Tax
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand On Housekeeping Services Provided To UN Agencies
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has quashed the service tax demand in respect of housekeeping services provided to UN agencies and educational institutions.The bench of Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) and Hemambika R. Priya (Technical Member) has observed that the exemption to the United Nations is general in nature, and services provided to...
Filing Statutory Appeal After Writ Proceedings Concluded Is Abuse Of Process: Andhra Pradesh High Court Imposes Cost
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the filing of the statutory appeal by the writ petitioner after writ proceedings and subsequent proceedings against the same order of assessment, just to avoid the compliance of the directions of the writ Court, is nothing but abuse of the process of the Court.The bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Kiranmayee Mandava has observed that...
ITAT Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 - PART II
Failure To Produce Share Certificate Is No Basis To Doubt Share Purchase Transaction: Mumbai ITAT Refers Art 265 Of ConstitutionCase Title: Shantaben Fathechand Mehta verses Income-tax Officer Referring to Article 265 of the Constitution of India, the Mumbai ITAT remanded the case to the file of AO with direction to verify factual aspects, pertaining to the purchase of the shares in...
ITAT Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 - PART I
S. 54F Exemption Not Available On Property Predominantly Being Used For Religious Purposes: ITATCase Title: Asstt. CIT Versus Iqbal Ali KhanThe Hyderabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that exemption under Section 54F of the Income Tax Act is not available on property predominantly being used for religious purposes.ITAT Deletes Addition Of Unexplained Investment In...
Indirect Tax Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024
Supreme CourtCustoms Act | Importer's Subsequent Import Bill Be Discarded If Undervalued To Previously Imported Identical Or Similar Goods: Supreme CourtCase Title: M/s Global Technologies and Research versus Principal Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi (Import)Citation : 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 239Recently, the Supreme Court held that under the Customs Act, the Importer's Bill of Entry of...
Indirect Tax Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 - PART II
Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court Grants Bail To Applicant Accused Of Availing Excess Input Tax Credit, As Proceedings U/S 70 And 74 Pending Since LongCase Title: Qamar Ahmed Kazmi vs. State of U.P. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 131The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the applicant accused of availing excess input tax credit as the proceedings under Section 70 and Section 74 of...
Direct Tax Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 - PART II
Kerala High CourtAssessee Can't Indefinitely Seek Time In Response To SCN: Kerala High CourtCase Title: Shaju Pachelil Pathrose Versus Additional/Joint/Deputy/Assistant Commissioner Of Income TaxCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 12The Kerala High Court has held that the assessee cannot indefinitely seek time in response to a show cause notice.Writ Petition Challenging Orders Of Tamil Nadu...
Direct Tax Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 - PART I
Supreme CourtTaxpayer Entitled To Hearing On Merits If Appeals Were Dismissed By HC For Delay In Filing Paper-Book: Supreme CourtCase Title: Herbicides India Limited vs ACIT2024 LiveLaw (SC) 44While setting aside the Rajasthan High Court orders, the Supreme Court restored the assessee's appeals by condoning the delay in filing the paper-book before High Court and observed that the assessee...
[UP Trade Tax Act] Because Of Refund Due From Assessment Proceedings, Can't Escape Liability Of Depositing Tax Realized: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a registered dealer cannot withhold the tax realised by him from a purchasing dealer only because he had deposited an excess amount of tax at the time of the transaction. The Court held that he cannot escape the liability of depositing the tax realized under the U.P. Trade Tax Act, 1948 because a refund is due to him from assessment...
Assessee Entitled To Cash Refund Of Cenvat Credit On Amount Of CVD And SAD Paid After 01.07.2017: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the assessee is entitled to a cash refund of CENVAT credit on the amount of cash of countervailing duty (CVD) and special additional duty (SAD) paid even after July 1, 2017.The bench of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and Hemambika R. Priya (Technical Member) has observed that the appellant/assessee...
Assessment Based On Best Judgement Basis , Non-Filing Of Returns After Receipt Of Order, Fatal For Assessee: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the non-filing of returns even after receipt of the assessment order is fatal for the assessee.The bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. has observed that it may be true that the respondents did not issue a formal notice as required under Section 62(1) of the Income Tax Act before completing the assessment on a best...
Black Sand Not A By-Product, Just A Waste; CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has clearly erred in fastening the appellant with duty liability on black sand, which was not manufactured. The bench of P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) and M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member) relied on the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Board of Trustees vs. Collector of Central Excise, in which it was...