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<title>Safari Retreats Pvt. Ltd. v. Chief Commissioner of CGST</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Parliament's retrospective substitution of "plant or machinery" with the defined term plant and machinery-which expressly excludes land, buildings and other civil structures-removes the interpretative basis of Safari Retreats that treated certain buildings as plant; consequently, ITC capitalised into buildings used for renting or leasing is now blocked under Section 17(5)(d), although this position may be subject to a future constitutional challenge.]]></description>
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<title>West Asia crisis: Ministry asks ports to consider waiving charges, issues SoP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Ministry's Standard Operating Procedure requires each port to appoint a nodal officer as single point of contact to secure timely action and mandates that ports consider, case by case and depending on circumstances, requests for reduction, waiver or remission of charges including storage rent and change of vessel charge; permit storage of Middle East bound cargo as transshipment cargo; allot additional storage; facilitate ad hoc berthing and expedited return movement of export cargo; prioritise perishable cargo handling; and coordinate with Customs and DGFT for implementation.]]></description>
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<title>West Asia crisis: Govt provides certain relaxations to exporters to meet obligations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The DGFT has automatically extended the export obligation period, block-wise, for specified advance authorisations and EPCG authorisations expiring between March and May, until August 31, 2026, without payment of the composition fee, supplementing existing foreign trade policy extension mechanisms to assist exporters affected by shipping and supply-chain disruptions.]]></description>
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<title>ITR filling missed F.Y 2024-2025.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Firm ABC deducted TDS on service fees, deposited the tax and filed the firm's TDS return, but the payee did not file an income tax return and therefore missed claiming the TDS credit and any refund; the operative issue is how the deposited TDS can be credited to the payee given the deductor has complied with deposit and return filing while the deductee failed to file an ITR.]]></description>
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<title>Extension in the Export Obligation period of specified Advance  EPCG Authorisations till 31.08.2026.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Export Obligation periods for specified Advance Authorisations and EPCG Authorisations whose original or extended EO or block-wise EO periods expire within the identified expiry window are automatically extended until 31.08.2026 without requirement of application, endorsement, amendment, or payment of composition fee; this extension is additional to existing HBP extension facilities, previously paid composition fees are not refundable, customs shall allow exports accordingly, and Regional Authorities will examine EO compliance at EODC issuance, closure, or regularisation.]]></description>
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<title>Kerala: Five held for smuggling high-end used cars from Bhutan; DTO among accused</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A cross border smuggling scheme brought high end used vehicles from Bhutan into India without payment of Customs duties, re registering them using forged documents; Customs' "Operation Numkhor," aided by state police, led to arrests, seizures and a planned court application for custody to further investigate alleged organiser conduct including involvement of a District Transport Officer and duplicate registrations identified by the auditor.]]></description>
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<title>Domestic LPG price hiked by Rs 60 per cylinder to Rs 913</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Retail LPG prices for household and commercial cylinders were increased, with non subsidised domestic cylinders and Ujjwala beneficiaries affected and commercial cylinders rising by a larger margin; the hikes are attributed to global energy price spikes and supply disruptions via the Strait of Hormuz. To augment domestic supplies, the government invoked Emergency Powers directing refineries to ramp up LPG production, while state taxes continue to cause regional price differences.]]></description>
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<title>Implementation of Unique Identifiers for Aadhaar-based Authentication Transaction.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[REs implementing Aadhaar authentication must embed a Unique Transaction Identifier (up to five alphabetic characters appended to the transaction ID) for each scheme/service/use case, notify UIDAI using the Annexure III format before implementation, and follow Annexure I guidelines; low volume government entities may apply for a LITE Code via their AUA/KUA under the SOP in Annexure II, with secure logging, compliance obligations, and license/penalty consequences if thresholds are exceeded.]]></description>
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<title>Regarding the reimbursement of the amount equivalent to the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) payable for the exhibition of the film "Shatak – 100 Years of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reimbursement of the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) equivalent for the film is approved subject to conditions: no increase in prevailing entry fees or changes to seating-class capacities; a statewide cumulative print week ceiling limiting the product of prints and weeks and an overall exhibition duration cap of three months; ticket sales must reflect reduction of the SGST component during the notified period; and multiplex/cinema owners must deposit the SGST amount into the treasury following the prescribed procedure.]]></description>
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<title>Master Circular for Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Master Circular consolidates SEBI directions for RTAs: it mandates online registration/filing via the SEBI Intermediary Portal, prescribes recordkeeping for eight years, appointment of a Compliance Officer, standardized agreements with issuers, uniform PAN/KYC and investor service request norms, dematerialisation-first processing and Suspense Escrow Demat Account procedures, and enhanced governance, BCP/DR, cyber-security and reporting obligations for QRTAs, while rescinding earlier circulars as applicable and preserving actions taken under them.]]></description>
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<title>Seeking Guidance On Tax Implications</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Balances from a deceased person's bank accounts and fixed deposits received by a legal heir are treated as inheritance and not taxable if the deceased's income up to death was disclosed in the final return; interest earned after transfer is taxable. Amounts credited via a third party can be treated as inheritance or as an exempt gift from a relative under Section 56(2)(x), subject to documentation. Insurance compensation on death is exempt under Section 10(10D), while any subsequent interest on such receipts is taxable. Filing an Income Tax Return is advisable to record taxable interest and explain exempt receipts.]]></description>
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<title>SEZ Developer/Co developer Exit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rule 49 applies a depreciation-based duty charge to capital goods removed from an SEZ to the Domestic Tariff Area, and-given the Rule 2(e) definition-covers plant, machinery and similar movable assets. Immovable civil infrastructure and common facilities generally do not qualify as capital goods and therefore do not benefit from Rule 49 depreciation; instead, repayment of fiscal benefits actually availed is the commonly adopted approach, supported by project records and certifications, with proportional allocation permitted for partial denotification subject to authority verification.]]></description>
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<title>India’s achievements in Free Trade Agreements for the year 2025-26.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[India has expanded its network of Free Trade Agreements, implementing bilateral and plurilateral instruments that broaden preferential market access for agriculture, exporters of garments, leather and handicrafts, AYUSH and organic products, and digital services, while introducing mobility and post-study work pathways and measures to catalyse investment; negotiations are described as balancing market access with protections for sensitive sectors and domestic industry to align trade expansion with national self-reliance and economic transformation.]]></description>
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<title>Constitution of the Authority for Advance Ruling in the Union territories - Change in Name and designation of the Member of Union territory Daman - Seeks to amend Notification No. 14/2018 dated 8th October 2018.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Substitution in Notification No. 14/2018-entries against Sl. Nos. 3 and 4, column (3), item (i) replaced to read: "(i) Ms. Krati Nigam, Joint Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Daman." Issued under section 15 of the UT GST Act, section 96 of the CGST Act and rule 103 of the GST Rules. The amendment is effective on publication in the Official Gazette and further amends the principal notification G.S.R. 1004(E) dated 8th October, 2018.]]></description>
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<title>Rule 42 reversal on flat sale considering 1/3 value as sale of land</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Department seeks ITC reversal under Rule 42 by treating the statutory one third land abatement as an exempt supply under Section 17(3). The one third deduction is a valuation fiction to measure the taxable construction service, not a separate sale of land; inputs are consumed in creating the residential unit and do not have dual use. The defensible legal position is that recharacterising the abatement into an exempt supply is a jurisdictional error and cannot justify Rule 42 reversal.]]></description>
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<title>Grants in Aid: Navigating the GST Perspective</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Whether transfers labelled as grants attract GST hinges on whether they constitute consideration for a supply. Distinct from subsidies that reduce customer price and form part of taxable consideration under Section 15(2)(e), grants remain non-consideratory unless agreements, deliverables, procurement-style processes, control over funds, reimbursement arrangements, or rights in outputs indicate contractual counter-obligations or commercial exploitation. Documentation-grant letters, proposals, contracts and accounting treatment-are decisive: where a majority of supply-indicators exist the transfer is taxable; absent them it is not.]]></description>
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<title>DETENTION ORDER UNDER SECTION 129(1) OF CGST ACT BEYOND 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF NOTICE SERVED – INVALID</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Non compliance with the statutory timeline for detention notices renders detention orders procedurally defective. The statutory scheme requires issuance of a penalty notice within a short period after detention or seizure and an order within a further short period from service of that notice; failure to comply with these mandatory timelines and related procedural requirements, including prescribed summary documentation and electronic portal communication, undermines the validity of detention and penalty actions.]]></description>
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<title>CONFISCATION AND SEIZURE OF GOODS IN GST LAW</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Confiscation arises where goods are supplied or dealt with in contravention of GST provisions to evade tax, including unaccounted supplies, supply without registration and contravention of provisions; officers with reasons to believe may search, seize goods and documents, issue prohibition orders, prepare an inventory (panchnama) recording detailed descriptions and witnesses, and return documents not relied upon or goods if no notice is issued within prescribed timeframes; perishable or hazardous goods may be released on payment or disposed of with proceeds adjusted against tax liabilities.]]></description>
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<title>Importance of Customs Green and Red Channels in Combating Intentional and Unintentional Smuggling and Non-Compliance.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The channelised passenger baggage regime converts passenger conduct into legally significant acts: Green Channel use operates as a deemed declaration of "nothing to declare," while the Red Channel provides an explicit pathway for declaring dutiable or restricted goods, voluntary disclosure, assessment, and potential payment of duty, with non-compliance exposing passengers to confiscation, penalties or prosecution and compliant passengers benefitting from facilitation and administrative leniency.]]></description>
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<title>Section 107 of the CGST Act, 2017 must be applied appropriately.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 107 requires first appellate authorities to act with independent, quasi judicial mind and issue detailed, reasoned orders after examining facts and submissions so as to prevent avoidable appeals; failure to do so-illustrated by an appellate order that merely paraphrased the adjudicating authority-was set aside by the Calcutta High Court and remanded for fresh consideration.]]></description>
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<title>Import-Export Restricted and Negative Lists in India: A Comprehensive Legal Analysis with Statutory Compliances, Inter-Regulatory Approvals, and Comparative Framework.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[India's trade regime permits general free trade but classifies certain goods under ITC (HS) as Restricted, Prohibited, Canalised or conditional, requiring DGFT licences, sectoral NOCs and customs verification. Restricted items need online DGFT authorisation with IEC, technical and end use documentation; licences specify quantities, validity and port conditions. Customs requires Bills of Entry or Shipping Bills with licences and certificates before granting clearance or Let Export Order. Non compliance risks confiscation, penalties, IEC suspension and prosecution. SCOMET and strategic controls impose enhanced disclosure and inter ministerial clearance, while sectoral ministries add technical prerequisites for lawful clearance.]]></description>
