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![Search Assessments under Income Tax Unsustainable where Approval is Mechanical u/s 153D: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/500x300_2122271-search-assessments-under-income-tax-unsustainable-approval-mechanical-itat-taxscan.webp "Search Assessments under Income Tax Unsustainable where Approval is Mechanical u/s 153D: ITAT [Read Order]")
Search Assessments under Income Tax Unsustainable where Approval is Mechanical u/s 153D: ITAT [Read Order]
The Patna Bench of the Income Tax Appellant Tribunal ( ITAT ) has held that search assessments under Section 153A of the Income Tax Act, 1961,...
![Vodafone Distributor Fails to Explain ₹51.80 Lakh Cash Deposits: ITAT Upholds 8% Income Estimation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/250x150_2122269-vodafone-distributor-fails-explain-5180-lakh-cash-deposits-itat-upholds-8-income-estimation-taxscan.webp "Vodafone Distributor Fails to Explain ₹51.80 Lakh Cash Deposits: ITAT Upholds 8% Income Estimation [Read Order]")
![Supreme Court Upholds Odisha Entry Tax Act in Tata Sponge Iron Case, Refuses to Reopen Constitutional Challenge [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/250x150_2122279-supreme-court-upholds-odisha-entry-tax-act-tata-sponge-iron-case-refuses-to-reopen-constitutional-challeng-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Upholds Odisha Entry Tax Act in Tata Sponge Iron Case, Refuses to Reopen Constitutional Challenge [Read Order]")
![GST Assessment Order Passed Against Unregistered Contractor Due to Identical Name Confusion on WAMIS & Income Tax Portal Data Quashed: Orissa HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/750x450_2122226-orissa-high-court-wamis-portal-gst-assessment-order-quashed-orissa-high-court-gst-case-taxscan.webp "GST Assessment Order Passed Against Unregistered Contractor Due to Identical Name Confusion on WAMIS & Income Tax Portal Data Quashed: Orissa HC [Read Order]")
![Mandatory Three Month Gap Required between SCN and Final Order u/s 73 of GST Act: Bombay HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/500x300_2122057-bombay-high-court-gst-ruling-taxscan.webp "Mandatory Three Month Gap Required between SCN and Final Order u/s 73 of GST Act: Bombay HC [Read Order]")
![Builder Required to Pass on GST ITC Benefits to Homebuyers: GSTAT Directs Buyer-Wise Refund of ₹1 Cr Profiteered Amount [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/500x300_2122009-builder-required-pass-gst-itc-benefits-homebuyers-gstat-directs.webp "Builder Required to Pass on GST ITC Benefits to Homebuyers: GSTAT Directs Buyer-Wise Refund of ₹1 Cr Profiteered Amount [Read Order]")
![GST ITC Benefits Must Be Passed On Regardless of Amount: GSTAT Orders ₹40,096 Refund among 1,865 Homebuyers [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/500x300_2122005-gst-itc-benefits-must-passed-regardless-amount-gstat-orders-40096-refund-among-1865-homebuyers-taxcscan.webp "GST ITC Benefits Must Be Passed On Regardless of Amount: GSTAT Orders ₹40,096 Refund among 1,865 Homebuyers [Read Order]")
![VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121966-vat-kolangal-dubbed-serials-cestat-service-tax-demand-ananda-vikatan-taxscan.webp "VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]")
![Search Assessments under Income Tax Unsustainable where Approval is Mechanical u/s 153D: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/750x450_2122271-search-assessments-under-income-tax-unsustainable-approval-mechanical-itat-taxscan.webp "Search Assessments under Income Tax Unsustainable where Approval is Mechanical u/s 153D: ITAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/750x450_2122002-service-tax-refund-nokia-taxscan.webp "CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121968-service-tax-exemption-non-commercial-govt-buildings-cestat-remands-fresh-verification-documents-under-notification-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]")
![Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121756-bona-fide-belief-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/500x300_2121464-book-entry-showing-service-tax-as-expense-prove-unjust-enrichment-cestat-refund-credited-consumer-welfare-fund-taxscan.webp "Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]")
![Grant of Mining Rights is Exercise of Sovereign Function, Covered Under Negative List: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/750x450_2122214-grant-mining-rights-exercise-sovereign-function-negative-list-cestat-taxscan.webp "Grant of Mining Rights is Exercise of Sovereign Function, Covered Under Negative List: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Municipal Property Tax Dues Recognised as Secured Claims In Liquidation: NCLAT Holds KMC as a Secured Creditor [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/750x450_2122230-municipal-property-tax-dues-recognised-secured-claims-liquidation-nclat.webp "Municipal Property Tax Dues Recognised as Secured Claims In Liquidation: NCLAT Holds KMC as a Secured Creditor [Read Order]")
Kavi Priya
![Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CESTAT-CESTAT-Bangalore-Service-Tax-liquidated-damages-Taxscan.jpg "Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Yogitha S. Yogesh
Rupesh Sharma
Saagarika Gopinath
![Supreme Court Upholds Odisha Entry Tax Act in Tata Sponge Iron Case, Refuses to Reopen Constitutional Challenge [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/500x300_2122279-supreme-court-upholds-odisha-entry-tax-act-tata-sponge-iron-case-refuses-to-reopen-constitutional-challeng-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Upholds Odisha Entry Tax Act in Tata Sponge Iron Case, Refuses to Reopen Constitutional Challenge [Read Order]")
![FT&TR Reference under India-Hong Kong Tax Treaty Not Permissible for Pre-2019 Taxable Events to Extend Limitation: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/500x300_2122241-fttr-reference-delhi-high-court-taxscan.jfif "FT&TR Reference under India-Hong Kong Tax Treaty Not Permissible for Pre-2019 Taxable Events to Extend Limitation: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
![CAG Officer Conducted Unauthorised Audits by Impersonating Superior Officer: Delhi HC Upholds Dismissal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/500x300_2122267-cag-officer-conducted-unauthorised-audits-impersonating-superior-officer-taxscan.webp "CAG Officer Conducted Unauthorised Audits by Impersonating Superior Officer: Delhi HC Upholds Dismissal [Read Order]")
