![GST Appellate Authority Cannot Enhance Tax without notifying Assessee: Calcutta HC sets Aside added Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/500x300_2120203-gst-appellate-authority-cannot-enhance-tax-without-notifying-assessee-calcutta-hc-sets-aside-added-demand-taxscan.webp "GST Appellate Authority Cannot Enhance Tax without notifying Assessee: Calcutta HC sets Aside added Demand [Read Order]")
GST Appellate Authority Cannot Enhance Tax without notifying Assessee: Calcutta HC sets Aside added Demand [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court has decided that the GST ( Goods and ServicesTax ) appellate authority cannot increase the tax liability without intimating ...
![Hiring Global Speakers for Media Summit Does Not Constitute ‘Event Management Service’: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/250x150_2120146-hiring-global-speakers-media-summit-constitute-event-management-service-supreme-court-taxscan.webp "Hiring Global Speakers for Media Summit Does Not Constitute ‘Event Management Service’: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]")
![Blasting Services for Digging Wells for Farmers Qualify as Agricultural Services: CESTAT Sets Aside Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/250x150_2120141-blasting-services-digging-wells-farmers-qualify-agricultural-services-cestat-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Blasting Services for Digging Wells for Farmers Qualify as Agricultural Services: CESTAT Sets Aside Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Belated EPFO Claim Filed after 953 Days not Condonable: NCLAT Upholds Rejection by Liquidator [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/250x150_2120116-epfo-claim-nclat-taxscan.jfif "Belated EPFO Claim Filed after 953 Days not Condonable: NCLAT Upholds Rejection by Liquidator [Read Order]")
![Importer Shifts address without Intimation, Returned Postal Covers: CESTAT Calls Conduct Not Bona Fide, Declines Relief [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/250x150_2120119-importer-shifts-address-without-intimation-returned-postal-covers-taxscan.jfif "Importer Shifts address without Intimation, Returned Postal Covers: CESTAT Calls Conduct Not Bona Fide, Declines Relief [Read Order]")
₹50k is Maximum Penalty under CBLR, Revenue Cannot Seek Higher Penalty in Forged Mate Receipt Case: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations (CBLR), 2013 stipulate a maximum penalty of ₹50,000, and the Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the...
![₹50k is Maximum Penalty under CBLR, Revenue Cannot Seek Higher Penalty in Forged Mate Receipt Case: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120111-50k-is-maximum-penalty-under-cblr-revenue-cannot-seek-higher-penalty-in-forged-mate-receipt-case-cestat-taxscan.webp "₹50k is Maximum Penalty under CBLR, Revenue Cannot Seek Higher Penalty in Forged Mate Receipt Case: CESTAT [Read Order]")
SSI Exemption Denied without Proof of Third-Party Brand Ownership: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside an excise duty demand, holding that SSI exemption cannot be denied in the absence of evidence...
![SSI Exemption Denied without Proof of Third-Party Brand Ownership: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120114-ssi-exemption-denied-without-proof-third-party-brand-ownership-cestat-excise-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "SSI Exemption Denied without Proof of Third-Party Brand Ownership: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Revenue must pay Interest on Pre-Deposit From Date of Deposit Till Refund: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ),Ahmedabad held that when an assessee’s pre-deposit is refunded after the appeal succeeds, the Revenue is liable to pay interest...
![Revenue must pay Interest on Pre-Deposit From Date of Deposit Till Refund: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120108-revenue-must-pay-interest-on-pre-deposit-from-date-deposit-till-refund-cestat-orders-12-interest-taxscan.webp "Revenue must pay Interest on Pre-Deposit From Date of Deposit Till Refund: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest [Read Order]")
![S10A and S14 of IBC Do Not Bar Insolvency Proceedings against Personal Guarantors: NCLAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120100-whatsapp-image-2026-01-16-at-42022-pm.webp "S10A and S14 of IBC Do Not Bar Insolvency Proceedings against Personal Guarantors: NCLAT [Read Order]")
Postal Export Amendment Regulations, 2026: Govt Introduces New Electronic Forms for E-Commerce and Other Postal Exports [Read Order]
The Government of India issued a notification dated 15 January 2026 amendning the Postal Export (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2022. These amended rules are called the Postal...
![Postal Export Amendment Regulations, 2026: Govt Introduces New Electronic Forms for E-Commerce and Other Postal Exports [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120105-postal-export-amendment-regulations-2026-taxscan.webp "Postal Export Amendment Regulations, 2026: Govt Introduces New Electronic Forms for E-Commerce and Other Postal Exports [Read Order]")
Mutual Funds Regulations, 2026: SEBI Introduces Comprehensive Framework Governing AMCs, Trustees and Mutual Fund Schemes
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 2026 replacing the old mutual fund regulations. The rules apply to mutual funds, sponsors, trustees,...
Madras HC Flags Decade‑Long Delay in Customs Assessment: Directs Finalisation of TVS Motor Imports Within Six Weeks [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has noted an inordinate delay of 10 years in the assessment of imports made by TVS Motor Company Ltd., directing the authorities to complete the process within six weeks by the...
![Madras HC Flags Decade‑Long Delay in Customs Assessment: Directs Finalisation of TVS Motor Imports Within Six Weeks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120087-madras-hc-flags-decade-long-delay-customs-assessment-directs-finalisation-tvs-motor-imports-within-six-weeks-taxscan.webp "Madras HC Flags Decade‑Long Delay in Customs Assessment: Directs Finalisation of TVS Motor Imports Within Six Weeks [Read Order]")