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<title>Scientific research approval grants the specified company recognised status for tax purposes across five tax years.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Approval is granted for Scientific Research under section 45(3)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 read with Rule 35 of the Income-tax Rules, 2026. The approval applies to the specified company for five tax years, from Tax Year 2026-27 through Tax Year 2030-31, enabling it to be treated as approved for the stated scientific research purpose during that period. The notification certifies that retrospective effect does not adversely affect any person.]]></description>
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<title>Interest subvention administration shifts to EXIM Bank, which will verify, settle and reimburse eligible export-credit claims from April 2026.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interest subvention support for pre- and post-shipment export credit under EPM-Niryat Prothsahan moves from RBI to EXIM Bank as implementing agency from 1 April 2026. EXIM Bank will manage operationalisation, portal administration, verification and claim-settlement workflows. Lending institutions must continue to pass the benefit upfront to eligible MSME exporters, submit auditor-certified reimbursement claims to EXIM Bank, and receive monthly reimbursement limited to verified subvention actually extended. EXIM Bank will scrutinise IEC-specific claims against the applicable annual ceiling, submit consolidated fund claims through the designated portal, and provide monthly bank-wise reimbursement reports. RBI will continue processing supplementary or additional claims for the January-March 2026 quarter. Other operational provisions remain unchanged.]]></description>
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<title>Television Set registration compliance under IS 18112:2022 is deferred, extending the compulsory implementation timeline to January 2027.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Compliance with IS 18112:2022 for Television Sets under the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021 is deferred from 26 July 2026 to 26 January 2027. The extended implementation timeline applies to Television Sets listed at serial number 64 of the Schedule to the Order. Customs officers are to be sensitised to the revised effective date, and implementation-related difficulties may be reported to CBIC.]]></description>
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<title>Single electronic customs bond enables nationwide digital coverage for multiple import, export and warehousing obligations without notarisation.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ekal Anubandh introduces an optional Single All-India Multipurpose Electronic Bond (SEB) for importers and exporters, replacing transaction-specific bonds across ports for selected customs obligations. The SEB may cover provisional assessment, export-promotion schemes, concessional-duty imports or exports, conditional import or export, warehousing, and manufacture or other operations in private or special warehouses; the National Bond under the IGCR procedure remains separate. Users may select obligations, add obligations or bond value later, pay stamp duty and execute the bond electronically through NeSL, without notarisation. Electronic bank guarantees can be linked and validated through ICEGATE, while paper guarantees remain subject to prescribed verification. Phased implementation will follow ICEGATE advisories.]]></description>
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<title>GST registration restoration may follow filing pending returns and clearing tax dues, interest and late fees under Rule 22(4).</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rule 22(4) permits the proper officer to drop GST registration cancellation proceedings where a registered person, instead of replying to a notice for non-furnishing of returns, furnishes all pending returns and pays outstanding tax, interest and late fee. Given the serious civil consequences of cancellation, restoration may be considered when these compliance requirements are met. A registered person may seek restoration within the stipulated period, and the concerned authority must consider and dispose of the application expeditiously in accordance with law upon compliance. The writ petition was disposed of with liberty to pursue restoration.]]></description>
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<title>Terminal gate verification for transshipment containers shifts to operators, while Customs controls and discrepancy reporting requirements remain mandatory.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The SOP for movement and cross-stuffing of International Transshipment-FCL containers between Port Terminals and designated CFSs now requires the Port Terminal Operator to verify container numbers and seal integrity before permitting terminal exit or entry; exit verification must be undertaken against the EIR copy. Physical verification by the Preventive Officer at terminal gates is dispensed with to reduce congestion, while Customs control continues through the Custodian-cum-Carrier Bond under HCCAR, 2009. Any container-number or seal discrepancy found during transit or upon arrival must be immediately reported to the jurisdictional AC/DC, and further processing requires the proper officer's permission. All other Customs checks and statutory requirements continue unchanged, with immediate effect.]]></description>
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<title>Public interest litigation cannot supervise tax investigations where statutory enquiries are underway and no official mala fides are shown.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Maintainability of PILs alleging tax evasion depends on a genuine public injury and cannot be used to advance private commercial disputes or seek judicial supervision of statutory tax investigations. Assessment of alleged GST and income-tax evasion, the quantum involved and resulting liability requires examination of commercial and tax records through prescribed statutory procedures. Where tax authorities have initiated enquiries and no mala fides or dereliction of statutory duty is shown, non-disclosure of enquiry progress does not justify mandamus or court monitoring. Recasting substantially similar relief previously rejected for lack of locus as a PIL does not cure that defect. The High Court dismissed the PIL at the threshold and forfeited the security deposit for abuse of PIL jurisdiction.]]></description>
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<title>Extended input tax credit deadline validated a Financial Year 2018-19 claim, requiring reversal assessment to be set aside.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 16(5) of the GST Act allows registered persons to avail input tax credit for specified financial years through a return under Section 39 filed on or before 30 November 2021. Input tax credit claimed on 20 December 2019 for Financial Year 2018-19 therefore fell within the extended statutory period. The assessment requiring payment or reversal of that credit was set aside, and the writ petition succeeded.]]></description>
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<title>Statutory appellate remedy governs GST adjudication challenges where evidentiary disputes and alleged hearing defects require factual examination.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST adjudication orders should ordinarily be challenged through the statutory appellate remedy where the taxpayer participated in proceedings and filed a detailed reply. Allegations concerning inadequate reasoning, service defects without demonstrated prejudice, electronic evidence, cross-examination, and overlap with an earlier statutory audit involve disputed facts and evidentiary assessment suitable for appellate examination. Writ jurisdiction is not ordinarily exercised unless a recognised exceptional ground, including a genuine breach of natural justice, is established. The writ petition was dismissed while preserving factual and legal contentions for appeal, and the writ-pendency period was excluded from limitation if an appeal is filed.]]></description>
