Tax Audit u/s 44AB Restrictions under ICAI Guidelines: Key Takeaways from Shaji Poulose vs ICAI
CASE DETAILS Case Name: SHAJI POULOSE vs INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA & OTHERS Court Name and Jurisdiction: Supreme Court...
![‘Sexist Assumptions’ in CIT(A) Order: ITAT slams Authority for Ignoring Women’s Expertise, Deletes Sales Commission Disallowance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/250x150_2110189-sexist-assumptions-womens-expertise-deletes-sales-commission-taxscan.webp "‘Sexist Assumptions’ in CIT(A) Order: ITAT slams Authority for Ignoring Women’s Expertise, Deletes Sales Commission Disallowance [Read Order]")
![Defective Affidavit in Section 7 Application should not Lead to Automatic Rejection: Supreme Court allows HDFC to cure defects [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/250x150_2110275-supreme-court-hdfc-taxscan.webp "Defective Affidavit in Section 7 Application should not Lead to Automatic Rejection: Supreme Court allows HDFC to cure defects [Read Judgement]")
![Income Tax Demands Against Empee Distilleries Extinguished After Approval of Resolution Plan: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/250x150_2110343-income-tax-demands-against-empee-distilleries-extinguished-approval-resolution-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Demands Against Empee Distilleries Extinguished After Approval of Resolution Plan: Madras HC [Read Order]")
![No 18% GST on Rented Residential Hostels for Students Prior to 2022: Supreme Court Grants Exemption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/250x150_2110299-supreme-court-rented-residential-hostels-taxscan.webp "No 18% GST on Rented Residential Hostels for Students Prior to 2022: Supreme Court Grants Exemption [Read Order]")
7 Gold Bangles Weighing 222 Grams Confiscated, Passenger Claims it belongs to 3 ladies: Delhi HC Allows to Challenge Customs Order [Read Order]
passengers claimed that it belonged to three ladies. Thus, the court allowed the petitioner to file the appeal of the customs order before the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals). The Petitioner,...
![7 Gold Bangles Weighing 222 Grams Confiscated, Passenger Claims it belongs to 3 ladies: Delhi HC Allows to Challenge Customs Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110245-7-gold-bangles-passenger-claims-taxscan.webp "7 Gold Bangles Weighing 222 Grams Confiscated, Passenger Claims it belongs to 3 ladies: Delhi HC Allows to Challenge Customs Order [Read Order]")
Large Group of Tax & Customs Officers Win Relief on Discriminatory Pay Scales: CAT Grants Notional Salary Revision from 1996 [Read Order]
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ernakulam Bench, ruled that a large group of tax and customs officers are entitled to notional revision of their pay scales from 1 January 1996, though...
![Large Group of Tax & Customs Officers Win Relief on Discriminatory Pay Scales: CAT Grants Notional Salary Revision from 1996 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110322-cat-customs-officer-taxscan.webp "Large Group of Tax & Customs Officers Win Relief on Discriminatory Pay Scales: CAT Grants Notional Salary Revision from 1996 [Read Order]")
Recovery Beyond 10% of Disputed GST Demand Satisfies S.107(6) Pre‑Deposit: Calcutta HC Remands Appeal [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court, in a recent case, has set aside the appellate authority’s dismissal of the taxpayer’s appeal for non‑deposit and directed that the matter be heard on merits, holding that...
![Recovery Beyond 10% of Disputed GST Demand Satisfies S.107(6) Pre‑Deposit: Calcutta HC Remands Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/500x300_2110126-pre-deposit-taxscan.jfif "Recovery Beyond 10% of Disputed GST Demand Satisfies S.107(6) Pre‑Deposit: Calcutta HC Remands Appeal [Read Order]")
NHPC Responsible for Full Construction & Road Maintenance, Not Just Consultancy: CESTAT Holds Not Liable to Pay Service Tax [Read Order]
Meta: NHPC Responsible for Full Construction & Road Maintenance, Not Just Consultancy: CESTAT Holds Not Liable to Pay Service Tax The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax...
![NHPC Responsible for Full Construction & Road Maintenance, Not Just Consultancy: CESTAT Holds Not Liable to Pay Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/500x300_2110181-construction-road-maintenance-taxscan.webp "NHPC Responsible for Full Construction & Road Maintenance, Not Just Consultancy: CESTAT Holds Not Liable to Pay Service Tax [Read Order]")
‘No Reasons for Such a Harsh Action’: Allahabad HC Quashes Ex-Parte GST Registration Cancellation [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court has quashed an ex-parte GST ( Goods and Services tax ) registration cancellation order, observing that the authorities offered “no reasons for such a harsh action”. The...
![‘No Reasons for Such a Harsh Action’: Allahabad HC Quashes Ex-Parte GST Registration Cancellation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110311-gst-cancellation-taxscan.jfif "‘No Reasons for Such a Harsh Action’: Allahabad HC Quashes Ex-Parte GST Registration Cancellation [Read Order]")
Customs Seizes 58-Gram Gold Chain: Delhi HC Orders Personal Hearing, Invalidates Personal Hearing Waiver Form Practice
In the recent ruling, the Delhi High Court directed Customs authorities to conduct a personal hearing for a traveller whose 58-gram gold chain was seized at IGIAirport, Delhi. The court held that...
Educational Consultancy Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, not “Intermediary Services”: Delhi HC [Read Order]
ediary services under the Service Tax Regime. In the recent ruling, the Delhi High Court upheld CESTAT’s ruling that student recruitment services provided to foreign universities constitute...
![Educational Consultancy Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, not “Intermediary Services”: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/500x300_2110188-fd5f84a3-1816-4840-8367-a932a5ce03f6.webp "Educational Consultancy Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, not “Intermediary Services”: Delhi HC [Read Order]")