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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 207 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 132 Views 0 comment Print

Section 122(1A), Penalty on Partners & Double Jeopardy Debate: Is Article 20(2) Really Irrelevant?

Goods and Services Tax : The debate examines why GST penalties under Section 122(1A) may survive a direct challenge under Article 20(2). The key takeaway i...

June 11, 2026 471 Views 1 comment Print

Jharkhand HC Directs Protection and Rehabilitation of Rape Survivors

Corporate Law : The Court directed trial courts to award just and reasonable compensation to survivors irrespective of conviction, acquittal, or a...

June 11, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

Noordeen Enterprises & Myth of a Complete Bar on Pre-Adjudication GST Recovery

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that recovery from third parties cannot be initiated when only a proposed demand exists and no final tax liability ...

June 11, 2026 240 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 375 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 5364 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 21207 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 1017 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 8145 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Madras HC Upholds Section 80IA Deduction as Audit Report Filed Before Assessment Completion

Income Tax : The Court held that, for assessment year 2009-10, filing the audit report along with the return was directory and not mandatory. D...

June 16, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

GST Appeal Can Be Filed Without 10% Pre-Deposit as Right of Appeal May Have Vested Earlier

Goods and Services Tax : The High Court held that the issue requires consideration where the show cause notice preceded the amendment. It granted interim r...

June 16, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC quashes Non-Speaking Order Rejecting Delayed GST Registration Revocation Plea

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved rejection of a delayed revocation application for cancelled GST registration. The Telangana High Court held tha...

June 16, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Orders GST Officer to Decide Rectification Plea in 2 Weeks

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved delay in disposal of a rectification application filed against a GST order. The Telangana High Court directed t...

June 16, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Directs Taxpayer to File GST Appeal Against Assessment Order

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether a taxpayer could directly invoke writ jurisdiction claiming that a GST show cause notice and order were mere...

June 16, 2026 78 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 2484 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 2013 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 17553 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 12975 Views 2 comments Print


Tribunal has no inherent power to put a condition for depositing an amount for adjudicating the case afresh

December 4, 2014 750 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, a Show Cause Notice was issued by the Ld. Commissioner to Maa Mahamaya Industries Ltd. (the Appellant) and the same was adjudicated against the Appellant. Being aggrieved, the Appellant preferred an appeal before the Hon’ble CESTAT.

Nobody in factory' cannot tantamount to refusal of Appellant

December 4, 2014 1538 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble High Court of Allahabad held that an endorsement by the postal authority that ‘there is nobody in the factory’ cannot tantamount to refusal of the Appellant nor it can be read as factory is closed.

HC quashes disciplinary proceeding against CA by ICAI for Inexcusable Delay

December 2, 2014 6544 Views 0 comment Print

In this case ICAI has started the Disciplinary proceeding against a CA . It was alleged that he has got published an advertisement in ‘Accountancy Journal’ published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, in United Kingdom to solicit any business

HC imposes exemplary cost of Rs. 1 lakh on department for ‘gross abuse of process of Court’

December 1, 2014 1243 Views 0 comment Print

It is unfortunate that the Revenue insists in arguing Appeals in this manner and for subsequent Assessment Years. The Revenue ought to have been fair and brought to the notice of this Court the fact that its Appeal challenging the very findings and conclusions for prior Assessment Years has been dismissed by this Court on merits.

Can SEZ unit claim exemption from CVD when cleared to DTA based on an Exemption Notification

November 28, 2014 2363 Views 0 comment Print

Can SEZ unit claim exemption from CVD when cleared to DTA based on an Exemption Notification issued under Section 5A of CEA’1944 although when there is specific bar under Section 5A for SEZ units?

Taxes paid on or after Match 1, 2013 would be eligible for VCES even if paid before May 10, 2013

November 21, 2014 1667 Views 0 comment Print

Sadguru Construction Co. (the Petitioner)is a partnership firm engaged in the business of construction. On March 8, 2013, preventive officers of the Service Tax Department conducted inquiry at the premises of the Petitioner regarding unpaid Service tax dues.

Whether security provided by government from terrorists liable to SERVICE TAX?

November 20, 2014 3637 Views 0 comment Print

Mcleod Russel (India) Limited having its registered office at 4, Mangoe Lane, Kolkata has tea plantations in the state of Assam and the area is highly volatile and acts of vandalism being carried out by terrorists.

Section 28 – Loss incidental to illegal business is allowable

November 20, 2014 4617 Views 0 comment Print

On Appeal Honourable high court has held that in view of the decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Dr. T.A. Quereshi Vs. Commissioner of Income-tax, Bhopal reported in 287 Income Tax Reports 547, the loss which was incurred during the course of business even if the same is illegal is required to be compensated and for the loss suffered by the assessee.

A.O. is not only an adjudicator but also an investigator

November 19, 2014 2783 Views 0 comment Print

It is settled law that that frequency and magnitude of transaction are also important factor to decide whether the transaction is business transaction or investment transaction. Now in our considered opinion, the magnitude of share transaction in this case does call for any enquiry

By Clarification CBEC cannot incorporate a restriction, which does not find place in Drawback Rules

November 18, 2014 1348 Views 0 comment Print

On a careful and conjoint reading of the Drawback Rules, it is found that there is no prohibition set out in the Drawback Rules, which debars an exporter from seeking determination of the Brand Rate of drawback under Rule 7 of the Drawback Rules, merely because at the time of export, he had already claimed the All Industry Rate of drawback under Rule 3 thereof. In fact, the Drawback Rules seem to suggest otherwise.

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