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<title>Electronic portal upload alone does not validly serve GST notices or adjudication orders without assessee acknowledgement or response.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Electronic uploading of a show-cause notice and order-in-original in the Common Portal's 'View Additional Notices and Orders' tab does not, by itself, constitute valid service under the CGST Act where the assessee neither acknowledged receipt nor responded. The retrospective amendment permitting specified CGST Rules functions through the Common Portal does not expand those functions to replace formal service of notices or orders. Where portal upload may result in civil consequences and the assessee lacked knowledge of the uploaded materials, service remains ineffective. The writ petition was disposed of consistently with this principle.]]></description>
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<title>Personal hearing and reasoned consideration of replies are mandatory before adverse GST assessment orders can be issued.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 75(4) requires a personal hearing where an adverse decision is contemplated, and a show-cause notice for short-paid GST indicates such contemplation without requiring a separate written request. An assessment order issued without considering the taxpayer's reply, despite the reply and hearing request being on record, reflects non-application of mind. The assessment order was set aside, with fresh proceedings permitted from consideration of the reply after granting a personal hearing in accordance with law. Exemplary costs were directed against the respondent authority for treating the matter as though no reply had been filed.]]></description>
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<title>Statutory GST pre-deposit requirements enabled remand for fresh adjudication after verified recovery adjustment and a supported reply.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Statutory GST pre-deposit and limitation requirements governed the remand of a time-barred appeal rejected for insufficient deposit. The amount previously recovered or paid from the electronic ledger was to be adjusted, subject to verification, towards 50% of the disputed tax required for the appeal. The appellate rejection was quashed on conditions requiring the assessee to deposit the balance as applicable and file a supported reply to the show cause notice, with the impugned order treated as an addendum. Fresh adjudication on merits was directed upon compliance, and bank-account attachment was to be vacated subject to the prescribed conditions.]]></description>
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<title>Effective GST notice service requires additional statutory modes and a personal hearing before sustaining an ex parte assessment.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Effective service of GST notices requires more than portal upload where repeated communications receive no taxpayer response. Although portal uploading constitutes valid service, the assessing officer should consider other statutory modes under Section 169(1), preferably registered post with acknowledgement due, to ensure that notice reaches the taxpayer. An ex parte assessment without an effective opportunity to respond and a personal hearing risks avoidable litigation. The assessment was set aside and remanded for fresh consideration after objections are filed, with a clear 14-day notice for personal hearing and a merits-based decision.]]></description>
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<title>Assignment of complete GIDC leasehold rights is transfer of immovable property, not a GST-taxable supply of services.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Assignment of a lessee's entire long-term leasehold rights in a GIDC plot, including rights in land and building, constitutes a transfer of benefits arising from immovable property rather than a supply of services under GST law. Unlike GIDC's original grant of a long-term lease, assignment to a third-party assignee transfers the lessee's complete right and interest. Applying the Supreme Court order in Gujarat Chamber of Commerce, Industries  Ors., the High Court treated the assignment as outside GST and quashed the show cause notice that had proposed to tax it as a service.]]></description>
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<title>Tariff classification of Papad Khar as an inorganic carbonate results in GST liability without input-based exemption.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Papad Khar, an alkaline mixture of sodium chloride, sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate used in papad and snack preparation, is classified as other disodium carbonate under sub-heading 28362090. Its manufacture by mixing and processing prevents classification as common or rock salt under heading 2501, while its composition and culinary function distinguish it from yeast or prepared baking powder under heading 2102. Sodium chloride serves principally as a diluent or carrier, whereas the carbonates and bicarbonates provide the functional properties. As an inorganic chemical, Papad Khar attracts GST at 18%. The GST exemption for papad does not extend to Papad Khar merely because it is used as an input in manufacturing exempt papad.]]></description>
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<title>Composite job-work with offset printing as principal supply attracts 18% GST where kraft and duplex paper do not qualify for concession.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Composite job-work involving cutting, sorting, plate preparation, offset printing, drying, finishing, quality checks, bundling and return of kraft or duplex paper is treated as a composite supply, with offset printing as the principal supply and ancillary activities following its tax treatment. The concessional printing job-work entry for goods under Chapters 48 and 49 applies only where the printed goods attract central tax at 2.5% or nil. As kraft paper and duplex paper attract 18% GST, the concessional entry does not apply; the residuary job-work entry applies, resulting in GST at 18%.]]></description>
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<title>Common-parlance soap classification treats apparel-washing detergent bars as laundry soaps, attracting the applicable GST rate under Schedule II.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Common-parlance classification governs the distinction between toilet soap and laundry soap under GST where "toilet soap" is undefined. Definitions under statutes serving different objects and schemes, including the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, cannot be imported for GST classification. Toilet soap ordinarily serves washing of the body, hands or face, whereas detergent and semi-detergent bars intended to remove stains and deodorise apparel are laundry soaps. Their stated use, composition, substantial fillers and absence of constituents characteristic of toilet soaps support classification under sub-heading 34011942. Products covered by Entry 66 of Schedule II to Notification No. 09/2025-Central Tax (Rate) attract GST at 18%.]]></description>
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<title>Limitation for DRP-directed assessments remains governed by the outer statutory deadline, rendering an untimely final assessment invalid.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sections 144C and 153 require harmonious construction when determining limitation for a final assessment made pursuant to DRP directions. The non-obstante clause in section 144C(13) does not displace the outer time limit under section 153; the final assessment must therefore be completed within that prescribed limitation period. Applying the binding High Court precedent, the ITAT treated the final assessment for Assessment Year 2018-19 as time-barred and quashed it. Merits grounds remained open, with liberty to seek revival if a Supreme Court decision requires modification.]]></description>
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<title>TDS credit reflected under one co-owner's PAN should be fully allowed where other co-owners neither claim nor seek transfer.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[TDS credit on rental income from jointly owned property is ordinarily governed by section 199 and rule 37BA, which provide credit to the deductee and require prescribed declarations and reporting for transfer to another person assessable on the income. Where the entire TDS was deducted and reported against one co-owner's PAN, no transfer declaration was furnished, and the other co-owners neither claimed credit nor objected to that co-owner's claim, the entire credit should be allowed to that co-owner. Procedural requirements cannot permit the Revenue to retain TDS where no other person seeks the unclaimed credit.]]></description>