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<title>CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF SERVICES UNDER GST - WHY ONGOING SERVICES ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY "CONTINUOUS"</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Classification as a continuous supply of services requires four cumulative conditions: continuous or recurrent provision of services; existence of a contract; contract duration exceeding three months; and periodic payment obligations. These criteria distinguish services from goods by prioritising contract design and payment rhythm over mere invoicing frequency. Where satisfied, special invoicing rules align GST invoicing with contractual payment schedules and determine the time of supply; failure to comply can accelerate tax liability to the earlier of provision of service or receipt of payment and expose the supplier to interest and disputes.]]></description>
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<title>Extension of Deferred Payment of Customs Duty to Eligible Manufacturer Importers (EMI): A Detailed Analysis of Circular No. 08/2026-Customs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Extension of deferred payment of customs import duty to Eligible Manufacturer Importers (EMI) creates a time bound facility (effective 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2028) under the proviso to Section 47(1) and Deferred Payment Rules, enabling manufacturers who meet operational, financial, tax and legal eligibility-including IEC, GST compliance, turnover and CA certified solvency-to defer duty. Applications are filed online, approved by the Directorate of International Customs, and activated in the customs system; ICEGATE nodal authentication and selection of a deferred payment flag are required for clearance, while monitoring and suspension powers are retained for non compliance.]]></description>
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<title>Shifting Registered Office: pendency of appeal without a stay does not prevent the Regional Director permitting relocation under Rule 30(9).</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shifting of registered office under Rule 30(9) was upheld where the petitioner's appeal challenged only grant of interest on pre- and intra CIRP dues and no stay of the adjudicating order was obtained; the court applied the principle that mere pendency of an appeal does not suspend compliance absent an appellate stay and noted prior tribunal clarification that pendency is not a ground to avoid statutory requirements. The High Court concluded the Regional Director lawfully permitted relocation, finding no prejudice shown by the petitioners and that the second proviso of sub rule (9) did not bar consideration in these facts.]]></description>
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<title>Input Tax Credit availability must trigger distribution only when legal entitlement arises, not merely on invoice issuance.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rule 39(1)(a) of the GST Rules survives constitutional challenge when read with the entitlement scheme: the phrase "input tax credit available for distribution in a month" must be construed to mean ITC that has become legally available after satisfaction of entitlement conditions in Section 16(2). The Rule does not mandate distribution merely on invoice issuance; distribution is required in the month the recipient becomes entitled to credit. Show cause notices alleging delayed distribution are remitted for fresh adjudication applying this construction; petitioners given two months to file replies where applicable.]]></description>
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<title>Statutory Appeal Right preserved; 30 day stay allowed, perishable goods to be auctioned and proceeds held pending appeal.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The article explains that the court preserved the petitioner's right to institute a statutory appeal, extended limitation for 30 days and granted a limited 30 day stay of the impugned detention and penalty order; if no appeal is filed the stay lapses. It directs prompt public auction of seized perishable goods with consignor permitted to participate and mandates retention of auction proceeds by the department, preferably in an interest bearing account, pending the appeal. It further authorises conditional release of the detained vehicle on payment and furnishing of a bond, all interim measures being subject to the appellate outcome.]]></description>
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<title>Consolidation of tax periods is impermissible; year wise assessment and limitation must be preserved despite fraud allegations.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Consolidation of separate tax periods into a single show cause notice under the CGST Act is impermissible: the statutory scheme ties tax liability and assessment to returns for each tax period and the limitation for demand and recovery runs year by year, so aggregating financial years collapses the legislated period-wise structure and prejudices the assessee; accordingly a consolidated notice and order covering multiple financial years were quashed. Allegations of fraudulent availment of input tax credit may extend the limitation window but do not authorize clubbing distinct tax periods into one proceeding; fresh notices may be issued year-wise in accordance with the statute.]]></description>
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<title>Omission of statutory rule removes legal basis, so recovery orders issued solely under that rule were set aside.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Omission of a statutory rule that lacks a saving clause removes the legal basis for actions taken solely under it; the impugned recovery proceedings were instituted exclusively under Rule 96(10) of the CGST Rules and, following the rule's omission, the statutory foundation ceased to exist, requiring those orders to be set aside. The article explains the court's application of the principle that administrative orders cannot survive the repeal or omission of the provision authorising them in the absence of a saving clause, and records the consequent allowance of the writ petitions and dismissal of related contentions without costs.]]></description>
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<title>Reliance on Precedent must be verified; unverified or AI generated citations can vitiate orders and require regulatory parameters.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reliance on precedent by adjudicating authorities must be verified: the article identifies that reliance on non existent, incorrect or irrelevant judicial citations (apparently AI generated) breaches principles of natural justice and produces a procedural defect in reasoned orders; such unverified dependence indicates failure to apply independent judicial mind and can vitiate findings. It recommends prescribing parameters and directions to regulate how quasi judicial authorities rely on High Court and Supreme Court decisions, calls for institutional guidance (including Senior Standing Counsel assistance), and notes interim relief was granted pending formulation and final disposal.]]></description>
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<title>Duty to consider material submissions: authority must afford hearing, pass a reasoned order and reconsider refund eligibility.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[High Court found procedural infirmity where the adjudicating authority failed to record reasons for not considering material documents filed in response to assessment; the absence of reasoned consideration vitiated the order and the impugned adjudication was quashed. The authority was directed to revisit paragraph 10 and annexed bills of entry, afford the petitioners an opportunity of hearing, and pass a reasoned, speaking order within three months. Amounts debited from the petitioners' ledger may be considered for refund only conditionally and subject to the final outcome of the reconsideration; entitlement to refund was not decided on merits.]]></description>
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<title>Natural Justice breached by non-service and no hearing; adjudication quashed and matter remitted for fresh, speaking reconsideration.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Failure to serve statutory notices and to afford an opportunity of hearing breached principles of natural justice and constituted a procedural irregularity; as a result the ex parte adjudication was quashed and the matter remitted for fresh consideration. The petitioners were permitted to file a physical reply within a limited period and the adjudicating authority was directed to afford a hearing (virtual or physical), pass a speaking order considering the reply and available material, and communicate the decision within specified time-frames; merits were not adjudicated.]]></description>
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<title>Mandatory DRC-07 summary preserves appellate rights-issuance directed to enable appeal; penalty challenge barred once proved or paid.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Uploading the summary of a final order in FORM GST DRC-07 is a mandatory procedural requirement that functions as the notice of demand and preserves the taxpayer's statutory right to appeal; accordingly the court directed issuance/upload of DRC-07 to enable filing of an appeal despite the petitioner's delay. The decision relied on the statutory scheme and prior higher-court reasoning to treat the DRC-07 upload as essential for exercising appellate remedies. The court also recorded that, as a matter of substantive effect, a taxpayer is precluded from challenging a penalty once the penalty amount has been proved or paid under the relevant GST provisions.]]></description>
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<title>Right to Travel Abroad upheld; court permits travel subject to security deposit, itinerary disclosure and passport production.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High Court reviewed a magistrate's refusal to allow a director to travel abroad where corporate entities had been penalised for alleged bogus input tax credits. The Court held that corporate penalties and revenue loss alone do not justify depriving an individual of personal liberty or the right to travel abroad; absent material showing personal flight risk or intent to evade process, travel may be permitted. The Court applied principles protecting personal liberty, weighed offence gravity and case stage, and allowed travel subject to conditions including a security deposit, itinerary and passport disclosure and cooperation with investigators.]]></description>
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<title>Entitlement to Input Tax Credit requires reconsideration after statutory insertion, remand and conditional relief on compliance.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Entitlement to input tax credit was reconsidered in light of subsequent statutory insertions of Sections 16(5) and 16(6); because the impugned order denied credit solely on the ground of belated availment under Section 16(4), the HC remitted the matter for fresh adjudication so the respondent must re-examine entitlement on merits leaving aside the belated-availment ground and decide after hearing the petitioner. The court granted conditional interim relief by directing the petitioner to pay amounts due for belated returns and file a reply within 30 days; on compliance and absence of other arrears the bank attachment will be lifted pending final adjudication.]]></description>
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<title>Limitation for TDS: each quarterly statement triggers an independent two-year limitation period, not an annual cumulative computation.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Section 201(3) limitation begins from the end of the financial year in which each quarterly TDS statement is filed, making each quarterly filing an independent trigger for the two-year limitation period; Rule 31A's quarterly filing requirement confirms that each quarter is a distinct compliance event and precludes an annual or cumulative computation of limitation. The statutory language and TDS scheme require strict construction of limitation, so earlier quarters filed in one financial year are time-barred while a quarter filed in the subsequent financial year remains within limitation; the Tribunal's conclusion dismissing the appeal as to limitation was affirmed.]]></description>
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<title>Relief for arrears can be claimed in addition to voluntary retirement exemption; AO instructed to verify and recalculate relief.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Relief under the salary-arrear relief provision was considered in relation to exemptions for voluntary retirement payments; the tribunal accepted that gratuity, leave encashment, voluntary retirement compensation and arrears may be exempt and that relief under the arrears-relief provision can be claimed in addition to the statutory exemption. Relying on cited precedents, the tribunal remitted the common computation issue to the assessing officer for verification and recalculation of the arrears relief in accordance with law, directing reasonable opportunity to the assessee and allowing the appeals for statistical purposes.]]></description>
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<title>Non-retrospective application of Section 56(2)(x): agreements concluded before enactment not taxable despite later registration under income tax law</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ITAT held that Section 56(2)(x) cannot be applied retrospectively to a property transfer concluded by agreement in 2010; the tribunal accepted uncontested facts that substantial payments and possession occurred after the 2010 agreement and that subsequent registration in 2018 did not convert the pre-existing transaction into one chargeable under that provision. CIT(A)'s technical dismissal on advance-tax and belated return grounds did not address the substantive legal point. Applying the principle that a provision does not apply to agreements concluded prior to its enactment, the addition under Section 56(2)(x) was deleted and the appeal allowed for AY 2018-19.]]></description>
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<title>TDS Verification: Tribunal remits for fresh verification of TDS deduction/deposit and CSR deduction eligibility under charitable deduction rules.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tribunal rejected the Assessing Officer's unexamined application of a higher withholding rate where the payer's case was that payees were unidentified, and held that applicability of the higher rate cannot be presumed without record support. The Tribunal remitted the disallowances under payroll withholding provisions for de novo verification of whether tax was in fact deducted and deposited under Chapter XVII-B, allowing the assessee to file supporting details. Separately, the Tribunal set aside denial of deduction for CSR payments and remitted the matter for AO verification of compliance with statutory conditions for charitable deductions under Chapter VIA.]]></description>
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<title>Deduction under Section 80-IC depends on notified location and commencement, not merely manufacture of Fourteenth Schedule items.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue concerned eligibility for deduction under Section 80-IC where assessee manufactured some items listed in the Fourteenth Schedule but not those in the Thirteenth Schedule. Tribunal rejected the Revenue's contention that manufacture of Fourteenth Schedule items alone invoked Section 80-IC(2)(b); instead eligibility was determined by location in a notified eligible area and commencement of production within the specified period. Result: assessee entitled to benefit under Section 80-IC(2)(a)(ii) on satisfying location and commencement criteria, not merely by producing certain Fourteenth Schedule goods.]]></description>
