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ITAT Allows Full Salary Deduction Due to Acceptance of 75% Expenditure by Authorities

April 20, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Since most salary payments were accepted, the remaining disallowance was held unjustified. Key takeaway: partial acceptance weakens arbitrary additions.

Apply in DRC-20 for GST Payment in Instalments: Telangana HC

April 20, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Recovery action was initiated even after partial tax payment. The Court held that instalment relief must be sought through Form DRC-20. Key takeaway: procedural compliance is essential to obtain payment relief.

Shell Companies as Front: Tribunal Upholds Benami Attachment of 143 Properties in ₹75 Cr Layering Case

April 20, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether properties purchased using company funds could escape benami classification. The Tribunal held that unexplained sources and cash routing justified treating transactions as benami.

No Retrospective Laundering: Tribunal Quashes Bulk PMLA Attachments, Retains Only Rs 25 Cr as Proceeds of Crime

April 20, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that transactions predating the alleged crime cannot be treated as proceeds of crime without a clear link. It set aside most attachments due to absence of foundational evidence. The decision reinforces the necessity of establishing a direct nexus under PMLA.

Penalty Cannot Survive After Demand Dropped, Telangana HC Directs Rectification Route

April 20, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

The case involved a penalty imposed despite the main tax demand being set aside in appeal. The Court held that the petitioner should seek rectification before the proper officer.

Telangana HC Allows Manual Application for Revocation of GST Registration Cancelled for Non-Filing of Returns

April 20, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

The Court addressed the issue where the GST portal prevented filing of a revocation application due to time limits. It allowed manual submission and directed authorities to consider it.

Writ Withdrawn with Liberty to File Appeal Due to Availability of Tribunal Remedy

April 20, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

The Court refused to entertain the writ as a statutory appeal remedy existed under the Finance Act. It allowed the petitioner to approach CESTAT with delay condonation.

Equivalent Value Doctrine Affirmed: Tribunal Upholds Attachment Even for Pre-Offence Properties under PMLA

April 20, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether properties unconnected to crime could be attached under PMLA. The Tribunal held that equivalent value assets can be attached when proceeds of crime are untraceable.

Petition dismissed observing that Court cannot act as an AO and call documents which can be done by AO

April 20, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that challenge to reassessment proceedings initiated under Income Tax Act failed as Court cannot act as an AO and call such documents which otherwise can be done by AO. Accordingly, petition dismissed.

Detenu doesn’t possess right of being represented by counsel before Advisory Board

April 20, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that a detenu has no right of being represented by the counsel in the proceedings before the Advisory Board. Accordingly, detention order of detenu indulged in gold smuggling activities upheld as satisfaction of the Detaining Authority is a subjective one.

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