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<title>Reasonable cause for non-audit protected commission-based milk-pouch sales from penalty after returned income was accepted without additions.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Penalty for failure to obtain a tax audit was deleted because the assessee established reasonable cause under section 273B. Materials explained that milk-pouch sales were conducted on a commission or trade-discount basis and identified the related commission income. The lower authorities had not considered this statutory protection, despite reassessment accepting the returned income without any addition. The appeal was allowed and the penalty under section 271B was deleted.]]></description>
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<title>Stamp-duty valuation disputes require a valuation reference when requested, preventing unsupported additions under section 56(2)(x).</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Where an assessee disputes stamp-duty valuation under section 56(2)(x), distinguishes the valuation of different portions of the property, and requests a reference to the Departmental Valuation Officer, the Assessing Officer must make that reference before adopting the stamp-duty value. The basement and ground floor could not be valued on the same basis without addressing the assessee's objections through a reasoned finding. Adoption of the stamp-duty valuation without a valuation reference was therefore unjustified, and the addition for the difference between declared purchase consideration and stamp-duty value was deleted to the assessee's share.]]></description>
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<title>Notional rental income requires receipt or accrual; reimbursement-only arrangements cannot support taxation of usage charges.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Notional usage charges for premises occupied by a sister concern were not taxable as income from other sources because no evidence showed that such charges were received or had become receivable; reimbursement of expenses alone had been implemented. Related repairs, maintenance, service charges and depreciation were deductible where incurred wholly and exclusively to earn that income, while building-related expenses and depreciation had to be restricted to the area let to a third-party tenant and assessable as house-property income. Trade incentives for brand promotion were treated as revenue expenditure, removing the ad hoc disallowance. Depreciation was allowable on moulds and dies because their use in manufacturing plastic containers established that they had been put to use.]]></description>
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<title>Communication of reopening reasons is essential to reassessment jurisdiction; withholding them invalidates the notice and resulting assessment order.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Communication of recorded reasons is a jurisdictional requirement for reassessment where the assessee requests those reasons. Non-supply prevents the assessee from challenging the reopening and obtaining a speaking decision on objections, thereby breaching principles of natural justice. Reassessment jurisdiction is invalidly assumed when recorded reasons are withheld despite repeated requests, and the reassessment notice and resulting order are liable to be quashed as void.]]></description>
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<title>Specific allegations in Customs Broker notices are essential; vague notices invalidate disciplinary action and consequential licence sanctions.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Specific allegations in a show cause notice are essential to sustain disciplinary action against a Customs Broker for alleged failures to advise a client and exercise due diligence. Notices that merely reproduce material from proceedings against an importer, without identifying the Customs Broker's own contraventions, deny an effective opportunity to respond. A show cause notice forms the foundation of departmental action, and an order cannot travel beyond its stated allegations. Where the notices did not explain how the Customs Broker breached applicable obligations, they were treated as vague; consequently, the licence revocation, security-deposit forfeiture and penalty could not stand.]]></description>
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<title>Deliberate customs misclassification and wrongful exemption claims justified extended limitation for duty recovery and upheld the demand.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Deliberate misclassification of optical network terminals as subscriber end equipment, coupled with an ineligible exemption claim, justified invocation of the extended limitation period for customs-duty recovery. Inconsistent tariff classifications for technically similar goods, continued use of the disputed classification after provisional reassessment, and equipment approval identifying the goods as GPON ONT supported an inference of intentional duty evasion. The importer's oral assertion that the classification issue had not previously been raised did not rebut those circumstances. The Tribunal upheld the customs-duty demand and dismissed the appeals.]]></description>
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<title>Transaction value rejection requires reliable corroboration; refundable VAT is excluded and temporary registration does not defeat new-vehicle exemption.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Declared transaction value retains statutory primacy but may be rejected under Rule 12 where reliable, objective evidence creates reasonable doubt about its accuracy. Contemporaneous invoices, overseas verification, electronic correspondence and commercial records supported enhancement of the imported vehicle's value; refundable VAT was excluded because it was not part of the price paid or payable for export to India. Temporary overseas registration without evidence of actual use does not make a vehicle used or defeat concessional-duty eligibility. Deliberate undervaluation supports confiscation, but redemption fine cannot apply after clearance where the goods are unavailable. Duty and the linked penalty require re-quantification, while the intermediary's penalty remains unaffected.]]></description>
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<title>Appellate jurisdiction remains available where a wrist-worn gold ornament cannot conclusively be characterised as imported baggage at the preliminary stage.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Appellate jurisdiction is not excluded merely because an article is recovered from an international passenger at an airport. The exclusion for goods imported or exported as baggage applies only where the challenged order clearly and unambiguously concerns goods having that character. A gold kada worn on a passenger's wrist could not, at the preliminary stage, conclusively be treated as baggage; whether it was a personal ornament, bona fide personal effect, declarable article, or concealed goods required merits examination. Departmental characterisation cannot determine jurisdiction, and authorities involving goods recovered from luggage or admitted baggage are distinguishable. The appeal was therefore maintainable and listed for disposal on merits.]]></description>
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<title>Customs exemption exclusions require proof that imported flavour compounds are alcoholic beverage preparations, not reliance on earlier findings.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Customs exemption for imported flavour compounds classified under Customs Tariff Heading 3302 remains available unless Revenue establishes that the goods are compound alcoholic preparations of the prescribed alcoholic strength and of a kind used to manufacture beverages. Prior denial of exemption for flavours actually used in beverage manufacture did not itself prove that goods supplied to a tobacco manufacturer fell within the exclusion. An earlier test report, without testing the present consignment, was insufficient to establish the exclusion. As Revenue did not discharge that burden, denial of the claimed exemption was unsustainable and was set aside.]]></description>
