Revenue must immediately restore a cancelled GST registration if the appellate authority orders restoration. Issue Whether the tax department can legally refuse to comply with an appellate order directing the restoration of a cancelled GST registration on the grounds that a further appeal is pending and a subsequent physical survey showed no ongoing business. Facts… Read More »
Audited books showing sufficient cash-in-hand invalidate Section 68 additions for demonetization bank deposits. Issue Whether the Assessing Officer can legally reject a taxpayer’s explanation and make an addition under Section 68 for cash deposited during the demonetization period, when the taxpayer establishes that the deposits originated from cash-in-hand recorded in its regularly maintained, unblemished, and… Read More »
Arrest and Remand Declared Illegal Due to Lack of Transit Remand and Breach of Mandatory Arrest Memo Safeguards Issue Whether the arrest and subsequent detention of an individual under Section 69 of the GST Act are legally valid if they are arrested in one state (Uttarakhand) and produced before a Magistrate in another state (Uttar… Read More »