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.
![No DTAA Relief to Tiger Holdings on Sale of Shares of Flipkart to Walmart: Supreme Court says ‘Transaction designed for Tax Avoidance’ [Read Judgment]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120019-dtaa-tiger-sale-flipkart-walmart-supreme-court-transaction-tax-avoidance-taxscan.webp "No DTAA Relief to Tiger Holdings on Sale of Shares of Flipkart to Walmart: Supreme Court says ‘Transaction designed for Tax Avoidance’ [Read Judgment]")
No DTAA Relief to Tiger Holdings on Sale of Shares of Flipkart to Walmart: Supreme Court says ‘Transaction designed for Tax Avoidance’ [Read Judgment]
In a very important ruling, the Supreme Court held that Tiger Global’s Mauritius-based investment entities are not entitled to claim DTAA protection...
![Penalty on alleged Individual Conspirator does not Stand after Demand & Penalty against Main Firm quashed: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/250x150_2119933-penalty-alleged-individual-conspirator-demand-penalty-against-firm-quashed-cestat-taxscan.webp "Penalty on alleged Individual Conspirator does not Stand after Demand & Penalty against Main Firm quashed: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![GSTAT Functional: Allahabad HC directs to Treat any Interim Deposit made during Writ as Pre-Deposit, No Limitation Bar [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/250x150_2119921-gstat-functional-allahabad-hc-directs-interim-deposit-writ-pre-deposit-limitation-bar-taxscan.webp "GSTAT Functional: Allahabad HC directs to Treat any Interim Deposit made during Writ as Pre-Deposit, No Limitation Bar [Read Order]")
![Can Bureau of Investigation Officer Conduct Search and Pass Order u/s 74 of GST? Calcutta HC to Decide [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/250x150_2119922-gst-section-74-taxscan.webp "Can Bureau of Investigation Officer Conduct Search and Pass Order u/s 74 of GST? Calcutta HC to Decide [Read Order]")
![‘Possibility’ of Email/SMS Notice of GST order Not Conclusive: Calcutta HC orders Fresh Consideration [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/250x150_2119904-possibility-of-emailsms-notice-of-gst-order-not-conclusive-calcutta-hc-orders-fresh-consideration.webp "‘Possibility’ of Email/SMS Notice of GST order Not Conclusive: Calcutta HC orders Fresh Consideration [Read Order]")
![GST Paid in Wrong Head: Allahabad HC Orders Fresh Consideration & Refund u/s 77 if Due [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/500x300_2119878-gst-paid-wrong-head-allahabad-hc-orders-fresh-consideration-refund-us-77-if-due-taxscan.webp "GST Paid in Wrong Head: Allahabad HC Orders Fresh Consideration & Refund u/s 77 if Due [Read Order]")
Mere ITR Disclosure Cannot Trigger Service Tax Levy without Identifying Service & Recipient: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), held that mere disclosure of turnover/income in an Income Tax Return ( ITR ) cannot automatically lead to Service...
![Mere ITR Disclosure Cannot Trigger Service Tax Levy without Identifying Service & Recipient: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/500x300_2119877-cestat-mumbai-service-tax-service-tax-levy-service-tax-recipient-tax-demand-invalid-cestat-service-tax-ruling-itr-disclosure-service-tax-service-tax-levy-itr-disclosure-cannot-trigger-service-tax-levy-taxscan.webp "Mere ITR Disclosure Cannot Trigger Service Tax Levy without Identifying Service & Recipient: CESTAT [Read Order]")
IEC Alert Active when OIO Passed: CESTAT Orders Reconsideration of Double Customs Duty Refund Claim [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Mumbai, with regards to the matter of customs duty paid twice on the same container, ordered reconsideration of the refund claim....
![IEC Alert Active when OIO Passed: CESTAT Orders Reconsideration of Double Customs Duty Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/500x300_2119868-iec-alert-active-when-oio-passed-taxscan.webp "IEC Alert Active when OIO Passed: CESTAT Orders Reconsideration of Double Customs Duty Refund Claim [Read Order]")
Legal Heirs Not Replied to Income Tax Notices: Madras HC remits case Subject to Deposit of 20% of Disputed demand Excluding Interest [Read Order]
The Madras High Court remitted an income tax reassessment case back to the Assessing Officer (AO) after noting that the legal heirs of the deceased assessee failed to respond to the show cause...
![Legal Heirs Not Replied to Income Tax Notices: Madras HC remits case Subject to Deposit of 20% of Disputed demand Excluding Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119691-legal-heirs-income-tax-notices-madras-hc-remits-case-subject-deposit-disputed-demand-excluding-interest-taxscan.webp "Legal Heirs Not Replied to Income Tax Notices: Madras HC remits case Subject to Deposit of 20% of Disputed demand Excluding Interest [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Kolkata held that a service tax demand raised solely on the basis of third-party information received from...
![Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119708-service-tax-demand-based-only-on-income-tax-data-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Works Contract & Maintenance Services provided to NEEPCO for Power Generation Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Kolkata held that works contract and maintenance-related services provided to North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited...
![Works Contract & Maintenance Services provided to NEEPCO for Power Generation Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119684-works-contract-maintenance-services-provided-neepco-taxscan.webp "Works Contract & Maintenance Services provided to NEEPCO for Power Generation Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
GST Order Passed on Same Day as Additional Reply filed Does Not Mean Order suffers from Irregularities: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that merely the GST ( goods and services tax ) order passed on the same day as additional reply filed does not mean it suffers from any irregularities...
![GST Order Passed on Same Day as Additional Reply filed Does Not Mean Order suffers from Irregularities: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119547-gst-order-passed-on-same-day-additional-reply-filed-taxscan.jfif "GST Order Passed on Same Day as Additional Reply filed Does Not Mean Order suffers from Irregularities: Madras HC [Read Order]")