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<title>Customs transaction value rejection based on comparable imports sustained, with penalties for deliberate undervaluation and abetment.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Declared transaction value for imported Main PCB Boards was rejected where the importer functioned as a commission conduit, imports were arranged through the overseas supplier, and goods were immediately supplied to the domestic beneficiary. Customs value was redetermined using the lowest contemporaneous value of comparable goods from the same country, period and quantities; absence of declared technical distinctions prevented a challenge to comparability. Duty, interest and confiscation followed the finding of suppression and undervaluation. Penalties for misdeclaration and abetment were sustained against persons involved in arranging, facilitating and benefiting from the imports. Cross-examination was treated as unnecessary where liability rested on documentary evidence and voluntary admissions rather than investigating officers' statements.]]></description>
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<title>Liberal construction of beneficial drawback schemes requires merits review of delayed Brand Rate applications within the extendable period.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Drawback Brand Rate and Special Brand Rate applications filed after the initial period but within twelve months of the Let Export Order require liberal consideration because the drawback scheme is beneficial in nature. A narrow or technical approach to delay within the statutorily extendable period is inappropriate. Delay in the relevant applications was condoned, and the applications were remanded for consideration on merits and fixation of the applicable drawback rate in accordance with law, with consequential relief.]]></description>
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<title>Locus standi in winding-up proceedings: former director's individual challenge to creditors' claims was barred by prior final adjudication.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Finality of prior adjudication barred a former director from challenging creditors' claims in winding-up proceedings in an individual capacity. Earlier proceedings between the former director and the Official Liquidator had conclusively determined that he lacked locus standi to raise such objections. Because that determination had attained finality between the parties and arose in identical circumstances, no different position applied. The appeal was therefore not maintainable and was dismissed with costs.]]></description>
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<title>Written complaint requirement bars cognizance on police reports for securities offences, while unsupported breach of trust and cheating allegations fail.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Statutory requirement of a written complaint for offences under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act governs court cognizance, even where police may investigate a cognizable offence. A police report cannot support cognizance by the Sessions Court, although investigation material may be used by the competent authority to file a compliant complaint before the appropriate court; the related FIR proceedings were quashed without barring fresh lawful action. Criminal breach of trust requires entrustment and dishonest misappropriation, while cheating requires dishonest inducement for delivery of property. Allegations concerning dabba trading lacked these ingredients, including proof of loss or wrongful gain, so proceedings for those offences were quashed while investigation of remaining offences continued.]]></description>
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<title>PMLA committal requires prior cognizance, protecting a substantially completed scheduled-offence trial from delay and preserving speedy trial rights.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Section 44(1)(c) of the PMLA permits committal of a scheduled-offence case to the Special Court only after both the scheduled offence and the money-laundering complaint have been taken cognizance of by different courts. A pre-cognizance appearance notice under the BNSS does not satisfy that requirement, and absence of the required prosecution sanction further makes a committal request premature. Committal remains discretionary and must serve the interests of justice, including avoiding inconsistent findings without delaying a substantially concluded scheduled-offence trial. Where evidence and final arguments have substantially progressed, transfer to a Special Court dealing with a complaint still at the pre-cognizance stage may prejudice the accused and undermine speedy trial.]]></description>
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<title>PMLA twin conditions bar regular bail where alleged undervalued asset sales generated unrecorded cash and investigation risks persist.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PMLA twin conditions for regular bail were not satisfied because the corporate executive failed to show reasonable grounds for believing that he was not guilty of money laundering or unlikely to commit an offence while on bail. Alleged undervalued sales of corporate land under revoked board resolutions, diversion of unrecorded cash, and non-compliance with asset-disposal safeguards for depositor repayment indicated possible proceeds-of-crime laundering rather than a merely corporate or civil irregularity. Continuing investigation, absconding co-accused, and risks of witness intimidation and data manipulation further supported refusal of bail. Age, detention, medical grounds, and parity with a land broker did not displace the statutory requirements. Regular bail was refused and the application dismissed.]]></description>
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<title>Composite high seas sale consideration includes letter of credit costs and cannot be split into taxable banking services.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High seas sale transactions are characterised predominantly as sales of imported goods where the buyer pays a composite invoiced amount including letter of credit charges and other seller-incurred costs. A trader that neither issues a letter of credit nor provides a payment guarantee does not render banking or financial services merely by recovering its letter of credit costs from the buyer. Those charges form part of the sale consideration, and transfer of title in goods by sale falls outside the definition of service under the post-negative-list regime. Because obtaining the letter of credit is incidental to executing the sale, the composite price cannot be split to tax the embedded charges separately as a service.]]></description>
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<title>Personal liability for trust cheque dishonour requires proof of enforceable debt; rebutted presumptions support acquittal.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Personal liability for cheque dishonour under the Negotiable Instruments Act requires proof of a legally enforceable debt owed by the drawer. Documentary material transferring trust management and liabilities to newly inducted trustees, together with rent receipts recognising payments by the trust's management, supported the position that the alleged dues belonged to the trust rather than the former trustee personally. Uncorroborated allegations of advances did not establish personal liability and could rebut statutory presumptions. An acquittal may be disturbed on appeal only where it is perverse, manifestly illegal, or unsupported by evidence; where two reasonable views are possible, the reinforced presumption of innocence precludes interference.]]></description>
