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Assessment Order Quashed as Same-Day Hearing Violated Natural Justice

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court quashed a Section 143(3) assessment after finding that the assessee was denied a meaningful opportunity of...

July 2, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Morphed Obscene Image Of Woman Is Not Harmless Digital Prank: Madras HC

Corporate Law : Madras HC held morphed obscene images are a serious attack on a woman's privacy and dignity. It directed prompt police action and ...

July 1, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

Long-Term Live-In Relationship Presumes Consensual Intimacy: Chhattisgarh HC

Corporate Law : The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld the acquittal after finding the relationship was consensual. A later refusal to marry did not e...

June 30, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

Media Should Refrain From Describing An Accused By Labels: Patna HC

Corporate Law : The Patna High Court held that media must avoid labels implying guilt before a trial concludes. It directed news platforms to rest...

June 29, 2026 258 Views 0 comment Print

GST Section 74 Cannot Be Invoked as a Default Weapon Without Fraud Proof: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court emphasized that Section 74 requires clear evidence of fraud, wilful misstatement, or suppression and cannot ...

June 29, 2026 327 Views 1 comment Print


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Latest Case Law Related to IBC 2016: January to March 2026

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...

May 21, 2026 447 Views 0 comment Print

Important Case Laws related to IBC 2016 – July – September 2025

Corporate Law : Supreme Court ruled that CoC and RP can surrender financially burdensome assets voluntarily, clarifying moratorium under section 1...

November 20, 2025 5454 Views 0 comment Print

BREAKING: Gujarat HC Orders CBDT to Ensure 1-Month Gap Between ITR & Tax Audit Dates

Income Tax : Gujarat HC has directed CBDT to ensure that there is a mandatory one-month gap between date for furnishing tax audit reports (unde...

October 13, 2025 21264 Views 1 comment Print

Rajasthan HC Extends Tax Audit Filing Deadline to 31 October 2025

Income Tax : Rajasthan High Court granted a one-month extension for filing TARs under Section 44AB for AY 2025-26, citing delayed audit utility...

September 25, 2025 1041 Views 0 comment Print

CAAS Files writ challenging persistent technical failures in Income Tax portal

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court is hearing a petition from the Chartered Accountants Association regarding persistent glitches on the new I...

September 25, 2025 8199 Views 1 comment Print


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Gujarat HC Quashes Reassessment as Warranty Provision Was Scientifically Estimated

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that a scientifically determined warranty provision qualified for consideration under settled legal pr...

July 3, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

SVLDRS Benefit Denied as Service Tax Was Not Quantified Before 30 June 2019

Service Tax : Gujarat High Court held SVLDRS relief unavailable as service tax was not quantified before 30 June 2019. Partial admission during ...

July 3, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Excise Rebate Only on Goods Exported as per Shipping Bills; No Benefit for Moisture Loss: Gujarat HC

Excise Duty : Gujarat High Court held rebate is available only on goods actually exported as reflected in shipping bills. Moisture loss without ...

July 3, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Pending NCLAT Appeal Not a Bar to Swiss Challenge Auction as OTS Was Already Rejected: Madras HC

Corporate Law : Madras HC held that a pending NCLAT appeal did not prevent PNB from conducting a Swiss Challenge auction after the OTS proposal wa...

July 3, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Recovery Stayed as Section 154 Order Was Passed Without Prior Notice: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : High Court restrained tax recovery, holding the Section 154 order prima facie breached natural justice by withdrawing exemption wi...

July 3, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print


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Co-op Society Can Deny Membership for ‘Refuge Area’ Flat: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Court held that membership cannot be granted where the underlying flats do not exist and are merely refuge areas. It ruled tha...

March 25, 2026 2544 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court Enforces Video Conferencing Rules

Corporate Law : Bombay High Court implements "Rules for Video Conferencing 2022" for all courts in Maharashtra, Goa, and union territories, effect...

December 19, 2024 2088 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Revises Monetary Limits for Tax Income Tax Appeals

Income Tax : CBDT raises monetary limits for tax appeals: Rs. 60 lakh for ITAT, Rs. 2 crore for High Court, and Rs. 5 crore for Supreme Court, ...

