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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 963 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 19509 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 1152 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 11439 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 9567 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 6798 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 2536 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 1640 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 441 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 753 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Calcutta HC Allows Withdrawal of Writ Appeals, Grants Section 14 Limitation Benefit for Fresh Statutory Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Calcutta High Court permitted withdrawal of appeals after noting that the constitutional validity issue had already been settl...

May 16, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

Department Cannot Enforce TNVAT Liability Arising from Its Own System Defect: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The case examined whether purchase tax liability could be enforced when system defects prevented payment. The court held that soft...

April 24, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

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 327 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 1323 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 456 Views 0 comment Print


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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 1755 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 18415 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 2393 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 28525 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 1726 Views 0 comment Print


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

April 27, 2023 537 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 19509 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.

SC order Whether mens rea is essential for levy of penalty under taxation laws

April 18, 2023 8424 Views 0 comment Print

State of Gujarat and Anr. Vs Saw Pipes Ltd. (Supreme Court) The highest court of the country in this case was considering the levy of penalty and interest under the provisions of Gujarat Sales tax Act 1969 when the high court gave relief by setting aside interest and penalty in relation to tax paid on […]

Rule 3A(2) of Tripura Sales Tax Rules not ultra vires to Tripura Sales Tax Act

April 15, 2023 618 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that rule 3A(2) of the Tripura Sales Tax Rules, 1976 (TST Rules) are not ultra vires to Tripura Sales Tax Act, 1976 (TST Act). Accordingly, 4% tax deductible on transfer of right to use goods.

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

April 3, 2023 1152 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC rules that Lok Ayukta lacks authority to override Sales Tax Officer’s orders. Case analysis of Additional Chief Secretary vs. Kerala Lok Ayukta.

Delay of 2659 days cannot be condoned for Demise of counsel

March 29, 2023 11394 Views 0 comment Print

Light & Electronics Vs Odisha Sales Tax Tribunal (Orissa High Court) The reasons put forth in the application for condonation of delay before the Tribunal was that the Lawyer handling the case had suffered from serious illness and ultimately died on 6th August, 2012. Papers had been entrusted to such Advocate to file the appeal […]

Delay cannot be condoned if Illness of Counsel Not Supported by Medical Certificate

March 29, 2023 2187 Views 0 comment Print

Explanation about illness of counsel is not supported by medical certificate. Consequently, Court is not inclined to condone delay in filing revision case

OVAT: Revisional Jurisdiction cannot be invoked if  Remedy of Appeal u/s 78 is available

March 29, 2023 912 Views 0 comment Print

despite remedy of an Appeal under Section 78 of the OVAT Act being available to the Department against the order of the Appellate Authority in favour of the Assessee, the Commissioner could have exercised suo motu revisional power under Section 79(1) of the OVAT Act

Resubmit C’ &‘F’ Declaration Forms for validating assessment order under TNVAT Act: HC

March 21, 2023 1143 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had submitted the C and F Declaration Forms with the respondent after passing of the impugned assessment orders, assessee was directed to file a fresh application under Section 84 of the TNVAT Act, 2006, seeking for rectification of the impugned assessment orders, enclosing the C and F Declaration Forms and all other required documents, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of order.

TNVAT: Further recovery unjustified as appeal already pending & pre-deposit paid by assessee

March 17, 2023 2574 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that as an appeal is already filed which is still pending and statutory pre-deposit amount paid by the petitioner, VAT authorities cannot recover further sum from petitioner’s bank account or from any other source till statutory appeal is disposed of on merits.

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