Penalty for estimation of income and disallowances for tax non-deduction clarified: estimation-based penalties not sustainable; additions without conc...
Managerial remuneration disallowance under s.40A(2)(b) challenged over alleged tax-avoidance; appellate decision restored deletion of addition for dir...
Classification of imported goods as electronic cigarette versus tobacco product reversed for lack of proof; order set aside for jurisdictional overrea...
Confiscation proceedings concerning alleged excess stock of imported electronic goods were challenged on the ground that, although the authority offered offering provisional release, it neither quantified the amount payable nor stipulated any conditions for such release, rendering the option illusory. The forum noted that the seized goods were imported about six years earlier and were likely technologically outdated, requiring a policy-level resolution on provisional release where seizures are based on suspected GST evasion. The matter was directed to be placed before the GST Council for appropriate policy consideration, and the writ petition was disposed of accordingly. - HC
Confiscation proceedings concerning alleged excess stock of imported electronic goods were challenged on the ground that, although the authority offered offering provisional release, it neither quantified the amount payable nor stipulated any conditions for such release, rendering the option illusory. The forum noted that the seized goods were imported about six years earlier and were likely technologically outdated, requiring a policy-level resolution on provisional release where seizures are based on suspected GST evasion. The matter was directed to be placed before the GST Council for appropriate policy consideration, and the writ petition was disposed of accordingly. - HC
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