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Mr Kapil Sibal’s article dated June 4 in The Hindu , on judges going on vacations, is spot on. Undeniably, judges deserve the vacations that the system provides them. The common man’s anguish, however, is not with the judges going on vacations, but with the judiciary being on vac

Emphasising that the Government is a "model litigant" and not an ordinary party, the Court held that needless litigation funded by public money cannot be permitted to continue unchecked.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh on Mrs Bectors Food Specialities, the manufacturer of English Oven bread, for misleading advertisements claiming that its bread products were “100% Atta” and “100% Whole Wheat Bread”. The order was

The ITAT Jaipur held that a remittance received from a foreign employer under a retirement plan did not amount to concealment of foreign income or assets. It deleted the Rs.10 lakh penalty after accepting the assessee's bona fide explanation. The post Black Money Act Penalty Quas

The ITAT held that penalty under Section 43 of the Black Money Act was not justified where foreign bank deposits arose from overseas employment income and related interest was regularly disclosed in India. The Tribunal treated the omission as a bona fide mistake based on the fact

The Tribunal ruled that recording satisfaction in the assessment order is mandatory before initiating penalty under Section 271D. In the absence of such satisfaction, the penalties were deleted. The post Section 271D Penalty Quashed as AO Did Not Record Satisfaction: ITAT Delhi a

The ITAT held that penalties under Sections 271D and 271E could not be sustained because the Assessing Officer failed to record satisfaction regarding violations of Sections 269SS and 269T in the assessment order. The Revenue's appeals were dismissed. The post ITAT Deletes Sectio

The High Court ruled that the relevant date for filing refund claims is the date of receipt of payment in convertible foreign exchange under the substituted notification. The refund claims were held to be beyond the limitation period. The post Madras HC Dismisses CENVAT Refund Cl

The Delhi High Court held that the pre-deposit requirement introduced by the third proviso to Section 74(1) of the DVAT Act could not apply to returns filed before the amendment. The objections were directed to be heard without insisting on any pre-deposit. The post Delhi HC Sets

The ITAT held that assessments under Section 153A were invalid because no search warrant was issued in the assessee’s name. As the foundational assessment was void, the consequential Section 263 revision orders were also quashed. The post ITAT Quashes Section 263 Order as Search

The ITAT held that limitation under Section 153B must be determined based on the assessee's own last panchanama despite a joint search warrant. As the assessments were completed beyond the prescribed period, they were quashed. The post Search Assessment Quashed as Limitation Must

NLU Jodhpur and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs have signed an MoU to establish a Centre for Research in Land & Housing: Law, Policy & Governance. The post NLU Jodhpur Signs MoU with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | NLU Jodhpur to Establish Centre for Housing Law

The Bombay High Court has directed a police and cyber cell inquiry into allegations that forged or fabricated court orders were circulated in connection with an ongoing family dispute involving members of the Jindal family. The single-judge Bench of Justice Arif S Doctor passed t

The ITAT Hyderabad held that the assessment orders were time-barred under Section 153 despite the DRP process. Both assessments were quashed after applying the limitation prescribed under the Act. The post ITAT Quashes Assessment Orders as Section 153 Limitation Expired Despite T

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The ITAT held that limitation under Section 153B had to be computed from the searched person's last panchanama, making the assessments time-barred. The assessment orders were therefore quashed. The post ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as They Were Barred by Limitation appea

The Karnataka High Court held that the requirement to deposit 20% of the disputed tax demand is not mandatory in every case. It quashed the stay rejection orders and directed disposal of the appeals without insisting on the pre-deposit. The post 20% Pre-Deposit Not Mandatory as S

The Court clarified that while the specific directions mention "the Magistrate", the legal framework applies dynamically to the appellate stage as well.

The Court held that mere telephonic contact between an advocate and his client cannot, by itself, establish a criminal conspiracy, particularly where objective evidence collected during the investigation disproves the allegations forming the foundation of the prosecution's case.

The Tribunal held that the addition under Section 68 could not be sustained because the assessee produced complete documentary evidence supporting the share transactions. It ruled that the Assessing Officer failed to bring any cogent material to rebut the evidence or justify deni

The Court said that adult women must discern the distinction between a promise of marriage and marriage itself when weighing the risks of a consensual physical relationship.

This article explains how Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) create a regulated, exchange-traded market backed by physical gold. It highlights their features, regulatory framework, and the challenges affecting wider adoption. The post Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs): Analysis of Ind

The Supreme Court of India and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation formalized judicial cooperation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting exchanges of legal knowledge, best practices, and court administration. Chief Justice of India Justice Surya K

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The Advocates Tax Bar Association has requested extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persistent portal-related technical difficulties. The representation argues that taxpayers should not lose their statutory right of appeal due to system issue

The Case The dispute concerns the scope of powers granted to GST authorities under Rule 86A of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017, to block the utilisation of Input Tax Credit (ITC) available in a taxpayer’s Electronic Credit Ledger (ECL). The taxpayers challen

This article explains how cross-empowerment under Section 6 of the GST law is meant to facilitate coordinated enforcement without allowing duplicate proceedings. It highlights the need for a formal mechanism to allocate jurisdiction and prevent harassment through parallel actions

A coconut tree became the centre of a legal battle in the Kerala High Court.