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.
![Failure to appoint Internal Auditor: MCA Slaps ₹2.5 Lakh Penalty on Company and its Director [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/19/500x300_2120752-failure-appoint-internal-auditor-taxscan.webp "Failure to appoint Internal Auditor: MCA Slaps ₹2.5 Lakh Penalty on Company and its Director [Read Order]")
Failure to appoint Internal Auditor: MCA Slaps ₹2.5 Lakh Penalty on Company and its Director [Read Order]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ( MCA ) has imposed a total penalty of ₹2.5 lakh on a private limited company and its director for failure to...
![Delhi HC Quashes Income Tax Notices against NDTV Founders, Slaps ₹2 Lakh Costs on Department [Read Judgment]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/19/250x150_2120740-delhi-hc-quashes-income-tax-notices-against-ndtv-founders-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC Quashes Income Tax Notices against NDTV Founders, Slaps ₹2 Lakh Costs on Department [Read Judgment]")
![Kerala HC sets aside GST ITC Denial for FY 2019-20 u/s 16(4), Directs to pass Fresh Orders in as per S. 16(5) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/19/250x150_2120710-kerala-hc-sets-aside-gst-itc-denial-for-fy-2019-20-us-164-directs-to-pass-fresh-orders-in-as-per-s-165-taxscan.webp "Kerala HC sets aside GST ITC Denial for FY 2019-20 u/s 16(4), Directs to pass Fresh Orders in as per S. 16(5) [Read Order]")
![Interim Dividend Deposited in Current Account Instead of Separate Bank Account: MCA Penalise Company [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/19/250x150_2120703-interim-dividend-violation-taxscan.webp "Interim Dividend Deposited in Current Account Instead of Separate Bank Account: MCA Penalise Company [Read Order]")
Employees liable to Tax If Employer Deducted TDS but Did not Deposit: Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Appeals [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court has held that employees can be made liable to pay income tax even if their employer had deducted TDS ( Tax deducted at Source) from salary but failed to deposit the same with...
![Employees liable to Tax If Employer Deducted TDS but Did not Deposit: Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Appeals [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/19/500x300_2120705-tds-kerala-high-court-taxscan.jfif "Employees liable to Tax If Employer Deducted TDS but Did not Deposit: Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Appeals [Read Order]")
![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]")
No Service Tax on Blasting & Quarrying for Road Works: CESTAT says Registration not required when No Tax Payable [Read Order]
Blasting, quarrying and allied activities conducted for road construction are not liable to Service Tax, held by the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), New Delhi...
![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/2026/01/17/500x300_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]
In a recent decision, the Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to interfere with a personal penalty of ₹1.37 crore imposed under the GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) Act, 2017. The court noted that the...
![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/2026/01/17/500x300_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]
The Calcutta High Court has held that a seizure memo under Section 110(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 cannot be treated as invalid merely because it does not contain elaborate or detailed reasons when...
![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/2026/01/17/500x300_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]
The Calcutta High Court has decided that the GST ( Goods and ServicesTax ) appellate authority cannot increase the tax liability without intimating the assessee. In the present matter,...
![GST Appellate Authority Cannot Enhance Tax without notifying Assessee: Calcutta HC sets Aside added Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/500x300_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]")