Kavi Priya
Content writer at Taxscan with a passion for clear, engaging legal content. I simplify tax and law topics while sharpening my research and communication skills.
PAN Masala to Attract 40% GST, Says GST Council in 56th Meeting
The 56th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was held at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in New Delhi on September 03, 2025, chaired by Union...
Healthcare Gets Cheaper: GST Council Proposes Nil Tax on 36 Lifesaving Drugs, Slashes Rate on Medical Devices to 5%
The 56th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was held at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in New Delhi on September 03, 2025, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has proposed a...
No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has no legal authority under the Customs Act or any...
![No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/03/500x300_2083779-confiscation-without-authority-cestat-dri-customs-brcs-depb-scrips-dgft-rbi-action-taxscan.webp "No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Clarifies Bombay HC Erred in Treating CESTAT’s Finding on Black Firing Guns as Misdeclaration Instead of Misclassification [Read Order]
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India held that the Bombay High Court wrongly recorded that the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) had accepted the Commissioner’s...
![Supreme Court Clarifies Bombay HC Erred in Treating CESTAT’s Finding on Black Firing Guns as Misdeclaration Instead of Misclassification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/03/500x300_2083783-supreme-court-bombay-hc-cestat-black-firing-guns-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Clarifies Bombay HC Erred in Treating CESTAT’s Finding on Black Firing Guns as Misdeclaration Instead of Misclassification [Read Order]")
Revenue Challenges Gujarat HC Order on Reopening Income Tax Assessment Based on External Trading Data Before Supreme Court [Read Order]
The Revenue approached the Supreme Court challenging a Gujarat High Court judgment that quashed a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, on the ground that the...
![Revenue Challenges Gujarat HC Order on Reopening Income Tax Assessment Based on External Trading Data Before Supreme Court [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/03/500x300_2083776-revenue-gujarat-hc-income-tax-assessment-taxscan.webp "Revenue Challenges Gujarat HC Order on Reopening Income Tax Assessment Based on External Trading Data Before Supreme Court [Read Order]")
Electronic Records from Seized Devices Admissible Despite Absence of S.138C(4) Certificate if Taxpayer Admits Contents u/s 108 of Customs: Supreme Court [Read Order]
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India ruled that electronic records seized from a taxpayer’s devices are admissible in evidence even in the absence of a certificate under Section 138C(4)...
![Electronic Records from Seized Devices Admissible Despite Absence of S.138C(4) Certificate if Taxpayer Admits Contents u/s 108 of Customs: Supreme Court [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/03/500x300_2083772-electronic-records-seized-devices-despite-absence-taxscan.webp "Electronic Records from Seized Devices Admissible Despite Absence of S.138C(4) Certificate if Taxpayer Admits Contents u/s 108 of Customs: Supreme Court [Read Order]")
