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SC’s Landmark Judgement: Protecting Rights of Bona Fide Buyer under DVAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a genuine buyer cannot lose ITC merely because the seller failed to deposit tax. The key takeaway is that liab...

January 12, 2026 1722 Views 2 comments Print

Bona Fide Purchasers Entitled to ITC Despite Seller Default: SC Judgment & GST

Goods and Services Tax : SC ruled a bona fide buyer cannot be denied ITC under DVAT Act if seller defaults on depositing tax. The remedy is against default...

November 6, 2025 8313 Views 2 comments Print

Double Taxation and Undue Enrichment under GST

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court affirmed that an innocent buyer cannot be denied ITC solely due to the seller's failure to remit tax or file ret...

October 20, 2025 1635 Views 0 comment Print

Input tax credit cannot be denied to recipient on default of payment by supplier

Goods and Services Tax : High Court of Delhi held Section 9(2)(g) of Delhi VAT Act to the extent it disallows Input tax credit to purchaser due to default ...

January 26, 2018 94845 Views 4 comments Print

Direct and Indirect tax updates for 1st March to 15th March 2017

Income Tax : Application for allotment of Permanent Account Number(PAN) will be filed in SPICe (INC-32) form using Digital Signature of the app...

March 20, 2017 4899 Views 0 comment Print


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Expression of Interest for survey of business establishments in Delhi

Goods and Services Tax : Department has decided to hire services of an experienced agency, for collecting, processing and creating electronic database in ...

July 5, 2016 1273 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi VAT- Advisory for Casual Dealers

Goods and Services Tax : The India International Trade Fair (IITF) shall be held from 14-11-2015 to 27-11­2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Registered de...

November 5, 2015 5911 Views 0 comment Print

Reward up to Rs. 10 Lakh for Information on Delhi VAT Defaulters

Goods and Services Tax : It has been decided to introduce a reward scheme for informers providing vital inputs in order to check and detect value added tax...

September 9, 2015 1483 Views 0 comment Print

Delha VAT – Dealers to keep records at principal place of business for 7 years

Goods and Services Tax : As per the section 48 and Rules 42 & 19 of Delhi VAT Act & Rules, you are also required to maintain and retain prescribed records ...

February 28, 2014 3259 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi VAT Dealers – Caution in Purchases against Tax Invoices

Goods and Services Tax : Buy goods from a trusted seller who files return and thereby pays due tax collected from you. Mere 2B statement filing by selling ...

December 13, 2013 1889 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Delhi HC Sets Aside Pre-Deposit Condition As DVAT Section 74 Amendment Was Not Retrospective

Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court held that the pre-deposit requirement introduced by the third proviso to Section 74(1) of the DVAT Act could ...

June 23, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Denial Upheld Due to Supplier Tax Default Under GST Law: Gujarat HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court examined whether ITC can be denied when the supplier fails to deposit tax. It upheld the provision, ruling that ITC depe...

May 2, 2026 1833 Views 0 comment Print

SC Directs Delhi VAT Department to Issue C & F Forms After Bond Verification

Goods and Services Tax : SC ordered Department to comply with High Court directions and issue C-Forms and F-Forms after verification of indemnity bonds, le...

November 28, 2025 891 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification of DVAT return permitted to enable issuance of Form C

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court permitted petitioner to rectify DVAT returns for first quarter of 2013-14 by filing revised return for said perio...

September 1, 2025 453 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Protects Buyers from Seller VAT Default

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court rules bona fide purchasers cannot be denied Input Tax Credit due to seller's tax default; cites Article 14....

July 11, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Delhi VAT Deptt. Response to Sales Tax Bar Association Letters

Goods and Services Tax : Discover how the Department of Trade and Taxes in Delhi addresses concerns raised by the Sales Tax Bar Association regarding recti...

March 22, 2024 1116 Views 0 comment Print

Scrutiny of GST Returns for the FY 2017-18-reg

Goods and Services Tax : Get insights into the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi's Department of Trade and Taxes' latest policy instruction...

October 31, 2023 55257 Views 0 comment Print

Dispose GST refund applications within time to avoid interest

Goods and Services Tax : Concerned GST refund sanctioning authority shall ensure that all GST refund applications are processed and decided within the pres...

July 20, 2022 2985 Views 0 comment Print

Grievance redressal mechanism in case of pending GST Refunds

Goods and Services Tax : under Section 54 of the DGST Act, 2017, taxpayer can claim the refund of any payment and interest before the expiry of two years f...

