Demand orders based solely on portal notices after GST registration cancellation are legally invalid. Demand orders based solely on portal notices after GST registration cancellation are legally invalid. Issue Whether the service of a show cause notice by merely uploading it onto the common GST portal is legally valid and sufficient if the assessee’s registration… Read More »
Adjudication orders and demand notices must be set aside if the initial show cause notice denies a personal hearing. Adjudication orders and demand notices must be set aside if the initial show cause notice denies a personal hearing. Issue Whether an adjudication order and subsequent demand notice issued under Section 73 are legally sustainable when… Read More »
Voluntary GST payment via DRC-03 during search cannot be challenged as coercive after prolonged silence. Issue Whether tax dues deposited via Form GST DRC-03 during a search operation can be challenged as a coercive recovery through a writ petition after a two-year delay without any contemporaneous complaint. Whether the delayed issuance of an acknowledgment in… Read More »
Kerala High Court Rules GST Returns Filed Before November 30 2021 Entitled To Input Tax Credit Kerala High Court Rules GST Returns Filed Before November 30 2021 Entitled To Input Tax Credit Issue Whether the tax authorities were justified in denying Input Tax Credit (ITC) under Section 16(4) of the CGST/KGST Act for the period… Read More »
GST on municipal infrastructure charges is payable under reverse charge without causing double taxation. Issue Whether the applicant is liable to pay GST under the Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) on permission, reinstatement, road cutting, and ground rent charges levied by the Goa PWD. Whether the inclusion of a GST component in the PWD’s reinstatement work… Read More »
GST orders issued within the limitation period remain legally valid even if served subsequently. Issue Whether an adjudication order determining tax dues under Section 73(9) becomes time-barred if it is signed within the statutory limitation period but uploaded and served on the GST portal after the expiry of the extended time limit. Whether the statutory… Read More »
INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 16.07.2026 INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 16.07.2026 Here is the structured summary of the case laws compiled into a clean, scannable table for your reference. Relevant Act Section Case Law Title Citation Brief Summary Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 2(14) Superb Infotech (P.) Ltd. v. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax 2026 Click Here Profit… Read More »
TDS applies to interest on bank deposits made from MACT awards as it loses its exempt character. TDS applies to interest on bank deposits made from MACT awards as it loses its exempt character. Issue Whether the tax exemption on interest from Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) compensation under Section 194A(3)(ix) and (ixa) extends to… Read More »
Reassessment notice issued on or after April 1, 2021 for AY 2015-16 is time-barred and quashed. Issue Whether an income escaping assessment notice issued under Section 148 on or after April 1, 2021, relating to Assessment Year 2015-16, is barred by limitation and liable to be set aside. Facts The Assessee filed a writ petition… Read More »
Reassessment notice issued beyond three years for escaped income under fifty lakhs is quashed. Reassessment notice issued beyond three years for escaped income under fifty lakhs is quashed. Issue Whether the reassessment notice issued under Section 148 is legally sustainable when the alleged escaped income is less than ₹50 lakhs and the notice is issued… Read More »