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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 2232 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


Biometric based Aadhaar authentication/verification process for GST registration

December 24, 2020 6807 Views 1 comment Print

The CBIC vide Notification No. 94/2020-Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 has issued Central Goods and Services Tax Rules (Fourteenth Amendment), 2020, inter alia, substituting Rule 8(4A) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (CGST Rules), w.e.f. date to be notified later, in following manner: Every application made for the registration by the […]

Late fee Waiver of Form GSTR-4 for FY 2019-20 for Ladakh UT

December 24, 2020 1695 Views 7 comments Print

Waiver of late fee for delay in furnishing Form GSTR-4 for FY 2019-20 for the registered person having principal place of business in Ladakh  The CBIC vide Notification No. 93/2020- Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 inserted fourth proviso in Notification No. 73/2017- Central Tax dated December 29, 2017 to waive late fee on failure […]

Know about sections of GST applicable from 1st January 2021

December 24, 2020 4872 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC appoints January 1, 2021, as date on which various sections of Finance Act, 2020 shall come into force The CBIC vide Notification No. 92/2020- Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 appointed January 1, 2021, as date on which following sections of the Finance Act, 2020 shall come into force: Section of the Finance Act, […]

NAA holds McDonald’s franchisee Hardcastle Restaurants Guilty of Profiteering

December 22, 2020 2475 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA), in the case of DGAP vs. Hardcastle Restaurants [Case No. 79/2020 dated December 9, 2020] held that, the Hardcastle Restaurants (Respondent) has committed an offence by denying the  benefit of rate reduction to the buyers of his products in contravention of the provisions of Section 171(1) of the Central […]

Allowed refund of IGST paid on ocean freight beyond limitation period prescribed under GST Law

December 22, 2020 7251 Views 0 comment Print

HC allowed the refund claim of Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) paid on ocean freight under the reverse charge mechanism (RCM) beyond the statutory time limit prescribed under Section 54 of the Central Good and Service Tax Act, 2017

Mandatory to upload SCN on website, mere e-mail to taxpayer not sufficient

December 22, 2020 7767 Views 0 comment Print

Madhya Pradesh High Court held that statutory procedure prescribed for communicating show-cause notice or order under Rule 142(1) of CGST Rules is required to be followed mandatorily by the revenue, which prescribes the manner to upload the SCN on website. Thus, a mere e-mail of SCN to the taxpayer would not suffice. Upload of such notices on the website of the revenue is mandatory.

Only person who borne incidence of duties/ taxes, is entitled to claim refund

December 11, 2020 3603 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. CPCL has borne the incidence of Excise Duty which in law, could not be charged from it and it is a settled legal position under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act that it is only the person who has borne the incidence of Excise Duty who is entitled to claim refund.

Allahabad HC: Revokes Order of Cancellation of Registration & condemns callous attitude of Department

December 11, 2020 3930 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC: Revokes Order of Cancellation of Registration & condemns callous attitude of the Department The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the matter of Ansari Construction vs. Additional Commissioner, CGST (Appeals) & Ors. [Writ Tax No. 626 of 2020 dated November 24, 2020] set aside ex-parte order seeking to cancel assessee’s registration for failure to […]

Service of notice on truck driver or fixation of copy of order on truck is none of the methods prescribed under CGST Act

December 7, 2020 1584 Views 0 comment Print

Service of notice on truck driver or fixation of copy of order on truck is none of the methods prescribed under GST Law and it is well settled that whenever a manner is prescribed, it should be done in that manner alone.

SC disposes appeal challenging constitutional validity of pre-deposit under TNVAT Act

December 4, 2020 3513 Views 0 comment Print

supM/S. V.V.V. And Sons Edible Oil Ltd. Vs The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in M/S. V.V.V. And Sons Edible Oil Ltd. v. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. [Civil Appeal No. 3964 of 2020 dated December 04, 2020] disposed of the appeal […]

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