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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


Important Changes in GST w.e.f. January 1, 2021

January 2, 2021 106659 Views 0 comment Print

We bring you the highlights of all important changes related to QRMP Scheme, E-invoicing, ITC availment, e-way bill, etc. under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) and Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (CGST Rules), effective from January 1, 2021, as below:  Notification No. Topic/Section/ Rules of CGST Act/ Rules Change […]

Best judgment assessment cannot be made for non-filing of GSTR-3B

December 30, 2020 3030 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Appellate Authority, GST, Andhra Pradesh, in the case of Omsai Professional Detective & Security Services Pvt. Ltd. [Order No. 5132 of 2020 (dated, March 16, 2020)] held that best judgment assessment under Section 62(1) of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“CGST Act”) cannot be made in respect of non-filers of returns […]

Consultancy service provided by Japan based company, having fixed establishment in India is not liable for RCM under  ‘import of service’

December 26, 2020 2982 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble AAR Odisha, in the matter of Tokyo Electric Power Co. [Order No.02/Odisha-AARJ2020-21 dated November 19, 2020] held that supply of consultancy service to an Indian entity Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) is not import of service in terms of Section 2(11) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (IGST Act) […]

Assessee allowed monthly instalment facility to pay GST liability with interest

December 26, 2020 2022 Views 1 comment Print

Assessee allowed for monthly instalment facility to pay the tax liability with interest The Hon’ble Kerala High Court in Malayalam Motors Pvt. Ltd. v. The Assistant State Tax Officer [WP(C). No. 21490 of 2020(I) dated October 12, 2020] held that, the assessee who has sought an instalment facility to pay the admitted tax, together with […]

Changes in CGST Rules vide Notification dated 22/12/2020

December 25, 2020 33573 Views 3 comments Print

Gist of important changes made in the CGST Rules, 2017 vide Notification issued on December 22, 2020 Lot many changes have been made in the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (CGST Rules) vide Notification No. 94/2020-Central Tax dated December 22, 2020. This article summarises all the important changes made in the CGST Rules, […]

New grounds for cancellation of registration under GST

December 24, 2020 10446 Views 0 comment Print

Now the officer can proceed for cancellation of GSTIN where a taxpayer avails Input Tax Credit (ITC) exceeding the permissible amount of ITC, which is in violation of the provisions of section 16 of the CGST Act and rules made thereunder.

Validity of e-way bill narrowed by increasing distance from 100 km. to 200 km. per day

December 24, 2020 48594 Views 0 comment Print

The validity of e-way bill under Rule 138(10) of the CGST Rules has been amended, according to which the e-way bill will now be valid for 1 day for every 200 km of travel, as against 100 km earlier, in cases other than Over Dimensional Cargo or multimodal shipment in which at least one leg involves transport by ship.

Person whose GST registration has been suspended is now restricted from furnishing PART A of E-Way Bill

December 24, 2020 5118 Views 0 comment Print

Person whose registration has been suspended is now restricted from furnishing PART A of E-Way Bill The CBIC vide Notification No. 94/2020-Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 has issued Central Goods and Services Tax Rules (Fourteenth Amendment), 2020, amending, inter alia, Rule 138E of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (“CGST Rules”) in […]

No opportunity of being heard to taxpayers for suspension of GST registration

December 24, 2020 6789 Views 0 comment Print

No opportunity of being heard to taxpayers for suspension of registration The CBIC vide Notification No. 94/2020-Central Tax, dated December 22, 2020 2020 issued Central Goods and Services Tax Rules (Fourteenth Amendment), 2020 amending Rule 21A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (CGST Rules) in following manner: The words “after affording the […]

New Form GST REG-31 notified for ‘Intimation for suspension & notice for cancellation of registration’

December 24, 2020 54285 Views 2 comments Print

New Form GST REG-31 notified for ‘Intimation for suspension & notice for cancellation of registration’ 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, notifying Form GST REG-31 for ‘Intimation for suspension and notice for cancellation of registration’ under Rule […]

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