GST Portal Update: Taxpayers Can Now Claim Order-Based Refunds Despite Zero or Positive Balance
The Goods and Services Tax Network ( GSTN ) issued a fresh advisory on August 28, 2025, announcing a key system enhancement within the GST portal...
![Supreme Court Upholds Fees Collected by Electricity Regulators Are Not Liable to GST, Dismissing DGGI’s Challenge [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/250x150_2081650-supreme-court-electricity-regulators-gst-dggis-challenge-dismissing-dggis-challenge-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Upholds Fees Collected by Electricity Regulators Are Not Liable to GST, Dismissing DGGI’s Challenge [Read Order]")
![Written Approval with Recorded Reasons by Competent Authority Mandatory for Arrest under CGST Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/250x150_2081390-cgst-act-arrest-taxscan.webp "Written Approval with Recorded Reasons by Competent Authority Mandatory for Arrest under CGST Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
State GST Officers Authorised to Function as Proper Officers under IGST and CGST: Allahabad HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Allahabad High Court held that officers appointed under the State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act are authorised to discharge duties as proper officers for the purposes of...
![State GST Officers Authorised to Function as Proper Officers under IGST and CGST: Allahabad HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/500x300_2081527-gst-officer-taxscan.webp "State GST Officers Authorised to Function as Proper Officers under IGST and CGST: Allahabad HC [Read Order]")
![Finance Ministry Issues Vacancy Circular for Deputation Posts in GSTAT [Read Circular]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/500x300_2081437-finance-ministry-issues-vacancy-circular-finance-ministry-gstat-taxscan.webp "Finance Ministry Issues Vacancy Circular for Deputation Posts in GSTAT [Read Circular]")
Delayed GST ITC Claim: Karnataka HC Holds Reply to SCN Not Necessary when Records available with Dept [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has recently clarified that the absence of a reply to a show-cause notice (SCN) cannot by itself justify an adverse adjudication order if all relevant records are already...
![Delayed GST ITC Claim: Karnataka HC Holds Reply to SCN Not Necessary when Records available with Dept [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/500x300_2081300-gst-itc-karnataka-hc-gst-delayed-itc-claim-taxscan.webp "Delayed GST ITC Claim: Karnataka HC Holds Reply to SCN Not Necessary when Records available with Dept [Read Order]")
![₹11 crore GST Evasion case: Jharkhand HC grants Bail considering Prolonged Period of Custody [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/27/500x300_2081069-jharkhand-high-court-gst-evasion-tax-evasion-bail-order-taxscan.webp "₹11 crore GST Evasion case: Jharkhand HC grants Bail considering Prolonged Period of Custody [Read Order]")
12% vs 18% GST on Works Contract Executed before 2022: Madras HC Directs Contractor to Submit Evidence before Dept for Re-confirming Demand [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madurai bench of Madras High Court recently on the issue of the applicable rate of GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) on a works contract executed before the 2022 rate revision, ...
![12% vs 18% GST on Works Contract Executed before 2022: Madras HC Directs Contractor to Submit Evidence before Dept for Re-confirming Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/27/500x300_2081054-works-contract-taxscan.webp "12% vs 18% GST on Works Contract Executed before 2022: Madras HC Directs Contractor to Submit Evidence before Dept for Re-confirming Demand [Read Order]")
Fault Lies with Auditor, Not Assessee or GST Dept: Madras HC Quashes Ex Parte Order Passed for Non-Reply [Read Order]
The Madras High Court quashed an ex parte assessment order passed under the Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) Act for non-filing of a reply, holding that the fault lay with the auditor engaged for...
![Fault Lies with Auditor, Not Assessee or GST Dept: Madras HC Quashes Ex Parte Order Passed for Non-Reply [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/27/500x300_2081056-gst-dept-madras-hc-ex-parte-order-fault-lies-with-auditor-taxscan.webp "Fault Lies with Auditor, Not Assessee or GST Dept: Madras HC Quashes Ex Parte Order Passed for Non-Reply [Read Order]")
IGST Refund Pleas Dismissed: Madras HC holds Debit from ECRL is Mandatory Requirement while Filing Refund Application [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging rejection of their IGST ( Integrated Goods and Services Tax ) refund observing that debit from Electronic Credit Ledger...
![IGST Refund Pleas Dismissed: Madras HC holds Debit from ECRL is Mandatory Requirement while Filing Refund Application [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/27/500x300_2080926-igst-refund-dismissed-madras-hc-debit-from-ecrl-mandatory-requirement-filing-refund-application-taxscan.webp "IGST Refund Pleas Dismissed: Madras HC holds Debit from ECRL is Mandatory Requirement while Filing Refund Application [Read Order]")