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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 189 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 231 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 246 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 1713 Views 0 comment Print

Gangsters Act Inapplicable in Ordinary Property Disputes Without Proof of Organized Crime

Corporate Law : The Allahabad High Court ruled that ordinary land disputes involving allegations of cheating cannot attract the Gangsters Act with...

June 15, 2026 171 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 402 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 5394 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 21228 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 8178 Views 1 comment Print


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Madras HC Rejects GST Challenge as Delayed Appeal Appeared to Defer Tax Payment

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court refused to condone a 15-day delay, observing that the delayed intra-court appeal appeared to be an attempt t...

June 23, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Sets Aside ITAT Order as It Proceeded on Erroneous Assumption

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court held that the ITAT wrongly assumed that the Assessing Officer had not examined either disputed issue. It rem...

June 23, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Directs ITO to Reconsider Section 80P Claim as Delay in Filing Return Was Condoned

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court held that condonation of delay in filing the income tax return could materially affect the assessment denyin...

June 23, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Section 16(4) Time Limit Cannot Defeat Section 16(5) ITC Relief: Kerala HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that the non-obstante clause in Section 16(5) prevails over the time limit under Section 16(4) where re...

June 23, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271D Penalty Challenge Relegated to Statutory Remedy as Facts Were Disputed

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court held that factual disputes relating to a penalty under Section 271D must first be examined through the statu...

June 23, 2026 30 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 2502 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 2046 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 17613 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


Indirect control by Govt over an office will not render it as office of profit

October 24, 2016 879 Views 0 comment Print

This election petition is concerned with the election held in respect of Legislative Assembly Area No. 83 of Kondagaon constituency wherein the voting took place on 11.11.2013 and the result of the election was declared on 08.12.2013 and the respondent Mohanlal Markam was declared as returned candidate. The following is the position of votes secured by the candidates :

Computerised Machines not eligible for Depreciation @60%

October 22, 2016 18505 Views 1 comment Print

Appendix I in Income Tax Rules, 1962 in respect of rates at which depreciation is admissible provides depreciation on computers including computer software @ 60%. Recently, in Dinamalar vs. The ITO [T.C.A.No.624 of 2016, Decided on 02.09.2016], the assessee in respect of the claim of depreciation on computers and computer peripherals, claimed depreciation on the items, viz.

Bade jhad ka jangal cannot be allotted by State authorities without prior approval of Central Government U/s. 2 of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

October 20, 2016 3771 Views 0 comment Print

Impugning legality, validity and correctness of the order dated 26-5-2005 passed by the Board of Revenue by which the Board of Revenue has affirmed the order of the Commissioner setting aside the sale made by the original holders in favour of the petitioners and vesting the land in favour of the Government finding that the sale made by the original holders of the land in favour of the petitioners is in violation of the provisions contained in Section 165(7)(b) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (for short ‘the Code of 1959’), the petitioners have filed these writ petitions.

No incriminating material unearthed during search – no addition could be made on matters which were examined earlier during original assessment

October 19, 2016 993 Views 0 comment Print

Since no incriminating material was unearthed by AO during the course of search operation under section 132, therefore, no addition could be made during the relevant assessment year under section 153A by reopening the assessment on the matter which was examined earlier during original assessment.

Income Escaping Reassessment Void if Reasons not supplied

October 13, 2016 3079 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that Supply of Reasons Recorded for Making Reassessment is Necessary Otherwise the Income Escaping Assessment shall be Void. The Assessing Officer(AO) is bound to furnish reasons within a reasonable time. On receipt of reasons, the noticee is entitled to file objections to issuance of notice and the AO is bound to dispose of the same by passing a speaking order.

Failure of CA to investigate transactions in depth is gross negligence in performing professional duties

October 10, 2016 10978 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC held that a Chartered Accountant while doing concurrent audit is expected to check the transactions falling within the scope of audit in depth. Thus, non-checking of the same would be gross negligence on his part while performing professional duties.Accordingly, he is liable to face the charge of professional misconduct under clause 7 of the First Schedule of the CA Act, 1949.

Claims Tribunal constituted under provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 has no power and jurisdiction to review its award on merits, but the Tribunal can review its award to correct procedural as well as inadvertent mistake and in case of fraud.

October 7, 2016 4713 Views 0 comment Print

The short question that emanates for consideration in these revisions is whether the Claims Tribunal constituted under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 has power and jurisdiction to review its award on merits.

Bail application u/s 438 Cr.P.C., at the behest of juvenile would lie. Issue referred to larger Bench

October 6, 2016 4584 Views 0 comment Print

1. This is first bail application filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant in connection with Crime No. 90 of 2016 registered at P.S. Sakti, Distt. Janjgir Champa (C.G) for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 294, 506, 186, 332, 353/ 34 of IPC. […]

VAT not liable on Material used in providing Pest Control Service

October 6, 2016 4249 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent judgment dated 22.09.2016, rendered in the case of State of Gujarat v/s Bharat Pest Control, the Gujarat High Court has held that pesticides and chemicals used in pest control service cannot be subjected to value added tax.

Threatening letter to initiate legal proceedings if dues not paid is professional misconduct

October 5, 2016 4405 Views 1 comment Print

Delhi HC held that threating letter issued by professional with reminder of unpaid professional dues is unethical conduct which is not expected by members of a civil society to be committed by a professional like that of Chartered Accountant who is looked upon by the society as a dignified professional.

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