Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court examined whether a taxpayer’s selection of “No” for personal hearing could override the statutory req...
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...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court refused to bypass the statutory GST appeal mechanism and directed the taxpayer to pursue appellate remedies. How...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore Supreme Court's scrutiny of whether supplying cranes for services like loading, unloading, lifting, and shifting qualifies...
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 ...
Goods and Services Tax : Commissioner of Central Goods And Service Tax & Ors Vs Safari Retreats Private Limited & Ors (Supreme Court of India) The ...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court ruled that the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 limitation exclusion must be considered while computing timelines...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 32/2015-Central Excise Dated- 4th June, 2015 Ethanol produced from molasses generated from cane crushed in the ...
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...
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...
Excise Duty : Grants exemption from Basic Excise Duty to goods donated or purchased out of cash donations for the relief and rehabilitation of p...
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 ...
The High Court ruled that GST adjudication orders must contain detailed facts and reasons. Summary notices and orders lacking particulars were set aside as legally unsustainable.
The High Court ruled that buyers are not legally required to reverse ITC merely due to seller-issued discount credit notes. Rectification of GST returns was allowed where tax paid exceeded proposed reversal and no revenue loss occurred.
The Court examined whether medicines and consumables supplied to in-patients form part of exempt health services. Adjudication was allowed to continue, but enforcement of any final order was stayed.
The Court held that while GST portal upload is a valid mode of service, officers must explore other statutory modes if no response is received. Ex parte orders passed without ensuring effective service and hearing were held to violate natural justice.
The High Court ruled that GST authorities cannot issue assessment orders or notices in the name of a deceased registrant. Such proceedings are without jurisdiction and must be set aside as legally invalid.
The High Court held that once a company undergoes CIRP and new management is installed, GST authorities must recognize this legal shift and cannot act as if the old management continues.
Major amendments cover decriminalisation of offences, conversion of penalties into fees, and rationalisation of MAT and TCS rates. The reforms aim to reduce disputes while ensuring proportional enforcement.
The court held that confirming a demand far exceeding the SCN violates Section 75(7) of the CGST Act. Any enhancement without a fresh notice is a jurisdictional error warranting quashing.
Gujarat High Court holds refund claims maintainable for interest paid under protest on wrongly demanded GST for assignment of leasehold rights, quashing mechanical rejection via RFD-03.
The Court held that an appeal filed electronically within limitation, with pre-deposit and portal-uploaded order, is legally valid. Authorities cannot dismiss such appeals on the technical ground of non-submission of hard copies.