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<title>Registrar's power to cancel registration cannot be implied; unauthorized cancellation was set aside and registration restored.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The article examines the statutory limits on cancellation of partnership registration, concluding that the Deputy Commissioner lacked power to review or cancel a registration and that administrative supervision does not transfer the Registrar's statutory functions; therefore the impugned cancellation was unauthorized. It explains that Section 64 permits only rectification of register entries to conform with filed documents and is not a tool for adjudicating rival claims or cancelling registration, and that Section 21 of the General Clauses Act cannot be invoked to supply a cancellation power absent express provision. It also holds a resignation is operative only when tendered and accepted and that no fraud was proved to vitiate registration, leading to restoration of the registration certificate.]]></description>
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<title>Time barred notice under section 143(2) invalidates assessment where a revised return relates back and no notice was served.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Validity of a notice under section 143(2) was contested on limitation and service grounds: the revised/rectified return filed later was held to relate back to the original return date, so the six month limitation for issuing a notice ran from the original filing and expired before the notice dated 22.09.2019; additionally no notice was served within the statutory period due to change of address/name/email, and because service of the section 143(2) notice is mandatory, the assessment was held void and quashed.]]></description>
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<title>Jurisdictional validity: notice issued by a non jurisdictional officer invalidates reassessment where no formal transfer or independent verification occurred.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reopening of assessment was held invalid where the officer who recorded satisfaction and issued the notice lacked jurisdiction and no formal transfer of jurisdiction was made; the reasons recorded omitted PAN and prior completion under section 143(3) and relied solely on Investigation Wing information without independent verification, rendering assumption of jurisdiction defective. Consequentially reassessment proceedings and the assessment order were quashed as the notice issued by a non jurisdictional officer did not confer valid authority to reopen the completed assessment.]]></description>
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<title>Right to interest on delayed tax refunds under Section 244A extends to refunds determined under the DTVSV Act, entitlement allowed.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The article addresses whether interest under section 244A of the Income-tax Act applies to tax refunds determined under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act (DTVSV). Applying precedent that treats a DTVSV-determined amount as a tax refund, the analysis concludes that where the Revenue retained funds without right, statutory entitlement to interest follows; the DTVSV Explanation concerning pre-declaration payments does not negate post-Form No.5 interest. The conclusion directs revenue authorities to grant interest for delay beyond the statutory period on refunds determined under DTVSV for the specified assessment years.]]></description>
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<title>Allowability of Contractual Damages: compensatory payments for late supply treated as deductible business expenditure, not offences.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Allowability of contractual damages claimed as expenses under section 37 was decided by ITAT: the Tribunal held that sums deducted by the government for late supply were compensatory damages for breach of contract and not payments for an "offence" or activity prohibited by law, so Explanation to section 37 did not apply. The Tribunal reasoned that mere failure to meet contractual timelines does not constitute a crime; the payments were incurred wholly and exclusively for business and therefore deductible as business expenditure, allowing the appeal and setting aside the disallowance.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
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<title>Benami transaction: amended definition applies to holdings after the amendment, sale proceeds treated as benami and fiduciary exception rejected.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The article explains that the amended definition of 'benami transaction' covers holding as well as transfer, and the amendment applies where property is held after the amendment; outcome: the amendment governed the holdings in question. It states sale proceeds and related bank receipts from disposal of benami immovable property constitute benami property and are attachable; outcome: attachment sustained. It analyses the fiduciary exception, concluding fiduciary capacity requires no personal benefit and was not established where the alleged fiduciary exercised dominion, retained title deeds and received sale proceeds; outcome: exception rejected. The Initiating Officer discharged the onus to prove benami holding; outcome: adjudication upheld.]]></description>
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<title>Mandatory Show Cause Notice required before confiscation; failure mandates quashing and fresh hearing with a final speaking order.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mandatory issuance of a show cause notice is required before any confiscation; failure to issue such notice violated principles of natural justice and led to quashing of the confiscation order with remittal for fresh consideration. Factual disputes concerning the validity and character of the seizure under the Customs law and whether detention arose from non-declaration or non-payment of duty were left for respondents to reconsider. The affected party may treat the order as a show cause notice, submit a reply within two weeks, receive three personal hearings, and respondents must pass a final speaking order within twelve weeks while goods remain undisturbed.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
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<title>Inherent jurisdiction to stay investigation limited to rare cases; no interim protection where FIR prima facie discloses offence.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Power to stay investigation under inherent jurisdiction is confined to rare cases of miscarriage of justice or where an FIR discloses no cognizable offence; on surface evaluation the FIR here disclosed prima facie cognizable offences, so no stay or interim protection was granted. A subsequent FIR was held permissible where its allegations and scope materially differed from an earlier FIR. Issuance of non-bailable warrants was sustained because material indicated the accused evaded lawful process. Parallel civil or company remedies did not bar criminal proceedings where prima facie criminality is shown and the complaint was not a colourable device.]]></description>
<category>Corporate Laws</category>
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<title>Validation of interregnum dispositions: court may save bona fide transactions; stamping defects are curable and POA remains effective.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Validation under Section 536(2) is exercised by the court to save bona fide interregnum dispositions: the court may "order otherwise" and validate transactions that are fair, expedient and in the interest of the company and its creditors, and the 2019 agreements were upheld on that ground. Insufficient stamping renders instruments inadmissible in evidence but is a curable defect and does not ipso facto render the agreements void, so the stamping objection was rejected. An irrevocable power of attorney creating an interest cannot be unilaterally revoked in liquidation and remained effective. External departmental correspondence did not nullify internal joint-venture arrangements acted upon and subsequently validated.]]></description>
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<title>Extension of Personal Insolvency Resolution Process: may be extended despite moratorium cap; moratorium itself remains non extendable.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The text addresses whether the adjudicatory authority may extend the Personal Insolvency Resolution Process (PIRP) beyond procedural timeline lapses while the statutory moratorium remains time-capped. It reasons that procedural timelines in the applicable regulation (including the 120 day filing requirement) are directory, not automatically fatal, and that the authority retains jurisdiction to permit extensions where stakeholders authorise and sufficient reasons exist; however the moratorium itself cannot be extended beyond its statutory outer limit. The conclusion reversed the rejection of extension applications and permitted adjudication of the repayment plan on the extended PIRP timeline.]]></description>
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<title>Updation of claims under Regulation 12A permits withdrawal when a claim is satisfied; Adjudicating Authority must adjudicate the request.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Regulation 12A requires a creditor to update its claim when the claim is satisfied, partly or fully, and such updation includes withdrawal where satisfaction leaves no remaining claim; accordingly a satisfied creditor ceases to have voting interest. The IRP/RP has an ongoing administrative duty to verify, collate and update claims but lacks adjudicatory power to finally allow or disallow withdrawal; that competence rests exclusively with the Adjudicating Authority. The impugned dismissal of the IRP's application was set aside and the matter remitted for fresh adjudication of the withdrawal/updation request and attendant issues, with questions on Section 14 and CIRP costs left open.]]></description>
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<title>Invocation of guarantee: Section 95 petition held maintainable after valid demand; substituted service and assignment upheld, costs imposed.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Valid invocation of a guarantee was established by a recovery certificate and subsequent demand notices, rendering a petition under Section 95 maintainable and defeating the limitation plea. Service on the personal guarantor by email, speed post, newspaper publication and electronic messaging was found effective; the guarantor was aware yet deliberately abstained, justifying ex parte admission. An assignment to an assignee during proceedings did not vitiate the petition because the assignee steps into the assignor's shoes and retains locus. Deliberate non participation and parallel remedies amounted to abuse of process, disentitling relief and attracting exemplary costs.]]></description>
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<title>Bail under PMLA: twin condition limits cannot justify indefinite pre trial detention; bail granted with protective conditions.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Entitlement to bail under PMLA was assessed against the statutory twin conditions in Section 45 and the constitutional right to speedy trial; the court applied the principle that bail is the rule and jail the exception and held that twin conditions do not permit indefinite pre-trial incarceration, especially where investigation is complete, evidence is largely documentary, trial has not commenced and no realistic prospect of early conclusion exists. The court found alleged non-cooperation was not established and cannot alone justify denial of bail, and therefore granted bail subject to sureties and conditions to secure attendance and prevent witness tampering; no view on merits was expressed.]]></description>
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<title>Reason to believe test allows provisional attachment when investigation links demonetized currency conversion to gold; attachment sustained.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Provisional attachment under the PMLA was upheld because investigative material furnished a reason to believe that the appellant participated in converting demonetized currency into gold/bullion, establishing a proximate link between seized currency and proceeds of crime; absence of the appellant's name in the FIR/ECIR did not bar attachment since PMLA proceedings depend on independent investigative material and statements recorded during the probe; attachment may extend to equivalent value of proceeds even where property was acquired earlier, and the prima facie case met the statutory threshold for sustaining provisional attachment.]]></description>
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<title>Provisional attachment under PMLA upheld where cumulative evidence showed receipt and layering of proceeds; corroborative statements accepted.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Provisional attachment under the PMLA was confirmed on the basis that cumulative material - statements under section 50(2) PMLA, searches, bank and property linkages and a disclosed modus operandi - established receipt and layering of proceeds of crime, with a statement under the Income Tax Act admitted only as corroboration. Objection that Regulation 3 language requirements were breached was rejected on factual findings that English translations and gists were furnished and witnesses understood Bengali. The Tribunal construed provisional attachment as permissible during investigation or related proceedings and upheld attachment of assets in individual and corporate names where material showed beneficiaries of laundering through corporate vehicles.]]></description>
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<title>US has given 'permission' to India to accept Russian oil, says Treasury Secretary Bessent</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71435</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Treasury issued a time-limited authorization allowing sale, delivery and offloading in India of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels on or before March 5, 2026, authorised through April 4, 2026, provided delivery/offloading occurs at an Indian port and the purchaser is an entity organised under Indian law; the general license is narrowly limited to those transactions and does not authorise other transactions prohibited by separate Executive orders or the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.]]></description>
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<title>US lost 92,000 jobs last month as unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Significant net job losses and a rising unemployment rate signal renewed strain in the labour market: employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent and reversing January's stronger payroll gain. Job losses were broad-based across healthcare, restaurants and bars, construction, manufacturing, administrative support, and courier services, while average hourly wages increased modestly year over year.]]></description>
