Judgements and Orders, Supreme Court and High courts of India

The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in Lyka Labs Limited v. C.C.E. & S.T.-SURAT-II [Excise Appeal No. 10218 of 2013 dated September 12, 2023] set aside the order passed by the Adjudicating Authority and held that, addition of non-active ingredients such as preserv

In exercise of powers, the Central Government directed investigation into the affairs of one Group of Companies and LLPs by Officers of Serious Fraud Investigation (SFIO) as nominated by Director, SFIO.

The AAR, Gujarat, in M/s. EimcoElecon India Ltd. [Advance Ruling No. Guj/Gaar/R/2023/28 dated August 24,2023] ruled that, assessee will not get Input Tax Credit ("ITC") of GST on canteen facility provided to contract worker because contract worker ar

The CESTAT, Chandigarh in Tower Vision India Private Limited v. Commissioner of Service Tax-Delhi [Service Tax Appeal No. 55227 of 2013 dated September 06, 2023] set aside the demand order passed by the Adjudicating Authority and held that, Cenvat cr

The Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High Court in M/s Parsvnath Traders v. Principal Commissioner, CGST and Another [CWP No.10923 of 2021 dated July 27, 2023] held that the deposited amount which was collected from assessee during the search proceedings i

The Hon'ble Kerala High Court in Diya Agencies v. The State Tax Officer [WP(C) No. 29769 of 2023 dated September 12, 2023] held that, if the taxpayer is able to prove that tax amount is paid to the seller and the Input Tax Credit claim is bonafide so

The Hon'ble Patna High Court in Gobinda Construction v. Union of India [Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 9108 of 2021 dated September 08, 2023] held that, Section 16(4) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("the CGST Act") is constitutiona

The CESTAT, Bangalore in M/s. Sun Microsystems (I) Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax, LTU [Service Tax Appeal No. 449 of 2009 dated June 28, 2023] set aside the demand order passed by the Adjudicating Authority and held that,

The CESTAT, Chandigarh in M/s. M R Beltings v. Commissioner of Central Excise Rohtak [Excise Appeal No. 57958 of 2013 dated August 25, 2023] set aside the demand order on the ground that the entire demand is barred by limitation since, the department

The Hon'ble Bombay High Court in Saket Agarwal v. Union of India [Writ Petition (L) No. 22585 Of 2023 dated August 31, 2023] held that, the State Tax Officer does not have any jurisdiction to issue notice/communication under Section 83 of the Maharas