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Purchase Tax Cannot Be Shifted to Buyer for Seller’s Non-Payment: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a buyer cannot be saddled with purchase tax merely because the seller failed to remit tax when the transaction...

January 10, 2026 888 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of West Bengal Settlement of Disputes (SOD) Scheme, 2023

Goods and Services Tax : Get insights into the West Bengal Settlement of Disputes (SOD) Scheme, 2023. Understand the acts covered and eligibility criteria ...

April 21, 2023 19359 Views 0 comment Print

Lok Ayukta cannot override orders Passed by Tax Authorities: Kerala HC

Goods and Services Tax : Kerala HC rules that Lok Ayukta lacks authority to override Sales Tax Officer's orders. Case analysis of Additional Chief Secretar...

April 3, 2023 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Quasi Judicial authorities are independent, bound by law but not by administrative instructions

Goods and Services Tax : Quasi Judicial authorities are independent, bound by law but not by administrative instructions The officials of the sales tax dep...

August 7, 2021 11283 Views 1 comment Print

Allowed use of Form-C to purchase Petroleum, Natural Gas & Liquor products post GST

Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court declined to interfere in Revenue’s Special Leave Petitions, for use of 'C' Forms of the Central Sales Tax Act, 195...

April 23, 2021 9366 Views 2 comments Print


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Arbitrary issue of GST Show Cause Notices for 2017-18 & 2018-19: STBA

Corporate Law : Sales Tax Bar Association protests against arbitrary tax demands and operational inefficiencies, urging swift action for fair trea...

March 2, 2024 6696 Views 0 comment Print

Sales tax evasion racket in Mumbai used hawala bills to save tax on transactions worth Rs 700 crore

Goods and Services Tax : A tax evasion racket involving over 400 firms, most of which are based in the city, has come to light. The state sales tax departm...

January 17, 2011 2497 Views 0 comment Print

SC to HAL and Karnataka govt – Resolve Rs 1,519 Cr. Sales tax dispute

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court today directed the Defence Ministry and the Karnataka government to meet and resolve their dispute over Rs 1,519...

January 12, 2011 1616 Views 0 comment Print

28 establishments under scanner to detect evasion of sales and value-added tax

Goods and Services Tax : UT vigilance department recently put 28 establishments under scanner to detect evasion of sales and value-added tax. This was acco...

October 22, 2010 414 Views 0 comment Print

PIL alleges Sales Tax scam of over Rs 100 crore

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government's Principal Secretary (Finance) to file an affidavit by October 8 in reply ...

September 29, 2010 711 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Composite Tax Order Not Fully Invalid if Partly Illegal: SC Allows Partial Enforcement Due to Separability of Transactions

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether a composite assessment becomes wholly invalid. The Court held that valid and invalid portions can be separat...

April 17, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

1394-Day Delay Due to Spiritual Jain Diksha of Counsel – Appellant Gets Conditional Relief with Cost

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether an excessive delay in filing appeals could be condoned. The Tribunal allowed condonation but imposed costs, ...

April 13, 2026 1149 Views 0 comment Print

Pre-Deposit Decision Invalid as Tribunal Did Not Apply Mind to Prima Facie Case: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court observed that the Tribunal granted partial relief without analysing whether the assessee had a strong prima facie case. ...

March 6, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

Wife’s Assets Cannot Be Attached for Husband’s Sales Tax Dues: Kerala HC

Goods and Services Tax : The court closed the writ after the State clarified that recovery proceedings were initiated only against the assessee husband. Th...

December 25, 2025 435 Views 0 comment Print

Ex Parte Sales Tax Appeal Restored Due to Delay of Years in Service of Order

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether delay in approaching the Court was fatal despite exceptional facts. The Court ruled that restoration was war...

December 25, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Procedure for e-Hearing of appeals before Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal announces e-Hearing for appeals, simplifying proceedings with virtual hearings for convenience and ...

February 12, 2024 1647 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for Combined new Registration under MVAT, CST and PT Act

Goods and Services Tax : The dealers/persons/employers, hereinafter referred to as the applicants, desirous of seeking registrations under the Maharashtra ...

