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Corporate Law : The Allahabad High Court held that a three-month gap between the alleged harassment and the student’s suicide broke the necessar...
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...
Income Tax : The article explains how the High Court held that corporate guarantee fees do not qualify as Fees for Technical Services under the...
Goods and Services Tax : The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that refund arising from an unconstitutional GST levy carries a constitutional right to interes...
Corporate Law : The Allahabad High Court observed that criminal case delays are caused not only by judicial officers but also by inadequate infras...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court ruled that CoC and RP can surrender financially burdensome assets voluntarily, clarifying moratorium under section 1...
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...
Income Tax : Rajasthan High Court granted a one-month extension for filing TARs under Section 44AB for AY 2025-26, citing delayed audit utility...
Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court is hearing a petition from the Chartered Accountants Association regarding persistent glitches on the new I...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that blocking of Input Tax Credit under Rule 86A automatically ceases after one year. The Court ruled t...
Income Tax : Bombay High Court held that short deduction of TDS under a different provision does not trigger disallowance under Section 40(a)(i...
Goods and Services Tax : The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that assessment orders passed under Section 62 stood deemed withdrawn after the taxpayer filed ...
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...
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...
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...
Corporate Law : Bombay High Court implements "Rules for Video Conferencing 2022" for all courts in Maharashtra, Goa, and union territories, effect...
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, ...
Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court mandates new video conferencing protocols to enhance transparency and accessibility in court proceedings. Rea...
Income Tax : Income Tax Department Issues Instructions for Assessing Officers after Adverse Observations of Hon. Allahabad High Court in in Civ...
The Madras High Court dismissed Tvl. Saravana Projects & Co.’s writ against a confirmed GST demand for excess Input Tax Credit (ITC), finding no procedural defects in the order. The court noted the writ was filed after the statutory delay condonation period for appeal expired.
Gauhati High Court declined to entertain a writ against a GST order alleging double taxation on a joint venture, holding that the issue should be raised before the appellate authority, with liberty to appeal within 45 days without limitation bar.
High Court directs Central GST to consider the jurisdictional bar under Section 6(2)(b) before adjudicating years already finalized by State GST Authorities.
High Court found the GST department failed to follow natural justice principles by not ensuring proper alternative service of the Show Cause Notice.
The Delhi High Court ruled that the Principal Additional Director General of DGGI is authorized to provisionally attach bank accounts under Section 83 of the CGST Act. The court referenced Notification No. 14/2017, equating the rank to a Principal Commissioner.
This judgment clarifies that any final GST demand must strictly adhere to the maximum amount specified in the original show-cause notice, as per Section 75(7) of the GST Act.
Proceedings under Section 73 of the GST Act are void if the SCN and demand are issued against a deceased proprietor without notifying the legal representative. The court held that Section 93 does not permit determination against a dead person.
The Gujarat High Court quashed a faceless assessment order totaling Rs. 3.87 crore after finding the Assessing Officer failed to consider the assessee’s timely reply, violating principles of natural justice.
The issue was whether, for Section 50C purposes, the stamp duty value should be taken on the date of the agreement (MOU) or the date of registration. The Karnataka High Court ruled the date of the agreement must be adopted when part of the consideration was paid via banking channel. Key Takeaway: The second proviso to Section 50C(1) is mandatory and allows the use of the lower stamp value prevailing on the agreement date if banking payment is made before registration.
Karnataka High Court held that issuance of reassessment notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act after expiry of statutory period of limitation as prescribed under section 149 of the Income Tax Act is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, petition allowed.
