Electronic receipt of DRP directions triggers limitation for final assessment, making a later order time-barred.

Revenue expenditure and business deduction claims upheld for IPL franchise, website, club and employee costs

Working capital adjustment, comparable selection and trade receivables interest were revisited in transfer pricing, with key additions deleted and rem...

Corporate guarantee commission and book profit computation require fact-based allocation and fresh recomputation after Section 14A exclusion

Customs classification disputes and show cause notices: writ interference declined, statutory adjudication required, natural justice plea left open.

Suspension of container freight station approval remanded after unargued contention, with interim revival of suspension order

Strict construction of baggage exclusion preserves tribunal jurisdiction over seized foreign currency disputes before customs clearance

Writ jurisdiction over pending tribunal proceedings barred when alternative remedies exist; parallel filings treated as abuse of process

Tentative security interest determination: liquidator's distribution view was not final and remained subject to pending appellate challenge.

Proof of deposit and insolvency moratorium controlled the repayment claim, leaving only the insolvency process remedy.

Reasoned adjudication requires consideration of pleadings; unreasoned partial relief order was quashed and remanded for fresh decision.

Wrong assessee code and unjust enrichment cannot defeat refund once the service tax levy fails on mutuality grounds.

Refund of service tax paid by mistake may survive limitation where tax was not payable, subject to verification.

SEZ rescission and full de-notification of remaining area confirmed, with prior acts preserved despite the withdrawal

Special Economic Zone expansion notified with an additional 1.4850 hectares added to the existing Tamil Nadu zone.

Early pay-in in commodity derivatives: margin exemptions may apply after certified goods deposit, while mark-to-market margins continue.

Mandatory SCMTR filing for sea cargo manifests replaces supplementary IGM/EGM filings, with legacy processing to be phased out.

Self-sealing RFID permissions remain valid, but are subject to three-year review and prescribed document verification.

Transshipment cargo reworking rules tightened with approved CFS limits, simplified documents, mandatory NOCs and videography.

Remand-bound GST adjudication cannot restart with a fresh show cause notice for the same period