Stamp duty paid to renew a mining licence is capital expenditure where it is substantive consideration for a transferable right to extract minerals and provides an enduring business benefit. Its label as stamp duty, term-based character, and recurring nature do not alter that character; it is not a current deduction under Section 37(1). The capitalised renewal cost forms the cost of an intangible business asset eligible for depreciation under Section 32 and Rule 5. Suspension of mining operations does not allow immediate deduction of the full unamortised balance; recovery occurs through depreciation at the prescribed rate.

Section 153C jurisdiction requires the Assessing Officer of the searched person to record a valid satisfaction linking seized material to the other assessee. The satisfaction must identify whether the material belongs to, pertains to, or relates to that assessee. Failure to specify this statutory nexus is a fatal jurisdictional defect under a strict interpretation of Section 153C. Assessments initiated without such valid satisfaction are invalid and liable to be quashed.

Section 153C jurisdiction requires a separate, year-specific satisfaction note for each relevant assessment year. A consolidated note covering multiple years does not meet that requirement where it fails to record distinct satisfaction for each year. Regular ledger entries and ordinary books of account, without an explanation of their incriminating character, do not establish the necessary jurisdictional foundation. Reliance on a consolidated satisfaction note based solely on such ledger material therefore invalidates the assumption of jurisdiction.

Judicial discipline required deferral of a challenge to a reassessment notice because the identical validity issue was pending before the Supreme Court. To avoid multiplicity of litigation, proceedings before the competent authority were stayed until final determination of that issue. The final Supreme Court decision will govern the reassessment challenge.

Consensual remand required the income-tax matters to be determined on their merits because the Tribunal had addressed only the technical objection concerning the Document Identification Number (DIN). The matters were returned to the ITAT for merits adjudication, with the DIN objection excluded from consideration. The pending tax disputes will therefore be resolved on substantive grounds rather than the unaddressed technical issue.

Typographical corrections rectify the cause title of a tax order by replacing an incorrect tax appeal number with the correct number and inserting a previously omitted tax appeal number before the identified cross-objection. The corrected order is to reflect both amendments, and a corrected copy is to be uploaded to the website.

Further action under the DGGI show-cause notice was restrained until the next hearing. The proceedings raise whether a DGGI notice may continue where earlier State GST notices concern common parties and transactions, including the effect of the statutory bar against parallel proceedings under Section 6(2)(b). They also raise whether proceedings initiated under Section 73 may be pursued on allegations of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression that could bring Section 74 into consideration, and whether self-assessment through shipping bills had attained finality. No final determination was made on these issues.

Government works contracts affected by the transition to GST require identification of the affected work, calculation of the differential GST incidence, and revision of contractual values where required. Employer departments must reimburse the GST or differential tax payable by contractors and record the revised GST-inclusive work value through a supplementary tender agreement. Contractual tax adjustment is intended to ensure that GST transition liabilities are reflected in the government works contract rather than remaining unreimbursed by the employer department.

Refund limitation for Kerala Flood Cess paid under an incorrect head is calculated from the date payment is made under the correct cess head. Section 54 of the CGST Act allows two years from the relevant date to claim a refund, and the clarification for incorrect tax-head payments identifies correct-head payment as the point at which refund entitlement arises. Although statutory provisions governing incorrect inter-tax payments do not directly cover cess, their underlying principle applies by analogy. Payment under the correct cess account on 10 March 2025 therefore made refund applications filed in April 2025 timely.

Customs enforcement at Bengaluru airport involved interception and arrest of passengers allegedly attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja and gold by concealing the goods in cabin baggage, other baggage, undergarments, or on the body. Cases involved arrivals from Vietnam, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi gold-ornament case involved an arrest under the Customs Act.

India-New Zealand free trade preferences apply only to goods satisfying Rules of Origin. Third-country goods routed through New Zealand cannot receive preferential Indian tariff treatment, as bilateral cumulation is confined to originating materials and goods of India and New Zealand. Sensitive sectors receive no duty concessions, while a bilateral safeguard mechanism addresses sudden import surges after duty elimination or reduction. Temporary Employment Entry, student mobility commitments, post-study work opportunities, and exemption from directly funded social-security contributions for temporary Indian residents form part of the services framework.