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<title>Net Owned Fund compliance remained mandatory despite a pending amalgamation proposal, sustaining cancellation of NBFC registration.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Failure to maintain the prescribed Net Owned Fund justified cancellation of an NBFC's registration. A pending amalgamation proposal did not satisfy the requirement because approval, implementation and any resulting capital increase remained contingent. Judicial review was confined to procedural legality, natural justice and jurisdictional error; no defect was identified in the cancellation or appellate process. The amalgamation proposal was rejected and that rejection was not separately challenged. As the company also could not meet the subsisting Net Owned Fund requirement, setting aside cancellation would have been futile. The High Court upheld cancellation and dismissed the writ petition.]]></description>
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<title>Issuance of Public Notice regarding change of name of the CFS - From M/s. APM Terminals India Private Limited to M/s. Maersk Logistics  Services India Private Limited</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Customs Area and custodianship status of the container freight station previously operating as M/s. APM Terminals India Private Limited continue under its changed name, M/s. Maersk Logistics  Services India Private Limited. The revised name must be used in Customs Department documentation. The existing Customs Area designation and custodianship for import and export cargo remain unchanged, and the custodian continues to bear responsibility for pending litigation, statutory obligations, tax disputes, show-cause notices, and arrears under its former name.]]></description>
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<title>Rupee falls 8 paise to 95.25 against US dollar in early trade</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Foreign-exchange market conditions saw the rupee weaken against the US dollar in early trading, influenced by a stronger dollar and higher global crude oil prices. Foreign institutional equity inflows and increased foreign-exchange reserves moderated pressure on the rupee. Market attention remained focused on developments in West Asia and the Reserve Bank of India, alongside movements in the dollar index, crude oil prices and domestic equity markets.]]></description>
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<title>APEDA Facilitates First-Ever Export of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana by Sea Route from Bihar to Australia</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Export facilitation for GI-tagged Mithila Makhana enabled the first commercial sea-route shipment from Bihar to Australia. APEDA, in association with the Bihar agriculture department, supported market access, coordination, capacity building and stakeholder engagement. The export model is intended to improve farmer price realisation, require adherence to global quality standards, and strengthen growers, processors and exporters. A separate HS Code for Makhana has taken effect under the Finance Bill, 2025, supporting product-specific trade classification.]]></description>
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<title>Government signs strategic MoUs with key industry leaders and ecosystems to strengthen support to StartUps</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DPIIT has entered into strategic MoUs to support DPIIT-recognised startups through payment infrastructure, entrepreneurship development, cloud technology, mobility innovation, investment readiness and global-market access. Eligible startups may receive payment and cloud support, technical training, mentorship, startup formalisation assistance, market and investor connections, AI and mobility enablement, and programmes addressing governance, financial readiness, compliance and international expansion. The collaborations promote innovation across digital payments, clean energy, artificial intelligence, climate technology, advanced manufacturing, mobility and automotive technology.]]></description>
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<title>No Charges for UPI Users</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Proposed amendment of section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 is intended to support UPI sustainability, technological advancement and resilience. Consumer payments and person-to-person transactions are to remain free. Any future merchant discount rate would apply only to limited merchant transactions above a threshold, at a nominal rate, while most merchant transactions remain free. The framework supports investment in cybersecurity, fraud prevention and infrastructure, alongside a self-sustaining and inclusive digital-payment ecosystem.]]></description>
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<title>Competition Commission of India (CCI) hosts BRICS Heads of Competition Authorities 2026 meeting</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BRICS competition authorities adopted a Joint Statement strengthening cooperation to promote fair competition, including in renewable energy markets. Cooperation focuses on dialogue, knowledge-sharing and consideration of cross-border competition challenges in digital markets, emerging technologies and the energy transition. Competition enforcement is to remain principled and evidence-based, supporting efficiency, consumer welfare, innovation and merit-based competition. A collaborative renewable-energy competition study identified evolving market dynamics and areas for future cooperation.]]></description>
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<title>ICoAS fraternity reaffirms commitment to cost optimisation for Atmanirbhar Bharat on ICoAS day 2026</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ICoAS cost optimisation supports public financial management through prudent resource utilisation, financial oversight and improved cost management across government. Its role includes supporting indigenous manufacturing, better investment decisions, efficient public expenditure and maximum value for public spending. With greater private-sector participation and Public-Private Partnerships, ICoAS officers are expected to promote cost efficiency, appropriate risk allocation and sound project structuring. Capacity building emphasises integrity, financial modelling, data visualisation, analytical frameworks and artificial intelligence for improved public-finance management.]]></description>
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<title>SUPPLY- THE ALMA MATER OF THE GST REGIME</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST liability depends on an underlying transaction qualifying as supply under Section 7 before the charging provision in Section 9 can apply. Levy includes assessment, computation, collection and recovery, and statutory machinery incorporated by reference or prescribed through rules may enforce a valid charge but cannot create one. Ledger entries, financial statements, return mismatches and accounting provisions do not independently prove taxable supply. Procedural, documentation and jurisdictional mechanisms remain consequential to the establishment of an actual supply.]]></description>
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<title>WHETHER A WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION IS MAINTAINABLE FOR SEEKING QUASHING OF AN F.I.R.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Article 32 may be invoked directly to seek FIR quashing only in exceptional circumstances involving a demonstrated infringement of fundamental rights or compelling urgency. Although the jurisdiction is wide and cannot be rendered ineffective where liberty is palpably threatened, orderly procedure ordinarily requires recourse to the High Court under Article 226 and inherent criminal jurisdiction. A petitioner must show why the High Court remedy is unavailable, ineffective or futile. Mere claims of non-involvement, ignorance of transactions, or third-party misuse of a bank account do not alone establish the exceptional basis required for direct Article 32 intervention.]]></description>
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<title>Multiplicity of Proceedings Under GST - When Two Authorities Cannot Pursue the Same Dispute Concluding Part III - From the Supreme Court Roadmap to a Workable Approach for Preventing Multiplicity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST cross-empowerment permits concurrent Central and State action, but section 6(2)(b) restrains duplicate formal proceedings on the same or overlapping tax liability arising from the same contravention. Summons, inquiry, search and seizure are investigative measures and do not alone initiate formal proceedings or confer exclusive jurisdiction. Where overlap is alleged, taxpayers should disclose earlier action and authorities should compare, communicate and coordinate. Parallel investigation may continue, but duplicate adjudication should be avoided through one fair and coordinated adjudicatory path.]]></description>
