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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 2223 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 11682 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 3426 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


Budget 2021: Amendments proposed in Section 74, 107, 151, 152 & 168 of CGST Act, 2017

February 24, 2021 7008 Views 0 comment Print

This GST Charcha deciphers into recent changes in GST Laws made vide Clause No. 104, 107, 110, 111 and 112 of the Finance Bill, 2021 with respect to amendments in Section 74, 107, 151, 152 and 168 of the CGST Act.

Amount received for security services including amount of wages for guards taxable @18%

February 24, 2021 8820 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble AAR Gujarat in M/s Gujarat Industrial Security Force Society [Advance Ruling No. GUJ/GAAR/R/100/2020 decided on October 14, 2020] held that the security services would be taxable to GST @18% on the entire amount received including the wages for the guards. Input Tax Credit (ITC) would be available if the procedure of paying GST […]

Exclusion of small scale ice cream manufacturers from composition scheme benefit to be reconsidered by GST Council

February 22, 2021 6087 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Del Ice Cream Manufacturers Welfare’s Association v. Union of India and Anr. [Writ Petition No. 5252/2019 and others dated February 9, 2021] directed the GST Council to reconsider the exclusion of small scale manufactures of ice cream from the benefit of Composition Scheme under Section 10(1) of the Central […]

Union Budget 2021: Amendments proposed in Section 129 & 130 of CGST Act, 2017

February 22, 2021 31089 Views 1 comment Print

GST Charcha deciphers into recent changes in GST Laws made vide Clause No. 108 and 109 of the Finance Bill, 2021 with respect to amendments in Section 129 and 130 of the CGST Act.

Budget 2021- Recovery of self-assessed tax under GST

February 20, 2021 13800 Views 0 comment Print

This GST Charcha deciphers into recent changes in GST Laws made vide Clause No. 105 of the Finance Bill, 2021 with respect to recovery of self- assessed tax.

Can GST department provisionally attach Property/Bank Account of any Person?

February 20, 2021 10611 Views 1 comment Print

This GST Charcha deciphers into recent changes in GST Laws made vide Clause No. 106 of the Finance Bill, 2021 with respect to provisional attachment of property/bank account.

GST Charcha on Union Budget 2021: Changes in scope of zero-rated supplies

February 18, 2021 9411 Views 1 comment Print

This GST Charcha deciphers into recent changes in GST Laws made vide Clause No. 114 of the Finance Bill, 2021 to with respect to changes in scope of zero-rated supplies.

Penalty, Forfeiture of deposit & Liquidated damages not liable to Service Tax

February 18, 2021 7422 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT, New Delhi set aside the order holding that the amount received towards penalty, earnest money deposit forfeiture and liquidated damages would be tantamount to a consideration, for which service tax would be levied, passed by the Commissioner and held that, it is not possible to sustain the view taken by the Commissioner.

No service tax liability on license fee and other fee for grant of liquor license

February 18, 2021 8025 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore, in M/S. Anheuser Busch Inbev India Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Tax [Service Tax Appeal No. 20374 of 2020, decided on February 18, 2021] held that no service tax under reverse charge mechanism is payable on the license fee and other application fee paid to the State Excise department for grant of liquor license. Further, confirmed the Service tax demand on Storage License fee for CO2 which the Appellant is liable to pay along with interest.

Principle of unjust enrichment not applicable to pre-deposit made under protest during pendency of appeal

February 18, 2021 4821 Views 0 comment Print

Amount deposited during the pendency of the appeals before the Hon’ble Supreme Court has to be construed as having paid under protest and has to be refunded without insisting on such importer or manufacturer satisfying the requirement of unjust enrichment as in the case of pre deposit.

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