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GST Refund Cannot Be Denied for Double Payment Due to Limitation: Orissa HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that limitation under Section 54 cannot bar refund of mistakenly paid GST. It held that excess tax collected witho...

April 25, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Liquidated Damages vs. “Tolerating an Act” under GST – Reframing the Debate through Substance

Goods and Services Tax : Explains why liquidated damages are generally not subject to GST unless linked to a supply. Highlights the importance of distingui...

April 25, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Not Blocked on Leasehold Transfers Without Construction: HC Quashes GST Notice

Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that ITC on GIDC charges is allowable where no construction is involved. It also held that Section 74 proceedings ...

April 24, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week Ending 19th April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : The update discusses GST rulings on ITC and refunds, income tax relief interpretations, and insolvency reforms. It also covers dis...

April 24, 2026 3780 Views 0 comment Print

GST Recovery Against Legal Heir Invalid Without Prior Adjudication Under Law

Goods and Services Tax : The court held that recovery cannot proceed against a legal heir without determining liability under Section 93, reinforcing due p...

April 24, 2026 441 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Representation on Cancellation of GST Registration & Refund Processing

Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...

April 23, 2026 2670 Views 0 comment Print

Mastermind Arrested for ₹1,825 Crore GST Refund Fraud via Fake ITC & Bogus Exports

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...

April 21, 2026 20094 Views 1 comment Print

Delhi CGST Busts ₹8 Cr Fake ITC; Company Director Arrested

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...

April 18, 2026 648 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Top 10 Issues in GST Enforcement Actions

Goods and Services Tax : The case highlights that summons lacking details of the underlying inquiry violate procedural fairness. It underscores the need fo...

April 17, 2026 789 Views 0 comment Print

CBI Arrests GST Superintendent & Inspector for Accepting Bribe in Registration Case

Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrested GST officials for demanding a bribe to facilitate registration approval. The case highlights strict enforcement again...

April 11, 2026 981 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Telangana HC Rejects Vires Challenge to Section 16(2)(c); Permits Delayed GST Appeal

Goods and Services Tax : The court refused to entertain a constitutional challenge raised to bypass limitation. It allowed filing of appeal with delay cond...

April 25, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Excess ITC Case: Telangana HC Declines Vires Challenge to Section 16(2)(c)

Goods and Services Tax : The court declined to examine the constitutional validity of Section 16(2)(c) in absence of clear factual basis. It held that disp...

April 25, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

GST ITC Denial on GSTR-2A Mismatch: Telangana HC Allows Rectification Route

Goods and Services Tax : The court addressed denial of input tax credit due to mismatch with GSTR-2A and missing invoices. It allowed the taxpayer to seek ...

April 25, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Ex-Parte GST Order Set Aside Due to No Opportunity to Reply to Show Cause Notice

Goods and Services Tax : The court held that an adjudication order passed without considering the taxpayer’s reply is unsustainable. It remitted the matt...

April 24, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

Composite GST Notice Invalid as Issued for Multiple Years: Kerala HC Quashes Proceedings

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a single show cause notice covering multiple assessment years is not legally sustainable. Authorities were per...

April 24, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Kerala GST Framework for Scrutiny and Appeal of Appellate Orders

Goods and Services Tax : This case highlights how delays in filing appeals against adverse GST orders weaken the department’s legal position. It undersco...

April 25, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala GST: Guidelines for Transfer of Files & Records Post Reorganization

Goods and Services Tax : This case examines delays in transferring non-priority files after departmental restructuring. It mandates systematic redistributi...

April 25, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Appeal/Revision Process for AIT&ST/KVAT Tribunal Orders

Goods and Services Tax : This case highlights lapses in examining tribunal orders before filing revisions. It mandates detailed legal analysis and reasoned...

April 25, 2026 24 Views 0 comment Print

Jurisdiction & Functions of “Proper Officers” under Kerala GST Act, 2017 – Reg.

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling highlights gaps in recovery proceedings due to unclear role allocation. It strengthens the system by redefining respons...