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<title>Section 16(2)(c): Beyond What the Hon'ble Supreme Court Decided.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Section 16(2)(c) is constitutionally valid, but reversal of input tax credit for supplier default may be followed by re-availment once the supplier pays tax under the post-2022 framework. Recovery issues remain distinct from entitlement to credit. Administrative guidance supports pursuing the defaulting supplier first, subject to exceptional cases, while bona fide conduct and the sufficiency of a demand require factual examination. Businesses should monitor supplier compliance, reconcile GSTR-2B, observe Rule 37A reversal timelines, preserve transaction and movement evidence, and seek details of recovery action against suppliers.]]></description>
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<title>Multiplicity of Proceedings Under GST - When Two Authorities Cannot Pursue the Same Dispute Part II - From Judicial Conflict to the Supreme Court Roadmap</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 6(2)(b) prevents duplicate GST adjudication only where Central and State/Union Territory authorities pursue the same or overlapping transactions, alleged contravention, and proposed liability. Summons, searches, seizures, and inquiries are fact-finding measures and do not alone commence formal proceedings. A show cause notice ordinarily identifies the adjudicatory dispute and provides the basis for comparing subject matter. Authorities may separately pursue genuinely distinct infractions, but must coordinate and share evidence where liability overlaps. Taxpayers should disclose prior actions in writing and comply with subsequent communications while the overlap is examined.]]></description>
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<title>Understanding Export Obligation under the EPCG Scheme - A Practical Guide to Specific Export Obligation and Average Export Obligation under FTP 2023  HBP 2023 (as amended)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[EPCG export obligation connects concessional-duty capital-goods imports or domestic procurement with future export performance. Specific Export Obligation is the additional export commitment based on duty saved and the applicable multiplier, while Average Export Obligation generally requires maintenance of prescribed historical export performance for the same and similar products unless exempt. Compliance depends on authorisation-wise, block-wise monitoring, installation certification, export-record maintenance, reconciliation of shipping bills with e-BRCs, and timely application for an Export Obligation Discharge Certificate after fulfilment.]]></description>
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<title>Multiplicity of Proceedings Under GST - When Two Authorities Cannot Pursue the Same Dispute PART I - From Cross-Empowerment to the Problem of Parallel Proceedings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 6(2)(b) restricts cross-empowered GST officers from initiating duplicate proceedings on the same subject matter, while preserving investigation of distinct violations. A summons, search or seizure alone does not automatically initiate proceedings because it is ordinarily investigative; a show cause notice crystallises the alleged contravention and proposed liability. The same taxpayer or tax period does not establish the same subject matter. The decisive question is whether the actions concern substantially the same transactions, allegations and tax liability. Fresh intelligence should be shared with the authority already handling an overlapping matter rather than creating parallel proceedings.]]></description>
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<title>Gold, Foreign Currency Reserves, De-dollarization, Customs Duty and Smuggling: An In-Depth Analysis.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Gold imports can increase dollar demand, foreign-exchange outflows and current-account pressure, with possible effects on the rupee and inflation. Customs duty moderates import demand and raises revenue, but excessive duty can create price differentials that encourage smuggling, revenue leakage and informal financial activity. Gold also diversifies reserve assets and supports selective de-dollarization, while dollar liquidity remains central to global trade and finance. Policy requires a balanced duty structure, adequate reserves, controlled import dependence and measures to mobilize domestic gold without encouraging illicit trade.]]></description>
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<title>ADR vs. Bonds - Everything You Need to Know</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ADRs provide foreign equity exposure through United States markets, representing shares held under a custodian and depositary arrangement. They can offer dividends, capital appreciation and international diversification, but involve market, currency, political, tax and liquidity risks. Bonds represent loans to issuers and provide periodic interest with principal repayment at maturity, without ownership or voting rights. Bonds support predictable income and capital preservation but remain subject to interest-rate, inflation, credit, reinvestment and liquidity risks. Combining both may balance growth exposure with income and stability according to investment objectives and risk tolerance.]]></description>
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<title>DGFT Introduces Digital Verification of Voluntary Duty Payments for EODC Processing under AA and EPCG Schemes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Digital verification of voluntary duty payments is available for EODC processing under the AA and EPCG Schemes through integration of Customs/ICEGATE payment data with the DGFT portal. Portal-displayed payment details are the official electronic record for processing and closure of applications for qualifying payments. Exporters must correctly enter the Licence Number and Importer Exporter Code, verify reflected payments before filing, and report missing payment records through the DGFT Helpdesk with supporting proof. Regional Authorities rely on the common electronic record, reducing physical documentation and manual verification.]]></description>
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<title>Govt to introduce bill in Lok Sabha to broaden NCDC's mandate for co-operative sector growth</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[National Cooperative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes to broaden the Corporation's mandate to promote co-operative development. It would permit direct loans and grants to co-operative societies and other entities engaged in co-operative development, where funds are used for co-operative purposes. With Central Government approval, the Corporation could participate in the share capital of such entities. The proposals also expand the meaning of foodstuffs, remove geographical restrictions for industrial-goods assistance, and provide additional functional powers.]]></description>
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<title>Classification of gst for our shop</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[GST classification may treat an outlet preparing juices and ice cream in-house and serving customers for immediate on-premises consumption as restaurant service under SAC 9963. The position is supported by seating, direct service on order, and absence of sealed products, wholesale supplies, online deliveries, or packaged takeaway sales. Restaurant service is described as taxable at 5 per cent without input tax credit. Classification may change where sealed takeaway containers, packaged retail products, distributor supplies, or wholesale sales are involved. In-house manufacture may distinguish the activity from an ice cream parlour selling already manufactured ice cream, but interpretational risk remains.]]></description>
