National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI ) has waived off user fee at three toll plazas in Kerala in view of the unprecedented flood situation in the state. The waiver has been made on

On February 5, 2024, Finance Minister K N Balagopal presented the Budget 2024 for Kerala before the legislative assembly, highlighting the pressing financial issues facing the state. The minister, in his opening statements, emphasised the

The Kerala High Court has held that since the provisions of Kerala Amnesty Scheme, 2017 has overriding effect over the provisions of the Revenue Recovery Act and therefore, a VAT Defaulter who opted for the

The Kerala High Court while directing the Secretary of Kothamangalam Municipality, to reconsider the issue held that the Secretary Kothamangalam Municipality failed to take into account objections by Taxpayers in case of levy of Profession

The Government of Kerala through official gazette published the Rules of High Court of Kerala (Second Amendment) 2023 regulating the Public Interest Litigations (PILs)on June 13th 2023. The amendments are:  In rule 35, for sub-rule

The Kerala High Court directed to release of the bus confiscated under the Narcotic-Drugs-and-Psychotropic-Substances-Act-1985 (NDPS Act) for carrying dried ganja after depositing a bank guarantee prescribed by law. Prasad K R, the petitioner prayed for

Following the directions of the Kerala High Court, the Kerala GST department has issued guidelines regarding the release of goods seized during conveyance under section 129 of the GST Acts. As per a circular issued

The most powerful GST Council will be considering a proposal from Kerala to levy Calamity Tax, a special tax or cess to raise additional resources aimed at meeting the cost of reconstruction in Kerala in

The Kerala High Court had dismissed 3,250 petitions challenging the validity of the assessments under the earlier VAT regime after the GST rollout after September 16, 2017. The petitioners contended that the state government has

The Kerala GST Department has issued Standard Operating Procedure (“SOP”) for filing Kerala Flood Cess Annual Return. As per the SoP issued last day, Data as per monthly returns filed will get populated in part 1 of

In Sheen Golden Jewels (India) Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Kerala, admitting the challenge on the Constitutional validity of Savings and Repeal Provisions of Kerala GST Act, 2017, Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque of Kerala High

The State of Kerala is witnessing the worst flooding in 100 years, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced that the goods imported by the Charitable organizations and Red Cross Society

On February 5, 2024, Finance Minister K N Balagopal delivered the Budget 2024 for Kerala before the legislative assembly. The budget has proposed to increase the court fees for the cases registered under Negotiable Instruments

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) have extended the due dates for filing FORM GSTR-3B for the months of July, 2018 and August, 2018 for the taxpayers in the flood affected areas

Recently, in M/S. Paharpur Cooling Towers Limited v. State of Kerala & Ors, the Kerala High Court held that the limitation provided u/s 25(1) is only applicable for initiation of proceedings under the KVAT Act