September 17, 2024 17766 Views 0 comment Print

New Video Conferencing Protocols Issued by Delhi High Court

Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court mandates new video conferencing protocols to enhance transparency and accessibility in court proceedings. Rea...

May 20, 2024 1764 Views 0 comment Print

Instructions for AO after Adverse observations of Allahabad HC

Income Tax : Income Tax Department Issues Instructions for Assessing Officers after Adverse Observations of Hon. Allahabad High Court in in Civ...

August 7, 2022 12990 Views 2 comments Print


Speed money paid in cash but supported by documents to get work done speedily allowable

February 6, 2021 2214 Views 0 comment Print

From perusal of the order passed by the authorities, it is evident that the authorities have accepted the books of accounts produced by the assessee. The Assessing Officer, in its order, has admitted that the payment of speed money is a trade practice which is followed by the assessee and similar business concerns functioning for speedy completion of their work.

Credit cannot be denied for merely for non-filing of TRAN-1 form

February 5, 2021 2919 Views 0 comment Print

Where the petitioner instead of submitting TRAN-1 form for claiming ITC submitted GSTR-3B. The court held that the petitioner cannot be deprived of the benefit  of claiming the credit lying in its account on the stipulated date only on the basis of procedural or technical wrangles that one form TRAN-1 was not  filled by the petitioner particularly when the petitioner has reflected the said credit in its return GSTR-3B.

Duty drawback cannot be rejected solely for lack of physical verification 

February 5, 2021 2727 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 4(a) of the Re-Export Of Imported Goods (Drawback Of Customs Duties) Rules, 1995 provides for exemption or waiver of the requirement physical verification and cannot form the sole basis for rejection of the claim for drawback of duty under Section 74 of the Act.

HC releases Vehicle seized by Custom Authorities on furnishing of Bond

February 5, 2021 5061 Views 0 comment Print

Haresh S. Bhanushali Vs Union of India and Ors. (Bombay High Court) There is a clear distinction between the conveyance used to transport the seized goods and the action of the importer which will be the subject matter of investigation. Both the issues relate to two different parties. On perusal of the extracts of statements […]

HC notice to GST Authorities for allegedly pressurising to transfer Rs.9 Cr to department account

February 5, 2021 1212 Views 0 comment Print

Assesssee alleged to have coerced and pressurized the writ applicant to transfer an amount of almost Rs. 9 Crore to the account of the department is shocking.

KVAT: Form VAT 240 cannot be treated as return for claiming ITC

February 5, 2021 6615 Views 0 comment Print

By no stretch of imagination Form VAT 240 can be treated as a returns for the purposes of claiming input tax credit, especially in the light of the fact that filing of returns to compute the net tax liability has to take place keeping in view Section 10(3) and 10(4) of the KVAT Act.

Publication of intended acquisition in lesser known newspapers may amount to fraud

February 5, 2021 894 Views 0 comment Print

H. Bhima Ram Vs Principal Secretary (Madras High Court) To opt for publication of an intended acquisition in little known newspapers may amount to a fraud on the statute, and a fraud on the right to property of the citizens. Of all the four citations herein  quoted, the earliest judgment delivered was on 30.06.2000 [ […]

SVLDRS-I cannot be rejected for technical infraction on GST Portal

February 5, 2021 873 Views 0 comment Print

B-Earth And Spire India Pvt. Ltd Vs Central Board of Indirect Tax And Customs & Ors. (Delhi High Court) Mr. Harpreet Singh, on instructions from Deputy Commissioner (Legal), CGST (South), submits that at the time of submission of the Form SVLDRS-I, the returns of the Petitioner were not visible on the GST portal. However, he […]

Exemption from disclosure under RTI cannot be claimed without Cogent Reasons

February 5, 2021 8202 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the legal aspects of information disclosure under RTI Act in Amit Kumar Shrivastava Vs CIC. Court emphasizes the burden on public authorities to justify non-disclosure.

GST on transmission & distribution of electricity – HC Stays Demand

February 5, 2021 4608 Views 0 comment Print

Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd Vs Union of India (Rajasthan High Court) Rajasthan High Court relied on Gujarat High Court judgment dated 19.12.2018 in case of Torrent Power Ltd. Vs. Union of India, and restrained GST department from raising any demand and/or taking any coercive measures to recover any tax on the basis of impugned […]

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