Madras High Court
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![Reassessment Notices Issued by JAO instead of FAO Not Valid: Madras HC Quashes Notices, Permits Revival After SC Verdict on Hexaware Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/19/500x300_2065679-itat-section-148-income-tax-act-reassessment-notice-taxscan-1.webp "Reassessment Notices Issued by JAO instead of FAO Not Valid: Madras HC Quashes Notices, Permits Revival After SC Verdict on Hexaware Case [Read Order]")
Reassessment Notices Issued by JAO instead of FAO Not Valid: Madras HC Quashes Notices, Permits Revival After SC Verdict on Hexaware Case [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has quashed a batch of reassessment notices issued by Jurisdictional Assessment Officers ( JAOs ) instead of the designated...
![Failure to Attend Hearing Noticed: Madras HC directs to Pay 5% Pre-deposit from ECR for Final Hearing Opportunity [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/19/250x150_2065701-failure-to-attend-hearing-noticed-hearing-noticed-madras-hc-madras-hc-directs-to-pay-5-pre-deposit-taxscan.webp "Failure to Attend Hearing Noticed: Madras HC directs to Pay 5% Pre-deposit from ECR for Final Hearing Opportunity [Read Order]")
![GST Order issued imposing Penalty u/s 74 without Granting Hearing Opportunity: Madras HC sets aside order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/19/250x150_2065424-penalty-tax-is-paid-madras-hc-gst-dept-appeal-taxscan.webp "GST Order issued imposing Penalty u/s 74 without Granting Hearing Opportunity: Madras HC sets aside order [Read Order]")
![Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part X]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/250x150_2064340-half-yearly-tax-digest-2025-supreme-court-high-court-cases-taxscan.webp "Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part X]")
![Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part IX]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/250x150_2064348-half-yearly-tax-digest-2025-half-yearly-tax-digest-tax-digest-2025-supreme-court-taxscan.webp "Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part IX]")
Natural Justice u/s 161 TNGST applies only when Rectification is Made, not when Refused: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ruled that the principles of natural justice under Section 161 of the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax (TNGST) Act, 2017, apply...
![Natural Justice u/s 161 TNGST applies only when Rectification is Made, not when Refused: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/500x300_2065126-madras-high-court-tngst-natural-justice-taxscan.webp "Natural Justice u/s 161 TNGST applies only when Rectification is Made, not when Refused: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Madras HC Conditionally Quashes GST Assessment Orders Over Rejected Appeals, Citing Natural Justice Violation [Read Order]
The High Court of Madras,while hearing writ petitions filed by the petitioner challenging Goods and Service Tax (GST) assessment orders, conditionally quashed the orders over rejected appeals, ...
![Madras HC Conditionally Quashes GST Assessment Orders Over Rejected Appeals, Citing Natural Justice Violation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/500x300_2064994-gst-assessment-gst-assessment-based-on-wrong-total-turnover-andhra-pradesh-high-court-andhra-pradesh-high-court-sets-aside-the-assessment-order-taxscan.webp "Madras HC Conditionally Quashes GST Assessment Orders Over Rejected Appeals, Citing Natural Justice Violation [Read Order]")
![Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part VII]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/500x300_2064370-sc-5-1.webp "Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part VII]")
Audit Objections Can Qualify as "Information" u/s 148A Only If AO Violated Statutory Provisions in Original Assessment: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Madras High Court held that audit objections can be treated as “information” under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act only if they clearly point out that the assessing...
![Audit Objections Can Qualify as Information u/s 148A Only If AO Violated Statutory Provisions in Original Assessment: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/500x300_2064259-audit-objection-reassessment-taxscan.webp "Audit Objections Can Qualify as Information u/s 148A Only If AO Violated Statutory Provisions in Original Assessment: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Bank Account Attached by Income Tax Dept: Madras HC Allows Instalment Payment of 20% Tax, Orders De-Freezing After 1st instalment [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has set aside an Income Tax attachment order on the condition that the taxpayer pays 20% of the disputed demand in instalments. The court has directed to defreeze the bank...
![Bank Account Attached by Income Tax Dept: Madras HC Allows Instalment Payment of 20% Tax, Orders De-Freezing After 1st instalment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2064132-bank-account-bank-account-attached-by-income-tax-dept-income-tax-dept-income-tax-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Bank Account Attached by Income Tax Dept: Madras HC Allows Instalment Payment of 20% Tax, Orders De-Freezing After 1st instalment [Read Order]")
Assessing Officer’s ‘Change of Mind’ Not Valid Ground for Reopening Assessment : Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has held that a mere ‘change of mind’ by the Assessing Officer (AO) cannot justify the reopening of a completed income tax assessment under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act,...
![Assessing Officer’s ‘Change of Mind’ Not Valid Ground for Reopening Assessment : Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063900-itat-itatdelhi-section-148-of-income-tax-act-income-tax-itat-quashes-reopening-income-tax-appellate-tribunal-taxscan-1.webp "Assessing Officer’s ‘Change of Mind’ Not Valid Ground for Reopening Assessment : Madras HC [Read Order]")
GST ITC Reversal: Madras High Court Applies Section 16(5) Relief, Orders Refund to Business Proprietor [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has quashed the input tax credit ( ITC ) reversal order passed against a sole proprietor directing the GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) to issue refunds if any amount is...
![GST ITC Reversal: Madras High Court Applies Section 16(5) Relief, Orders Refund to Business Proprietor [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/500x300_2063746-madras-high-court-gst-itc-business-proprietor-taxscan.webp "GST ITC Reversal: Madras High Court Applies Section 16(5) Relief, Orders Refund to Business Proprietor [Read Order]")