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<title>UK’s focus has 'decisively shifted' to delivery of India FTA, Parliament told</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Government has shifted focus to operationalising the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), advancing entry-into-force and parliamentary ratification while highlighting tariff liberalisation for UK exports and exclusive access to India's federal procurement market; peers urged attention to implementation mechanics, services and investment gaps, SME support, and comparative analysis with other India agreements.]]></description>
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<title>Punjab Cabinet clears supplementary demands for grants</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The state cabinet approved the presentation of supplementary demands for grants for the current year and the forthcoming year's budget estimates, and authorized laying the Comptroller and Auditor General's audit reports along with the government's Finance and Appropriation Accounts in the legislature, constituting executive clearance for budget supplementation, upcoming fiscal planning, and statutory audit disclosure.]]></description>
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<title>Ahead of 2027 assembly polls, electricity tariff slashed in Punjab</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission's 2026-27 tariff order reduces energy and fixed charges across domestic, commercial and industrial categories while maintaining PSPCL's financial viability; it preserves a 300-unit-per-month free domestic entitlement, lowers per-unit and fixed charges for specified load and consumption bands, reclassifies lawyers' chambers to domestic tariff treatment, and sets a low tariff for electric vehicle charging to encourage clean mobility.]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank 'scam' case: Rohit Pawar moves discharge application</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A public representative has moved a discharge application under money laundering law, arguing no money laundering offence is made out because the predicate offence has been closed. The Enforcement Directorate's prosecution follows an FIR alleging that a cooperative bank, after taking possession under SARFAESI, conducted an allegedly undervalued auction of a sugar mill asset based on a questionable valuation and disputed bidder disqualifications, and the court has directed the agency to respond to discharge applications.]]></description>
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<title>Prolonged Middle East crisis can impact exchange rate, fuel inflation: FinMin report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prolonged Middle East escalation can transmit higher energy prices into the domestic economy, creating exchange rate pressure and inflationary impulses via shipping disruptions and damage to regional energy infrastructure; subdued capital flows and a flight-to-safety may aggravate currency weakness, while energy dependent sectors like fertilisers and petrochemicals face vulnerability. Offsetting these risks are ample foreign exchange reserves, a low current account deficit in H1 FY26, still-moderate inflation, strong GDP momentum, and policy measures-including trade diversification and Budget 2026-27 fiscal-capex initiatives-expected to strengthen external resilience.]]></description>
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<title>Rupee falls 18 paise to close at 91.82 against US dollar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rupee depreciation to 91.82 was driven by rising crude prices, Middle East geopolitical tensions, foreign fund outflows and weak domestic equities; the US allowance for limited Russian oil purchases provided temporary relief. Rating commentary highlighted risks of higher inflation and a wider current account deficit if energy prices remain elevated. Analysts signalled that sustained oil-price spikes could compel stronger central bank intervention in spot and offshore non-deliverable forward markets to contain volatility.]]></description>
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<title>Indian refiners snaps up Russian oil cargoes at sea after US waiver; seeks legal clarity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A US Treasury licence allows delivery, sale and offloading of Russian-origin crude and petroleum products loaded before March 5, 2026, to purchasers organised under Indian law until April 4, 2026; it permits purchases of cargoes stranded at sea, including on sanctioned vessels, but is silent on whether transactions with sanctioned entities are allowed, prompting Indian refiners to seek legal opinion while acquiring mainly non sanctioned cargoes to rebuild inventories amid regional supply disruptions.]]></description>
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<title>GeM Celebrates Seven Years of SWAYATT Initiative to Promote Inclusive Public Procurement.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SWAYATT expands direct access of startups, women entrepreneurs, youth, MSEs and SHGs to public procurement via GeM by using digital infrastructure, dedicated storefronts, capacity building and ecosystem partnerships to reduce market entry barriers, improve discoverability among government buyers and promote transparent transactions; GeM reports sustained increases in participation and order volumes for these seller segments over the seven-year period, attributing growth to platform-driven inclusivity, outreach and targeted support measures.]]></description>
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<title>Petroleum lobby won't easily allow shift to alternative fuels: Gadkari citing Rs 22L cr import bill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The article identifies resistance from petroleum interests as a primary obstacle to achieving Energy Security by promoting non-polluting indigenous fuels, compressed bio-gas and other alternative fuels. It describes government commitments to make the transport ecosystem smart, safe and sustainable by 2030 through support for technology, market entry and rural economic benefits, while warning that vested commercial interests may impede regulatory deployment and market scaling of green fuels.]]></description>
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<title>Best Crypto to Buy Now for March 2026: Traders Position for DeepSnitch AI’s March 31 Launch While ONDO and Kaspa Drift</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The commentary promotes DeepSnitch AI's token presale as a superior speculative opportunity based on live on chain utilities (Feed, Scan, Cast GPT, Audit, Explorer), a small cap and presale pricing with a 300% bonus ahead of a March 31 launch. It contrasts DeepSnitch's live product driven demand with ONDO's RWA tokenization fundamentals and Kaspa's PoW architecture, stresses a limited window to access the presale before listings, and includes a risk disclaimer urging independent financial advice.]]></description>
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<title>India's forex reserves jump USD 4.88 bn to all-time high of USD 728.49 bn</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The central bank's weekly reserves report records an increase in foreign exchange reserves driven by growth in foreign currency assets, a rise in gold reserves, a marginal uptick in Special Drawing Rights, and an improved reserve position with the IMF, with part of the foreign currency assets movement attributable to valuation effects from non US currencies.]]></description>
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<title>Govt invokes ESMA powers, orders refiners to ramp up LPG production</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Government, exercising emergency powers under the Essential Commodities Act, ordered all refiners to maximise utilisation of propane and butane streams for LPG production, to supply that LPG only to three public sector oil marketing companies for sale to domestic households for cooking, and prohibited diversion of those streams to petrochemical manufacture, with penal consequences for contravention.]]></description>
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<title>Finkurve Financial Services Limited (Arvog) gone live with Godrej Finance to Offer Gold Loans Under RBI Co-Lending Framework</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A co-lending arrangement under the Reserve Bank of India's co-lending framework establishes a participation-based funding structure where the NBFC leads loan sourcing, onboarding, KYC, gold valuation, collections and servicing, while credit assessment and sanctioning occur under a mutually agreed credit framework; risks and rewards are shared in line with regulatory guidance and structured governance, compliance oversight and joint portfolio monitoring are implemented to ensure transparency and prudent portfolio management.]]></description>
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<title>Govt will use every policy tool to help exporters deal with West Asia crisis: Piyush Goyal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Government will use coordinated policy tools and the export promotion machinery, via an inter ministerial group, to engage shipping stakeholders and mitigate elevated freight rates, war risk surcharges and insurance premiums affecting exporters. Measures under consideration include fiscal and credit support, restraint on insurance premium increases, waivers of port charges where cargo is rolled, and customs and central bank facilitation for returning, redirecting or diverting in transit cargo; exporters also seek formal recognition of disruption as a force majeure type event to prevent contractual penalties.]]></description>
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<title>Interest Received in GST Period for supply made in Pre GST Period</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interest on delayed payment for a pre GST supply is included in the taxable value under section 15(2)(d), and the time of supply for that interest is the date the supplier receives the interest under section 12(6), so interest received in a GST period will be taxable in that period.]]></description>
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<title>Union Minister of Commerce  Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Says Education as a Service Has Significant Potential to Boost India’s Export Earnings and Take High-Quality Indian Education to the World.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Education as a service is presented as a strategic export sector enabled by the National Education Policy, which permits international campuses, dual degree arrangements and cross-border student exchanges. The document advocates modular dual-degree models, curriculum updates incorporating international trade and emerging technologies, faculty retraining, and infrastructure upgrades to retain outbound students and attract inbound students. It calls for coordinated action among government, academia and industry to operationalise internationalisation, expand student mobility and strengthen the global competitiveness of Indian higher education institutions.]]></description>
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<title>Operationalisation of Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) for Supply Chain Resilience.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Operationalisation of Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) for Supply Chain Resilience establishes a Department of Commerce coordination mechanism to monitor global developments affecting supply chains, assess sector-wise export and critical import vulnerabilities, facilitate inter-ministerial coordination, engage stakeholders including Export Promotion Councils, recommend mitigation measures, and receive reports of specific disruptions through a designated DGFT email for consolidation and monitoring.]]></description>
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<title>Launch of Support for Emerging Export Opportunities under Export Promotion Mission (EPM) – NIRYAT PROTSAHAN.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Government launches EPM NIRYAT PROTSAHAN to provide risk-sharing support for eligible MSME export transactions to under-served markets via Exim Bank and NCGTC. Support covers specified non recourse trade finance instruments (SBLC, RP, IRU, LC confirmation/negotiation, UPAS LC). MSMEs generate a UIN on the DGFT portal and apply through partner banks that sign MRPA/CBA with Exim Bank. Risk coverage is allocated by a comprehensive score model (10%-80% guarantee to the Trust; Exim Bank/partner bank covers the balance), subject to MLP and country/exporter/transaction/issuer caps; claims are settled by Exim Bank and reimbursed by the Trust.]]></description>
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<title>Rupee ends 6 paise lower at 91.70 against USD in range-bound trade amid West Asia crisis</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rupee depreciation pressures from higher crude prices and capital outflows led to an intraday decline, with indications of RBI intervention in spot and offshore NDF markets to curb volatility; a temporary external allowance for refiners eased immediate supply stress, while analysts warn that persistent energy shocks could raise inflation, widen the current account deficit and complicate monetary and fiscal management.]]></description>
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<title>Launch of Credit Assistance for E-Commerce Exporters under Export Promotion Mission (EPM) – NIRYAT PROTSAHAN.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pilot Credit Assistance for E Commerce Exporters provides credit guarantee cover and interest subvention for Cash Credit, Overdraft and other working capital facilities to eligible MSMEs engaged in cross border e commerce. Implemented through Exim Bank and NCGTC with a dedicated trust, the scheme sets eligibility (IEC and Udyam registration, export track record or inventory in recognised hubs/overseas warehouses), distinct Direct and Overseas Inventory facilities with prescribed ceilings, guarantee coverage, tenure and fees, an online UIN based application process, claim invocation timelines, and governance by a Sub Committee on Trade Finance.]]></description>
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<title>Power tariff for domestic, commercial consumers in Punjab slashed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Power tariff reductions will take effect from April 1: domestic consumers receive a per-unit cut beyond the existing monthly 300-unit concession and reduced fixed charges per kilowatt; commercial traders and shopkeepers obtain per-unit reductions by load capacity; a low fixed per-unit charge is set for electric vehicle charging; fixed charges for industrial connections up to a specified capacity are reduced and the industrial segment faces no tariff increase in the coming financial year; advocates are reclassified to residential tariff.]]></description>
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<title>Union minister inaugurates advanced Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Ranchi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An advanced Aadhaar Seva Kendra has been inaugurated in Ranchi to enhance Aadhaar service delivery. Authorities urged completion of the Mandatory Biometric Update for children at prescribed ages to ensure access to government schemes and avoid registration problems; schools were asked to help reduce pending MBUs. UIDAI currently operates ASKs in three Jharkhand districts and plans a phased expansion of new centres to additional districts to increase regional enrolment capacity.]]></description>
