![SEBI Reclassifies Real Estate Investment Trusts as Equity Instruments, Aims to Boost Mutual Fund & SIF Participation [Read Circular]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/500x300_2109474-sebi-taxscan.webp "SEBI Reclassifies Real Estate Investment Trusts as Equity Instruments, Aims to Boost Mutual Fund & SIF Participation [Read Circular]")
SEBI Reclassifies Real Estate Investment Trusts as Equity Instruments, Aims to Boost Mutual Fund & SIF Participation [Read Circular]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has undertaken an initiative to reclassify RealEstate Investment Trusts (REITs) as equity-related...
![Supreme Court affirms DRI as ‘Proper Officers’ u/s 28 of Customs: P&H HC rejects 17-Year Challenge against Customs Duty Recovery [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/250x150_2110983-supreme-court-affirms-dri-proper-officers-ph-hc-rejects-customs-duty-recovery-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court affirms DRI as ‘Proper Officers’ u/s 28 of Customs: P&H HC rejects 17-Year Challenge against Customs Duty Recovery [Read Order]")
![CAAR Rejects Skoda’s EV Parts Classification Request Due to Pending Bombay HC Litigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/250x150_2109533-caar-skoda-ev-parts-classification-request-pending-bombay-hc-litigation-taxscan.webp "CAAR Rejects Skoda’s EV Parts Classification Request Due to Pending Bombay HC Litigation [Read Order]")
“GST Registration Not Substitute for Licensing under Brick Kiln Act”: J&K HC Upholds Seizure Orders on Brick Dealers [Read Order]
In a recent case, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir has clarified the relationship between Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration and sector‑specific licensing laws. The Court held that GST...
![“GST Registration Not Substitute for Licensing under Brick Kiln Act”: J&K HC Upholds Seizure Orders on Brick Dealers [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110608-gst-registration-substitute-licensing-brick-kiln-act-orders-brick-dealers-taxscan.webp "“GST Registration Not Substitute for Licensing under Brick Kiln Act”: J&K HC Upholds Seizure Orders on Brick Dealers [Read Order]")
J&K HC Holds Licensing Mandate u/r 3 of Brick Kiln (Regulation) Rules, 2017, Not in Violation of Article 19(1)(g) [Read Order]
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir, in a recent case, has held that the licensing mandate under Rule 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Brick Kiln (Regulation) Rules, 2017, does not violate the...
![J&K HC Holds Licensing Mandate u/r 3 of Brick Kiln (Regulation) Rules, 2017, Not in Violation of Article 19(1)(g) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110591-jk-hc-holds-licensing-brick-kiln-rules-taxscan.webp "J&K HC Holds Licensing Mandate u/r 3 of Brick Kiln (Regulation) Rules, 2017, Not in Violation of Article 19(1)(g) [Read Order]")
![EPF Dues have First Charge Over Secured Creditors under SARFAESI Act: Supreme Court [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110242-epf-dues-first-charge-secured-creditors-sarfaesi-act-supreme-court-taxscan.webp "EPF Dues have First Charge Over Secured Creditors under SARFAESI Act: Supreme Court [Read Order]")
![Faceless Assessment Mandatory: Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes S.148 Notice Issued by JAO [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110235-punjab-and-haryana-hc-taxscan.jfif "Faceless Assessment Mandatory: Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes S.148 Notice Issued by JAO [Read Order]")
![Delhi HC Reaffirms Concurrent Powers of JAO and FAO to Issue S.148 Reassessment Notices [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110522-reassessment-notices-taxscan.jfif "Delhi HC Reaffirms Concurrent Powers of JAO and FAO to Issue S.148 Reassessment Notices [Read Order]")
Calcutta HC Rejects S.68 Appeal as Tax Effect Falls Below ₹2 Crore Limit Under Circular No. 9/2024 [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court declined to entertain a revenue appeal challenging the deletion of an addition made under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, holding that the tax effect involved was...
![Calcutta HC Rejects S.68 Appeal as Tax Effect Falls Below ₹2 Crore Limit Under Circular No. 9/2024 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110545-appeal-tax-effect-falls-below-crore-limit-taxscan.webp "Calcutta HC Rejects S.68 Appeal as Tax Effect Falls Below ₹2 Crore Limit Under Circular No. 9/2024 [Read Order]")
SEBI Amendment: ‘Independent Registered Valuers’ Replace ‘Merchant Bankers’ for ESOP and Sweat-Equity Valuations [Read Circular]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a major regulatory amendment to strengthen transparency in the valuation of employee compensation, replacing merchant bankers with...
![SEBI Amendment: ‘Independent Registered Valuers’ Replace ‘Merchant Bankers’ for ESOP and Sweat-Equity Valuations [Read Circular]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110481-sebi-sebi-amendment-taxscan.webp "SEBI Amendment: ‘Independent Registered Valuers’ Replace ‘Merchant Bankers’ for ESOP and Sweat-Equity Valuations [Read Circular]")