The High Court examined whether proceedings under Section 138 NI Act could be quashed on the plea that cheques were issued as security. It held that such a defence involves disputed facts and must be tested at trial.
The High Court declined to waive the mandatory pre-deposit requirement for entertaining a VAT appeal. It held that financial hardship was not established and statutory conditions under the HVAT Act must be complied with.
The issue was whether commissions from foreign universities attract GST as intermediary services. The court held that principal-to-principal consultancy services qualify as export, entitling refund.
The SC rejected the State’s challenge citing an unexplained 676-day delay and found no reason to interfere with the High Court’s refund order. The High Court’s direction to process the original refund claim remained effective.
The High Court held that contradictory portal communications and missing rejection orders cannot defeat a refund claim. The original refund application was ordered to be honoured with interest.
The case involved a penalty for alleged non-disclosure of a foreign bank account. The Tribunal held that ambiguity regarding linked currency accounts required fresh verification before sustaining the penalty.
It was held that EV components imported separately and requiring substantial manufacturing in India cannot be treated as vehicle kits. The ruling denied eligibility for concessional customs duty on such imports.
The dispute concerned whether interior wall panels were builders ware or plastic sheets. The authority ruled they remain classifiable under heading 3921, confirming decorative panels do not become structural elements.
The authority examined whether decorative plastic wall panels are builders’ ware or plastic sheets. It held that panels retaining sheet character with in-line extrusion profiles fall under CTH 3921, not residual CTH 3925.
The ruling confirms that alloys are classified by the metal predominating by weight. Since copper predominated, the brass rods were classified under Chapter 74 as copper alloy rods.
