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Corporate Law : Delhi High Court sentenced a YouTuber to six months’ imprisonment for criminal contempt after finding that his videos and courtr...
Corporate Law : The Allahabad High Court criticized the NHRC for closing a custodial death case by relying solely on police reports without indepe...
Corporate Law : The Jharkhand High Court ordered an enquiry after finding that judicial inquiries mandated under Section 176(1-A) CrPC were not co...
Corporate Law : Applying Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC, Rajasthan HC ruled that no rape offence could be made out against a legally wedded husban...
Corporate Law : The Allahabad High Court observed that throwing non-vegetarian food waste into the River Ganga could hurt the religious sentiments...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The High Court held that disputes involving factual examination and merits under Section 74 of the CGST Act must ordinarily be pur...
Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court stayed further proceedings arising from a Section 74 GST order while examining whether writ petitions can be ent...
Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan High Court held that refusal to hear the appeal on merits would cause grave prejudice where cancellation of GST regi...
Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court held that a Summary Show Cause Notice in Form GST DRC-01 cannot substitute the mandatory notice under Secti...
Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that although the earlier communication was not a Section 74 notice, the subsequent GST DRC-01 notice p...
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 Gujarat High Court held that only the income component embedded in alleged bogus purchases could be taxed instead of the entire purchase amount. The Court upheld the ITAT order restricting disallowance to 6% of disputed purchases linked to accommodation entries.
The Telangana High Court granted pre-arrest bail in a ₹97.25 crore GST ITC case after observing that the allegations were primarily documentary in nature. The Court held that custodial interrogation was not shown to be necessary.
The Calcutta High Court condoned a 430-day delay after holding that the death of the assessee’s authorized representative constituted sufficient cause in the faceless tax regime. The Court set aside the ITAT’s dismissal order and restored the appeal for adjudication on merits.
For export transactions occurring before the Finance Act, 2022 amendment, the determination of iron ore fines (Fe content) must be done on a Wet Metric Tonne (WMT) basis, rejecting the Dry Metric Tonne (DMT) method adopted by the Adjudicating Authority.
The Gauhati High Court directed de-freezing of bank accounts after the ITAT remanded the income tax appeals for fresh consideration. The Court held that continued freezing during pending appeals was not justified.
The Bombay High Court held that GST proceedings initiated against a company that ceased to exist after merger were void ab initio. The Court ruled that Section 87 of the CGST Act does not permit fresh notices against non-existent entities.
The Court ruled that refund claims under inverted duty structure cannot be restricted using the earlier anomalous formula once Rule 89(5) was amended to remove inconsistencies. The authorities were directed to reconsider the refund claims under the amended provisions.
The Delhi High Court held that income tax returns and taxable income details are personal information protected under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act. The Court ruled that such information cannot be disclosed merely because it is sought in a matrimonial dispute.
The case involved GST proceedings initiated after alleged excess stock was found during a factory survey. The Court held that Section 130 proceedings were wrongly initiated and invalidated the confiscation-related orders passed by the authorities.
High Court held that customs regulations require verification through reliable documents and data, not mandatory physical inspection of a client’s premises.
