAR, Tamil Nadu to the extent that vouchers are neither good nor service and the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act), recognized it as an instrument […]

TDS cannot be recovered from Assessee for non-deposit by deductor

April 16, 2021 6255 Views 1 comment Print

Recovery can only be made against deductor who is the assessee in default, to the extent tax was deducted by the deductor and not remitted to the Income-tax Department. To the extent tax was deducted by the second respondent and not remitted by the second respondent to the Income Tax Department, recovery can be only directed against the second respondent as the second respondent is the assessee in default. The petitioner cannot be made to pay tax twice. Recovery of any of such Tax Deducted at Source but not remitted by the second respondent has to be recovered only from the second respondent .

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