Navasree A.M
Navasree A M, B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons), a lawyer with over 2.5 years of experience as a researcher and content writer at Taxscan, specializing in Indirect Taxes and Corporate Laws.
![Interest on TDS/VAT/Royalty Not allowable for Deduction as it is a Statutory Expenditure: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/500x300_2120250-interest-tds-vat-royalty-not-allowable-deduction-statutory-expenditure-itat-taxscan.webp "Interest on TDS/VAT/Royalty Not allowable for Deduction as it is a Statutory Expenditure: ITAT [Read Order]")
Interest on TDS/VAT/Royalty Not allowable for Deduction as it is a Statutory Expenditure: ITAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) has held that interest paid on statutory dues such as TDS (Tax Deducted at Source), ...
![No Service Tax on Blasting & Quarrying for Road Works: CESTAT says Registration not required when No Tax Payable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120246-service-tax-blasting-road-works-registration-tax-payable-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Blasting & Quarrying for Road Works: CESTAT says Registration not required when No Tax Payable [Read Order]")
![None appeared for Hearing Despite Multiple Notices: Chhattisgarh HC Refuses to Quash ₹1.37 Cr Personal Penalty under GST [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120238-hearing-multiple-notices-chhattisgarh-hc-quash-personal-penalty-under-gst-taxscan.webp "None appeared for Hearing Despite Multiple Notices: Chhattisgarh HC Refuses to Quash ₹1.37 Cr Personal Penalty under GST [Read Order]")
![Betel Nut Smuggling: Calcutta HC Holds Seizure Memo not Invalid for Lack of Detailed Reasons when Prima Facie Grounds Exist [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120234-calcutta-high-court-betel-nut-betel-nut-smuggling-smuggling-case-smuggling-seizure-memo-betel-nut-smuggling-calcutta-high-court-ruling-taxscan.webp "Betel Nut Smuggling: Calcutta HC Holds Seizure Memo not Invalid for Lack of Detailed Reasons when Prima Facie Grounds Exist [Read Order]")
![GST Appellate Authority Cannot Enhance Tax without notifying Assessee: Calcutta HC sets Aside added Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120203-gst-appellate-authority-cannot-enhance-tax-without-notifying-assessee-calcutta-hc-sets-aside-added-demand-taxscan.webp "GST Appellate Authority Cannot Enhance Tax without notifying Assessee: Calcutta HC sets Aside added Demand [Read Order]")
Importer Shifts address without Intimation, Returned Postal Covers: CESTAT Calls Conduct Not Bona Fide, Declines Relief [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Chennai, has ruled that an importer cannot later use non-service of orders as a basis for seeking relief if he moved his company...
![Importer Shifts address without Intimation, Returned Postal Covers: CESTAT Calls Conduct Not Bona Fide, Declines Relief [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120119-importer-shifts-address-without-intimation-returned-postal-covers-taxscan.jfif "Importer Shifts address without Intimation, Returned Postal Covers: CESTAT Calls Conduct Not Bona Fide, Declines Relief [Read Order]")
₹50k is Maximum Penalty under CBLR, Revenue Cannot Seek Higher Penalty in Forged Mate Receipt Case: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations (CBLR), 2013 stipulate a maximum penalty of ₹50,000, and the Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the...
![₹50k is Maximum Penalty under CBLR, Revenue Cannot Seek Higher Penalty in Forged Mate Receipt Case: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120111-50k-is-maximum-penalty-under-cblr-revenue-cannot-seek-higher-penalty-in-forged-mate-receipt-case-cestat-taxscan.webp "₹50k is Maximum Penalty under CBLR, Revenue Cannot Seek Higher Penalty in Forged Mate Receipt Case: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Revenue must pay Interest on Pre-Deposit From Date of Deposit Till Refund: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ),Ahmedabad held that when an assessee’s pre-deposit is refunded after the appeal succeeds, the Revenue is liable to pay interest...
![Revenue must pay Interest on Pre-Deposit From Date of Deposit Till Refund: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120108-revenue-must-pay-interest-on-pre-deposit-from-date-deposit-till-refund-cestat-orders-12-interest-taxscan.webp "Revenue must pay Interest on Pre-Deposit From Date of Deposit Till Refund: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest [Read Order]")
![Penalty under Income Tax cannot be Sustained Independently when Additions are Deleted: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120072-penalty-under-income-tax-cannot-sustained-independently-when-additions-deleted-itat-taxscan.webp "Penalty under Income Tax cannot be Sustained Independently when Additions are Deleted: ITAT [Read Order]")
Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]
The Allahabad bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside penalties imposed on generation of a dummy shipping bill finding that it was made for internal...
![Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120032-dummy-shipping-bill-used-only-charges-calculation-no-evidence-fraud-taxscan.jfif "Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]")
Evidentiary Role of TRC is Limited u/s 245R(2) of Income Tax Act: Supreme Court says TRC not Conclusive to get DTAA benefit [Read Order]
The Supreme Court held that a Tax Residency Certificate (TRC), though relevant, is not conclusive proof for claiming DTAA ( Double Tax Avoidance Agreement ) benefits. The court said that its ...
![Evidentiary Role of TRC is Limited u/s 245R(2) of Income Tax Act: Supreme Court says TRC not Conclusive to get DTAA benefit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120014-evidentiary-role-of-trc-is-limited-us-245r2-of-income-tax-act-supreme-court-says-trc-not-conclusive-to-get-dtaa-benefit-taxscan.webp "Evidentiary Role of TRC is Limited u/s 245R(2) of Income Tax Act: Supreme Court says TRC not Conclusive to get DTAA benefit [Read Order]")
‘Tax Planning Cannot Override Law’: Supreme Court says Planning must be within Statutory Provisions [Read Judgment]
The Supreme court, in its landmark tax ruling held that assessees can do their tax plan, but the same shall be within the limits of the law. Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice J.B. Pardiwala...
![‘Tax Planning Cannot Override Law’: Supreme Court says Planning must be within Statutory Provisions [Read Judgment]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120020-supreme-court-tax-planning-tax-law-indian-tax-law-supreme-court-tax-ruling-tax-planning-cannot-override-law-supreme-court-tax-planning-must-follow-statutory-provisions-supreme-court-on-lawful-tax-planning-taxscan.webp "‘Tax Planning Cannot Override Law’: Supreme Court says Planning must be within Statutory Provisions [Read Judgment]")