April 25, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

GST Introduces IMS Offline Tool to Simplify Bulk Invoice Management

Goods and Services Tax : The GST portal launches an Excel-based IMS Offline Tool to help taxpayers efficiently manage and process invoices. It enables bulk...

April 22, 2026 2787 Views 0 comment Print


GST on Zomato, Swiggy Orders – Impact on Customers, Restaurants & Food Delivery Platforms?

September 19, 2021 61914 Views 9 comments Print

GST on Zomato, Swiggy Orders – Impact On Customers, Restaurants And Food Delivery Platforms? GST Council in its 45th GST Council Meeting held on September 17th, 2021 at Lucknow, has decided to charge GST at the rate of 5 % on cloud kitchens and food delivery platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, etc on restaurant services supplied […]

45th GST Council Meeting: Boon or Bane?

September 18, 2021 8490 Views 0 comment Print

The 45th GST Council Meeting convened in Lucknow on 17th September, 2021 for its first physical meeting in 20 months with a packed agenda. A plethora of decisions & recommendations were made. The following is a summary & detailed analysis of various decisions taken: 1. Extended concessions to specified drugs used in COVID treatment Concessional […]

30 Suggestions For Simplification of GST Law, Procedures & Returns

September 17, 2021 38019 Views 14 comments Print

Suggestions to provide ease of business to dealers addressing burning issues in law & to make GST actually ‘simple’ so that compliance level can be increased. These SUGGESTIONS can assure lot of relaxation to businessmen against in-genuine hardships. >Regarding Seamless ITC 1. REMOVE ITC restrictions of rule 36(4) and proposed Sec. 16(2)(aa) REMOVE Rule 36(4) […]

Recommendations of 45th Meeting of GST Council, Lucknow

September 17, 2021 33204 Views 1 comment Print

The GST Council’s 45th meeting was held today in Lucknow under the chairmanship of the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The GST Council has inter-alia made the following recommendations relating to changes in GST rates on supply of goods and services and changes related to GST law and procedure:

GST Refund procedure and limitations

September 17, 2021 21711 Views 6 comments Print

GST refund can be claimed under various grounds by the exporters/taxpayers on ground of excess amount if they have paid more than the GST liability. Refund can be claimed on below mentioned grounds: Refund of unutilized input tax credit (ITC) on account of exports without payment of tax; Refund of tax paid on export of […]

Patna HC quashes GST demand as no opportunity of hearing was afforded to petitioner

September 17, 2021 2376 Views 0 comment Print

Respondent passed an order without affording adequate opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and recovered the demand amount after attachment of bank account of the petitioner.

Advance GST Rulings of Kerala State from July 2017 to July 2021

September 17, 2021 5508 Views 3 comments Print

Author compiled Advance Rulings of KERALA State from July 2017 to July 2021. Author compiled such rulings as per upload by Kerala State GST authority in their State GST Site. Kerala State Advance Rulings Authority have uploaded rulings year wise as below: 2017: NIL, 2018: 22 Rulings, 2019: 36 Rulings, 2020: 17 Rulings and 2021: […]

Transfer of amount in E-Cash Ledger from one head to another under Section 49(10) of CGST Act, 2017

September 17, 2021 8757 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer of amount in E-Cash Ledger from one head to another under Section 49(10) of CGST Act, 2017 Section 49(10) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act, 2017) was inserted by the Finance Act, 2019 and notified later on w.e.f. 01.01.2020 by Notification No. 01/2020-Central Tax, dated 01.01.2020. this was the […]

Special Drive for Risky Exporter Refund verification

September 17, 2021 4125 Views 0 comment Print

As explained in the Circular, CBIC has taken measures to apply stringent risk parameters-based checks driven by rigorous data analytics and Artificial Intelligence tools and based on the same, certain exporters were taken up for further verification.

Functionality for fetching of Bill of Entry details from ICEGATE Portal

September 17, 2021 16839 Views 1 comment Print

On demand fetching of Bill of Entry details from ICEGATE Portal 1. To help importers of goods, and recipients of supplies from SEZ, search Bill of Entry details, which did not auto-populate in GSTR-2A, a self-service functionality has been made available on the GST Portal that can be used to search such records in GST […]

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