![‘Clear Dereliction of Duty’: Bombay HC Imposes ₹25k Costs on Customs for Failing to Pass Speaking Order even after Payment of Duty ‘Under Protest’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112958-bombay-hc-speaking-order-customs-case-dereliction-of-duty-costs-on-customs-customs-duty-under-protest-taxscan.webp "‘Clear Dereliction of Duty’: Bombay HC Imposes ₹25k Costs on Customs for Failing to Pass Speaking Order even after Payment of Duty ‘Under Protest’ [Read Order]")
‘Clear Dereliction of Duty’: Bombay HC Imposes ₹25k Costs on Customs for Failing to Pass Speaking Order even after Payment of Duty ‘Under Protest’ [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has criticised the Customs Department for a “clear dereliction of statutory duty”, imposing ₹25,000 costs for its failure to...
![CESTAT cannot be Compelled to Restore Customs Appeal After Decades of Delay and Repeated Defaults in Pre-Deposit: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112977-cestat-restore-customs-appeal-decades-delay-repeated-defaults-pre-deposit-delhi-hc-taxscan.webp "CESTAT cannot be Compelled to Restore Customs Appeal After Decades of Delay and Repeated Defaults in Pre-Deposit: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
![Bad Debt Income Tax Deduction for Rural Branch Advances to be Computed on Aggregate Average of Monthly Outstanding Balances: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112975-bad-debt-income-tax-deduction-madras-hc-taxscan.jfif "Bad Debt Income Tax Deduction for Rural Branch Advances to be Computed on Aggregate Average of Monthly Outstanding Balances: Madras HC [Read Order]")
![SEBI Amends LODR Regulations to Standardise Terminology for Registrars and Share Transfer Agents [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112967-sebi-amends-lodr-regulations-taxscan.jfif "SEBI Amends LODR Regulations to Standardise Terminology for Registrars and Share Transfer Agents [Read Notification]")
![Death of Accountant Held Sufficient Cause for Delay: Delhi HC Allows Belated Filing, Subject to SC Ruling on Section 168A Extensions [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112989-gst-return-delhi-hc-taxscan.jfif "Death of Accountant Held Sufficient Cause for Delay: Delhi HC Allows Belated Filing, Subject to SC Ruling on Section 168A Extensions [Read Order]")
Loan Sanction on Same Day Not Illegal: Chhattisgarh HC Acquits Banker, Quashes CBI Conviction in Decades Old Loan Fraud Case [Read Order]
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that sanctioning a bank loan on the same day as the submission of the application does not, by itself, constitute any illegality or criminal misconduct, and has...
![Loan Sanction on Same Day Not Illegal: Chhattisgarh HC Acquits Banker, Quashes CBI Conviction in Decades Old Loan Fraud Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2113001-quashes-cbi-conviction-decades-old-loan-fraud-case-taxscan.webp "Loan Sanction on Same Day Not Illegal: Chhattisgarh HC Acquits Banker, Quashes CBI Conviction in Decades Old Loan Fraud Case [Read Order]")
GST Refund cannot be Rejected without Granting 15 Days’ Reply and Personal Hearing as Mandated u/r 92: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Jharkhand High Court held that a GST refund application cannot be rejected without granting the taxpayer fifteen days’ time to file a reply and without providing an ...
![GST Refund cannot be Rejected without Granting 15 Days’ Reply and Personal Hearing as Mandated u/r 92: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112973-gst-refund-rejected-granting-15-days-reply-personal-hearing-mandated-jharkhand-hc-taxscan.webp "GST Refund cannot be Rejected without Granting 15 Days’ Reply and Personal Hearing as Mandated u/r 92: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]")
Making Passenger approach Court for 21g Gold Ring Unreasonable: Delhi HC Slams ‘Waste of Customs Resources’, Imposes ₹5k Costs on Dept [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court condemned the Customs Department harshly for forcing a traveler to come to the court to request the release of a 21-gram gold band, calling the entire incident an unjustified...
![Making Passenger approach Court for 21g Gold Ring Unreasonable: Delhi HC Slams ‘Waste of Customs Resources’, Imposes ₹5k Costs on Dept [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112951-delhi-hc-gold-ring-taxscan.jfif "Making Passenger approach Court for 21g Gold Ring Unreasonable: Delhi HC Slams ‘Waste of Customs Resources’, Imposes ₹5k Costs on Dept [Read Order]")
![Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete High Court Cases [Part V]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/2113164-annual-tax-corporate-law-digest-2025-complete-high-court-cases-part-v-taxscan.webp "Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete High Court Cases [Part V]")
![Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete High Court Cases [Part IV]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/2112541-annual-tax-corporate-law-digest-2025-complete-high-court-cases-part-iv-taxscan.webp "Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete High Court Cases [Part IV]")
Transport Dept Must Allow Vehicle Owner to Deposit MV Tax and Seek Penalty Waiver Before Taking Coercive Action: Orissa HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Orissa High Court held that the Transport Department must permit a vehicle owner to deposit outstanding motor vehicle tax and seek waiver of penalties before taking any...
![Transport Dept Must Allow Vehicle Owner to Deposit MV Tax and Seek Penalty Waiver Before Taking Coercive Action: Orissa HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112957-transport-dept-vehicle-owner-deposit-mv-tax-penalty-waiver-coercive-action-orissa-hc-taxscan.webp "Transport Dept Must Allow Vehicle Owner to Deposit MV Tax and Seek Penalty Waiver Before Taking Coercive Action: Orissa HC [Read Order]")
Income Tax Recovery During Pendency of ITAT Appeal Stayed: Gauhati HC Orders tribunal to Take up Interim Pleas Expeditiously [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Gauhati High Court has granted interim relief to a Samitee, staying income tax recovery proceedings during the pendency of appeals before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal...
![Income Tax Recovery During Pendency of ITAT Appeal Stayed: Gauhati HC Orders tribunal to Take up Interim Pleas Expeditiously [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112941-income-tax-recovery-pendency-itat-appeal-stayed-gauhati-hc-orders-tribunal-interim-pleas-expeditiously-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Recovery During Pendency of ITAT Appeal Stayed: Gauhati HC Orders tribunal to Take up Interim Pleas Expeditiously [Read Order]")