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 Evasion by Transporting Gold Jewellery citing Display at Exhibition: Madras HC upholds Confiscation Notice [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GST-Evasion-Transporting-Gold-Jewellery-Display-Exhibition-Madras-HC-Confiscation-Notice-TAXSCAN.jpg "GST Evasion by Transporting Gold Jewellery citing Display at Exhibition: Madras HC upholds Confiscation Notice [Read Order]")
GST Evasion by Transporting Gold Jewellery citing Display at Exhibition: Madras HC upholds Confiscation Notice [Read Order]
The Madras High Court recently upheld the confiscation of Gold Jewellery claimed by a jeweller to be transported from Mumbai to Tamil Nadu for the...
![Bt Cotton Farmer contests ₹3.3 Crore Disallowance on Income Tax: ITAT directs CIT(A) to conduct Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ITAT-ITAT-Ahmedabad-Fresh-Adjudication-Income-Tax-Appellate-Tribunal-Income-Tax-CITA-taxscan-1.jpg "Bt Cotton Farmer contests ₹3.3 Crore Disallowance on Income Tax: ITAT directs CIT(A) to conduct Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]")
![ITAT slaps ₹10,000 Cost on Assessee for Failure to Justify Non-Compliance in Appellate Stage while remitting ex-parte NFAC Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/03/2041105-itat-ahmedabad-income-tax-income-tax-news-itat-slaps-10000-cost-on-assessee-taxscan.webp "ITAT slaps ₹10,000 Cost on Assessee for Failure to Justify Non-Compliance in Appellate Stage while remitting ex-parte NFAC Order [Read Order]")
![DRT limited to Adjudicating Recovery u/s 13(4) of SARFAESI, cannot decide on Property Ownership or Validity of Sale/Mortgage: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Supreme-Court-DRT-limited-Section-134-of-SARFAESI-Property-Ownership-Taxscan.jpg "DRT limited to Adjudicating Recovery u/s 13(4) of SARFAESI, cannot decide on Property Ownership or Validity of Sale/Mortgage: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]")
DGFT eCoO System Revision: Back-to-Back Certificates of Origin on Non-Indian Goods for Re-Export, Trans-Shipment and Merchant Trade
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade ( DGFT ) has issued a Public Notice on the 27th of January, 2025 proposing amendments to Paragraph 2.91 and 2.93 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023, with a...
Supreme Court quashes FIR against Ex-Excise Commissioner on Disproportionate Assets held from 1996 to 2020, Observes Change in Economy [Read Judgement]
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India recently quashed a First Information Report ( FIR ) lodged against a former Excise Commissioner accused of possessing disproportionate assets from...
![Supreme Court quashes FIR against Ex-Excise Commissioner on Disproportionate Assets held from 1996 to 2020, Observes Change in Economy [Read Judgement]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Supreme-Court-Supreme-Court-of-India-FIR-against-Ex-Excise-Commissioner-Change-in-Economy-taxscan.jpg "Supreme Court quashes FIR against Ex-Excise Commissioner on Disproportionate Assets held from 1996 to 2020, Observes Change in Economy [Read Judgement]")
Authorised Signatories/Employees of Company not liable to GST Penalty u/s 122(1-A) and 137: Supreme Court in Maersk GST Fraud Case [Read Judgement]
In a notable ruling, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the employees of a Company may not be attributed liability for Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) Penalty under Section 122(1-A) and Section 137...
![Authorised Signatories/Employees of Company not liable to GST Penalty u/s 122(1-A) and 137: Supreme Court in Maersk GST Fraud Case [Read Judgement]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Supreme-Court-Supreme-Court-of-India-Goods-and-Services-Tax-GST-Penalty-Section-1221-A-taxscan-1.jpg "Authorised Signatories/Employees of Company not liable to GST Penalty u/s 122(1-A) and 137: Supreme Court in Maersk GST Fraud Case [Read Judgement]")
Statutory Functionary Cannot Assume powers not Conferred Upon It: Supreme Court Directs Refund of Unduly Retained Stamp Duty [Read Judgement]
In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court of India directed a real-estate developer to issue refund of an amount of ₹27,00,000 received from a buyer, against the Agreement to sell while observing that...
