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IPR Licensing Cannot be Treated as Franchise Service: CESTAT Grants Relief to Reckitt Benckiser [Read Order]

The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), has held that a mere licensing arrangement for the use of ...

Pink Tax in India: Not a Real Tax, but Real Pain

NCLAT affirms NCLT's Power to Declare Fraudulent Transactions Void [Read Order]

Statutory Dues Not in Approved Resolution Plan Stand Extinguished: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal, Ruling...

‘Base Note’ from French Govt. is Not Incriminating Material for Income Tax Addition u/s 153A: Bombay...

No Writ Jurisdiction against Private Commercial Banks: Kerala HC notes South Indian Bank not ‘State’ under Art. 12 [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has held that a private commercial bank is not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, noting that South Indian Bank being a private bank...

Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete Supreme Court Cases [Part II]

This Annual Digest analytically summarises all the Supreme Court Decisions in 2025, as reported at Taxscan.in. Limitation Period under IBC Starts From Date of Judgment Pronounced in Open...

Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete High Court Cases [Part II]

This Annual Digest summarises all the High Court Tax and corporate law Decisions in 2025, as reported at Taxscan.in. GST Officers Render Unconditional Apology to Bombay HC for Arresting...

S. 153D Approvals Granted to 30+ Cases within Hours by Income Tax Dept: Bombay Slams ‘Casual’ Revenue Approach [Read Order]

In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court has criticised the Income Tax Department’s mechanical and casual approach in granting prior approvals under Section 153Dof the Income Tax Act, 1961 after...

FinMin Notifies Reallocation of Jurisdiction among Debt Recovery Tribunals in West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands [Read Order]

The Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has issued a Notification dated December 16, 2025, announcing a reallocation of territorial jurisdiction among Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) in West...

Transporter’s Tax Payment Bars Reverse Charge Liability: CESTAT Drops Double Taxation [Read Order]

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata (CESTAT), has held that service tax cannot be demanded from a service recipient under the reverse charge mechanism when the Goods...

Swachh Bharat Cess Refund Clarified: CESTAT Favors Genpact, Cites No Time-Bar on Export Proceeds [Read Order]

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh (CESTAT), has set aside the rejection of a large refund claim involving Swachh Bharat Cess and other input services, holding that...

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