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<title>ED raids against people linked to Reliance Power; company denies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Enforcement Directorate teams conducted coordinated searches at multiple locations linked to a corporate group under a PMLA probe into alleged bank loan fraud and associated money laundering, with parallel allegations of financial irregularities under FEMA. The agency has filed three money laundering cases and formed a special investigation team; the principal individual has been questioned twice. The company denies any raids at its offices.]]></description>
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<title>Navi Finserv convenes close to 200 financial sector leaders at the 3rd Navi Lenders Summit 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The company, an RBI registered NBFC categorised as an NBFC middle layer under Scale Based Regulations, emphasised technological underwriting, risk management, and collections platforms to support disciplined scaling. Since April 2025 it mobilised diversified capital across instruments including Non Convertible Debentures, Commercial Papers, Term Loans, Securitisation, Direct Assignment and Co Lending Arrangements to strengthen its capital base while prioritising sustainability and asset quality.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments Income Tax Rule 1962, rule 114F, 114G, 114H.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Amendments expand definitions and reporting rules to include central bank digital currencies, specified electronic money products and relevant crypto-assets for non-U.S. reportable accounts; require reporting institutions to collect and report additional account and identity data including self-certification status, joint account details, account type, controlling person roles and where applicable taxpayer identification and date of birth; allow certain proceeds to be excluded when reported under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework; introduce Qualified Non-Profit Entity criteria and account-specific treatments for foundation or capital increase deposits; and limit exchange of information on relevant crypto-asset transactions to tax administration purposes.]]></description>
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<title>Focus on making Indian agri products export-oriented, globally competitive: Modi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Transition agriculture to an export-oriented model by scaling high-value crop production, strengthening value addition, processing and storage, and aligning output with global quality and branding standards through national missions, budgetary support and coordinated engagement of experts, industry and farmers; promote chemical-free natural farming and crop diversification to access global markets and mitigate risks.]]></description>
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<title>GST rate on Government work and sub contract work</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST rate classification for government contracts depends on the nature and classification of the service provided; works contract services for infrastructure and public utilities may attract concessional rates while other services may attract the higher rate. Subcontractor supplies are taxed based on the actual service provided and generally align with the main contract's applicable rate unless distinct classifications or notifications apply; accurate classification affects GSTR reporting and compliance.]]></description>
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<title>ED raids against Reliance Power Ltd in Mumbai, Hyderabad</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Enforcement Directorate teams searched multiple locations linked to Reliance Power Ltd. and its executives in Mumbai and Hyderabad in an investigation into alleged money laundering connected to suspected bank loan fraud and related financial irregularities under the Foreign Exchange Management Act. The ED has filed multiple money laundering cases against the group, constituted a special investigation team on the Supreme Court's direction, and has questioned the principal corporate figure under the anti money laundering law.]]></description>
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<title>8th Central Pay Commission Invites Representations from Stakeholders.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Eighth Central Pay Commission invites representations from employees, pensioners, associations and organizations through a prescribed structured memorandum format available on innovateindia.mygov.in and 8cpc.gov.in, with online submissions to be received up to 30th April, 2026; paper-based copies, emails or PDFs submitted by other means may not be considered.]]></description>
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<title>The most fundamental thing for the Adjudication Authority under GST.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Adjudicating officers must invoke the appropriate GST provision when issuing a show cause notice; incorrect invocation risks setting aside orders. The provision addressing fraud may be invoked only where material evidence of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts is available and incorporated into the SCN as required by CBIC guidance. Officers must respect the temporal validity of statutory provisions, provide opportunity to reply and personal hearing, and apply mind to the correct legal basis before passing adjudication orders.]]></description>
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<title>How Section 6(2)(b) Stopped Three GST Notices in One Move</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The statutory bar prevents a proper officer from initiating proceedings on a subject matter where another proper officer has already commenced proceedings; when facts and alleged tax liability overlap for ISD credit distribution, the later authority must desist, and a focused representation demonstrating prior proceedings and invoking the overlap test can prompt withdrawal of duplicative action.]]></description>
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<title>Analysis of the Manufacturer Importer Deferred Customs Duty Scheme</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Approved Eligible Manufacturer Importers meeting prescribed eligibility - valid IEC and GST registration, import track record, consistent GST compliance, solvency, and no serious prosecution or insolvency issues - may clear imports without immediate duty payment and remit customs duty by the first day of the following month under the deferred payment rules, receiving an interest-free short-term credit period irrespective of AEO status.]]></description>
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<title>Extension of Deferred Payment of Customs Duty to Eligible Manufacturer Importers (EMI): A Detailed Analysis of Circular No. 08/2026-Customs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Circular No. 08/2026-Customs extends the facility of deferred payment of import duty to approved Eligible Manufacturer Importers (EMI), effective from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2028. Approval by the Directorate of International Customs follows online application and CA-certified financial and compliance documentation. Operationalisation requires ICEGATE nodal authentication, selection of a deferred-payment flag in the Bill of Entry, and adherence to prescribed due-dates under the Deferred Payment Rules, with monitoring and potential suspension for non-compliance.]]></description>
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<title>CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF GOODS UNDER GST - WHY FREQUENT DELIVERIES ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Section 2(32) requires a cumulative test for a continuous supply of goods: a recurring flow of goods, a binding contract, recurrence arising from that contract, and regular or periodic invoicing. Frequency of deliveries alone does not suffice; the invoicing architecture is often decisive. Where contract, delivery schedule and consolidated periodic billing align, supplies are more likely to qualify as continuous; dispatch-wise invoicing tends to support treatment as separate taxable events.]]></description>
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<title>INSPECTION OF GOODS IN MOVEMENT UNDER GST - PART 1</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15972</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Section 68 authorises a proper officer to intercept a conveyance carrying goods in transit and require the person in charge to produce prescribed documents and devices, notably the e-way bill generated and validated on the common GST portal, and to allow inspection; Rules 138A-138C set out the manner of validation and inspection, and failure or deficiency in documents attracts statutory consequences under the Act.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
<category>Articles</category>
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<title>Anti-Dumping Duty on Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) 80:20 Government of India Notification No. 03/2026-Customs (ADD)</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15971</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Continuation of Anti Dumping Duty on Toluene Di Isocyanate (TDI) 80:20 is imposed under Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant Anti Dumping Rules, following DGTR findings of likely continuation of dumping and injury. The notification limits coverage to the 80:20 isomer grade, lists originating markets (European Union, Saudi Arabia), prescribes producer specific and residual duty rates, requires payment in Indian currency with exchange rate per the Customs Act, and remains in force for five years unless earlier modified.]]></description>
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<title>An Introduction to ISO 13485 - Quality management systems for the full medical device lifecycle</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15970</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ISO 13485 sets a medical device specific quality management system requiring regulatory compliance, formal risk management across the product lifecycle, strict documentation and traceability, mandatory validation of special processes, supplier controls, CAPA, complaint handling and post market surveillance; certification facilitates market access and may be required for conformity assessment. Implementation commonly uses ISO 13485 as the core framework, harmonises selected ISO 9001 elements for strategic planning and continual improvement, and relies on unified documentation, clause mapping and combined internal audits to prepare for certification.]]></description>
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<title>Estoppel by conduct bars refund of voluntarily paid customs duty; amendment held prospective and refund claim rejected.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Estoppel by conduct was applied where the petitioner voluntarily paid differential customs duty during a DRI investigation, sought closure and remained silent thereafter; the Court held this conduct barred a subsequent refund claim. The Court held Notification No.25/2019-Customs and the Finance Act amendment operate prospectively and do not alter duty lawfully incurred on 2014-2017 imports. Because payment was voluntary and investigation closure was accepted, no show cause notice was required, and the refund failed for lack of evidence negating unjust enrichment.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
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<title>Prima Facie Satisfaction to Trial: admissible Customs Act statements and approver confessions can justify refusal to discharge.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97452</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The article addresses discharge jurisdiction in criminal proceedings and holds that at the discharge stage the court must assess only whether a prima facie case or strong suspicion exists to warrant trial, not conduct a mini-trial; applying this test, the Special Court correctly refused discharge of the petitioner where admissible statements under the Customs Act, approver confessions, and other particularised particulars in the final report furnished sufficient material to proceed. The piece further explains that voluntariness, corroboration, and the probative weight of approver statements, extra judicial confessions and CCTV visuals are factual matters for trial and do not mandate discharge on the present record.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
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<title>Show Cause Notice under Section 124: mandatory written notice and personal hearing required before confiscation; non-compliance vitiates order.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97451</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Show-cause notice under Section 124 must be a written, specific notice and a reasonable, personal opportunity of hearing is mandatory before confiscation and penalties can be imposed; waivers must be voluntary, conscious and informed, and pre-printed or non-particularised waivers cannot substitute for the statutory notice. The article distinguishes Section 28 (duty recovery) from Section 124 (confiscation and civil consequences) and concludes that permitting confiscation without compliance with Section 124 breaches natural justice; non-compliance vitiates confiscation and allows reopening by issuing a valid Section 124 notice and fresh adjudication.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
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<title>Failure to record reasons in administrative orders breaches natural justice, requiring reconsideration and a reasoned decision.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Failure to record reasons in an administrative decision was held to violate principles of natural justice because the competent bodies did not disclose why the petitioner's submissions or parity claims were rejected; administrative orders must state reasons objectively and cannot be supplemented after the fact. In view of the absence of adequate reasoning and apparent non application of mind, the matter is remitted to the Review Committee for fresh consideration and for passing a reasoned order addressing the contentions and parity issues within a reasonable time.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
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<title>Fair and equitable distribution: employee payouts meeting recorded undertaking upheld, and operational creditors' liquidation-value floor satisfied.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97449</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Resolution Plan provides employee payments equal to the higher of twelve months' entitlement or the percentage payable to unsecured financial creditors; the Tribunal found the earmarked sum yields a payout to employees that exceeds the unsecured creditors' percentage, complying with the court-recorded undertaking, and thus no breach was found. The Tribunal further held that, because admitted liquidation value left operational creditors with nil recovery and the plan earmarks sums for employees, the plan meets the statutory floor for operational creditors and the Adjudicating Authority's approval is upheld and the appeal dismissed.]]></description>
