FEMA payment and reporting rules updated for NRI, OCI and foreign investor equity transactions under revised regulations

Foreign exchange investment rules broadened to cover all overseas individuals, with tighter approval and portfolio breach controls.

Customs tariff values revised for edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts, with effect from 12 June 2026.

Retrospective customs duty relief for nuclear power generation imports under tariff item 84013000

GST Appellate Tribunal Bengaluru Bench begins functioning, with Karnataka appeals now to be filed under the new procedure rules.

GSTAT Chennai Bench Commences Operations and Sets Filing Jurisdiction for Specified Tamil Nadu Districts

Foreign portfolio investment liberalisation extends listed equity access to all individual persons resident outside India, subject to limit monitoring...

Extended container scanning hours streamline cargo clearance at Kolkata Port, while existing DPD and transit procedures remain unchanged.

Saving provision preserves service tax proceedings after repeal; writ challenge to notice fails and adjudication continues.

GST registration cancellation can be restored after pending returns and dues are paid under Rule 22(4)

GST notice service after registration cancellation requires alternative modes; portal upload alone is insufficient for valid assessment proceedings

Composite GST assessment orders covering multiple tax periods are impermissible; separate proceedings must be issued for each period.

Trust approval upheld where religious expenditure stayed within the statutory limit despite religious objects challenge.

Governmental Authority exemption for municipal water supply services upheld; pure agent treatment rejected in a tripartite project arrangement.

Reassessment on depreciation change fails where MAT book profit is unaffected and disclosure was already on record

Intra-family cash transactions were not treated as loans or deposits, so penalty provisions for acceptance and repayment failed.

Residential property investment exemption survives delayed sale deed registration where possession and substantial payment were already made

Debatable capital gains taxability under a development agreement defeats concealment penalty despite sustained addition

Binding interim judicial directions barred TDS default for leave fare concession payments, and penalty fell with demand

Specific charge in penalty proceedings for under-reporting or misreporting of income required; vague invocation made penalty unsustainable.