31 Years and Counting: The Endless Wait for Justice in India’s Longest-Pending Tax Case before Supreme Court
In the vast chronicles of India’s judicial history, few cases illustrate the slow churn of justice as vividly as Sambalpur Merchants Association v....
![Refund of Old Income Tax Adjustment is not allowable after approval of resolution plan by NCLT: Orissa HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/income-tax-refund.jpg "Refund of Old Income Tax Adjustment is not allowable after approval of resolution plan by NCLT: Orissa HC [Read Order]")
![Construction of Educational Institution Non-Commercial in Nature, Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CESTAT-CESTAT-Chennai-service-tax-in-education-sector-TAXSCAN.jpg "Construction of Educational Institution Non-Commercial in Nature, Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Supreme Court & High Courts Weekly Round-up [April 12th to April 18th,2025]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Supreme-Court-High-Courts-Weekly-Round-up.jpg "Supreme Court & High Courts Weekly Round-up [April 12th to April 18th,2025]")
Orissa HC Clarifies SC's Interim Relief on Entry Tax Interest Applies Only to SLP Petitioners [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Orissa High Court clarified that the Supreme Court's interim relief on a dispute regarding entry tax interest applies only to those who filed Special Leave Petitions (SLPs)...
![Orissa HC Clarifies SCs Interim Relief on Entry Tax Interest Applies Only to SLP Petitioners [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Entry-Tax-Interest.jpg "Orissa HC Clarifies SCs Interim Relief on Entry Tax Interest Applies Only to SLP Petitioners [Read Order]")
Jarda Scented Tobacco Misclassified as Chewing Tobacco to Evade Excise Duty: CESTAT Confirms Demand and Penalty [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Jarda Scented Tobacco was misclassified as Chewing Tobacco to evade excise duty and...
![Jarda Scented Tobacco Misclassified as Chewing Tobacco to Evade Excise Duty: CESTAT Confirms Demand and Penalty [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jarda-Scented-Tobacco-Chewing-Tobacco-Evade-Excise-Duty-CESTAT-Demand-Penalty-taxscan.jpg "Jarda Scented Tobacco Misclassified as Chewing Tobacco to Evade Excise Duty: CESTAT Confirms Demand and Penalty [Read Order]")
Mutuality Exempts Clubs from Service Tax on Member Transactions, But Refunds Must Clear Unjust Enrichment Test: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that incorporated clubs are exempt from service tax on transactions with their members under the doctrine...
![Mutuality Exempts Clubs from Service Tax on Member Transactions, But Refunds Must Clear Unjust Enrichment Test: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CESTAT-CESTAT-Ahmedabad-Service-Tax-CESTAT-CESTAT-Ahmedabad-Service-Tax-TAXSCAN.jpeg "Mutuality Exempts Clubs from Service Tax on Member Transactions, But Refunds Must Clear Unjust Enrichment Test: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Applicability of S.223 BNSS to PMLA Cases that Started Investigation Before July 1, 2024: Supreme Court Schedules Hearing on May 9
In case of applicability of section 223 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ) for PMLA cases that started investigation before July 1 , 2024, the Supreme Court issued notice returnable on...
CESTAT Denies CENVAT Credit on Rent-a-Cab Services, Due to Non-Compliance with Rule 2(l) [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Bench has upheld the denial of CENVAT credit for availing input tax credit on Rent-a-Cab services, while granting partial...
![CESTAT Denies CENVAT Credit on Rent-a-Cab Services, Due to Non-Compliance with Rule 2(l) [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CESTAT-CENVAT-Credit-on-Rent-a-Cab-Services-CENVAT-Credit-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT Denies CENVAT Credit on Rent-a-Cab Services, Due to Non-Compliance with Rule 2(l) [Read Order]")
Setback for Infosys: CESTAT Rules Updates and Upgrades Not Goods, Service Tax Payable on Full ATS Invoice Value [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that Infosys Technologies Ltd. is liable to pay service tax on the full value of its Annual Technical...
![Setback for Infosys: CESTAT Rules Updates and Upgrades Not Goods, Service Tax Payable on Full ATS Invoice Value [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Infosys.jpg "Setback for Infosys: CESTAT Rules Updates and Upgrades Not Goods, Service Tax Payable on Full ATS Invoice Value [Read Order]")
Lottery Tickets Sale not fall under ‘Auxiliary Service’, Service Tax Not Payable: Kerala HC [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Kerala High Court has held that service tax is not payable on the sale of lottery tickets, as it does not fall under the purview of auxiliary service or taxable service as...
![Lottery Tickets Sale not fall under ‘Auxiliary Service’, Service Tax Not Payable: Kerala HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lottery-Tickets-Sale-Kerala-high-court-Service-Tax-Auxiliary-Service-TAXSCAN.jpg "Lottery Tickets Sale not fall under ‘Auxiliary Service’, Service Tax Not Payable: Kerala HC [Read Order]")