Finance Ministry Reconstitutes Advisory Board under COFEPOSA Act, 1974 [Read Notification]
The Ministry of Finance issued Notification No. G.S.R. 173(E) dated March 13, 2025, announcing the formation of a new Advisory Board under the...
![Provisional Bank Account Attachment ends Once Final Order is Passed u/s 74 of CGST Act: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bank-Account-Attachment.jpg "Provisional Bank Account Attachment ends Once Final Order is Passed u/s 74 of CGST Act: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]")
![12% GST Applicable on Fruit Pulp & Juice-Based Carbonated Drinks, not 40%: Gauhati HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GST-Gauhati-High-court-Gauhati-HC-GST-on-Carbonated-Drinks-TAXSCAN.jpg "12% GST Applicable on Fruit Pulp & Juice-Based Carbonated Drinks, not 40%: Gauhati HC [Read Order]")
![Homebuyers Win: Allahabad HC Rules 8-Year Stamp Duty Refund Limit Can’t Apply Retrospectively [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Allahabad-High-Court-Stamp-Duty-Stamp-Duty-Refund-Limit-TAXSCAN.jpg "Homebuyers Win: Allahabad HC Rules 8-Year Stamp Duty Refund Limit Can’t Apply Retrospectively [Read Order]")
![Mismatch between Figures and Words of Cheque Amount Would Not Invalidate Cheque; Merits Trial: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mismatch-Mismatch-between-Figures-and-Words-Cheque-Amount-Not-Invalidate-Cheque-Cheque-Merits-Trial-Delhi-HC-taxscan.jpg "Mismatch between Figures and Words of Cheque Amount Would Not Invalidate Cheque; Merits Trial: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
Stamp Duty Not Payable by Wife for Flat Acquired as Part of Compromise in Divorce Case: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]
The Supreme Court recently excluded a wife from paying stamp duty under the Registration Act, 1908 ("Act") if she got an apartment as part of a settlement with her husband in a divorce dispute. In...
![Stamp Duty Not Payable by Wife for Flat Acquired as Part of Compromise in Divorce Case: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Stamp-Duty.jpg "Stamp Duty Not Payable by Wife for Flat Acquired as Part of Compromise in Divorce Case: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]")
CA’s Fraudulent Income Tax Refunds treated as Income: ITAT Upholds Additions despite later Recovery [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT )Â upheld the tax additions in the case of a Chartered Accountant ( CA ) who fraudulently encashed income tax refunds using forged...
![CA’s Fraudulent Income Tax Refunds treated as Income: ITAT Upholds Additions despite later Recovery [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ITAT-Income-Tax-Refunds-CAs-Fraudulent-site-image.jpg "CA’s Fraudulent Income Tax Refunds treated as Income: ITAT Upholds Additions despite later Recovery [Read Order]")
ITAT Upholds CIT(A) Order, Deletes Additions u/s 153A Citing Lack of Incriminating Material Post-Search [Read Order]
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Chandigarh ruled in favor of the assessee and upheld the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) CIT(A), deleting the additions made under Section...
![ITAT Upholds CIT(A) Order, Deletes Additions u/s 153A Citing Lack of Incriminating Material Post-Search [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ITAT-ITAT-Chandigarh-incometax-addition-Section-153A-of-income-tax-act-TAXSCAN.jpg "ITAT Upholds CIT(A) Order, Deletes Additions u/s 153A Citing Lack of Incriminating Material Post-Search [Read Order]")
![Non-Mention of DIN Number: Andhra Pradesh HCÂ quashes GST Assessment Order [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Non-Mention-DIN-Number-Andhra-Pradesh-HC-GST-Assessment-Order-taxscan.jpg "Non-Mention of DIN Number: Andhra Pradesh HCÂ quashes GST Assessment Order [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Criticizes NCLAT’s Long Order on Delay Condonation Application Despite High Pendency of Cases [Read Judgement]
The supreme court while setting aside the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that rejected an application for condonation of delay in filing an appeal under Section 61 of the...
![Supreme Court Criticizes NCLAT’s Long Order on Delay Condonation Application Despite High Pendency of Cases [Read Judgement]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Supreme-Court-NCLAT-Supreme-Court-Criticizes-NCLAT-taxscan.jpg "Supreme Court Criticizes NCLAT’s Long Order on Delay Condonation Application Despite High Pendency of Cases [Read Judgement]")
Execution of Penalties under Consumer Protection Act can still be carried out despite IBC moratorium: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]
In a recent case, the Supreme Court ruled that penalty procedures under Section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ("CP Act") are exempt from the interim moratorium provided by Section 96...
![Execution of Penalties under Consumer Protection Act can still be carried out despite IBC moratorium: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Supreme-Court-Consumer-Protection-Act-IBC-CP-act-taxsacn.jpg "Execution of Penalties under Consumer Protection Act can still be carried out despite IBC moratorium: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]")