GSTAT Commences Operations: 1,029 Cases Filed, First Disposal Marks Beginning of Appellate Process
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has officially started functioning. It began accepting online filing of appeals starting 16th...
![OP Jindal Institute’s Revenue-Sharing with Labs Not Taxable as Business Support Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125707-op-jindal-institute-business-support-service-cestat-taxscan.webp "OP Jindal Institute’s Revenue-Sharing with Labs Not Taxable as Business Support Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Order [Read Order]")
![Subsidy on Excise Duty is Capital Receipt, not Capital Investment: Delhi HC Holds No Nexus Between Excise Duty Paid & Cost of Machine [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125648-subsidy-excise-duty-capital-receipt-capital-investment-delhi-hc-holds.webp "Subsidy on Excise Duty is Capital Receipt, not Capital Investment: Delhi HC Holds No Nexus Between Excise Duty Paid & Cost of Machine [Read Order]")
![₹67.5 Lakh Penalty Imposed without Considering Insolvency Moratorium: Delhi HC Directs Fresh Hearing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125638-675-lakh-penalty-imposed-considering-insolvency-moratorium.webp "₹67.5 Lakh Penalty Imposed without Considering Insolvency Moratorium: Delhi HC Directs Fresh Hearing [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demands Against Aircel Extinguished After NCLT-Approved Resolution Plan Under IBC: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125537-cestat-chennai-service-tax-demand-aircel-resolution-plan-ibc-aircel-service-tax-case-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demands Against Aircel Extinguished After NCLT-Approved Resolution Plan Under IBC: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![GST SCN served 2 days prior to Issuance Date: Madras HC orders Fresh Consideration [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125559-gst-scn-issuance-date-madras-high-court-fresh-consideration-gst-scn-show-cause-notice-gst-taxscan.webp "GST SCN served 2 days prior to Issuance Date: Madras HC orders Fresh Consideration [Read Order]")
Denial of JSW Steel’s CENVAT Credit on GTA Services Solely on Rule 2(p) Amendment and Abatement Notifications is Legally Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Chennai has set aside a demand of ₹139.2 crore, ruling that the denial of CENVAT credit for Goods Transport Agency (GTA) services based...
![Denial of JSW Steel’s CENVAT Credit on GTA Services Solely on Rule 2(p) Amendment and Abatement Notifications is Legally Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125560-denial-jsw-steels-cenvat-credit-gta-services-solely-rule-amendment-abatement-notifications-legally-unsustainable-cestat.webp "Denial of JSW Steel’s CENVAT Credit on GTA Services Solely on Rule 2(p) Amendment and Abatement Notifications is Legally Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Unsigned Stock Statement Plea Not Enough to Escape Addition when OD Benefit Undisputed: P&H HC [Read Order]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a taxpayer cannot escape income tax addition merely by disputing that stock statements furnished to a bank were unsigned, when the taxpayer enjoyed the...
![Unsigned Stock Statement Plea Not Enough to Escape Addition when OD Benefit Undisputed: P&H HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125499-unsigned-stock-statement-plea-enough-escape-addition.webp "Unsigned Stock Statement Plea Not Enough to Escape Addition when OD Benefit Undisputed: P&H HC [Read Order]")
![Refund & Interest u/s 240 & 244A Must Be Paid Till Actual Date of Payment: Orissa HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125517-orissa-high-court-refund-interest-actual-date-of-payment-refund-till-payment-date-tax-refund-interest-ruling-orissa-high-court-tax-refund-ruling-taxscan.webp "Refund & Interest u/s 240 & 244A Must Be Paid Till Actual Date of Payment: Orissa HC [Read Order]")
Wrongful GST ITC Availment Amounting To ₹17.8Cr: Chattisgarh HC Grants Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]
The Chhattisgarh High Court allowed anticipatory bail to Harish Wadhwani for the offence of wrongful utilization of Input Tax Credit (ITC) of about ₹17.83 crores under the CGST Act, 2017. The Court...
![Wrongful GST ITC Availment Amounting To ₹17.8Cr: Chattisgarh HC Grants Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/2125496-site-image1-jpg.webp "Wrongful GST ITC Availment Amounting To ₹17.8Cr: Chattisgarh HC Grants Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]")
![ITAT Restores Matter Regarding Disallowance of PF/ESI, Calls for Remand Report by AO [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/15/2125239-itat-restores-regarding-disallowance-pf-esi-calls-remand-report-by-ao-taxscan.webp "ITAT Restores Matter Regarding Disallowance of PF/ESI, Calls for Remand Report by AO [Read Order]")
US Imposed Additional 25% Duty on Select Indian Goods, Mexico Raised MFN Duties Up To 50%: Commerce Ministry in Lok Sabha.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry confirmed that two of India's major trading partners, the United States and Mexico, have recently raised import duties on indian goods. Commerce Ministry told...
