News & Judgements

The Rajasthan High Court has consolidated multiple FIRs against the chairperson of Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society and emphasized the right to a speedy trial. This decision…

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the conviction of a juvenile in a POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case. The Court's decision reinforces the legal…

The Gujarat High Court has annulled a decision by the Revenue Tribunal in a tenancy case and directed the state to instruct the in-charge chairman to step down. The Court's…

The Kerala High Court has addressed issues related to the final report in criminal cases and the requirement to inform victims under Section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code…

The Kerala High Court has ruled that Sakha activities, including mass drills and weaponry training, are prohibited on temple premises managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board. The…

Justice BV Nagarathna has emphasized that lawyers should not act merely as "hired guns" or rubber stamps for their clients. Instead, lawyers are expected to provide independent,…

The Supreme Court has ruled that a tenant cannot claim ownership of property based solely on an unregistered settlement agreement with the landlord. In this case, the tenant…

The Allahabad High Court has determined that disputes involving public trusts are not arbitrable under the Arbitration Act. This ruling is significant as it clarifies that matters…

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax GST registration cannot be cancelled retrospectively without providing specific reasons. This decision arose from a…

In a significant decision, the Delhi High Court ruled that income tax refunds cannot be denied to taxpayers due to discrepancies between Form 26AS and the filed returns. The court…

The Delhi High Court ruled that under the Customs Act, the authority must clearly specify the nature of the infraction when detaining goods and denying preferential duty…

The Gujarat State Consumer Commission held Oriental Insurance Company liable for the wrongful settlement of an insurance claim. The complainant argued that the insurance company…

In a significant ruling, the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority RERA directed Parsvnath Developers to compensate a homebuyer for delayed possession by paying interest and…

The Madras High Court recently ordered the restoration of a film production company's GST registration after it was canceled for non-payment of taxes. The court allowed the…

The Madras High Court set aside a penalty order under Section 271-E of the Income Tax Act due to the Assessing Officer’s failure to properly record reasons for subjective…

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a second provisional attachment notice issued by the tax authorities lacked fresh reasons and was deemed arbitrary. This decision…

The Karnataka High Court upheld the ruling of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT allowing the deduction of Employee Stock Option Plan ESOP expenses as legitimate business…

The Madras High Court has quashed an income tax addition where the tax authorities had wrongly applied Section 194-IB instead of Section 194-C for a tax deduction at source.…

The Authority for Advance Rulings AAR has confirmed that royalty payments received by leaseholders of mining quarries will be subject to an 18% Goods and Services Tax GST . This…

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs CBIC , under the Ministry of Finance, recently issued a notification adjusting the customs tariff values for several essential…

The Bombay High Court rejected an affidavit submitted by a customs officer in a case due to factual errors and inconsistencies. The court ordered the officer to file a fresh…

The Karnataka High Court overturned an income tax assessment order that was based on stock exchange and bank data but issued without providing the taxpayer an opportunity for a…

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhry is expected to convene a new Group of Ministers GoM to address the GST compensation cess issue. With states demanding compensation…

The Madras High Court set aside a GST assessment order that was sent to an old address instead of the new one provided by the taxpayer. The court ruled that this oversight denied…

The Crime Investigation Department CID has taken over the investigation into a massive ₹1,400 crore GST fraud that involves a former chief secretary, an IIT-H professor, and…

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade DGFT has announced that yellow pea imports will be allowed freely for bills of lading issued on or before December 31, 2024, without…

The Authority for Advance Rulings AAR confirmed that a 5% GST rate applies to the supply of aggregates made from boulders. Aggregates, a construction material, undergo minimal…

The Delhi High Court upheld the disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act, dismissing an appeal that sought the retrospective application of a 2022 amendment. The…

The Madras High Court recently ruled that investigating authorities cannot freeze bank accounts beyond the amount allegedly involved in financial fraud. The court emphasized that…

The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT has ruled that penalties imposed in service tax cases are unjustified when the proceedings are time-barred. In this…

The Madras High Court has ruled that CENVAT credit is permissible for electricity supplied to sister units from a captive power plant, provided it complies with the amended CENVAT…

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT has ruled that income accumulated under Section 11 6 of the Income Tax Act can be used for the acquisition of fixed assets. This decision…

GST evasion has skyrocketed to ₹2.01 lakh crore in FY24, with sectors like online gaming, Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance BFSI contributing significantly to the surge.…

Three businessmen from Mumbai have been arrested for their involvement in a major GST fraud case. They allegedly created eight shell companies to fraudulently claim Input Tax…

Former Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar is under investigation by the CID for his alleged involvement in a massive ₹1,400 crore GST evasion case. The case, involving…

Zomato, the online food delivery platform, plans to challenge a ₹5.6 crore GST demand issued by the West Bengal government for the financial year 2020-21. This sum includes GST,…

The Madras High Court dismissed a petition challenging income reassessment under the condition that income had escaped assessment. The court ruled that reassessment within the…

The Karnataka High Court directed the state to take action against police officers who falsely implicated students in a drug-related case. The court's order came after it was…

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a challenge regarding the defeat of Abhishek Manu Singhvi in a Rajya Sabha election. The petition argued against the election outcome,…

The Madras High Court considered a situation where a taxpayer experienced a delay in filing a GST appeal due to a severe medical condition—septic shock. The court acknowledged the…

The Calcutta High Court addressed a case involving the cancellation of GST registration due to the non-filing of returns by a taxpayer. The court directed that the GST…

The Karnataka High Court recently invalidated the income tax assessment proceedings conducted under Section 148AB of the Income Tax Act. This decision arose from a case where the…

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an insurance company is liable for a motor accident even though the transfer of ownership of the vehicle involved had not been completed.…

The Rajasthan State Tax Service Association’s recent order, perceived as biased against those questioning state GST corruption, has sparked controversy among Chartered Accountants…

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT has directed a fresh adjudication in a case where the non-appearance of a party before the Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals CITA was due…

Indian stock market benchmarks have reached record highs, reflecting strong investor sentiment and market performance. This uptrend is closely watched by market participants in…

Aircraft manufacturer ATR has expressed its interest in sourcing components from India, opening up new opportunities for Indian suppliers in the aerospace sector. This development…

The Indian government has launched a new digital platform named Bhaskar, designed to connect and support the startup ecosystem. This platform aims to provide a comprehensive range…

According to the Reserve Bank of India RBI Governor, the Indian Rupee has demonstrated remarkable stability and has been one of the least volatile currencies since the beginning…

The Delhi High Court has issued an injunction to halt the transfer of shares within the Oberoi Hotel Group due to an ongoing family feud. This legal dispute involves members of…