![Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119708-service-tax-demand-based-only-on-income-tax-data-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Kolkata held that a service tax demand raised solely on the...
![BIFR Waiver of ₹81.60L Customs Demand Binding: Madras HC Quashes CESTAT Pre-Deposit Against SMS Lifesciences [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/250x150_2119706-bifr-waiver-of-8160l-customs-demand-binding-madras-hc-quashes-cestat-pre-deposit-against-sms-lifesciences-taxscan.webp "BIFR Waiver of ₹81.60L Customs Demand Binding: Madras HC Quashes CESTAT Pre-Deposit Against SMS Lifesciences [Read Order]")
![No Perversity in Trial Court’s Order: Delhi HC Refuses to Recall Bail in ₹831 Crore alleged GST Evasion Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/250x150_2119663-delhi-high-court-gst-evasion-gst-evasion-bail-case-gst-evasion-case-recall-of-bail-petition-trial-court-bail-order-taxscan.webp "No Perversity in Trial Court’s Order: Delhi HC Refuses to Recall Bail in ₹831 Crore alleged GST Evasion Case [Read Order]")
![Works Contract & Maintenance Services provided to NEEPCO for Power Generation Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/250x150_2119684-works-contract-maintenance-services-provided-neepco-taxscan.webp "Works Contract & Maintenance Services provided to NEEPCO for Power Generation Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Consignment-wise Bank Realization Certificate sufficient for S.80HHC Deductions on Export Profits: Punjab and Haryana HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/250x150_2119648-bank-realization-certificate-export-taxscan.webp "Consignment-wise Bank Realization Certificate sufficient for S.80HHC Deductions on Export Profits: Punjab and Haryana HC [Read Order]")
Civil Suit against Income Tax Dept.’s Auction of Attached Property not Numbered due to Bar Council Boycott: Madras HC Directs Sale but with Right to Challenge [Read Order]
The Madras High Court recently directed the Income Tax Department to proceed with the confirmation and issuance of a sale certificate in respect of a property attached with relation to income tax...
![Civil Suit against Income Tax Dept.’s Auction of Attached Property not Numbered due to Bar Council Boycott: Madras HC Directs Sale but with Right to Challenge [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119643-civil-suit-against-income-tax-depts-auction-of-attached-property-not-numbered-due-to-bar-council-boycott-madras-hc-directs-sale-but-with-right-to-challenge-taxscan.webp "Civil Suit against Income Tax Dept.’s Auction of Attached Property not Numbered due to Bar Council Boycott: Madras HC Directs Sale but with Right to Challenge [Read Order]")
Wrong State GST Payment Leads to ₹10.91 Lakh Refund Dispute: Delhi HC Directs Vodafone Idea to avail Statutory Appeal [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court directed Vodafone Idea Limited to avail the statutory appellate remedy under the GST law in a Rs. 10.91 lakh refund dispute arising from GST paid under the...
![Wrong State GST Payment Leads to ₹10.91 Lakh Refund Dispute: Delhi HC Directs Vodafone Idea to avail Statutory Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119628-delhi-hc-directs-vodafone-idea-avail-statutory-appeal-taxscan.webp "Wrong State GST Payment Leads to ₹10.91 Lakh Refund Dispute: Delhi HC Directs Vodafone Idea to avail Statutory Appeal [Read Order]")
GST Order Passed on Same Day as Additional Reply filed Does Not Mean Order suffers from Irregularities: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that merely the GST ( goods and services tax ) order passed on the same day as additional reply filed does not mean it suffers from any irregularities...
![GST Order Passed on Same Day as Additional Reply filed Does Not Mean Order suffers from Irregularities: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119547-gst-order-passed-on-same-day-additional-reply-filed-taxscan.jfif "GST Order Passed on Same Day as Additional Reply filed Does Not Mean Order suffers from Irregularities: Madras HC [Read Order]")
![FinMin Revises Customs Tariff Values for Gold and Silver Imports [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119576-finmin-revises-customs-tariff-values-gold-silver-imports-taxscan.webp "FinMin Revises Customs Tariff Values for Gold and Silver Imports [Read Notification]")
![Income Tax Reassessment against Company after Liquidation is Invalid: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119565-income-tax-reassessment-against-company.webp "Income Tax Reassessment against Company after Liquidation is Invalid: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Delay in Filing Form 10 due to Technical Issue Cannot Deny Benefit to Trust: Madras HC condones 530-Day Delay [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that a trust cannot be denied the benefit of exemption under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 merely due to a technical breach of delay in filing...
![Delay in Filing Form 10 due to Technical Issue Cannot Deny Benefit to Trust: Madras HC condones 530-Day Delay [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119567-delay-filing-form-10-due-technical-issue-cannot-deny-benefit-to-trust-madras-hc-condones-530-day-delay-taxscan.webp "Delay in Filing Form 10 due to Technical Issue Cannot Deny Benefit to Trust: Madras HC condones 530-Day Delay [Read Order]")
AO Must Give Reasons While Rejecting Immunity Plea u/s 270AA of Income Tax: Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Calcutta High Court held that an Assessing Officer must clearly explain the reasons while rejecting an application seeking immunity from penalty under Section 270AA of the...
![AO Must Give Reasons While Rejecting Immunity Plea u/s 270AA of Income Tax: Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119543-calcut2.webp "AO Must Give Reasons While Rejecting Immunity Plea u/s 270AA of Income Tax: Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order [Read Order]")