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ITC Cannot Be Denied Automatically for Supplier Default: Gujarat HC

Goods and Services Tax :  The Gujarat High Court held that supplier tax payment remains mandatory for ITC claims under Section 16(2)(c). However, ITC cann...

May 14, 2026 411 Views 0 comment Print

“Guarantee Fee” Puzzle – Is it “Interest” or “Fees for Technical Services”?

Income Tax : The article explains how the High Court held that corporate guarantee fees do not qualify as Fees for Technical Services under the...

May 14, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

GST Act Silence on Interest Cannot Defeat Refund Rights in Unconstitutional Levy Cases: AP HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that refund arising from an unconstitutional GST levy carries a constitutional right to interes...

May 12, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

State & Police To Blame For Tarikh Pe Tarikh, Not Just Judges: Allahabad HC

Corporate Law : The Allahabad High Court observed that criminal case delays are caused not only by judicial officers but also by inadequate infras...

May 12, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Issues Guidelines on Quashing of Consensual POCSO Cases

Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court quashed a POCSO FIR after noting that the relationship was consensual and the parties were married with a chi...

May 11, 2026 390 Views 0 comment Print


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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 5190 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 21054 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 972 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 8043 Views 1 comment Print

Important Rulings on IBC – January to March 2025

Corporate Law : SC clarifies limits of High Court's writ powers in IBC cases and recognises Indian CIRP as foreign main proceeding in cross-border...

May 21, 2025 1851 Views 0 comment Print


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AP HC Quashes GST Recovery as GSTR-3B returns Filed With Late Fees

Goods and Services Tax : The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that assessment orders passed under Section 62 stood deemed withdrawn after the taxpayer filed ...

May 15, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Sets Aside GST Credit Ledger Blocking Due to Absence of Prior Notice

Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court held that blocking an electronic credit ledger under Rule 86A without a pre-decisional hearing was unsust...

May 15, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Upholds GST Bank Attachment as No Prior Section 83 Hearing Is Required

Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court held that Section 83 of the CGST Act does not mandate a pre-decisional hearing before provisional attachm...

May 15, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashes Reassessment Due to Approval by Wrong Authority

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court held that reassessment proceedings issued beyond three years for AY 2018-19 were invalid because approval wa...

May 15, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Grants Bail in ₹21.89 Cr Fake ITC Case Post Investigation Completion

Goods and Services Tax : Telangana High Court granted bail in a GST fake ITC case involving alleged wrongful availment of Rs.21.89 crore credit. The Court ...

May 15, 2026 48 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 2370 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 1881 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 17133 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 1677 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 12900 Views 2 comments Print


MEIS claim not to be defeated on account of inadvertent error in shipping bills

January 2, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that inadvertent error in shipping bills, which are permitted to be corrected under section 149 of the Customs Act, cannot be allowed to defeat substantive claim of exports under MEIS. Accordingly, writ disposed of with direction to re-consider the claim.

Ignorance of Tax Law Not a Ground for Condonation Belated Return: Delhi HC

January 1, 2026 1041 Views 0 comment Print

The Court held that condonation of delay cannot be granted merely on claims of ignorance or inconvenience. Genuine hardship and reasonable cause must be strictly proved.

TDS u/s 195 on Sponsorship & Trademark Rights – Indo-Singapore DTAA

January 1, 2026 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Payments for sports sponsorship that grant global trademark usage can be split as royalty. Courts upheld withholding where trademark rights were substantive, not incidental.

Stay of Tax Demand Set Aside Because 20% Pre-Deposit Is Not Mandatory Delhi HC

December 31, 2025 3432 Views 0 comment Print

The court ruled that insisting on a flat 20% deposit to grant stay is illegal, holding that authorities must exercise discretion under Section 220(6) after considering merits and hardship.

Revised compounding guidelines dated 17.10.2024 cannot be given retrospective effect

December 31, 2025 288 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that compounding charges payable by petitioner as per revised Guidelines dated 17.10.2024 is unsustainable since on the date of writ order i.e. 13.04.2022, the revised guidelines was not in force. Accordingly, writ petition deserved to be allowed.

Article 226 Can’t Replace Income Tax Appeal Mechanism

December 31, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

The writ was filed long after appellate orders were passed and without approaching ITAT. The Court held that delay and failure to exhaust statutory remedies disentitled the assessee from writ relief.

Statutory Vacuum Triggers Parens Patriae: Wife Appointed Guardian

December 31, 2025 447 Views 0 comment Print

Neither the RPWD Act nor the Mental Healthcare Act addressed guardianship for comatose persons. The Court held that constitutional powers can be exercised to secure care, dignity, and asset management.

Issue of notice after obtaining discharge certificate under SVLDRS is untenable in law

December 31, 2025 426 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that issuance of notice for demand of interest and penalty after obtaining discharge certificate under Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 [SVLDRS] is not tenable in law. Writ disposed of, accordingly.

Delayed payment of VAT attracts interest u/s. 25(4) of GVAT inspite of uncertainty as regard levy to be imposed

December 31, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that interest under section 25(4) of the GVAT on delayed payment of VAT on sales of High Bouquet Spirit (HBS)/Rectified Spirit (RS)/Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) justifiable in spite of uncertainty with regard to levy to be imposed on the same.

Recovery of arrear electricity duty demand set aside due to procedural flaw in OPDR proceedings

December 31, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that recovery towards arrear electricity duty demand set aside since there is procedural flaw in Odisha Public Demands Recovery Act, 1962 [OPDR proceeding] and violation of principles of natural justice. Accordingly, writ petition stands allowed.

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