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<title>Refund arising due to Inverted Duty Structure</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Refund of unutilised ITC from an inverted duty structure may include eligible SGST credit under Section 54(3) and Rule 89(5), without conversion into CGST or IGST. However, an SGST ledger balance is not automatically refundable and must be tested period-wise under the prescribed formula after adjusting refund already claimed. A filed RFD-01 generally cannot be amended to add omitted SGST, and another claim for the same period may raise duplicate-claim restrictions. Reconciliation of RFD-01 data, tax-head-wise ledger debits, formula eligibility and application status is necessary before pursuing a subsequent claim, withdrawal, refiling or utilisation against tax liability.]]></description>
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<title>GST applicability on leased out property for residential purpose</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Residential property leased to a GST-registered business entity as contractual lessee is subject to reverse charge, notwithstanding residential occupation by its consultant and family. The landlords' GST registration status does not change this treatment. Input tax credit on reverse-charge tax is uncertain where the accommodation is used personally, unless a documented business necessity under the consultancy arrangement establishes a sufficient business nexus. A direct lease to the consultant personally for family residence may ordinarily remain exempt if the business entity is not the actual recipient and the contractual and payment arrangements support that position.]]></description>
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<title>GST taxability in case of supply of security gaurd services--Reverse charge or forward charge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST treatment of security personnel services depends on the supplier's status and the recipient's registration. A private limited company, as a body corporate, is liable to charge and pay GST under forward charge. A proprietorship firm supplying security personnel services to a registered person is covered by reverse charge, with GST payable by the recipient. If the proprietorship supplies to an unregistered recipient, GST applies under forward charge and is payable by the supplier.]]></description>
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<title>AAP govt indulged in large-scale financial irregularities, caused losses to exchequer: Delhi minister</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Allegations based on a Comptroller and Auditor General report identified purported GST compliance failures involving outstanding tax liabilities, e-way bills generated after cancellation of GST registrations, limited bill scrutiny, non-compliance, and turnover mismatches. The allegations also concerned electricity subsidies extended to consumers with prolonged zero bills or apparent non-residence, presenting these issues as possible financial irregularities and losses to the public exchequer.]]></description>
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<title>ED files chargesheets in 2 PMLA cases against Anil Ambani Group companies, ex-executives</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Money-laundering prosecution complaints allege that funds from toll-road projects and credit facilities were diverted through group companies, contractors, shell entities and conduit accounts. In the toll-road matter, allegedly sham or back-dated subcontracting arrangements and subsequent documentation were used to portray transfers as genuine project expenditure. In the credit-facilities matter, fresh facilities were allegedly used to repay, rotate and evergreen earlier liabilities rather than for sanctioned end-use, with funds layered and presented as legitimate business expenditure or receipts. Attached assets are sought to be confiscated as alleged proceeds of crime.]]></description>
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<title>RJD criticises UDF govt's move not to disburse pensions through cooperative banks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Direct Benefit Transfer of social security and welfare pensions to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts is intended to replace cooperative-bank doorstep delivery, except for bedridden and similarly situated beneficiaries. The change addresses delays in remitting undistributed pensions, deficient record updates and reconciliation, duplicate payments, delivery incentives, and compliance with Direct Benefit Transfer norms. Criticism focuses on beneficiary access to linked commercial-bank accounts, possible minimum-balance deductions, exclusion of cooperative banks, and the effect on doorstep-delivery workers.]]></description>
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<title>GST on recovery of electricity charges under lease and PPA</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Electricity charges recovered by a lessor may be treated as part of a composite supply of renting where electricity is incidental to use of leased premises, particularly where no separate electricity agreement exists or a markup is charged. Separate contracting, billing and dedicated metering may support an independent exempt supply of electrical energy, though this remains disputed where the lessor procures electricity onward. Recovery at actual cost does not automatically qualify for pure-agent treatment, which requires satisfaction of prescribed conditions and may be difficult where the lessor is the contractual recipient.]]></description>
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<title>Export of Services - Remittance recieved on personal Savings account.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FEMA and RBI requirements require export proceeds to be realised and routed through an Authorised Dealer bank, but no identified provision specifically requires a sole proprietor exporting software services to maintain a Current Account. Purpose codes are reporting classifications used by Authorised Dealer banks. Where evidence such as invoices or contracts shows that a remittance concerns software services, no identified FEMA or RBI provision expressly bars correction of an erroneous purpose code. Written communication should record the correct classification, and a refusal may be challenged through the bank's grievance process.]]></description>
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<title>Reclaim of ITC (through TRAN-1) after reversal - redrafted issue id 121043</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Restoration of eligible transitional ITC through accepted TRAN-1 filing, after an earlier book reversal caused by a technical glitch, may be credited to the Statement of Profit and Loss as reinstatement of a previously written-off asset. Its presentation as "Other Income" can produce a GSTR-9C reconciliation difference but does not itself make the amount taxable turnover. GST liability requires a taxable supply; the accounting restoration, absent goods or services, consideration, or deemed supply, is characterised as an accounting adjustment. Separate allegations concerning wrongful availment or excess utilisation require independent examination.]]></description>
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<title>Foreign exchange fluctuation income booked</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Unrealised foreign exchange translation gains recognised on year-end restatement under AS-11 or Ind AS 21 are described as notional accounting adjustments, not consideration for a supply. Their disclosure in GSTR-9C serves reconciliation between financial statements and GST returns and does not itself establish taxability. The discussion distinguishes such unrealised gains from realised gains on settlement of an underlying taxable supply, which may affect that supply's value. A response should explain the accounting treatment and demonstrate that the reported amount is a non-supply reconciliation item.]]></description>
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<title>Reclaim of ITC (through TRAN-1) after reversal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A credit to the profit and loss account arising from reclaimed transitional input tax credit, after its approved availment through TRAN-1, does not by itself constitute a supply liable to GST. GST liability requires a taxable supply, and the accounting entry should be established as an input tax credit reclaim rather than consideration arising from a supply. The clarification states that the credit availed through TRAN-1 received departmental approval.]]></description>
