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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


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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 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


Duty paid in earlier settled proceedings cannot be claimed as refund merely for different stand of SC in another assessees case

January 15, 2016 843 Views 1 comment Print

The Hon’ble Supreme Court held that no such writ petition to claim refund of duty, interest and penalty was maintainable when the proceedings in respect of the Respondent had attained finality and the amount was recovered.

Regarding Transaction value of identical goods taken as assessable value of imported goods

January 15, 2016 2413 Views 0 comment Print

Transaction value of identical goods can be taken as assessable value of imported goods in terms of Rule 4 of the Customs Valuation Rules only after making an adjustment of commercial and comparable effects- Richemont India Pvt. Ltd. Vs. CC, New Delhi [2015 (12) TMI 1043 (NEW DELHI – CESTAT)]

Charges for technical knowhow wouldn’t be includable in the value of the imported goods if it isn’t condition to import of goods

January 15, 2016 1279 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble CESTAT, Chennai held that the charges of technical knowhow cannot be included in the value of imported goods in terms of Rule 9 of the Customs Valuation Rules where these expenses aren’t condition to sale of the imported goods.

Order after a Personal Hearing should be passed expeditiously and within a reasonable time: HC

January 15, 2016 735 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble High Court of Bombay held that the Hon’ble Apex Court has emphasized time and again that the Orders pursuant to a Personal Hearing either by the Court or the Tribunal or any quasi-judicial body ought to be passed expeditiously and within a reasonable time.

Assessee can claim CST rate on plant, machinery etc. used in Works contract execution by including in CST registration certificate

January 15, 2016 1254 Views 0 comment Print

Nagarjuna Construction Co. Ltd. was engaged in the business of Works contracts such as construction of bridges, flyovers, roads and multi-storied buildings across the India. Being a Works contractor, the Petitioner applied for registration under the CST Act and also claimed CST registration in respect of machinery, tools and equipment such as hydraulic mobile cranes,

GST – Overview, RNR, Open Issues by CA Bimal Jain

January 5, 2016 4494 Views 0 comment Print

Watch the video to enrich your knowledge regarding the present status and updates on GST. With the intention of throwing light on areas to be worked upon for the GST Laws – CGST, SGST and IGST, this presentation made by CA Bimal Jain on GST – Overview, RNR, Open Issues by CA Bimal Jain at the International Indirect Tax & GST Conference organised by the PHD Chambers of Commerce on December 17, 2015, focuses on following various suggestions/ issues.

Bankruptcy Bill 2015 to bring unified Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code

December 30, 2015 1035 Views 0 comment Print

The Government, on Monday, December 21, 2015, introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bill, 2015 (the Bankruptcy Bill), proposing to enact a single bankruptcy code setting deadlines for processing insolvency cases. Once enacted, not only will it improve the ease of doing business in India, it will also ensure better debt recovery for creditors.

No Penalty if assessee's activity is held to be not liable to Service tax

December 30, 2015 2506 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty is levied only when any Service tax has not been paid by reason of fraud, etc., hence, when assessee’s activity is held to be not liable to Service tax, question of imposition of penalty cannot arise- Jubilant Agri & Consumer Products Ltd. Vs. Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal [2015 (64) taxmann.com 35 (Allahabad)]

Lawmakers Let Another Gst Opportunity Go Abegging With Washout Of Winter Session

December 30, 2015 738 Views 0 comment Print

GST has been missing several deadlines in the past. Perhaps, the only major reform both India and the World were looking at from the Parliament’s winter session was the passage of the 122ndConstitutional Amendment Bill, 2014 (122nd CAB or GST Bill), which promised to bring in the biggest indirect tax reform in the Country ever happened.

Inputs / Capital goods used in R&D and Quality Control Laboratory for input testing, final product samples eligible for Cenvat credit

December 30, 2015 9141 Views 0 comment Print

Subic Innovative Plastics (P.) Ltd. (the Appellant) had taken Cenvat credit on inputs and capital goods used in Research and Development (R&D) and Quality Control Laboratory situated in the factory premises.

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