March 9, 2015 18355 Views 0 comment Print

Trade circular No. 4T of 2010 on Filing of Audit Report in Form-704 for the periods 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08

Goods and Services Tax : As per Section 61 of MVAT Act, 2002 it is mandatory for all eligible dealers to get their books of accounts audited. As per trade ...

January 18, 2010 2363 Views 0 comment Print

MVAT circular on Issuing of Tax Clearance Certificates

Goods and Services Tax : In view of this situation, it is necessary that the procedure for the issuing of such certificates should be standardized. Such ce...

January 5, 2010 28348 Views 3 comments Print

MVAT Notification on Delegation of Powers

Goods and Services Tax : In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (5) of section 10 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (Mah. IX of 2005...

January 2, 2010 1624 Views 0 comment Print


Sales tax leviable on credit note issued by manufacturer to dealer relating to replacement of defective parts

June 13, 2023 2202 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that the credit note issued by a manufacturer to the dealer, relating to the replacement of defective parts, is a valuable consideration and hence, leviable to sales tax.

Doctrine of legitimate expectation invocable where amendment is not made in consonance with public interest

May 18, 2023 2322 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that amendment to section 2(17) of West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994 by omitting the word ‘blending of tea’ from definition of ‘manufacture’ stopped the benefit of exemption from payment of sales tax. Enactment of such amendment without appropriate justification by the Government brings in play doctrine of legitimate expectation.

Transaction between manufacturer & dealer while acting pursuant to a warranty is Sale: SC

May 18, 2023 3441 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Supreme Court’s judgment on sales tax implications for warranty claims in Tata Motors Ltd. vs. Deputy Commissioner case, addressing dealer-manufacturer transactions.

Only Division Bench can hear appointment by deputation and not Single Member Tribunal

May 15, 2023 924 Views 0 comment Print

Original Application filed by the Respondent No.1 as the same could be heard only by the Division Bench and not by the Learned Single Member of the Tribunal. Accordingly, decision of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal revoking deputation of the sales tax officer lacks jurisdiction.

Cancellation of C-Forms with retrospective effect- HC remands matter back to AO

May 10, 2023 627 Views 0 comment Print

Thermoking Vs Commissioner of State Goods And Service Tax (Delhi High Court) In this case concessional rate of duty had been denied to the petitioner on the ground that the C-Forms, relied upon by the petitioner, had been cancelled by the concerned tax authorities in Haryana with retrospective effect. Mr. Rajesh Mahna submits that the […]

Non receipt of Notices: HC quashes Order of Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal

May 10, 2023 1095 Views 0 comment Print

whether the contention of Petitioner that Petitioner was unaware of these dates and therefore could not attend the appeal should be accepted.

Purchase and sale of software recorded on a CD is sale/purchase of Goods: SC

May 3, 2023 2958 Views 0 comment Print

Tata Consultancy Services Vs State of Andhra Pradesh (Supreme Court of India) In this case Supreme Court examined the transactions relating to the purchase and sale of software recorded on a CD in the context of the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act. The court held the same to be goods within the meaning of […]

C Forms benefit cannot be denied on the ground of subsequent cancellation

April 28, 2023 1737 Views 0 comment Print

Cancellation of C Forms at a subsequent date would have a disruptive effect on the stream of commercial transactions, which is impermissible.

Question of whether Transactions constitute Works Contracts or Sales cannot be undertaken in Writ Jurisdiction: Madras HC relegates to Appellate Authority

April 27, 2023 471 Views 0 comment Print

Since the question of whether the transactions in issue constitute works contracts or sales would involve an examination of the contracts as well as various other factual particulars and such an exercise cannot be undertaken in writ jurisdiction.

Analysis of West Bengal Settlement of Disputes (SOD) Scheme, 2023

April 21, 2023 19359 Views 0 comment Print

Get insights into the West Bengal Settlement of Disputes (SOD) Scheme, 2023. Understand the acts covered and eligibility criteria for dealers and transporters.

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