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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 141 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 1146 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


KVAT Act: Mistake in applying correct rate of tax can be rectified

December 26, 2022 1443 Views 0 comment Print

Crescent Constructions Vs Deputy Commissioner of State Tax (WC) (Kerala High Court) HC held that that Deputy Commissioner of State Tax has misdirected himself in law while deciding to reject the application for rectification on the ground that the petitioner produced the documents in support of the claim for lower rate of tax only along with […]

Sales tax subsidy is capital receipt and not part of book profit u/s 115JB

December 23, 2022 2289 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that sales tax subsidy received by the assessee is capital receipt and does not come within definition of income under section 2(24) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and when, a receipt is not a in the nature of income, it cannot form part of book profit u/s 115JB of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Sales tax dues of company can’t be recovered from directors of company: Bombay HC

November 10, 2022 5538 Views 0 comment Print

Mukesh D. Ramani Vs State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) It is settled law that liability for duty of the company cannot be fastened upon the Directors of the company unless there is statutory provision to that effect. Since the BST Act did not contain any provision to the effect making the Directors liable for […]

Air transport service is not sale as there is no actual transfer or possession of Aircraft

September 17, 2022 801 Views 0 comment Print

Held that as there is no actual transfer of the possession of the aircraft in question to the user of the aircraft, rendering of the Air Transport Services by the Assessee will not tantamount to Sale as envisaged by Section 2(g)(iv) of the OST Act.

Dues of Secured Creditor would prevail over State Tax Department dues: HC

September 13, 2022 4455 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that rights created by SARFAESI Act would have the overriding effect over any State Acts and accordingly Secured Creditor would have first right over the State Tax Departments.

Sales Tax Tribunal can accept C Forms during Appellate stage: Bombay HC

September 9, 2022 6975 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC held that appeal proceedings are extension of assessment and Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal’s Judgment accepting C Forms is upheld.

Robinson and purity Barley taxable under residual entry at 12%

August 18, 2022 1830 Views 0 comment Print

Held that distinct commercial product Robinson Barley and Purity Barley cannot be classified as cereal. Hence taxable under residual entry @12% under Orissa Sales Tax Act, 1947.

Cut/sized share trees not liable to tax under TNGST Act, 1959

August 17, 2022 2595 Views 0 comment Print

Held that that the cut/ sized shade trees would constitute agricultural produce and therefore, fall outside the purview of TNGST Act, 1959.

Expression ‘tobacco & tobacco products’ includes ‘bidi’: HC

July 29, 2022 804 Views 0 comment Print

Patel Brothers & Co Vs State of Odisha (Orissa High Court) Admittedly, the Petitioner Assessee is a manufacturer of Bidis. The short question is whether it is included within the entry Tobacco and Tobacco products in item 16 of the Schedule under the Orissa Entry Tax Act (OET Act). Learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks […]

Orissa Sales Tax Act- Tin containers classifiable under Entry 129 of List-C

July 29, 2022 645 Views 0 comment Print

Maharshi Steel Industries Vs Commissioner of Sales Tax (Orissa High Court) HC held that that the expression ‘tin containers’ is to be understood in the normal commercial and trade parlance and it would be erroneous for the Department to insist that only containers manufactured entirely out of tin should be considered to be tin containers. […]

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