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Justice Tejas Karia of Delhi HC Has Earned a Distinct Identity Through Landmark Judgments

Corporate Law : The article traces Justice Tejas Karia's journey from an arbitration specialist to a Delhi High Court judge while highlighting his...

June 23, 2026 495 Views 0 comment Print

P&H HC Quashed Unreasoned GST Order as Assessee’s Reply Was Not Considered

Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a GST order passed without considering the assessee's reply and without recording reas...

June 22, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Restrains Church Construction Near 100-Year-Old Mariyamman Temple in Coimbatore

Corporate Law : The Madras High Court restrained the proposed church construction near a century-old temple after finding a prima facie case and n...

June 18, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Upholds Life Sentence for Murder of Woman Engineering Student

Corporate Law : The Madras High Court upheld a man's conviction for killing an engineering student who chose to end their relationship. The Court ...

June 17, 2026 258 Views 0 comment Print

No GST on Arbitral Damages: Tata Sons Ruling Clarifies ‘Toleration’

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that damages paid under an arbitral award do not qualify as consideration for a taxable service under GST. The ruli...

June 16, 2026 1755 Views 0 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 414 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 5412 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 21240 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 8181 Views 1 comment Print


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Writ Petitions Disposed as Section 107 Appeal Was Available Under GST Law

Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan High Court directed taxpayers to pursue the statutory appellate remedy under Section 107 of the CGST Act. Appeals fi...

June 25, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Bank Can Withhold No Due Certificate Until All Loan Charges Are Paid: Calcutta HC

Corporate Law : The Calcutta High Court held that prepayment charges, commitment charges and processing fees formed part of the recoverable debt u...

June 25, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Upholds GST ITC Blockage Based on Material Showing Alleged Fake Transactions

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court upheld the blocking of ITC under Rule 86A after finding that the Revenue had recorded adequate material supp...

June 25, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

17-Month Delay in Deciding Income Tax Appeal Violates Natural Justice: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : The High Court found that the appellate authority had failed to act on the Tribunal's direction requiring a speaking order for Ass...

June 25, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Orders Fresh Assessment as Bona Fide Error in Section 54EB Exemption Claim Was Ignored

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that the tax authorities failed to examine the assessee's request to consider exemption under the corre...

June 25, 2026 60 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 2505 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 2055 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 17649 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 1758 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 12984 Views 2 comments Print


Section 115J AO does not have jurisdiction to go behind net profit shown in profit and loss account

July 28, 2017 2157 Views 0 comment Print

The present Appeal pertains to Assessment year 2004­05. The learned counsel for the Appellant submits that Tribunal was not justified in not accepting the re­working of the book profits by the Assessing Officer as per the provisions of Section 115JB of the Income Tax Act.

Reopening proceeding without following law must be quashed to save assessee from unnecessary harassment

July 27, 2017 1764 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Order is without jurisdiction as the law laid down by the Apex Court in GKN Driveshafts (supra) has not been followed, then there is no reason to restore the issue to the Assessing Officer to pass a further/fresh order. If this is permitted, it would give a licence to the Assessing Officer to pass […]

Addition cannot be made merely based on document which is silent as to payer and payee

July 27, 2017 1251 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT noted that document was silent as to payer and payee of amount in question nor does it disclose that payment was made by cheque or cash nor it is proved that document is in handwriting of assessee or at least bears his signatures.

It’s wholly illogical to limit PAN corrections in TDS statement to only two alphabets or numbers

July 27, 2017 2229 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner has challenged the action of the respondent in not permitting the petitioner to correct the error in mentioning the Permanent Account Number (PAN for short) of one of the agencies to whom the petitioner had made multiple payments during the relevant financial period for which deduction of tax at source was necessary.

I-T Dept withdraws Appeal against KBC Winner for low tax effect

July 27, 2017 1719 Views 0 comment Print

The learned Counsel for the appellant submits that the tax effect involved in the present appeal is less than Rs.20 lakhs and as per the CBDT Circular No.21 of 2015 dated 10th December, 2015, the department has taken a policy decision not to prosecute the appeals wherein the tax effect is less than Rs.20 lakhs.

Assessee need not be intimated before attachment of his bank account

July 27, 2017 16689 Views 1 comment Print

In the present case there was no illegality committed by the Department in not issuing to the Assessee a notice under Section 226 (3) (iii) of the Act simultaneously with or prior to the notice issued to its bank under Section 226 (3) (i) of the Act for recovery of the tax demand from its account.

Addition cannot be made merely on the basis of a handwritten loose paper

July 27, 2017 2289 Views 0 comment Print

An addition cannot be made on the basis of a handwritten loose paper which does not indicate if it pertains to the assessee and if AO has not brought on record any forensic evidence to prove the handwriting of the assessee. An addition cannot be made on the basis of suspicion and guesswork and without bringing corroborative material on record

Sec.153B(2)(a) Mere Panchnama would not extend period of limitation

July 26, 2017 3237 Views 0 comment Print

The Court is not prepared to accept the plea of the Revenue that merely because a panchnama was drawn up on 15thMay, 2007 showing that the search was ‘finally concluded’ on that date, it postponed the period of limitation in terms of Section 153B (2) (a) of the Act.

Addition based on mere statement of assessee which is retracted is not sustainable

July 26, 2017 1479 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal considered the merits and once again, at great length. The particular argument revolving around the statement of Dilip Dherai and his answer to question No. 24 was also considered in paragraph 21 of the impugned order. Then, in paragraph 22, the Tribunal refers to the additions made under Section 69C.

Interest on NPAs: RBI Directions U/s. 45Q of RBI Act prevail over sec. 145 of IT Act, 1961

July 26, 2017 3042 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant contended that section 43D of the Act itself recognises recognition of taxability of such interest and that when a specific provision in the nature of section 43D of the Act has been made, and entities like the assessee are excluded from the purview thereof, the assessee cannot indirectly claim benefit which would amount to […]

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