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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


Karnataka Sales Tax: Commissioner, BBMP not empowered to attach property

March 12, 2022 1512 Views 0 comment Print

Prashanthi Affiliates Vs Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Karnataka High Court) The main contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner before this Court is that the learned Special JMFC (Sales Tax) Court ought not to have issued the order of attachment of property through BBMP Commissioner. The learned counsel for the petitioner brought […]

It is illegal to attach Director’s personal property for recovery of sales tax dues

October 8, 2021 6660 Views 0 comment Print

The only question that arises is whether for the purpose of recovery of sales tax dues under the Gujarat Value Added Tax Act and Gujarat Sales Tax Act against the private limited company, the personal property belonging to the Managing Director of such company can be attached.

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

August 7, 2021 11283 Views 1 comment Print

Quasi Judicial authorities are independent, bound by law but not by administrative instructions The officials of the sales tax department are administrative authorities. However, such of the officials as are vested with jurisdiction to assess. The business transactions of the dealers to tax, discharge function which is judicial in nature. The function though administrative is […]

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

April 23, 2021 9366 Views 2 comments Print

Supreme Court declined to interfere in Revenue’s Special Leave Petitions, for use of ‘C’ Forms of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (CST Act) post GST in respect of purchase of six commodities (petroleum crude, diesel, petrol, aviation turbine fuel, natural gas and liquor) for use in the course of inter- state trade or commerce by the Assessee.

Freight charges not includable in sale price for calculating taxable turn over under Orissa Sales Tax

March 30, 2021 6108 Views 0 comment Print

Utkal Moulders Vs State of Orissa (Orissa High Court) In the considered view of the Court, the legal position, as explained in Hindustan Sugar Mills and others v. State of Rajasthan and others (supra) and the State of Karnataka and another v. Bangalore Soft Drinks Pvt. Ltd. (supra) supports the case of the Petitioner is […]

Discount deductible from Taxable Turnover under J&K Sales Tax

March 26, 2021 801 Views 0 comment Print

MRF Limited Vs Dy. Commissioner Commercial Taxes and anr. (Jammu and Kashmir High Court) In the cases at hand, the documents on record reveal that every voucher provides for 1% turnover discount, meaning thereby that the discount has been actually allowed as per the agreement/understanding of the parties. The said discount stand deducted as a […]

‘C’ Forms cannot be rejected for Mismatch without providing the Opportunity

March 22, 2021 1569 Views 0 comment Print

Prayas Automation Pvt. Ltd. Vs State of Tripura (Tripura High Court) From the reply filed by the State authorities, it emerges that such ‘C’ Forms were not issued on account of anomaly in the valuations. As a State authority respondent No. 4 ought to have conveyed this reason to the petitioner who could have either […]

Penalty of twice the tax amount for mere delay in Entry Tax payment was unjustified

September 25, 2020 1689 Views 0 comment Print

National Asphalt Products and Construction Company Vs State of Tamil Nadu (Madras High Court) The issue under consideration is whether sales tax officer is justified in levying penalty at twice the amount of entry tax? High Court states that, under the Act penalty may be imposed for failure to register as a dealer Section 9(1) […]

HC Allows Issuance of ‘C’ Forms against purchase of High Speed Diesel from Suppliers in Other States

September 7, 2020 3909 Views 0 comment Print

Difficulty in obtaining ‘C’ forms under the provisions of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 in order to avail concessional benefit of tax for purchase of High Speed Diesel from suppliers in other states.

Onus on revenue to prove that CA Certificate is False Statement

August 13, 2020 3660 Views 0 comment Print

whether Sales Return transactions which are erroneously shown it in sales tax return as sales can be rectified eventually after submission of CA certificate alongwith the concern Invoice memos?

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