Kavi Priya
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![DGFT Implements NPCI-Based Real-Time Bank Account Validation for IEC Issuance & Modification [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/11/2124642-dgft-implements-npci-ief-taxscan.webp "DGFT Implements NPCI-Based Real-Time Bank Account Validation for IEC Issuance & Modification [Read Notification]")
DGFT Implements NPCI-Based Real-Time Bank Account Validation for IEC Issuance & Modification [Read Notification]
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has issued Trade Notice No. 23/2025-26 dated February 06, 2026, announcing the implementation of NPCI-based...
![DGFT Clarifies Warehousing of Industrial Chemicals is Permitted Under FTP 2023 Para 2.36(a), Subject to Compliance [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/11/2124631-dgft-clarifies-warehousing-industrial-chemicals-permitted-under-ftp-2023-subject-compliance-taxscan.webp "DGFT Clarifies Warehousing of Industrial Chemicals is Permitted Under FTP 2023 Para 2.36(a), Subject to Compliance [Read Notification]")
![Service Tax Not Leviable on Individual Advocate for Legal Services to Law Firm: Bombay HC Quashes Demand & Bank Attachment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/11/2124604-service-tax-leviable-legal-services-law-firm-bombay-hc-quashes-demand-bank-attachment-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Individual Advocate for Legal Services to Law Firm: Bombay HC Quashes Demand & Bank Attachment [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Hears PIL Challenging Income Tax Act 2025 Powers to Search Digital Devices, Cloud Servers & Virtual Digital Space
The Supreme Court of India is examining a public interest litigation that challenges the constitutional validity of provisions in the Income Tax Act, 2025 which allow Income Tax authorities to...
CBDT Proposes New Income Tax Form 130 to Bring Salary, Pension & Senior Citizen Interest TDS Under Single Reporting Certificate [Read Notification]
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has proposed a new Income Tax Form No. 130 with the objective of consolidating tax deducted at source (TDS) reporting for salary income, pension income, and...
![CBDT Proposes New Income Tax Form 130 to Bring Salary, Pension & Senior Citizen Interest TDS Under Single Reporting Certificate [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/10/2124527-cbdt-proposes-new-income-tax-taxscan.webp "CBDT Proposes New Income Tax Form 130 to Bring Salary, Pension & Senior Citizen Interest TDS Under Single Reporting Certificate [Read Notification]")
GST DRC-01 Summary Cannot Substitute S. 73 Notice: Gauhati HC Quashes Demand Order Passed Without Proper SCN [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Gauhati High Court held that a GST demand cannot be raised only on the basis of a Summary of Show Cause Notice in Form GST DRC-01, and that a proper show cause notice under...
![GST DRC-01 Summary Cannot Substitute S. 73 Notice: Gauhati HC Quashes Demand Order Passed Without Proper SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/10/2124499-gst-drc-summary-cannot-substitute-notice-gauhati-hc-quashes-demand-order-passed-without-proper-scn-taxscan.webp "GST DRC-01 Summary Cannot Substitute S. 73 Notice: Gauhati HC Quashes Demand Order Passed Without Proper SCN [Read Order]")
GST Rule 89(5) Refund Formula Amendment Applies Retrospectively: Andhra Pradesh HC Remands Adani Wilmar’s Case [Read Order]
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the amended refund formula under Rule 89(5) of the CGST Rules, introduced to address anomalies in cases of inverted duty structure, is clarificatory in...
![GST Rule 89(5) Refund Formula Amendment Applies Retrospectively: Andhra Pradesh HC Remands Adani Wilmar’s Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/10/2124498-gst-rule-refund-formula-amendment-andhra-pradesh-hc-remands-adani-wilmars-case-taxscan.webp "GST Rule 89(5) Refund Formula Amendment Applies Retrospectively: Andhra Pradesh HC Remands Adani Wilmar’s Case [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Upholds Gujarat HC Ruling Quashing Mechanical Income Tax Reopening Notices Based on ‘National Shroff Angadiya’ Search Inputs [Read Judgement]
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the Gujarat High Court decision which quashed Income Tax reopening notices that were issued mechanically based on “National Shroff Angadiya” search...
![Supreme Court Upholds Gujarat HC Ruling Quashing Mechanical Income Tax Reopening Notices Based on ‘National Shroff Angadiya’ Search Inputs [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/10/2124455-gujarat-high-court-supreme-court-income-tax-reopening-notices-income-tax-notices-national-shroff-angadiya-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Upholds Gujarat HC Ruling Quashing Mechanical Income Tax Reopening Notices Based on ‘National Shroff Angadiya’ Search Inputs [Read Judgement]")
Rent-Free House Perquisite Formula Changes in Income Tax Rules Draft: 2011 Census and New Slab Rates
Rent-free accommodation is one of the highest-value benefits in many salary packages. It looks simple on paper: the employer provides a house, and the employee stays there. In tax terms, the benefit...
