CBIC issues interim measures to implement GST arrest reforms
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has directed its field formations to immediately stop making arrests under the GST law, implementing key …
Taxation: Legal News & Updates
Latest Taxation judgments, case updates and legal developments in India.
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Supreme Court sets aside ₹69.9 lakh tax disallowance in sugar-mill dispute
The Supreme Court set aside a tax addition of approximately ₹69.92 lakh against Lakshmi Sugar Mills Co. Ltd., holding that unpaid excise duty could not be disal…
Supreme Court Sets Aside ₹1 Lakh Costs Imposed on Income Tax Department for Summoning Witness
The Supreme Court set aside ₹1 lakh costs imposed on the Income Tax Department for summoning a witness and producing additional documents during a criminal tria…
GST Arrest Despite Court-Directed Appearance Was 'Brazen Act Of Highhandedness': Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Release Of Businessman
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ordered the immediate release of a businessman arrested by CGST officials after he appeared before authorities pursuant to a cou…
Supreme Court to Hear Centre's Appeal on Income-Tax Reassessment Powers
The Supreme Court is set to hear the Centre's appeal against a Punjab & Haryana High Court judgment that struck down Section 147A of the Income Tax Act, a provi…
2026 LiveLaw (SC) 944 | Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr. v. M/s. Omaxe Limited
The Supreme Court has held that an Assessing Officer cannot reopen an assessment under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act once the Income Tax Settlement Commissi…
Litigant Cannot Be Worse Off For Filing An Appeal: Supreme Court Explains 'No Reformatio In Peius'
The Supreme Court set aside an enhanced penalty on Saudi Arabian Airlines, reiterating that an appellant cannot be placed in a worse position merely for exercis…
Mere Delay In Depositing Foreign Travel Tax Not Same As 'Failure To Pay' & Litigant Cannot Be Worse Off For Filing An Appeal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a mere delay in depositing Foreign Travel Tax (FTT) does not amount to a failure to pay tax under Section 38(3) of the Finance Act, …
Bombay High Court's High-Stakes Customs Duty Dispute Reassigned
The Bombay High Court has reassigned the high-profile customs duty dispute involving Skoda Auto Volkswagen India after the original bench was unable to deliver …
S. 74 CGST Act | General Allegations Of Fraud/Suppression Won't Extend Limitation; SCN Must Specify Foundational Facts: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court quashed a GST show-cause notice issued under Section 74 of the CGST Act, holding that the Revenue cannot bypass the standard limitation period…
BBC tax raid case: ITAT partly allows appeals, reduces taxable profit in India to 12 percent
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has partly allowed appeals filed by BBC Global News Limited and reduced the profit attributable to its Indian operation…
ITC Available To Buyer Only If Supplier Has Paid Tax To Government: Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of Section 16(2)(c) CGST Act
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 16(2)(c) of the CGST Act, ruling that a buyer can claim Input Tax Credit (ITC) only if the s…
Supreme Court Affirms No GST on Assignment of Industrial Leasehold Rights
The Supreme Court has upheld the Gujarat High Court's ruling that the assignment of industrial leasehold rights and related buildings does not attract GST. The …
Online Gaming Companies Seek Review of Supreme Court's 28% GST Verdict
Major online gaming companies have approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of its May 2026 judgment that upheld the 28% GST levy on online gaming and vali…