![Annual Tax and Corporate Law Digest 2025: High Court Cases [Part XLVII ]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/07/500x300_2117604-annual-tax-and-corporate-law-high-court-cases-case-digest-2025-annual-tax-digest-2025-corporate-law-digest-2025-annual-tax-and-corporate-law-digest-2025-taxscan.webp "Annual Tax and Corporate Law Digest 2025: High Court Cases [Part XLVII ]")
Annual Tax and Corporate Law Digest 2025: High Court Cases [Part XLVII ]
This Annual Digest analytically summarises all the High Court Tax and corporate law Decisions in 2025, as reported at Taxscan.in. Benami...
![Income Earned from Sale of Tissue-Cultured Plants is Agricultural Income, Exempted from Income Tax: Telangana HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/250x150_2117844-2103973-agricultral-income-taxscan.webp "Income Earned from Sale of Tissue-Cultured Plants is Agricultural Income, Exempted from Income Tax: Telangana HC [Read Order]")
![Village Officer Certificate Alone Not Enough to Prove Agricultural Land: Supreme Court upholds Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Land [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/250x150_2117843-village-officer-certificate-enough-prove-agricultural-land-supreme-court-upholds-capital-gains-tax-sale-land-taxscan.webp "Village Officer Certificate Alone Not Enough to Prove Agricultural Land: Supreme Court upholds Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Land [Read Order]")
![Axis Bank’s Freeze Based on Third‑Party Letter Unjustified: Calcutta HC Restores Defreezing of Company Accounts [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/250x150_2117823-axis-banks-freeze-based-third-party-letter-unjustified-calcutta-hc-restores-defreezing-company-accounts-taxscan.webp "Axis Bank’s Freeze Based on Third‑Party Letter Unjustified: Calcutta HC Restores Defreezing of Company Accounts [Read Order]")
![AO Cannot Invoke S.147/148 to Reopen Income Tax Assessment Solely on Search Material Without S.153C Satisfaction Note: Gujarat HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/250x150_2117809-reopen-income-tax-assessment-solely-search-material-taxscan.webp "AO Cannot Invoke S.147/148 to Reopen Income Tax Assessment Solely on Search Material Without S.153C Satisfaction Note: Gujarat HC [Read Order]")
Banks cannot Reduce Contractual Fixed deposit (FD) Rates in Mid-term: Allahabad HC says Depositors Cannot suffer due to Bank’s Oversight [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the depositor cannot suffer for the bank's mistake in offering higher interest. It held that the banks cannot reduce the Fixed deposit (FD) rates in the...
![Banks cannot Reduce Contractual Fixed deposit (FD) Rates in Mid-term: Allahabad HC says Depositors Cannot suffer due to Bank’s Oversight [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/500x300_2117801-depositors-cannot-suffer-due-banks-error-cannot-reduce-contracted-fd-rate-mid-term-allahabad-hc-taxscan.webp "Banks cannot Reduce Contractual Fixed deposit (FD) Rates in Mid-term: Allahabad HC says Depositors Cannot suffer due to Bank’s Oversight [Read Order]")
HP HC Grants Bail to Govt Official in ₹200 Cr Scholarship Scam Case Citing Prolonged Incarceration and Delay in PMLA Trial [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Himachal Pradesh High Court granted bail to a government official accused in a Rs. 200 crore post-matric scholarship scam holding that prolonged incarceration and delay in...
![HP HC Grants Bail to Govt Official in ₹200 Cr Scholarship Scam Case Citing Prolonged Incarceration and Delay in PMLA Trial [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/500x300_2117825-hp-hc-grants-bail-govt-official-taxscan.jfif "HP HC Grants Bail to Govt Official in ₹200 Cr Scholarship Scam Case Citing Prolonged Incarceration and Delay in PMLA Trial [Read Order]")
![Boost for MSMEs: DGFT Introduces Collateral Support to Ease Access to Export Credit [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/07/500x300_2117560-boost-for-msme-taxscan.jfif "Boost for MSMEs: DGFT Introduces Collateral Support to Ease Access to Export Credit [Read Notification]")
KSCAA raises Issues in S.12AB & 80G Registrations, Seeks urgent CBDT Intervention [Read Representation Copy]
The Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association ( KSCA ) flagged issues in the Section 12AB and 80G registrations. The association sought the intervention of the Central Board of Direct Taxes...
![KSCAA raises Issues in S.12AB & 80G Registrations, Seeks urgent CBDT Intervention [Read Representation Copy]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/500x300_2117781-kscaa-raises-issues-80g-registrations-seeks-urgent-cbdt-intervention-taxscan.webp "KSCAA raises Issues in S.12AB & 80G Registrations, Seeks urgent CBDT Intervention [Read Representation Copy]")
Arrest Valid if “Grounds” and "Reasons to Believe” are Communicated to Arrested Person u/s 19 PMLA: Calcutta HC [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court recently upheld the validity of an arrest made under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), observing that such an arrest could not be rendered...
![Arrest Valid if “Grounds” and Reasons to Believe” are Communicated to Arrested Person u/s 19 PMLA: Calcutta HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/500x300_2117779-arrest-valid-grounds-reasons-believe-taxscan.webp "Arrest Valid if “Grounds” and Reasons to Believe” are Communicated to Arrested Person u/s 19 PMLA: Calcutta HC [Read Order]")
UAE Introduces Tiered Volumetric Excise Tax on Sweetened Drinks from Jan 1, 2026: Certification and Registration Details Inside
The United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) has introduced the tired volumetric excise tax on sweetened drinks from January 1st 2026. The decision was introduced through Cabinet Decision No. 197 of...
Business Setback and Accountant’s Lapse in Filing Returns is Bona Fide Cause: Madras HC Directs GSTN to Enable Filing of Returns [Read Order]
The Madras high court, in its recent decision said that business set back and accountant’s failure to file GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) returns is genuine cause. Therefore it directed the GST...
![Business Setback and Accountant’s Lapse in Filing Returns is Bona Fide Cause: Madras HC Directs GSTN to Enable Filing of Returns [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/500x300_2117739-business-setback-accountants-lapse-filing-returns-bona-fide-cause-madras-hc-directs-gstn-enable-filing-of-return-taxscan.webp "Business Setback and Accountant’s Lapse in Filing Returns is Bona Fide Cause: Madras HC Directs GSTN to Enable Filing of Returns [Read Order]")