4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1115+ words) The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside a central excise duty demand of ₹72.33 lakh against an evaporative air cooler manufacturer after finding that the alleged clandestine clearances were calculated primarily from documents whose…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (394+ words) The operation resulted in the recovery of 27.45 kilograms of a green-coloured substance suspected to be hydroponic weed or ganja. Buy Now: Think Before You Pay Cash: 50+ Landmark Rulings on Section 40A(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 The action was carried out…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (182+ words) The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Tiruchirappalli International Airport has seized concealed 24-carat gold chains weighing 648 grams from three international passengers. The seizure was made on September 8, 2026, after AIU officers intercepted the passengers upon their arrival from Kuala Lumpur. They…...

5+ day, 33+ min ago   (1602+ words) The Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the question whether proceedings under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 can be initiated only when there is material indicating wilful undervaluation and fraudulent intent to evade stamp duty, or…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (583+ words) The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has restored a service tax appeal after finding that the assessee had deposited the entire 10% of the disputed amount required at the two appellate stages. The…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1452+ words) The Karnataka High Court has held that the tolerance range of ±5% provided under Section 92C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, cannot be treated as a standard deduction while determining the arm’s length price of an international transaction. A Division Bench of…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (896+ words) The Delhi High Court has upheld the annulment of reassessment proceedings initiated against NTPC Ltd. for Assessment Year 2007-08, holding that a subsequent Assessing Officer cannot reopen a completed scrutiny assessment merely because he disagrees with the view taken by his…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (241+ words) Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1023+ words) The Calcutta High Court has upheld an order directing the Central Goods and Services Tax authorities to pay compensatory interest at 9% per annum on a service tax refund of approximately Rs. 2.20 crore, holding that the interest must be calculated from…...

6+ day, 29+ min ago   (1317+ words) The Meghalaya High Court has quashed a service tax adjudication order against the Assam Rifles Group Insurance Scheme, holding that an unexplained delay of nearly eight-and-a-half years in deciding the show-cause notice violated the statutory timeline under Section 73(4B) of the…...