Banking-sector industrial relations are addressed through an appeal to bank employees to avoid strike action and pursue outstanding demands through dialogue, in order to keep banking services uninterrupted. Most union concerns are considered substantially addressed, while a remaining demand continues to be examined. The demand for withdrawal of the Performance Linked Incentive scheme had been addressed by placing that scheme in abeyance following detailed discussions. Employee welfare measures, wage revisions, and negotiations for the forthcoming Bipartite Settlement are intended to support workforce welfare and banking-sector efficiency.

Money-laundering proceedings were initiated from corruption FIRs alleging that a middleman was used to demand and receive illegal gratification. Investigation concerns the alleged facilitation of receipt and movement of funds, supported by searches yielding cash seizure and freezing of financial accounts. Financial records and digital devices allegedly indicated unexplained deposits, investments, transactions involving the officer, and possible involvement of other public servants. The inquiry is tracing alleged proceeds of crime and the role of associated persons and entities.

RBI's special USD-INR foreign-exchange swap facility mobilised foreign-currency inflows through FCNR(B) deposits, Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings and External Commercial Borrowings. The FCNR(B) deposit window closed on 31 August 2026 after its mobilisation objective was achieved, while the facility remained available for the other two channels until 31 December 2026. FCNR(B) collections were revised upward to approximately USD 133 billion. Such deposits are fixed-term foreign-currency deposits with principal and interest repayable in the same currency, avoiding direct rupee exchange-rate risk for non-resident depositors.

GST-related corruption allegations concern an alleged demand for illegal gratification from a stone-quarrying firm to resolve GST and royalty proceedings. A Customs House Agent was apprehended in a trap operation while allegedly accepting the negotiated amount on behalf of a CGST Superintendent and an Additional Commissioner. Custody proceedings involved written communication of arrest grounds and intimation to relevant family members and advocates.

Haryana's 2026-27 rural infrastructure financing plan comprises six proposals for irrigation, roads, drinking-water supply and warehousing, with loan assistance proposed under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund. Infrastructure Development Assistance has been sanctioned for the India International Horticulture Market, while further micro-irrigation proposals have been recommended under the Micro Irrigation Fund. Implementation oversight emphasises faster project execution and timely drawal claims, alongside borrowing approval and prospective support for water security, groundwater recharge, efficient irrigation and treated-wastewater reuse.

Money-laundering investigation into an organised illegal cricket-betting syndicate concerns the alleged use of online platforms, encrypted messaging channels, and a principal bookie to solicit, accept, and settle bets. Betting-derived funds were allegedly routed through a partnership firm represented as non-operational, whose account recorded substantial corresponding credits and debits. Property and vehicle records, digital data, and statements under the PMLA are relied upon to allege the acquisition, possession, use, transfer, and projection of proceeds of crime as untainted property.

Specified persons must furnish a statement of payment of self-assessed tax in FORM GST CMP-08 under the Arunachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 for the quarter ending 30 June 2022. The statement is required to be furnished by 31 July 2022.

PMLA proceedings name Nishant Pitti in relation to allegations that proceeds from illegal online betting were introduced into Indian equity markets as foreign portfolio investments. The allegations attribute to him a role in facilitating and layering such proceeds through pre-arranged share-price manipulation involving Easy Trip Planners Ltd. Property action includes provisional attachment of his DEMAT shares, described as proceeds of crime, and a request for confiscation.

Interim moratorium under sections 96 and 124 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code ceased to apply to personal guarantors of corporate debtors from 26 May 2026, including applications pending before the Adjudicating Authority. The amendment operates retroactively, rather than retrospectively, by applying prospectively from its effective date to existing pending proceedings. Pending insolvency applications against personal guarantors are therefore not subject to the interim moratorium from that date.