Technical Glitches on Maharashtra GST Portal: State Tax Department Relaxes Deadline for Profession Tax Registration and Return Filing
In a big relief to taxpayers and professionals across the state the Maharashtra State Tax Department has announced a temporary relaxation for...
![Bombay HC Allows Businessman Accused in ₹399.92 Crore GST Fake Invoice Fraud to Travel Abroad [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/15/2129312-bombay-hc-businessman-accused-gst-fake-invoice-fraud-travel-abroad-taxscan.webp "Bombay HC Allows Businessman Accused in ₹399.92 Crore GST Fake Invoice Fraud to Travel Abroad [Read Order]")
![Bombay HC Quashes GST Seizure of ₹1 Crore Cash, Rules GST Act Does Not Authorise Cash Seizure [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/15/2129305-bombay-hc-gst-seizure-cash-rules-gst-act-cash-seizure-taxscan.webp "Bombay HC Quashes GST Seizure of ₹1 Crore Cash, Rules GST Act Does Not Authorise Cash Seizure [Read Order]")
Govt Revises Public Shareholding Rules: New Rules for Companies Under Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment, 2026 [Read Order]
The Finance Ministry’s March 13, 2026 Gazette amended Rule 19(2)(b) of theSecurities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957, introducing tiered public shareholding norms based on company size. ...
![Govt Revises Public Shareholding Rules: New Rules for Companies Under Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment, 2026 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129272-new-rules-companies-under-securities-contracts-taxscan.webp "Govt Revises Public Shareholding Rules: New Rules for Companies Under Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment, 2026 [Read Order]")
Compounding Fee for Illegal Mining and Transportation Not Liable to TCS: Supreme Court Upholds HC Ruling [Read Order]
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a challenge raised by the Income Tax Department, and upheld a Chhattisgarh High Court ruling that compounding fees collected from persons involved in illegal...
![Compounding Fee for Illegal Mining and Transportation Not Liable to TCS: Supreme Court Upholds HC Ruling [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129271-compounding-fee-illegal-mining-transportation-tcs-supreme-court-taxscan-.webp "Compounding Fee for Illegal Mining and Transportation Not Liable to TCS: Supreme Court Upholds HC Ruling [Read Order]")
Income Tax Addition Based Solely on Third Party Digital Evidence without any Corroborating Evidence Unsustainable: ITAT [Read Order]
The Income Tax AppellateTribunal (ITAT) Chandigarh Bench has deleted a substantial addition to the Income of the assessee, amounting to ₹1.7 Cr and held that the legal proposition that the digital...
![Income Tax Addition Based Solely on Third Party Digital Evidence without any Corroborating Evidence Unsustainable: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129254-tax-noticejpg.webp "Income Tax Addition Based Solely on Third Party Digital Evidence without any Corroborating Evidence Unsustainable: ITAT [Read Order]")
![Artificial Insemination of Livestock Exempt from GST: Gujarat AAR Defines Job Work [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129259-gst-aar-artificial-insemination-livestock-authority-for-advance-ruling-livestock-exempt-gujarat-aar-gst-ruling-gst-job-work-definition-taxscan.webp "Artificial Insemination of Livestock Exempt from GST: Gujarat AAR Defines Job Work [Read Order]")
GST Applicable on Arbitration Settlement for Pre-GST Hydro Project Disputes: AAR Examines Taxability of ₹94.56 Cr [Read Order]
The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) West Bengal has ruled that arbitration settlement related to pre GST contracts would be subject to tax under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act if it is an...
![GST Applicable on Arbitration Settlement for Pre-GST Hydro Project Disputes: AAR Examines Taxability of ₹94.56 Cr [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129262-hydro-projectjpg.webp "GST Applicable on Arbitration Settlement for Pre-GST Hydro Project Disputes: AAR Examines Taxability of ₹94.56 Cr [Read Order]")
GST TDS on Institutions of National Importance: AAR Mandates TDS Liability for IIM Ahmedabad As Specified Person [Read Order]
The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) Gujarat held that the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), being an institution of national importance clearly falls into the category of ...
![GST TDS on Institutions of National Importance: AAR Mandates TDS Liability for IIM Ahmedabad As Specified Person [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129256-tsd-under-gst-taxscan-.webp "GST TDS on Institutions of National Importance: AAR Mandates TDS Liability for IIM Ahmedabad As Specified Person [Read Order]")
Classification of Dialysis Components as Chemicals, Not Medical Instruments: AAR Mandates 18% GST on Dry Citrate Powder and Bicarbonate Bags [Read Order]
The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) Gujarat has passed a notable ruling pertaining to the taxation of health supplies i.e the Dialysis Component ,stating that as chemical components utilized in ...
![Classification of Dialysis Components as Chemicals, Not Medical Instruments: AAR Mandates 18% GST on Dry Citrate Powder and Bicarbonate Bags [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129255-classification-dialysis-components-medical-instruments-aar-mandates-gst-bicarbonate-bags-.webp "Classification of Dialysis Components as Chemicals, Not Medical Instruments: AAR Mandates 18% GST on Dry Citrate Powder and Bicarbonate Bags [Read Order]")