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<title>Limitation Act acknowledgement extended limitation, enabling timely insolvency petition; admission and appointment upheld.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97448</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Acknowledgements and out of court restructuring proposals constituted valid acknowledgements under the Limitation Act, extending limitation and rendering the insolvency petition timely; this conclusion was upheld. Substituted service by publication, the debtor counsel's subsequent appearance, and multiple adjournments afforded before the ex parte order established that principles of natural justice were respected; no breach was found. Documentary evidence of disbursement, the debtor's repeated restructuring requests and one-time settlement offers supported findings of debt and default, justifying admission of the insolvency petition and appointment of an interim resolution professional. The appeal was dismissed and the admission upheld.]]></description>
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<title>Security Cheque as Voluntary Guaranty permits enforcement of a foreign arbitral award against the non party issuer.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97447</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enforcement against a non-party security provider is permitted where the provider voluntarily issued a cheque as security for the disputed arbitrable liability; the court treated the undated cheque, corresponding to the tribunal claim, as a voluntary guaranty thereby exposing the issuer to enforcement of the foreign arbitral award and corrective award. The decision rejected a requirement to pierce the corporate veil because liability rested on the 2nd respondent's own undertaking; the 1st respondent's insolvency reinforced the necessity of enforcement against the security provider to prevent injustice. The appellate order allows enforcement jointly and severally against both respondents on the cheque basis.]]></description>
<category>Corporate Laws</category>
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<title>Consolidation of tax periods impermissible; show cause notice quashed and reissuance allowed only year wise under limitation regime.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97446</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The note addresses validity of a single show cause notice aggregating multiple financial years under the CGST Act: each financial year is a distinct tax period with separate limitation periods under Sections 73(10) and 74(10), so limitation runs year by year and notices must respect that structure; allegation of fraudulent availment of input tax credit permits only application of any extended limitation provided by law but does not authorise clubbing of different years into one notice. Consequence: a consolidated multi year notice is invalid to the extent of aggregation, but respondents may reissue year wise notices complying with the statutory limitation regime.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
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<title>Consolidation of Tax Periods is impermissible; multi year show cause notices must be issued year wise per statutory limitation.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97445</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The article addresses consolidation of assessment periods under the GST statutory scheme, holding that tax liability and limitation run year by year tied to returns and that separate limitation timelines apply to each financial year; therefore issuing a single show cause notice aggregating multiple years is impermissible and was quashed. It explains that allegations of fraudulent availment do not create a rule permitting clubbing of distinct tax periods, although fraud affects limitation for the relevant year. The revenue may reissue year wise notices conforming to the statutory periodicity and may revive challenges if controlling precedent is altered by higher courts.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
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<title>Garnishee notice withdrawal ordered; account access restored pending departmental re examination after document submission within prescribed timeframe.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97444</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Garnishee notice directing provisional attachment of the petitioner's bank account was ordered withdrawn because the revenue authority failed to consider the petitioner's prior submissions and offered documents; immediate freezing was unjustified absent findings of deliberate evasion. The petitioner must submit requisite documents within ten days, and the department must examine them, invite clarification or hearing if needed, and decide the recovery question on merits within one month of submission; all contentions remain open pending that reconsideration.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
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<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Faceless Assessing Officer jurisdiction upheld as a writ worthy jurisdictional challenge, leading to interim relief against reassessment.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97443</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Arguable jurisdictional defects were identified in reassessment proceedings: the notice under Section 148 was challenged on the ground that only a Faceless Assessing Officer may issue such notices post 29 March 2022, rendering notices issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer prima facie void; this ground was held sufficient to invoke writ jurisdiction. Separately, the notice gave only thirty days to file a return, whereas a statutory minimum three month period was asserted, which likewise raised a substantial jurisdictional objection. On these bases the High Court entertained the writ, issued rule, and granted interim relief restraining reassessment, demand and penalty notices pending final disposal.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
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<title>Blocking of Input Tax Credit under Rule 86A sustained, but petitioner granted hearing and representation before final decision.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Challenge to blocking of Input Tax Credit under Rule 86A was rejected where inspection and recorded statements indicated availment of credit on disputed invoices; the impugned blocking was held to fall within the regulatory scheme and not amenable to interference. A jurisdictional objection that a subordinate officer effected the block was dismissed because blocking was shown to be authorised by senior officers. The court nevertheless granted liberty to the petitioner to make a representation and directed that the concerned officer hear the petitioner and decide the merits expeditiously, preferably within thirty days.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
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<title>Export of Services rules: receiver location controls export status; services treated as exported and not taxable.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97437</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Export of services is governed by the location of the service receiver: where services rendered qualify as Business Auxiliary Services to an overseas recipient, they fall within the Export of Services Rules and are not exigible to service tax. The court applied the receiver-location principle affirmed by the Supreme Court in the Vodafone India Limited precedent and held that the assessee's forwarding of Indian enquiries to an overseas group entity, which contracted and supplied to Indian customers while paying commission to the assessee in convertible foreign exchange, resulted in export of services. Outcome: services to the overseas group entity are exported and not taxable.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
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<title>Support services to animal husbandry: semen sex sorting is job work, classifiable under Heading 9986 and exempt from GST.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Semen sex sorting services are classified as support services to animal husbandry and exempt from GST because the specialised laboratory processing of semen supplied by semen stations qualifies as job work and an intermediate production process in relation to rearing of animals; consequently the activity falls within Heading 9986 and benefits from the nil rate in Entry No. 24 to Notification No. 11/2017 CT(R). The prefatory rule favouring a specific description over a residual one means semen sorting cannot be classified under the general 'not elsewhere classified' entry (SAC 998399) when Heading 9986 specifically applies.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
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<title>Exemption for consultancy to local authority: GST relief where pure services relate to municipal functions, so exempt.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97435</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Consultancy and project management services consisting of architectural and supervisory activities, without transfer of property in goods, qualify as pure services rather than a works contract; the recipient is a local authority and the services relate to municipal functions (fire services, public amenities including parking) under Article 243W, with staff quarters for fire personnel treated as integrally linked to fire services. Because all conditions of Sl. No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017 Central Tax (Rate) are met, such supplies to the municipal authority are exempt from GST; ancillary questions on past tax collection/refund were not adjudicated.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Validity of certificate under Section 197: impugned 10% withholding quashed and nil-rate certificate directed promptly.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97434</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Validity of a tax withholding certificate under Section 197 was challenged; the court held that where factual and legal conditions remain unchanged from prior years in which nil-rate certificates were granted, the competent authority cannot substitute a 10% withholding rate. The court found prior tribunal and Supreme Court findings attributing a portion of revenue to the Indian PE and that such attribution was absorbed by distributor remuneration to be final, rejected the respondent's reliance on a subsequent demand as a basis for a higher rate, quashed the 10% certificate and directed issuance of a nil-rate certificate for AY 2026-27 within fifteen days.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Trust registration cancellation requires recorded finding of non genuine activities or actions outside objects; surplus alone is insufficient.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97433</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cancellation of a trust's registration cannot rest on generation of surplus alone; Section 12AA(3) requires the decision-maker to be satisfied and record that the trust's activities are not genuine or are being carried out outside its objects, and absent such findings cancellation fails. Surplus arising in the course of education does not, by itself, negate charitable character. Sections dealing with exemption conditions and registration/cancellation serve different purposes, so interpretive conclusions under exemption provisions cannot be imported wholesale into the registration framework, though the principle that educational surplus is not decisive may inform that analysis.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
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<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Faceless assessment procedure requires a show cause opportunity where draft proposes prejudicial variation; omission invalidates final assessment.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97432</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Faceless assessment procedure requires that any draft assessment proposing variation prejudicial to the taxpayer be examined and the taxpayer be given an opportunity to show cause before finalisation; failure to communicate such draft and to afford show cause opportunity is a breach of the mandatory procedure. Because the Revenue conceded no draft was communicated and no opportunity was given, the final assessment under section 143(3) and consequent demand notice were quashed for non compliance with the faceless assessment requirements, and the petition disposed of with no order as to costs.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
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<category>TaxLaws</category>
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<title>Statutory exclusion under Section 96 bars scheme relief for reassessments based on search-found incriminating material; circulars cannot override.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97431</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reassessments reopened under the income tax reassessment provision on the basis of incriminating material discovered during searches under the search provisions are excluded from the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme by operation of the statutory exclusion in Section 96; where reassessment stems from search-related material the petitioner is ineligible and the court will not read temporal cut-offs or carve-outs into the statute. Clarificatory circulars identifying search-based assessments do not displace or override the statutory exclusion and cannot bring such cases within the Scheme.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
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<title>Non deduction of TDS on contractual payments overturned after reconciliations; estimation from Form 26AS also deleted.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97430</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) for alleged non deduction of TDS on contractual payments was rejected after appellate verification of party wise ledgers, TDS returns, certificates and tax audit reports; appellate authority found tax deducted where applicable and set aside the assessing officer's blanket disallowance. Alleged nondisclosure based on Form 26AS entries and invocation of section 145(3) was also rejected because the AO relied on incorrect or double counted figures and ignored reconciliations and the assessee's percentage of completion accounting; the appellate authority's acceptance of reconciliations led to deletion of the addition. Both revenue grounds were dismissed.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
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<title>Explanation 3 to Section 43(1) cannot be invoked without AO's recorded satisfaction and prior Joint Commissioner approval.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97429</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Explanation 3 to Section 43(1) is a deeming provision that can be invoked only after the assessing officer records satisfaction that the transfer's dominant purpose was reduction of tax liability and obtains prior approval of the Joint Commissioner; both conditions are mandatory and the burden of proof is on Revenue, so substituting the assessee's declared cost for second hand machinery was legally unsustainable and depreciation was allowed. Separately, a notice under section 143(2) issued within time is not vitiated merely because it omitted the scrutiny category where the assessee participated and no prejudice was shown, so the challenge to the notice failed.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
