![Penalty Remains Unsustainable In Absence Of Proof of Knowledge of Fraudulent CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126469-absence-of-proof-of-knowledge-of-fraudulent-cenvat-credit.webp "Penalty Remains Unsustainable In Absence Of Proof of Knowledge of Fraudulent CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Penalty Remains Unsustainable In Absence Of Proof of Knowledge of Fraudulent CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]
CESTAT reiterates that penal liability under excise law requires proof of conscious knowledge or involvement in fraudulent CENVAT credit practices. ...
![Interest on GST Refund: Jharkhand HC Refuses Writ Jurisdiction as Appeal Lies before GSTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126484-interest-on-gst-refund-jarkhand-hc-refuses-writ-jurisdiction-appeal-lies-gstat-taxscan.webp "Interest on GST Refund: Jharkhand HC Refuses Writ Jurisdiction as Appeal Lies before GSTAT [Read Order]")
![Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Challenge in GST Fake ITC Matter, Extends Time for Filing Statutory Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126481-supreme-court-refuses-entertain-challenge-gst-fake-itc-matter-extends-filing-statutory-appeal-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Challenge in GST Fake ITC Matter, Extends Time for Filing Statutory Appeal [Read Order]")
Uniform Penalties on Scrap Dealers Unsustainable without Role Assessment: CESTAT Scales Down Penalties After Examining Gravity Of Violations [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench, in a recent decision held that penalties under Rule 26(2) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 cannot be imposed...
![Uniform Penalties on Scrap Dealers Unsustainable without Role Assessment: CESTAT Scales Down Penalties After Examining Gravity Of Violations [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126468-uniform-penalties-scrap-dealers-unsustainable-role-assessment-cestat-scales-down-penalties-examining-gravity-violations-taxscan.webp "Uniform Penalties on Scrap Dealers Unsustainable without Role Assessment: CESTAT Scales Down Penalties After Examining Gravity Of Violations [Read Order]")
ICAI Notifies ‘Global Networking Guidelines, 2025’ to Regulate Cross-Border CA Networks [Read Notification]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has notified the ICAI (Global Networking) Guidelines, 2025 formalising a regulatory architecture for collaboration between domestic Chartered...
![ICAI Notifies ‘Global Networking Guidelines, 2025’ to Regulate Cross-Border CA Networks [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126458-global-networking-guidelines-ca-networks-taxscan.webp "ICAI Notifies ‘Global Networking Guidelines, 2025’ to Regulate Cross-Border CA Networks [Read Notification]")
Buyer's Premises Constitute 'Place of Removal', Not Factory Gate: CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit on Service Tax [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench, allowed Cenvat credit on transportation services of finished goods to customer’s premises as it constitutes a ‘place of ...
![Buyers Premises Constitute Place of Removal, Not Factory Gate: CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit on Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/19/2126395-buyers-premises-constitutejpg.webp "Buyers Premises Constitute Place of Removal, Not Factory Gate: CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit on Service Tax [Read Order]")
Amendment Petition Cannot Be Allowed Without Reasoned Order: NCLAT Remands Amendment and Maintainability Matter [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Chennai has held that amendment petitions in company law matters cannot be allowed without a reasoned order and quashed two...
![Amendment Petition Cannot Be Allowed Without Reasoned Order: NCLAT Remands Amendment and Maintainability Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/19/2126366-amendment-petition-5jpg.webp "Amendment Petition Cannot Be Allowed Without Reasoned Order: NCLAT Remands Amendment and Maintainability Matter [Read Order]")
Income Tax Dept Issues Notices to High-Earning Executives Over Misuse of HRA, LTA, and Undisclosed Assets. [Read Order]
The Income Tax Department has launched a major compliance drive, issuing notices to dozens of senior executives earning more than ₹50 lakh annually. The notices allege misuse of exemptions such as...
![Income Tax Dept Issues Notices to High-Earning Executives Over Misuse of HRA, LTA, and Undisclosed Assets. [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/19/2126398-income-tax-dept-issuesjpg.webp "Income Tax Dept Issues Notices to High-Earning Executives Over Misuse of HRA, LTA, and Undisclosed Assets. [Read Order]")
Calcutta HC Quashes District-Specific GST Registration Rule in Tender for Pre-School Kits at Anganwadi Centres [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Calcutta High Court quashed a tender condition that required bidders to maintain local offices in specific districts of West Bengal for the past 3 years, backed by Goods and...
![Calcutta HC Quashes District-Specific GST Registration Rule in Tender for Pre-School Kits at Anganwadi Centres [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/19/2126400-calcutta-hc-quashes-district-specific-gst-registration-rule-tender-pre-school-kits-at-anganwadi-centres.webp "Calcutta HC Quashes District-Specific GST Registration Rule in Tender for Pre-School Kits at Anganwadi Centres [Read Order]")