CESTAT Delhi held that mere act of purchasing gold without bill is highly insufficient to confirm the grave allegations of conspiring the act of smuggling of gold. Accordingly, the order imposing penalty on the appellants and confiscating their money is held not sustainable.
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Kumari Chandani Chauhan, accused in an Income Tax job fraud case, without expressing an opinion on the merits. The decision considers the presumption of innocence, period of detention, and the nature of accusations, with conditions.
The Allahabad High Court has stayed a GST order imposing CGST and SGST with penalty, finding it contradictory to the original show cause notice which only sought IGST. The court noted concerns about jurisdiction and limitation.
The ITAT Delhi has deleted a protective addition of ₹15.23 crore against Surya Vanijya P. Ltd., ruling against double taxation as the income was already assessed in the beneficiary’s hands. However, an addition for commission income was upheld.
Rajasthan High Court rules that the limitation period for filing a GST appeal commences from the date the order is communicated, not the order date. Case remanded for re-evaluation.
The ITAT Chandigarh has remitted a ₹3.1 crore tax case involving sales and purchases back to the CIT(A). The decision came after both the AO and CIT(A) issued ex-parte orders without adjudicating the issue on merits, denying the assessee adequate hearing.
The Madras High Court has invalidated a second GST demand for the same assessment year against Tvl. Indo Associates, citing duplication of proceedings. An earlier appeal for the identical period is already underway.
The ITAT Surat has remanded an appeal by Pankajbhai Devrajbhai Soliya to the CIT(A) for merits-based adjudication, citing an inadvertent email oversight as the cause for delay, imposing a ₹15,000 cost on the assessee.
The ITAT Ahmedabad has upheld the disallowance of Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) exemption on penny stock transactions for Chimanbhai Chhaganbhai, deeming them bogus. A cash credit addition is remitted for re-examination.
Calcutta High Court permits release of goods seized under GST on furnishing 20% bank guarantee and restrains final decision without its leave.