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<title>Mark-to-Market losses on principal-protected debentures are deductible as business expenditure when the obligation is crystallized under mercantile accounting.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97428</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Unrealized mark-to-market loss on principal-protected benchmark-linked debentures was held deductible as a business expenditure under section 37(1) because legally binding BLD contracts existed before the balance-sheet date, rendering the obligation crystallized and only its quantification uncertain. The Tribunal applied mercantile accounting and accounting standards requiring provision for known liabilities and ascertainable anticipated losses, treated the principal-protection as preventing any offsetting gain, and rejected characterization of the loss as merely contingent. Result: the assessing officer's disallowance was deleted and the MTM loss for the relevant year allowed as a business expense.]]></description>
<category>Income Tax</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Benami property review jurisdiction limited to new evidence or manifest error; retracted statement without corroboration cannot sustain attachment.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97427</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Review jurisdiction is limited to discovery of new and material evidence, an error apparent on the face of the record, or analogous sufficient reasons; review applications failed as they reargued matters already decided. The Assessing Authority lacked demonstrated competence or procedural fairness to nullify a certificate under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016, and the declaration - supported by a Registered Valuer and tax payment - was not successfully impugned. Allegations of benami transactions rested on a retracted statement; absent independent corroborative evidence (bank records or transactional proof) provisional attachment could not be sustained. All review petitions dismissed.]]></description>
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<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Pre-execution judicial review of preventive detention is constrained by judicial self-restraint; absconding detenues generally barred from relief.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High Court jurisdiction to review preventive detention orders pre-execution exists but is constrained by judicial self-restraint; interference is limited to errors such as wrong statute, wrong person, wrong purpose, vagueness, extraneous grounds, or lack of authority, and normally not available where the proposed detenue has absconded. The court applied precedent distinguishing limited pre-execution review from challenges that would permit an absconder to benefit from evasion, noted the petitioner was a proclaimed offender subject to lookout measures and prosecution steps and had not surrendered, and consequently declined to exercise Article 226 jurisdiction pre-execution while preserving the petitioner's right to challenge the order after surrender under due process safeguards.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Voluntariness of statement: statements in an unknown language and retracted admissions undermine valuation adjustments and penalties.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97425</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Customs valuation challenges the use of an English-recorded statement as voluntary where the deponent did not understand the language, rendering that statement unreliable; electronic invoices recovered from the proprietor's laptop were inadmissible after retraction and lacked contemporaneity with imports; local resale invoices could not be disregarded without testing their probative value; re-determination of transaction value requires particulars, notice and consideration of commercial factors (quantity, model/grade, contractual terms, discounts, relationship); absent identification of identical goods or adequate particulars, valuation adjustments, differential duty, confiscation and penalties were unsustainable.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Necessary Party Test: impleadment refused as resolution professional can represent corporate debtor and appeal proceeds without applicant.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97424</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Impleadment under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC was considered: applicant failed to show that the lis cannot be effectively decided in his absence, and submitted grounds lacked supporting documents or a distinct legally protectable interest directly affected by the narrow issue (alleged non-consideration of Section 65 in admission). The Resolution Professional had appeared, filed a response and is competent to represent the corporate debtor and obtain information from the suspended director under the insolvency code; consequently impleadment was rejected and the appeal will proceed without the applicant.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
        </item>
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<title>Pre-existing dispute plausibility barred the insolvency petition and the demand notice was prima facie premature under contract terms.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97423</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pre-existing disputes and timing of default were decisive: contemporaneous communications and invoices showed plausible disputes on invoices, taxes and reconciliations requiring investigation, and applying the Mobilox and Sabarmati plausibility standard the insolvency petition was not maintainable on that ground. Separately, the contract stipulated default accrual only after a 365-day period from amount becoming due, making the demand notice prima facie premature as no default had occurred on the notice date. The adjudicating authority's rejection of the petition was therefore upheld.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Lease Deed validity denied where unauthorized execution and no proof of consideration; disputed asset excluded from insolvency estate.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97422</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Lease Deed dated 24.09.2007 was held unenforceable because it was not executed by persons shown to be authorised to bind the purported grantors and because the Corporate Debtor failed to prove payment of the upfront consideration and lease rent; absence of bank debits and other admissible evidence defeated the claimed transfer of leasehold rights. The Adjudicating Authority may determine whether a claimed asset belongs to the Corporate Debtor and declare documents void or unenforceable, but it cannot conduct full trials on allegations of fraud or forgery; on these bases the disputed land and plant were excluded from the insolvency estate and the appeals dismissed.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Proceeds of crime includes property value or equivalent, allowing attachment even if the holder is not accused.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97421</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Proceeds of crime includes the value of tainted property and its equivalent, permitting provisional attachment even if the property holder is not accused; the tribunal applied the 'value of any such property' limb and treated bank deposits, confessional statements and corroborative seizures as sufficient material to form 'reason to believe', rejecting explanations of family transactions. The adjudicatory finding that unexplained income, expenditure and investments, together with seized cash and gold and transactional patterns, justified confirmation of provisional attachment was sustained and the appeal dismissed for lack of merit.]]></description>
<category>PMLA</category>
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<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Round tripping found where overseas WOS used to obtain foreign borrowings and reinvest in domestic group, penalties sustained.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97420</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Round tripping via two wholly owned overseas subsidiaries was held to contravene the prohibition on unauthorised foreign exchange transactions where subsidiaries were used to obtain foreign borrowings and reinvest in Indian group companies rather than to carry on bona fide overseas business; the statutory outward investment regime permits overseas JV/WOS only where bona fide activity exists and Regulation 7 safeguards for financial service entities were circumvented, so the transactions breached the applicable FEMA transfer/issue regulations. The adjudicating authority's reliance on RBI observations was upheld as accompanied by independent analysis, and penalties were sustained.]]></description>
<category>FEMA</category>
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<title>Renting of immovable property exclusion: leased hotel premises remain excluded as buildings used for accommodation; Explanation 2 not attracted.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97419</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Leased premises used as a hotel, though containing a restaurant, banquet and conference halls, bar and health club, qualify as a building used for accommodation and thus fall within the renting of immovable property exclusion; the Tribunal found those facilities to be integral or incidental to hotel activity rather than separate commercial deployments and held that Explanation 2 deeming partial business use is not attracted. Applying the plain-text exclusion and following prior coordinate-bench reasoning affirmed by higher authority, the impugned demand and orders were set aside with consequential relief.]]></description>
<category>Service Tax</category>
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<title>Cum-tax valuation: invoices showing tax separately prevent cum-tax benefit; tax and interest payable, penalty relief granted.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97418</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Invoices that expressly showed service tax separately preclude claiming cum-tax valuation under Section 67(2); non-payment of tax by the tenant did not absolve the supplier, who remained liable to discharge tax on the gross invoice amount and interest, while recovery should have been pursued by debit/credit note or other lawful means. The appellant's pre-show-cause payment of duty with interest and demonstrated bonafide financial difficulty warranted discretionary relief: the adjudicated duty and interest were sustained but the balance penalty was set aside under the statutory relief provision (Section 80).]]></description>
<category>Service Tax</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
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<title>Gate pass applicability for sending food waste from SEZ</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Food waste sent from an SEZ to the Domestic Tariff Area without consideration is not a supply under GST, but its movement is treated as a clearance under SEZ rules and ordinarily requires documentation such as a gate pass or delivery challan, entries in prescribed records or electronic systems, and retention of vendor acknowledgment; obtain written clarification from the Development Commissioner or Specified Officer before assuming any procedural relaxation.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
<category>Discussion-Forum</category>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Rupee rebounds from lowest level to settle 41 paise higher at 91.64 against US dollar</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71410</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Central bank intervention to curb exchange-rate volatility is identified as the primary operative mechanism: suspected Reserve Bank purchases supported a rebound in the rupee, with the RBI expected to sterilise these operations to maintain liquidity. Geopolitical conflict and rising crude prices increased import-cost risk and safe-haven flows, while a firm dollar and foreign portfolio outflows added depreciation pressure even as domestic equities recovered.]]></description>
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<category>News</category>
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<title>India seeks US cover for Middle East energy cargoes: Source</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71409</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[India is seeking political risk insurance and financial guarantees from the International Development Finance Corporation to secure maritime transit for oil, LPG and LNG through the Strait of Hormuz; a dedicated corpus must be established before cover can be provided and premiums will be paid by contracting parties. The government is also diversifying suppliers and considering reprioritisation of domestic gas allocation to manage LNG shortfalls caused by route disruption and force majeure.]]></description>
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<title>Tension over Strait of Hormuz threatens India's tea exports to Gulf markets</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71408</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Escalating tensions in West Asia threaten India's tea exports by imperilling shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime chokepoint for consignments to Gulf markets. A substantial share of Indian tea shipments to the Persian Gulf - notably consignments to the UAE, Iran and Iraq - transit this route, making export flows sensitive to any closure or suspension of passage. The Tea Association of India emphasises that recent export growth, driven by orthodox teas from Assam, is concentrated in markets served via the strait, increasing sectoral exposure to disruption.]]></description>
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<title>Applications Are Open for ClimateLaunchpad, the World’s Largest Green Business Ideas Competition</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71407</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Applications are open for ClimateLaunchpad 2026, which expands into Asia with Singapore hosting regional and Global Grand Finals. The programme offers a staged accelerator curriculum-mini-course, Boot Camp, coaching, national/regional pitches and a Global Grand Final-aimed at turning early-stage climate ideas into scalable ventures. Climate KIC partners with Better Earth Ventures and TPC/NO.17 Foundation to provide local delivery, systems-oriented support, capital linkage and ecosystem access, while long-term supporters such as Bank of America and Irish Aid bolster funding and market connectivity.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>News</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Categorization of Mutual Fund Schemes: uniform scheme categories, allocation rules and overlap limits imposed with compliance timelines.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97442</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Clause 2.6 of the Master Circular is superseded to prescribe uniform categories, characteristics and nomenclature for mutual fund schemes (Equity, Debt, Hybrid, Life Cycle and Other schemes) and to require scheme-level conformity within six months. The circular prescribes minimum asset-allocation thresholds, permitted residual investments, portfolio-overlap limits and a quarterly overlap computation methodology with phased realignment for sectoral/thematic schemes. It discontinues Solution Oriented Schemes, prescribes Life Cycle Fund glide paths, caps on FoF underlying exposures and standardised FoF categorisation, requires true-to-label naming and monthly public disclosure of category-wise portfolio overlap on AMC websites.]]></description>
