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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 645 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 261 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 240 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


Draft GST Reports on payment process, refund process and registration on public domain

October 7, 2015 3951 Views 0 comment Print

In order to engage with the stakeholders and invite comments from the public at large, Ministry of Finance has decided to make available the Draft Business Processes of GST. Following are the Draft Reports on GST available on public domain for virtual feedback of the public: Report of the Joint Committee on Business Processes for GST on Refund Process; Report of the Joint Committee on Business Processes for GST on Registration; Report of the Joint Committee on Business Processes for GST Payment Process.

No Excise duty Price-escalation not contemplated at or before time of removal :SC

October 7, 2015 1877 Views 0 comment Print

CCE Vs. Hitkari Fibres Ltd. (Supreme Court), Price-escalation which was not contemplated at or before time of removal, cannot form part of transaction value especially when there is no allegation of understatement of value – Duty is payable at place, price and time of clearance of goods

Analysis of CBEC clarification on chargeability of Service tax on GTA

October 7, 2015 3452 Views 0 comment Print

CA Bimal Jain Background: Goods Transport Agency (“GTA”) has been defined to mean any person who provides service to a person in relation to transport of goods by road and issues consignment note, by whatever name called. In addition to transportation services, GTA also provides various ancillary services such as loading/ unloading, packing/unpacking, transhipment, temporary […]

Order becomes null if based merely on statements of witnesses without allowing assessee to cross-examine them: SC

October 7, 2015 9327 Views 0 comment Print

Andaman Timber Industries Vs. CCE (Supreme Court) Not allowing assessee to cross-examine statements of witnesses, which were made basis of demand, is a serious flaw which makes order nullity, as it amounts to violation of principles of natural justice.

No Special Session on GST as Parliament prorogue Monsoon Session

September 11, 2015 1334 Views 0 comment Print

The Cabinet has decided not to call for a Special Session to pass the much-hyped and much-delayed Constitution (122ndAmendment) Bill, 2014 on Goods and Services Tax (‘GST Bill’ or ‘122nd CAB’) in the wake of opposition from Congress.

Workshop Series on Indirect Taxes : Works Contract under the Service Tax & VAT

September 10, 2015 2792 Views 0 comment Print

  We are happy to inform that the Sixth Workshop under the series is being organised on the theme ‘Works Contract under the Service Tax & VAT  and other issues of Double Taxation and Transition Issues with Way forward in GST’ on Friday, 18 September, 2015 from 10:00 am till 04:30 pm at PHD House, […]

Government pushing GST to meet April, 2016 deadline

September 2, 2015 1718 Views 0 comment Print

Even though Parliament’s Monsoon Session could not turn into success, the Indian Government did not step-back and has been significantly working towards the success of Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be able to meet the April, 2016 deadline. The Government has pressed the pedal on the much needed administrative ground work for rolling out the ambitious Indirect tax reform on time.

Cash discounts deductible while determining Transaction value of excisable goods

September 1, 2015 3623 Views 0 comment Print

Purolator India Ltd. is engaged in the manufacture of excisable goods, namely Filter Elements, Inserts, and Cartridges and Components. These goods are either cleared by the Appellant to various vehicle manufacturers

No denial of Cenvat credit availed on invoices issued in the name of unregistered premises

August 27, 2015 10755 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble CESTAT, Delhi accepted the contentions of the Appellant and held that in the absence of any such dispute regarding availment of Impugned Services and their utilization for payment of Service tax or proper accounting of the same

Service tax on free Pick-up/Home delivery of food, being ‘Sale’ in nature?

August 26, 2015 60623 Views 15 comments Print

The Government vide Entry No. 19 of the Mega Exemption Notification No. 25/2012-ST dated June 20, 2012 granted exemption from payment of Service tax to Restaurants, eating joint or a mess providing service in relation to food or beverages, other than those having:

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