Case Laws

No limitation period for recovering excess duty drawbacks

Section 161 mandates a personal hearing when rectification adversely impacts the taxpayer

Practicing advocates are exempt from service tax when rendering legal services

GST Orders issued after due application of minds are valid when taxpayers ignore SCNs

Writ petition cannot be entertained if an effective alternative remedy exists unless exceptional circumstances warrant it

Eligibility relaxation as per the proviso in Section 110(1)(d) is relevant only for state officers, not for All-India Service officers

Mere deviations from the e-way bill route are not sufficient to infer intentions of tax evasion

60-day period mentioned in section 62(2) is directory rather than mandatory

Department cannot invoke Sec 54(11) to withhold a refund when no appeal is filed against the Appellate Authority order and no stay is in place

ITC Demand due to clerical error and mismatched GSTINs is set-aside