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<title>Clear downward pressures on China's GDP growth, but nothing for India to celebrate: Cong</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71406</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's lowered GDP target signals slower, quality oriented growth due to structural domestic constraints - notably property market decline, unemployment and weak consumption - while policy focuses on technological innovation to raise productivity. At the same time, robust exports sustain a record trade surplus, producing rising bilateral trade imbalances as export strength contrasts with domestic weakness.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>News</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Sample Testing Timelines mandated for revenue laboratories to report category-based tests from date of receipt, subject to capacity constraints.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97441</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Revenue laboratory testing timelines are prescribed for specified sample classifications and will be followed at JNCH, with reporting reckoned from date of receipt and category-specific periods as set by the Director, CRCL; the schedule covers petroleum products, minerals, coal, metals, polymers, textiles, food, rice, fertilizers, NDPS, solvents, oils, miscellaneous and drugs. Compliance is subject to availability of adequate manpower, proper functioning of instruments and testing workload; stakeholders may report implementation difficulties to the Commissioner for action.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
<category>Highlights</category>
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<title>Hazardous cargo declaration at item level required; system flags such goods and officers must record details if CTH changes.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97440</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Importers must mandatorily declare hazardous cargo at the item level in the Bill of Entry for goods classified under Chapters 28, 29 and 38, using the specified Single Window table fields where an affirmative code requires descriptive information. The system will automatically flag Bills of Entry marked hazardous and generate alerts to officers during assessment, examination and OOC to facilitate expedited verification; no alert is raised when the importer declares non-hazardous. If an officer amends the CTH and the revised heading falls within Chapters 28, 29 or 38, the officer must record the same hazardous-cargo details. Contact emails are provided for officer and trader issues.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
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<title>Deferred Payment of Customs Duty extended to Eligible Manufacturer Importers with electronic registration and ICEGATE authentication for conditional clearance.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97439</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Extension permits Eligible Manufacturer Importers to avail deferred payment of customs import duty from 01.04.2026 until 31.03.2028 under the Deferred Payment of Import Duty Rules, 2016. The circular prescribes eligibility conditions (manufacturer/importer status or inputs sent to a job worker, valid IEC, minimum EXIM filings, active GST registration with manufacturing declaration, turnover threshold, two years' business continuity, GST compliance, no collected-but-not-deposited taxes, solvency and no relevant prosecutions/convictions), electronic application on the AEO portal, ICEGATE nodal-person OTP authentication for Bills of Entry, prescribed payment due dates, reporting, and grounds for suspension or revocation.]]></description>
<category>Customs</category>
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<title>Policy Reforms That Transformed Business Environment.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71405</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Union Budget 2026-27 and related policy measures present a coordinated reform package to enhance ease of doing business by reducing compliance complexity, improving tax certainty and rationalising penalties, expanding access to finance through credit guarantee schemes and a digital Credit Assessment Model, liberalising insurance sector investment norms, modernising customs and trade facilitation with AEO benefits and electronic cargo clearances, and consolidating regulatory frameworks including master directions and a unified securities code to improve predictability and transparency.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>News</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>IICA Hosts “Meet the Legend” Session for PGIP Cohort on GST and PMLA–IBC Interplay.</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71404</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Interplay between GST and insolvency law addressed tax liability treatment, compliance by interim administrators and resolution professionals (fresh registration, return filing, availability of input tax credit), and the moratorium's effect on recovery; judicial authority was noted that claims not included in approved resolution plans may be extinguished. The relationship between insolvency processes and anti money laundering enforcement was examined, focusing on proceeds of crime, asset attachment during CIRP, jurisdictional friction with enforcement agencies, and statutory protections designed to preserve resolution objectives while reconciling PMLA enforcement with insolvency aims.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
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<title>From Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Clean Mobility and ZGolf: Zaggle Broadens its Enterprise and Ecosystem Strategy</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71403</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Zaggle is shifting toward a governance-first fintech infrastructure model by integrating Corporate Expense Cards with its Spend Management Platform for marquee enterprises, deploying a closed-loop CNG fleet payment solution aligned with clean-mobility regulatory and operational requirements, and expanding premium engagement through its ZGolf leadership platform. These platform-led integrations prioritise real-time visibility, structured controls, compliance alignment and recurring enterprise wallet share rather than standalone transactions.]]></description>
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<title>Rupee rebounds from lowest level to settle 45 paise higher at 91.60 against US dollar</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71402</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reports of Reserve Bank intervention supported a rebound in the rupee, with domestic equity buying also contributing; however, a strong dollar, rising crude oil prices and foreign institutional outflows continued to limit gains and pose downside risk to the currency and India's import bill.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>News</category>
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<title>NelsonHall Recognizes LTM as a Leader in GenAI  Process Automation for Banking</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71401</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LTM is recognized as a Leader in NelsonHall's NEAT Evaluation for GenAI  Process Automation in Banking based on its industry experience, investments in GenAI and agentic AI, and its BlueVerseTM platform. The platform supplies modular, composable agentic solutions and digital agents across banking segments, together with pre-built industry-specific AI agents, AI-enabled compliance and risk-monitoring tools, proprietary IP, partnerships, and AI governance to enable rapid, responsible deployment of AI for compliance, personalization, payments, and operational efficiency.]]></description>
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<title>Pak considering weekly petroleum price revision, mandatory work from home to ‘keep markets liquid’</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71400</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The government proposes immediate measures to keep markets liquid after Strait of Hormuz disruptions by shifting to weekly petroleum price revision, establishing a mechanism to compensate OMCs and refineries for surged insurance, freight and import premiums, and directing PSO to tender imports outside the Strait. Regulators will temporarily ration supplies to dealers and retailers based on an eight month sales track record to discourage hoarding, while considering mandatory work from home and alternative routing to maintain supply continuity.]]></description>
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<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>Russia always ready to supply crude oil to India: Envoy</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71399</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Russia affirms willingness to supply crude to India as West Asia instability and Strait of Hormuz disruptions threaten energy security. The article links recent military escalations to surging global prices, notes a fall in India's Russian oil purchases, and reports U.S. executive measures tying tariff relief to monitoring of India's Russian oil procurement. India emphasizes supplier diversification and protecting national interests in its procurement strategy.]]></description>
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<title>IVCA Conclave 2026 Marks 15 Years of Shaping India's Alternate Capital Ecosystem</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71398</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The IVCA Conclave 2026 focuses on aligning evolving regulatory frameworks and stronger governance standards with deeper domestic capital participation to support long-term value creation. Industry leaders, institutional allocators, and regulators will examine AIF growth, fund governance, liquidity pathways, and capital allocation priorities, with an emphasis on institutionalizing compliance and reporting practices that enable disciplined deployment and diversified exit mechanisms in India's alternate capital ecosystem.]]></description>
<category>TaxLaws</category>
<category>News</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>HOOKAH. WHETHER FOOD OR OTHER ARTICLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Classification of hookah under the Goods and Services Tax as food or other article for human consumption was queried and an Authority for Advance Ruling (2026 (3) TMI 186) affirmed the original analytical position advanced by the contributor, thereby ratifying that interpretative conclusion on tax classification.]]></description>
<category>GST</category>
<category>Discussion-Forum</category>
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<title>i-exceed Technology Solutions Headlines IFIF 2026 as Principal Partner</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71397</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[i-exceed Technology Solutions is Principal Partner of a national forum convening regulators, ministries, and financial stakeholders to accelerate inclusive finance, cooperative bank modernisation, and the emergence of AI-led financial institutions through three tracks focusing on cooperative banking, MSME capital access, and future AI-native systemic resilience, emphasising embedded finance, assisted banking models, and secure, scalable digital infrastructure to deepen credit access for underserved populations.]]></description>
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<category>News</category>
<category>TaxTMI</category>
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<title>GHR Lakshmi Urbanblocks LLP Takes Top Honour by Winning Realty+'Developer of the Year – Residential' Award 2026</title>
<link>https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71396</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:44:58 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Cascades Neopolis carries RERA approval (TS RERA No: P02400009538) and HMDA building permission (No: 003505/BP/HMDA/0728/SKP/2024); it emphasizes construction commencement, a planned handover timeline, and industry certifications-IGBC Platinum pre-certification and WELL Pre-Certification-as key compliance and performance credentials relied upon for award assessment and execution-readiness.]]></description>
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<title>7th India–Japan CEPA Joint Committee Meeting Held in Tokyo; Secretary, Department of Commerce Shri Rajesh Agrawal Co-Chairs Discussions.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was reviewed with focus on implementation, using the Agreement to secure tariff certainty and regulatory predictability, facilitate movement of natural persons, and promote diversification of bilateral trade. Officials highlighted export potential in textiles, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and services and underlined domestic measures to improve ease of doing business that complement CEPA's facilitative framework for deeper trade and investment cooperation.]]></description>
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<title>CCI approves acquisition of additional shareholding in Generali Central Insurance Company and Generali Central Life Insurance by Central Bank of India.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission has granted combination approval for Central Bank of India to increase its equity stakes in Generali Central Insurance Company Limited (general insurance) and Generali Central Life Insurance Company Limited (life insurance), expanding the bank's ownership in entities that supply distinct insurance products in India; a detailed Commission order will follow.]]></description>
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<title>CCI approves acquisition of certain shareholding in Balaji Wafers by General Atlantic Singapore BWP Pte.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission of India approved the acquisition whereby General Atlantic Singapore BWP Pte. Ltd. will acquire certain fully diluted shareholding in Balaji Wafers Private Limited from existing shareholders, clearing the notified combination under the merger control framework; a detailed order will follow.]]></description>
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<title>CCI approves proposed combination inter alia involving acquisition of certain stake by Bagmane Prime Office REIT of Bagmane Developers and others.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Commission approved a proposed combination where Bagmane Prime Office REIT will directly acquire Bagmane Developers Private Limited (including Bagmane Green Power LLP), indirectly acquire Bagmane Rio Private Limited and, through BDPL, acquire the Luxor asset from Bagmane Constructions; Sponsor and certain third party shareholders will receive units of the Acquirer REIT in consideration for transfer of their shareholdings. The Acquirer REIT is SEBI registered and the Target Entities operate in commercial real estate, hospitality and renewable power generation.]]></description>
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<title>TMI Updates - Newsletter dated: March 07, 2026</title>
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