![SCN & Adjudication Order Not Properly Served, Returned “Unclaimed”: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/500x300_2120214-scn-adjudication-order-not-properly-served-returned-unclaime-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "SCN & Adjudication Order Not Properly Served, Returned “Unclaimed”: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
SCN & Adjudication Order Not Properly Served, Returned “Unclaimed”: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a service tax demand cannot be sustained when the...
![Penalty under Income Tax cannot be Sustained Independently when Additions are Deleted: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/250x150_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]")
![Income Tax Dept Cannot Order Special Audit Without Valid DIN Based Approval: Bombay HC Holds Proceedings Void Ab Initio [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/250x150_2120048-bombay-high-court-income-tax-department-void-ab-initio-special-audit-special-audit-approval-din-based-approval-income-tax-special-audit-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Dept Cannot Order Special Audit Without Valid DIN Based Approval: Bombay HC Holds Proceedings Void Ab Initio [Read Order]")
![Penalty Invalid as Notice did not specify sub-clause of S.270: ITAT Rules in Favour of Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/250x150_2120026-itat-rules-favour-bajaj-housing-finance-ltd-taxscan.webp "Penalty Invalid as Notice did not specify sub-clause of S.270: ITAT Rules in Favour of Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd [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]")
Invalid Income Tax Reassessment Sanction u/ s.151 of: Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue SLP [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Revenue’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the Bombay High Court’s order quashing reassessment proceedings for Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2017-18 on the...
![Invalid Income Tax Reassessment Sanction u/ s.151 of: Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue SLP [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119751-supreme-court-dismisses-revenue-slp-taxscan.webp "Invalid Income Tax Reassessment Sanction u/ s.151 of: Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue SLP [Read Judgement]")
![Income Tax Consultant died during COVID-19: ITAT condones 848 days delay [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119736-income-tax-consultant-died-during-covid-19-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Consultant died during COVID-19: ITAT condones 848 days delay [Read Order]")
General Insurance Companies Entitled to S. 10(38) Income Tax Exemption on Equity Gains: ITAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled that general insurance companies can claim income tax exemption under Section 10(38) on long-term capital gains from sale of equity...
![General Insurance Companies Entitled to S. 10(38) Income Tax Exemption on Equity Gains: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119689-general-insurance-companies-entitled.webp "General Insurance Companies Entitled to S. 10(38) Income Tax Exemption on Equity Gains: ITAT [Read Order]")
Civil Suit against Income Tax Dept.’s Auction of Attached Property not Numbered due to Bar Council Boycott: Madras HC Directs Sale but with Right to Challenge [Read Order]
The Madras High Court recently directed the Income Tax Department to proceed with the confirmation and issuance of a sale certificate in respect of a property attached with relation to income tax...
![Civil Suit against Income Tax Dept.’s Auction of Attached Property not Numbered due to Bar Council Boycott: Madras HC Directs Sale but with Right to Challenge [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119643-civil-suit-against-income-tax-depts-auction-of-attached-property-not-numbered-due-to-bar-council-boycott-madras-hc-directs-sale-but-with-right-to-challenge-taxscan.webp "Civil Suit against Income Tax Dept.’s Auction of Attached Property not Numbered due to Bar Council Boycott: Madras HC Directs Sale but with Right to Challenge [Read Order]")
AO Must Give Reasons While Rejecting Immunity Plea u/s 270AA of Income Tax: Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Calcutta High Court held that an Assessing Officer must clearly explain the reasons while rejecting an application seeking immunity from penalty under Section 270AA of the...
![AO Must Give Reasons While Rejecting Immunity Plea u/s 270AA of Income Tax: Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119543-calcut2.webp "AO Must Give Reasons While Rejecting Immunity Plea u/s 270AA of Income Tax: Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order [Read Order]")