166 Years of Income Tax in India: A Look Back at History, Policy, and Progress
India’s income tax system has come a long way since it was first introduced in 1860. What began as a temporary tax to recover from the financial ...
![Jharkhand Agricultural Marketing Board Not a Service Provider but Merely Supervisory: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/2068620-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Jharkhand Agricultural Marketing Board Not a Service Provider but Merely Supervisory: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![‘Bunching’ Impermissible under GST Act: Madras HC Says SCN can be Issued based on Monthly Returns if Annual Filing Pending [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/2068646-scn-taxscan.webp "‘Bunching’ Impermissible under GST Act: Madras HC Says SCN can be Issued based on Monthly Returns if Annual Filing Pending [Read Order]")
![Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/2068592-cestat-hyderabad-ntpc-free-material-supplied-taxscan.webp "Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Kerala Co-op Bank Secures Tax Win: ITAT allows ₹16.5 Lakh Deduction u/s 80P [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/2068425-cooperative-bank-deduction-itat-taxscan.webp "Kerala Co-op Bank Secures Tax Win: ITAT allows ₹16.5 Lakh Deduction u/s 80P [Read Order]")
Limitation Act does not apply on Conciliation proceedings: Supreme court allows conciliation u/s 18(2) of MSMED Act [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court has held that the Limitation Act does not apply to conciliation proceedings under Section 18(2) of the MSMED Act. A time-barred claim can be referred to conciliation, as the...
![Limitation Act does not apply on Conciliation proceedings: Supreme court allows conciliation u/s 18(2) of MSMED Act [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/2068464-limitation-act-limitation-act-does-not-apply-on-conciliation-proceedings-conciliation-proceedings-taxscan.webp "Limitation Act does not apply on Conciliation proceedings: Supreme court allows conciliation u/s 18(2) of MSMED Act [Read Judgement]")
Delay of 4 months in filing GST Appeal cannot be rejected merely on ground of time barred: Punjab &Haryana HC Directs fresh adjudication
The Punjab and Haryana High Court directs fresh adjudication on finding that the delay of 4 months in filing the GST appeal was rejected merely on ground of time barred without referring to the same...
![Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part XX]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/22/2067548-half-yearly-tax-digest-2025-supreme-court-and-high-court-cases-taxscan.webp "Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part XX]")
Urban Development Office Memo Limits Dues to Service Charges Alone, Not Property Tax: Delhi HC Orders to Enter agreement for Timely Payment [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has directed the Northern Railways, Delhi Division, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to enter into an agreement in terms of the Office Memorandum dated 15th/17th...
![Urban Development Office Memo Limits Dues to Service Charges Alone, Not Property Tax: Delhi HC Orders to Enter agreement for Timely Payment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/2067990-office-memo-taxscan.webp "Urban Development Office Memo Limits Dues to Service Charges Alone, Not Property Tax: Delhi HC Orders to Enter agreement for Timely Payment [Read Order]")
![Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part XVII]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/2067182-half-yearly-tax-digest-2025-supreme-court-and-high-court-cases-supreme-court-cases-taxscan.webp "Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part XVII]")
![Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part XVI]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/2067159-half-yearly-tax-digest-2025-supreme-court-high-court-cases-taxscan-2.webp "Half Yearly Tax Digest 2025: Supreme Court and High Court Cases [Part XVI]")
![Relief for Genpact: ITAT Allows S.10AA Deduction on Interest from FDs and Staff Loans [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/22/2067581-genpact-india-pvt-ltd.webp "Relief for Genpact: ITAT Allows S.10AA Deduction on Interest from FDs and Staff Loans [Read Order]")