Tag Archives: HIGH COURT OF DELHI

Writ Petition Against Penalty Order for Fake Billing Non-Maintainable Due to Efficacious Statutory Remedy

By | August 27, 2026

Writ Petition Against Penalty Order for Fake Billing Non-Maintainable Due to Efficacious Statutory Remedy Issue Whether a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a penalty order passed under Section 122(1)(ii) for fake billing/passing inadmissible ITC is maintainable when an efficacious statutory remedy of appeal is available under Section 107. Facts… Read More »

Adjudication Order Set Aside for Lack of Valid Service of Show Cause Notice

By | August 22, 2026

Adjudication Order Set Aside for Lack of Valid Service of Show Cause Notice Issue Whether an adjudication order passed under Section 74 of the CGST / DGST Act, 2017 for tax periods 2017-18 to 2020-21 is legally sustainable when the Show Cause Notice (SCN) was not validly served under Section 169, thereby denying the petitioner… Read More »

No Adverse Action Permissible for Non-Deduction of TDS on Lease Rent Paid to GNOIDA

By | August 22, 2026

No Adverse Action Permissible for Non-Deduction of TDS on Lease Rent Paid to GNOIDA Issue Whether an assessee can be subjected to adverse action under Section 201 for non-deduction of tax at source (TDS) under Section 194-I of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Section 393 / Section 398 of the Income-tax Act, 2025) on annual lease… Read More »

Tribunal Cannot Decide Appeal Ex-Parte On Merits Without Verifying Proper Service Of Hearing Notice

By | August 19, 2026

Tribunal Cannot Decide Appeal Ex-Parte On Merits Without Verifying Proper Service Of Hearing Notice Tribunal Cannot Decide Appeal Ex-Parte On Merits Without Verifying Proper Service Of Hearing Notice Issue Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) can proceed ex-parte and decide an appeal on merits without confirming that a notice of hearing was duly issued… Read More »

Provisional attachment under Section 83 ceases automatically after one year, requiring immediate bank de-freezing.

By | August 18, 2026

Provisional attachment under Section 83 ceases automatically after one year, requiring immediate bank de-freezing. Provisional attachment under Section 83 ceases automatically after one year, requiring immediate bank de-freezing. Issue Whether a provisional attachment of a bank account ordered under Section 83 remains valid or enforceable after the expiry of the maximum statutory period of one… Read More »

Advocates acting as Insolvency Professionals are subject to forward charge GST and must register.

By | August 18, 2026

Advocates acting as Insolvency Professionals are subject to forward charge GST and must register. Issue Whether GST on services rendered by an Advocate acting in the capacity of an Insolvency Professional (IP) falls under the reverse charge mechanism applicable to legal services or under the forward charge mechanism under GST laws. Facts Background of Petitioner:… Read More »

Processing of Tax Returns of Sitting Judges Under New Tax Regime Kept in Abeyance Pending Adjudication

By | August 17, 2026

Processing of Tax Returns of Sitting Judges Under New Tax Regime Kept in Abeyance Pending Adjudication Issue Whether interim directions issued to halt the processing of tax returns of sitting High Court and Supreme Court Judges under the new tax regime should be modified to accommodate automated electronic processing by requiring Private Secretaries of Judges… Read More »

High Court Directs Specific Procedure for Handling Tax Returns of Judges Pending Final Writ Adjudication

By | August 15, 2026

High Court Directs Specific Procedure for Handling Tax Returns of Judges Pending Final Writ Adjudication High Court Directs Specific Procedure for Handling Tax Returns of Judges Pending Final Writ Adjudication Issue Whether the interim order prohibiting the processing of income tax returns of High Court and Supreme Court Judges under the new tax regime (Section… Read More »

DTVSV Refunds Must Be Issued Within 90 Days and Operational Delays Do Not Justify Inaction

By | August 14, 2026

DTVSV Refunds Must Be Issued Within 90 Days and Operational Delays Do Not Justify Inaction DTVSV Refunds Must Be Issued Within 90 Days and Operational Delays Do Not Justify Inaction Issue Whether the Revenue can delay processing and crediting a refund due under Form No. 4 of the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024,… Read More »

Reassessment Issued After Scrutiny Without Proving Failure to Disclose Material Facts Quashed as Void

By | August 14, 2026

Reassessment Issued After Scrutiny Without Proving Failure to Disclose Material Facts Quashed as Void Reassessment Issued After Scrutiny Without Proving Failure to Disclose Material Facts Quashed as Void Issue Whether a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 beyond four years after a completed Section 143(3) scrutiny assessment is legally sustainable when all bank details were… Read More »