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![Bombay HC Quashes GST Seizure of ₹1 Crore Cash, Rules GST Act Does Not Authorise Cash Seizure [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/15/2129305-bombay-hc-gst-seizure-cash-rules-gst-act-cash-seizure-taxscan.webp "Bombay HC Quashes GST Seizure of ₹1 Crore Cash, Rules GST Act Does Not Authorise Cash Seizure [Read Order]")
Bombay HC Quashes GST Seizure of ₹1 Crore Cash, Rules GST Act Does Not Authorise Cash Seizure [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court has quashed the seizure of ₹1 Crore Cash Orders issued by the Directorate General of GSTIntelligence...
![Govt Revises Public Shareholding Rules: New Rules for Companies Under Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment, 2026 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129272-new-rules-companies-under-securities-contracts-taxscan.webp "Govt Revises Public Shareholding Rules: New Rules for Companies Under Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment, 2026 [Read Order]")
![Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Not Justified For Indian Overseas Bank’s Mistaken DTAA Claim on Hong Kong Income: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129179-madras-high-court-indian-overseas-bank-dtaa-hong-kong-dtaa-claim-case-indian-overseas-bank-case-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Not Justified For Indian Overseas Bank’s Mistaken DTAA Claim on Hong Kong Income: Madras HC [Read Order]")
![Sun-Cured, Graded & Butted Tobacco Leaves Qualify as Tobacco Leaves, Taxable at 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129243-sun-cured-graded-butted-tobacco-leaves-qualify-as-tobacco-leaves-taxable-at-5-gst-site-imagejpg.webp "Sun-Cured, Graded & Butted Tobacco Leaves Qualify as Tobacco Leaves, Taxable at 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]")
![TDS Limitation Must Be Computed Quarter-Wise From Filing of TDS Statements, Not Annually: Bombay HC in Vodafone case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129241-vodafonejpg.webp "TDS Limitation Must Be Computed Quarter-Wise From Filing of TDS Statements, Not Annually: Bombay HC in Vodafone case [Read Order]")
Non-Alcoholic Beverages are taxable at 40% GST, while Iced Tea and Tea Extracts are at 5%:AAR [Read Order]
The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (WBAAR) has issued a detailed order on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) classification of non-alcoholic beverages, iced tea preparations, syrups, and...
![Non-Alcoholic Beverages are taxable at 40% GST, while Iced Tea and Tea Extracts are at 5%:AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129169-non-alcoholic-beverages-are-taxable-at-40-gst-while-iced-tea-and-tea-extracts-are-at-5jpg.webp "Non-Alcoholic Beverages are taxable at 40% GST, while Iced Tea and Tea Extracts are at 5%:AAR [Read Order]")
No GST Exemption on Security Services to Government Entities such as FCI: AAR clarifies Scope of Central Tax Notification [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (WBAAR) has clarified that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption under Notification No. 12/2017 –Central Tax (Rate) Dated...
![No GST Exemption on Security Services to Government Entities such as FCI: AAR clarifies Scope of Central Tax Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129154-no-gst-exemption-on-security-services-to-government-entities-such-as-fci.webp "No GST Exemption on Security Services to Government Entities such as FCI: AAR clarifies Scope of Central Tax Notification [Read Order]")
![Shaving Cream Eligible for 5% GST, Shaving Foam Classified Separately at 18%: AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129155-shaving-creamjpg.webp "Shaving Cream Eligible for 5% GST, Shaving Foam Classified Separately at 18%: AAR [Read Order]")
Restaurants Cannot Serve Hookah under 5% Tax, Food Stays at 5%, But Hookah Faces 18% or 40% Tax: AAR [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (WBAAR) has drawn a clear line between food and hookah under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) . Authority held that meals served in...
![Restaurants Cannot Serve Hookah under 5% Tax, Food Stays at 5%, But Hookah Faces 18% or 40% Tax: AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129051-restaurants-cannot-serve-hookah-under-5-tax-food-stays-at-5-site-imagejpg.webp "Restaurants Cannot Serve Hookah under 5% Tax, Food Stays at 5%, But Hookah Faces 18% or 40% Tax: AAR [Read Order]")
Service of Transporting Segregated Waste to Dumpsites for Municipal Corporation is "Pure Service", Exempt from GST: AAR [Read Order]
In a significant ruling, the West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (WBAAR) has clarified that transporting segregated municipal waste to designated dumpsites for the Howrah Municipal Corporation...
![Service of Transporting Segregated Waste to Dumpsites for Municipal Corporation is Pure Service, Exempt from GST: AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129033-service-of-transporting-segregated-municipal-corporation-is-pure-service-exempt-from-gst-aar.webp "Service of Transporting Segregated Waste to Dumpsites for Municipal Corporation is Pure Service, Exempt from GST: AAR [Read Order]")
ITAT Rules in Favour of NDTV, Deletes Multi-Crore Disallowances u/s 14A and 40(a)(ia) [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench, has delivered a mixed ruling in the case of New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV), striking down multi‑crore disallowances made...
![ITAT Rules in Favour of NDTV, Deletes Multi-Crore Disallowances u/s 14A and 40(a)(ia) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129005-itat-rules-in-favour-of-ndtv-deletes-multi-crore-disallowances-.webp "ITAT Rules in Favour of NDTV, Deletes Multi-Crore Disallowances u/s 14A and 40(a)(ia) [Read Order]")
Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench ofthe Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has clarified that exemption notifications for Education Cess (EC) and Secondary & Higher Education Cess...
![Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/11/2128909-notifications-exempt-ec-shec-only-on-clean-energy-cess-not-on-excise-duty-or-cvdjpg.webp "Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]")