Avinash Kurungot
Avinash Kurungot is a B.B.A. LL.B (Hons.) Graduate from Christ University, Bangalore. Following a stint in Civil Litigation, marking appearances across the High Court of Kerala and various sub-courts, he has channelled his skills towards developing engaging tax, finance and news content.
![GST Rate Cut Benefits Not Passed On: GSTAT Orders Subway Franchisee to Pay Profiteered ₹5.45 Lakh to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/500x300_2076464-welfare-fund-gst-rate-gstat-orders-gst-rate-taxscan.webp "GST Rate Cut Benefits Not Passed On: GSTAT Orders Subway Franchisee to Pay Profiteered ₹5.45 Lakh to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]")
GST Rate Cut Benefits Not Passed On: GSTAT Orders Subway Franchisee to Pay Profiteered ₹5.45 Lakh to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), New Delhi recently upheld the findings of the Director General of...
![SEBI Permits Investment Advisers and Research Analysts to use Liquid & Overnight Mutual Funds for Mandatory Bank Deposit under Lien [Read Circular]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/250x150_2076321-sebi-circular-2025-liquid-mutual-fund-lien.webp "SEBI Permits Investment Advisers and Research Analysts to use Liquid & Overnight Mutual Funds for Mandatory Bank Deposit under Lien [Read Circular]")
![Corporate Debtor Failed to Comply with One-Time Settlement Terms: NCLAT Greenlights CIRP Revival [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/250x150_2076039-corporate-debtor-nclat-taxscan.webp "Corporate Debtor Failed to Comply with One-Time Settlement Terms: NCLAT Greenlights CIRP Revival [Read Order]")
![ED cannot Freeze Bank Accounts without S.17(1-A) PMLA Order: Punjab & Haryana HC directs ED to Hold ‘Tainted’ ₹45 Cr Pending Adjudication [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/250x150_2076024-ed-cannot-freeze-bank-accounts-withou-pmla-order-punjab-haryana-hc-directs-adjudication-taxscan.webp "ED cannot Freeze Bank Accounts without S.17(1-A) PMLA Order: Punjab & Haryana HC directs ED to Hold ‘Tainted’ ₹45 Cr Pending Adjudication [Read Order]")
![No SCN or Order for 1 Year after Delhi Customs Seized 5 iPhones from Hong Kong Passenger: Delhi HC Orders Release [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/250x150_2075936-iphones-seized-taxscan.webp "No SCN or Order for 1 Year after Delhi Customs Seized 5 iPhones from Hong Kong Passenger: Delhi HC Orders Release [Read Order]")
Karnataka HC Orders Expeditious Disposal of GST Appeals on ₹2.3 Crore Demand Amid Allegations of Coercion & Threat by Officials [Read Order]
The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court recently directed the Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Appeals), Belagavi to expedite adjudication in two Goods and Services Tax Appeals...
![Karnataka HC Orders Expeditious Disposal of GST Appeals on ₹2.3 Crore Demand Amid Allegations of Coercion & Threat by Officials [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075726-karnataka-hc-karnataka-hc-orders-expeditious-disposal-of-gst-appeals-taxscan.webp "Karnataka HC Orders Expeditious Disposal of GST Appeals on ₹2.3 Crore Demand Amid Allegations of Coercion & Threat by Officials [Read Order]")
Is DRP Procedure Bound by Time Limitation u/s.153? Split Verdict Leads Supreme Court Division Bench to Urge CJI to Form Specific Bench [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a split verdict on whether the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) process under Section 144C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 must be completed within the...
![Is DRP Procedure Bound by Time Limitation u/s.153? Split Verdict Leads Supreme Court Division Bench to Urge CJI to Form Specific Bench [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075691-supreme-court-taxscan.webp "Is DRP Procedure Bound by Time Limitation u/s.153? Split Verdict Leads Supreme Court Division Bench to Urge CJI to Form Specific Bench [Read Judgement]")
Belated Alteration of Consignee Details to Match IEC Not ‘Innocent Misuse’: Delhi HC Rejects Poppy Seed Importer’s Plea [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court recently directed absolute confiscation of goods and imposed penalties of a consignment whose consignee details were belatedly altered to reflect the Import Export Code...
![Belated Alteration of Consignee Details to Match IEC Not ‘Innocent Misuse’: Delhi HC Rejects Poppy Seed Importer’s Plea [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075654-belated-alteration-consignee-match-iec-innocent-misuse-delhi-hc-poppy-seed-taxscan.webp "Belated Alteration of Consignee Details to Match IEC Not ‘Innocent Misuse’: Delhi HC Rejects Poppy Seed Importer’s Plea [Read Order]")
![SEBI Revises Framework for Conversion of Private Listed InvIT into Public InvIT [Read Circular]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/10/500x300_2075207-sebi-sebi-revises-framework-for-conversion-taxscan.webp "SEBI Revises Framework for Conversion of Private Listed InvIT into Public InvIT [Read Circular]")
![Centre Notifies The Carriage of Goods By Sea Act, 2025: Key Changes for Maritime Trade [Read Act]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/09/500x300_2074874-centre-notifies-the-carriage-of-goods-by-sea-act-maritime-trade-taxscan.webp "Centre Notifies The Carriage of Goods By Sea Act, 2025: Key Changes for Maritime Trade [Read Act]")
Delhi & Manipur GST Amendment Bills 2025: Wider Tax Scope, State Tax on Alcohol Inputs, ITC Relief and Penalty Waivers [Read Notification]
In a day marked by both legislative action and political sparring, the Governments of Delhi and Manipur advanced their respective Goods and Services Tax (GST) Amendment Bills for 2025, aiming to ...
![Delhi & Manipur GST Amendment Bills 2025: Wider Tax Scope, State Tax on Alcohol Inputs, ITC Relief and Penalty Waivers [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/09/500x300_2074723-gst-amendment.webp "Delhi & Manipur GST Amendment Bills 2025: Wider Tax Scope, State Tax on Alcohol Inputs, ITC Relief and Penalty Waivers [Read Notification]")