![ITAT Upholds ₹5.48 Lakh Brokerage Addition, Finds Seized Records Reflected Mock Trading, Not Unexplained Income [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/500x300_2101240-itat-brokerage-addition-seized-records-mock-trading-unexplained-income-taxscan.webp "ITAT Upholds ₹5.48 Lakh Brokerage Addition, Finds Seized Records Reflected Mock Trading, Not Unexplained Income [Read Order]")
ITAT Upholds ₹5.48 Lakh Brokerage Addition, Finds Seized Records Reflected Mock Trading, Not Unexplained Income [Read Order]
The Jaipur Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) upheld the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)[CIT(A)]’s decision restricting the...
![Ex-Parte Order Raising ₹19.79 Lakh GST Demand Set Aside: Delhi HC Permits ₹10.22 Lakh Tax Deposit and Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/250x150_2101159-exparte-order-taxscan.webp "Ex-Parte Order Raising ₹19.79 Lakh GST Demand Set Aside: Delhi HC Permits ₹10.22 Lakh Tax Deposit and Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]")
![Anticipatory Bail Maintainable for CGST Offences: Delhi HC Allows Petitioner to Seek Relief u/s 438 of CrPC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/250x150_2101099-anticipatory-bail-cgst-offences-delhi-hc-section-438-of-crpc-maintainable-for-cgst-offences-taxscan.webp "Anticipatory Bail Maintainable for CGST Offences: Delhi HC Allows Petitioner to Seek Relief u/s 438 of CrPC [Read Order]")
![Restaurant Services Provided in Non-Air-Conditioned Premises Remain Exempt under Mega Exemption Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/250x150_2101087-restaurant-services-non-air-conditioned-exempt-mega-exemption-notification-cestat-taxscan.webp "Restaurant Services Provided in Non-Air-Conditioned Premises Remain Exempt under Mega Exemption Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Renting or Leasing of Residential Dwelling for Use as Residence is Exempt from GST: Delhi HC Quashes Stamp Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/250x150_2100984-delhi-high-court-stamp-duty-delhi-hc-taxscan.webp "Renting or Leasing of Residential Dwelling for Use as Residence is Exempt from GST: Delhi HC Quashes Stamp Duty Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Contractor, Citing 'Bona Fide Belief' to Bar Extended Period [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Exciseand Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed an appeal, holding that the invocation of the extended period of limitation was not justified as the ...
![CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Contractor, Citing Bona Fide Belief to Bar Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/500x300_2100776-cestat-service-tax-demand-bona-fide-belief-extended-period-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Contractor, Citing Bona Fide Belief to Bar Extended Period [Read Order]")
Tax Officer's Claim of 'No Documents Submitted' was Factually Incorrect: Madras HC sets aside GST Assessment Order [Read Order]
The High Court of Madras, set aside a Goods and Service Tax (GST) assessment order after finding that the tax officer’s claim of “no documents submitted” was factually incorrect. Sakthi Sago...
![Tax Officers Claim of No Documents Submitted was Factually Incorrect: Madras HC sets aside GST Assessment Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/500x300_2100654-madras-high-court-gst-assessment-order-tax-officer-taxscan.webp "Tax Officers Claim of No Documents Submitted was Factually Incorrect: Madras HC sets aside GST Assessment Order [Read Order]")
Leased Dumpers and Tippers Not Registered in Service Provider’s Name: CESTAT Confirms Cenvat Credit Demand of Rs. 2.17 Cr, Sets Aside Penalty [Read Order]
The principal bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the Cenvat credit demand for Rs. 2.17 crore, ruling that the leased dumpers and tippers were not registered...
![Leased Dumpers and Tippers Not Registered in Service Provider’s Name: CESTAT Confirms Cenvat Credit Demand of Rs. 2.17 Cr, Sets Aside Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100502-leased-dumpers-and-tippers-dumpers-tippers-cestat-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Leased Dumpers and Tippers Not Registered in Service Provider’s Name: CESTAT Confirms Cenvat Credit Demand of Rs. 2.17 Cr, Sets Aside Penalty [Read Order]")
CESTAT Has No Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals Involving Goods Imported as Baggage as Explicitly Barred by S. 129A(1) of Customs Act [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that it has no jurisdiction to hear appeals involving goods imported as baggage, as such cases are...
![CESTAT Has No Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals Involving Goods Imported as Baggage as Explicitly Barred by S. 129A(1) of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100391-cestat-jurisdiction-hear-appeals-involving-goods-imported-baggage-explicitly-customs-act-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Has No Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals Involving Goods Imported as Baggage as Explicitly Barred by S. 129A(1) of Customs Act [Read Order]")
DRI Officials Recognized as 'Proper Officers' Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]
In a significant order, the Delhi High Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the jurisdiction of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials to act as ‘proper officers’ under the...
![DRI Officials Recognized as Proper Officers Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100313-dri-officers-taxscan.webp "DRI Officials Recognized as Proper Officers Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Notice without Category-Wise Quantification void ab Initio: CESTAT sets Aside Order [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently set aside a service tax demand raised against an assessee noting that the Show Cause Notice (SCN)...
![Service Tax Demand Notice without Category-Wise Quantification void ab Initio: CESTAT sets Aside Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/27/500x300_2100066-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Notice without Category-Wise Quantification void ab Initio: CESTAT sets Aside Order [Read Order]")
Customs Dept has No Power to Merge Shipping Bills u/s 50 and 51 for Duty Assessment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹55 Crore Export Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has ruled that Customs authorities lack statutory authority under Sections 50 and 51 to jointly assess ...
![Customs Dept has No Power to Merge Shipping Bills u/s 50 and 51 for Duty Assessment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹55 Crore Export Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/500x300_2099690-customs-dept-duty-assessment-cestat-export-duty-demand-export-duty-taxscan.webp "Customs Dept has No Power to Merge Shipping Bills u/s 50 and 51 for Duty Assessment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹55 Crore Export Duty Demand [Read Order]")