May 13, 2022 3420 Views 0 comment Print

SOP to ensure compliance of Bank attachment letters- GST/VAT

Goods and Services Tax : It has recently come to notice that, An account was de-freezed on the basis of the letter signed by the Ward In-charge, whereas it...

March 4, 2022 8235 Views 0 comment Print


Delhi VAT- Stock taking will not be allowed of retail private vends licencees /Corporation vends

September 22, 2015 1184 Views 0 comment Print

It has been decided henceforth that stock taking will not be allowed to any retail private vends licencees as well as Corporation vends. Therefore, final opportunity is hereby given to all retail licencees that they will take the stock before 25.09.2015. Thereafter, no stock take sold will be allowed. Thereafter no assumption of stock take sold will be available for the left over stock. If any stock in the liquor vends is found as stock take sold it would be considered as repeat stock and strict action like prosecution and cancellation of licence would be taken.

Frequently Asked Questions on Form Delhi Sugam-2 (DS2)

September 18, 2015 30594 Views 30 comments Print

Q.1 What is Form Delhi Sugam-2 (DS2)? Ans. Form Delhi Sugam-2 (DS2) is an online form to be filed by all registered dealers who brings goods in Delhi from outside Delhi by Road, Rail, Air, Courier, Pipeline, Internet etc. before entry of the goods in Delhi VAT jurisdiction.

Depressing story about working of DVAT Department-A recent order by Delhi GC

September 16, 2015 3677 Views 0 comment Print

In recent time Delhi VAT Department has started to issue system based default assessment notices and its consequential demand notices for tax, interest and penalties. The above notices are served through the login id of dealers and service of the same is assumed in law once we read the notice a system generated SMS is also sent on the registered mobile no. of the dealer.

Delhi Sugam-2 (DS-2) – A Step towards Simplification

September 13, 2015 49299 Views 64 comments Print

Department of Trade and Taxes, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi has vide notification dated 10.09.2015 notified an online Form Deihi Sugam- 2 (in short DS2) for providing ‘information to the Department in respect of goods purchased or received as stock transfer or received on consignment agreement basis from outside Delhi by all the registered dealers of Delhi.

System Generated Assessment Orders Not Valid – Delhi HC

September 12, 2015 3783 Views 0 comment Print

Bhumika Enterprises Vs Commissioner Value Added Tax & Anr In a major relief to VAT dealers in the State of Delhi, the High Court of Delhi has quashed the system generated assessment orders issued by the VATO.

Delhi VAT- Online Form Delhi Sugam-2 WEF 15th September 2015

September 10, 2015 18519 Views 0 comment Print

The online Form Delhi Sugam-2 (DS2), shall be filed for each vehicle before its entry in Delhi by each registered dealer, whose goods are carried in that vehicle.

Delhi VAT- Regarding dashboard to each Assessing Authority.

September 10, 2015 825 Views 0 comment Print

It has been noticed in the recent past that some dealers enter into contract or agreement with fellow unscrupulous dealers, with a motive to evade tax or to claim undue refund or to pass on input tax credit without payment of due tax. In some cases, such dealers are found to be indulging in downloading of Central Forms against fictitious inter-state purchases of huge amount.

DVAT Dealer to File DS2 before physical entry of goods in Delhi wef 15th Sept 15

September 10, 2015 24701 Views 25 comments Print

All DVAT dealers dealers are required to file the details of invoices and goods receipt note in respect of goods purchased or received as stock transfer from outside Delhi in Delhi Sugam-2 (DS2) in place of earlier T-2 form either online before physical entry of goods in Delhi.

Delhi VAT- Reassessment in respect of system generated default assessment notices

September 10, 2015 1375 Views 0 comment Print

The notices under Section 59(2) issued on 19.06.2015 which were system generated stand quashed. The consequent passed orders thereon are already withdrawn by the letters dated 17.07.2015. The Circular dated 29.07.2015 issued by Addl. Commissioner (System) is also quashed. Further, the letters issued on 17.07.2015 are also quashed.

Reward up to Rs. 10 Lakh for Information on Delhi VAT Defaulters

September 9, 2015 1483 Views 0 comment Print

It has been decided to introduce a reward scheme for informers providing vital inputs in order to check and detect value added tax evasion in Delhi so as to minimize the pilferage of VAT revenue of the Government of Delhi.

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