![Madras HC Strikes Down TN Govt Notification Reducing VAT Exemption For Paper Board Companies [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112659-madras-hc-strikes-down-tn-govt-notification-redu0cing-vat-exemption-paper-board-companies-taxscan.webp "Madras HC Strikes Down TN Govt Notification Reducing VAT Exemption For Paper Board Companies [Read Order]")
Madras HC Strikes Down TN Govt Notification Reducing VAT Exemption For Paper Board Companies [Read Order]
https://www.taxscan.in/tags/tax-demandMeta: Madras HC Strikes Down TN Govt Notification Reducing VAT Exemption For Paper Board Companies In a...
![GST Dept Liable to Pay Interest for Delayed Re-Credit of Rejected Refund Due to Technical Glitches: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/250x150_2112656-re-credit-rejected-refund-taxscan.webp "GST Dept Liable to Pay Interest for Delayed Re-Credit of Rejected Refund Due to Technical Glitches: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
![State Cannot ‘Carve Out Its Own Limitation Period’: Supreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Dept’s Time-Barred SLP against Shriram Finance [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/250x150_2112651-state-carve-out-limitation-period-supreme-court-dismisses-income-tax-depts-slp-shriram-finance-taxscan.webp "State Cannot ‘Carve Out Its Own Limitation Period’: Supreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Dept’s Time-Barred SLP against Shriram Finance [Read Judgement]")
![SVLDRS Relief Cannot Be Treated as ‘Arrears’ When Central Excise Duty Not Finalised: Bombay HC Quashes ₹12.93 Lakh Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/250x150_2112642-svldrs-relief-cannot-be-treated-arrears-when-central-excise-duty-not-finalised-bombay-hc-quashes-1293-lakh-demand-taxscan.webp "SVLDRS Relief Cannot Be Treated as ‘Arrears’ When Central Excise Duty Not Finalised: Bombay HC Quashes ₹12.93 Lakh Demand [Read Order]")
![Third-Party Invoicing Not Permitted Under APTA: CAAR Denies Preferential Duty Benefit to Jparks India on China Imports [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/250x150_2112633-third-party-invoicing-not-permitted-under-apta-caar-denies-preferential-duty-benefit-jparks-india-china-imports-taxscan.webp "Third-Party Invoicing Not Permitted Under APTA: CAAR Denies Preferential Duty Benefit to Jparks India on China Imports [Read Order]")
Statements of Absent Witnesses Cannot Override Cross‑Examined Testimony u/s 138‑B of Customs Act: Gujarat HC Quashes Penalty Order [Read Order]
The Gujarat High Court quashed penalty orders against the petitioner, holding that statements of witnesses who fail to appear for cross‑examination cannot be mechanically relied upon under Section...
![Statements of Absent Witnesses Cannot Override Cross‑Examined Testimony u/s 138‑B of Customs Act: Gujarat HC Quashes Penalty Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112640-statements-absent-witnesses-testimony-customs-act-gujarat-hc-quashes-penalty-order-taxscan.webp "Statements of Absent Witnesses Cannot Override Cross‑Examined Testimony u/s 138‑B of Customs Act: Gujarat HC Quashes Penalty Order [Read Order]")
![No Silent Auditor Changes: ICAI Releases UDIN Portal Manual with Mandates [Get Full Manual Here]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112620-icai-releases-udin-portal-manual-mandates-taxscan.webp "No Silent Auditor Changes: ICAI Releases UDIN Portal Manual with Mandates [Get Full Manual Here]")
Writ Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked to Bypass Pre-Deposit for Customs Appeal: Bombay HC Imposes ₹50K Costs [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court recently ruled that writ jurisdiction cannot be used to bypass the mandatory pre-deposit requirement prescribed for filing a statutory appeal under the Customs Act, 1962, and...
![Writ Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked to Bypass Pre-Deposit for Customs Appeal: Bombay HC Imposes ₹50K Costs [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112639-writ-jurisdiction-pre-deposit-customs-appeal-bombay-hc-taxscan.webp "Writ Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked to Bypass Pre-Deposit for Customs Appeal: Bombay HC Imposes ₹50K Costs [Read Order]")
AO’s Knowledge of ITAT Order Triggers Limitation u/s 153(2A): Supreme Court Declines to Interfere With Delhi HC Ruling Against Revenue [Read Judgement]
In a recent case, the Supreme Court declined to interfere and dismissed the Revenue’s SLP and upheld the ruling of the Delhi High Court that “knowledge” of an appellate order triggers statutory...
![AO’s Knowledge of ITAT Order Triggers Limitation u/s 153(2A): Supreme Court Declines to Interfere With Delhi HC Ruling Against Revenue [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112629-itat-supreme-court-delhi-hc-taxscan.webp "AO’s Knowledge of ITAT Order Triggers Limitation u/s 153(2A): Supreme Court Declines to Interfere With Delhi HC Ruling Against Revenue [Read Judgement]")
‘Nescafé Premix’ is Instant Coffee, Not Beverage Powder: Bombay HC upholds Lower Sales Tax Rate [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court held that “Nescafé Premix” sold by Nestle India Ltd is classifiable as instant coffee and not as a general beverage powder, and that it is liable to sales...
![‘Nescafé Premix’ is Instant Coffee, Not Beverage Powder: Bombay HC upholds Lower Sales Tax Rate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112575-bombay-hc-nescafe-premix-instant-coffee-beverage-powder-lower-sales-tax-rate-taxscan.webp "‘Nescafé Premix’ is Instant Coffee, Not Beverage Powder: Bombay HC upholds Lower Sales Tax Rate [Read Order]")
