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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 216 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 144 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 312 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 936 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


Cenvat credit allowable of duty paid on raw material used for research and development activities within the 100% EOU

October 15, 2014 2523 Views 0 comment Print

Serum Institute of India Ltd Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, Pune-III [2014-TIOL-1887-CESTA T-MUM] Serum Institute of India Ltd. (“the Assessee”) is 100% EOU engaged in the manufacture of vaccine (human medicine) falling under Chapter Heading 30.02 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. The Assessee imported raw material without payment of duty (inputs) by availing […]

No penalty if there is mass unawareness about taxability of certain service

October 15, 2014 5062 Views 0 comment Print

We are sharing with you an important judgment of the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of H.M. Singh & Co. Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs & Service Tax [2014 (49) taxmann.com 417(Allahabad)] on the following issue: Issue: Whether penalty could be levied under Section 77 and 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 […]

Purchaser of VABAL not liable to prove export obligation for availing benefit of Notification

October 14, 2014 916 Views 0 comment Print

Globe Agencies (the Assessee) purchased Valued Based Advance License (VABAL) from the market in respect of exported goods. Since, the Assessee failed to show that input stage credit has not been availed by the manufacturer of the exported (exempted) goods

SCN issued with pre­determined conclusions & closed mind is not valid

October 14, 2014 5298 Views 0 comment Print

Bharat Marine Co. (Petitioner) challenged the Show Cause Notice (SCN) issued by the Department on the ground that the contents of the SCN discloses a pre-conceived and closed mind. It was further contended that the findings of Revenue were categorical in nature

Cenvat credit need not required to be reversed on capital goods which were imported and subsequently re-exported

October 13, 2014 3366 Views 0 comment Print

Glass and Ceramic Decorators, (Appellant) imported Glass Printing Machine (capital goods) during the year 2003-04 and availed Cenvat credit on the same of Rs. 23,33,282/- in two consecutive financial years i.e. 2003-04 and 2004-05.

Communication of Appellate Authority’s order to Commissioner would amount to communication to Adjudicating Authority

October 13, 2014 1526 Views 1 comment Print

Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Appellant) preferred an appeal against the order of the Commissioner of Central Excise Delhi-I, to the Hon’ble CESTAT, New Delhi and in accordance of the direction of the Hon’ble CESTAT, the Appellant made a pre-deposit of Rs. 55 lakhs.

Tribunal can’t order pre-deposit of both duty as well as penalty at a time

October 12, 2014 763 Views 0 comment Print

Spandana Spoorthy Financial Ltd. (Petitioner) filed a writ petition against the order of the Hon’ble CESTAT, Hyderabad, dated July 10, 2013 by which the Hon’ble Tribunal has directed the Petitioner to make pre-deposit of the basic tax component as well as 50% of the penalty

Cenvat credit is available on capital goods used for manufacture of exempted intermediary products which are used in turn for manufacturing of dutiable final product

October 12, 2014 2369 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, SEIITL only manufactured the chassis, which is only a part of a TV. It is not a finished product and is only an intermediary product. SEIITL supplied intermediary product to the Respondent, which manufactured the TV and paid duty on it.

Distribution of Cenvat credit by Zonal office to branches cannot be denied merely because it did not obtain Service tax registration

October 11, 2014 1760 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab National Bank (the Appellant or PNB) is the Zonal Audit Office at Meerut of the Punjab National Bank. The Appellant applied and obtained Service tax registration for providing banking and financial services on October 30, 2004.

Interest allowable on refund of pre-deposit

October 11, 2014 24627 Views 0 comment Print

We are sharing with you an important judgment of Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. Vs. Union of India [(2014) 49 taxmann.com 79 (Delhi)] on the following issue: Issue: Whether communication of appellate order to the Commissioner would amount to communication to the Adjudicating Authority while determining interest to be […]

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