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<title>Delayed LUT Application and Filing of Pending GST Returns for Export of Services</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Delayed LUT filing for genuine export of services is presented as a condonable procedural lapse where export proceeds comply with applicable FEMA/RBI requirements. Pending GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns may report the invoices as zero-rated supplies without IGST payment, subject to acceptance or regularisation of the delayed LUT. Export and remittance records, including foreign inward remittance or bank realisation evidence, should be retained for refund processing, assessment, audit, or scrutiny.]]></description>
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<title>sec 44ad and sec 44ab inter change</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 44AD may be adopted where the assessee satisfies its eligibility conditions and turnover is within the applicable threshold, notwithstanding tax audits under section 44AB in earlier years. If turnover subsequently exceeds the presumptive-taxation limit, income may be computed under normal provisions and audit liability must be assessed independently. This statutory ineligibility differs from voluntary departure while eligible, which may trigger the five-year restriction. The enhanced turnover threshold depends on the prescribed cash-receipt condition, and transition to the Income-tax Act, 2025 retains the restriction.]]></description>
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<title>Raymond Limited reports a healthy Q1 FY27 performance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Raymond Limited reported unaudited first-quarter FY27 growth in total income, EBITDA and profit before tax before exceptional items, while remaining net-debt-free with a net cash surplus. Its Engineering business comprises Precision Technology  Auto Components and Aerospace  Defence. Growth in the former was attributed to export expansion, operating leverage, product mix and cost reductions. Aerospace  Defence growth was linked to production for global OEMs, portfolio expansion and increased capacity, although margins were affected by targeted research and development investment. Forward-looking statements remain subject to regulatory, political, economic and technological risks.]]></description>
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<title>Why Most People Choose the Wrong Savings Account And How Not to Be One of Them</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Savings-account selection should compare effective interest returns under slab-based rates, recurring operating charges and the customer's actual banking needs. Net value depends not only on advertised rates but also on relevant minimum-balance, card, ATM, alert and transfer fees. Digital reliability, customer support, branch availability and ATM access should be assessed according to the customer's average balance, cash use, transfer frequency, travel patterns and need for in-person assistance. The suitable account is one that matches real banking behaviour.]]></description>
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<title>Risk-based postal import clearance standardises electronic assessment, document requests, duty realisation and delivery controls at Foreign Post Offices.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A uniform, technology-driven procedure governs clearance of personal imported goods through Foreign Post Offices under the Postal Import Regulations, 2025. Postal authorities must electronically present article lists and goods on arrival; customs assessment is risk-based through the FPO Import Application and Risk Management System, with physical examination generally limited to selected or intelligence-based cases. Officers may issue specific consolidated electronic document-call letters and, after 30 days without an adequate response, assess using available records under the Customs Act. Clearance is issued electronically after assessment and customs formalities, and postal authorities must not deliver articles before clearance and duty payment or realisation. Commercial postal imports remain subject to the existing procedure.]]></description>
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<title>Customs Cargo Service Provider appointment extends custodianship to additional terminal land, subject to cargo-control, security and licence conditions.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gateway Terminals India Pvt. Ltd. is appointed as custodian and Customs Cargo Service Provider for an additional land parcel incorporated into its existing Customs Area at Jawaharlal Nehru Port. The area may be used only for Customs-authorised receipt, stacking, storage and handling of EXIM cargo, subject to the port licence and compliance with the Customs Act and the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009. The provider must maintain prescribed security, access controls, cargo-safety measures, boundary demarcation and infrastructure, and cannot alter the layout, boundaries or use without prior Customs approval. The approval takes immediate effect and remains valid only during the underlying land licence, unless earlier modified, withdrawn or cancelled.]]></description>
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<title>DPIIT-recognized start-ups gain Source from India access through active IEC status, including an exception to export-realisation eligibility.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DPIIT-recognized start-ups may create "Source from India" microsites on the Trade Connect ePlatform and receive a start-up badge where they satisfy the existing exporter eligibility criteria. A special exception also permits DPIIT-recognized start-ups that do not meet those criteria to register if they hold an active IEC and are not listed in the DEL. Eligibility and onboarding are verified through DGFT IEC and eBRC database records, with eBRC data serving as the reference for export-realisation eligibility. Users linked to eligible or specially excepted IECs will receive the microsite-creation option on their dashboard; approved profiles become publicly visible to international buyers.]]></description>
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<title>RBI has proactively helped UCBs; cooperatives should look at regulator differently: Shah</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Urban cooperative banks are encouraged to recognise regulatory support through liberalised branch opening, doorstep banking, demand drafts, life certificates, dedicated regulatory coordination, enhanced gold-loan limits, one-time settlements and progress towards on-tap licensing. Sound governance is material to sectoral stability, while small-borrower lending is presented as a comparatively safe lending segment. The umbrella body can support member banks through technical expertise, compliance assistance, cybersecurity solutions and participation in a security operations centre to strengthen depositor confidence.]]></description>
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<title>Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and aT Host '2026 K-Food Fair in New Delhi, India'</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Korean food export promotion in India and South Asia combined business consultations with consumer-facing activities. Individual meetings connected Korean exporters with regional buyers and generated memoranda of understanding for products including frozen gimbap, ginseng wine and kombucha. Exporters received on-site guidance concerning non-tariff barriers, including food import customs clearance and certification requirements. Preparatory online sessions addressed import procedures, regulatory matters and consumer trends, while consumer events promoted Korean food through tasting, retail and experiential activities.]]></description>
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<title>No compromise on tackling illegal immigrants' issue: Minister Priyank Kharge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Illegal immigration enforcement involves continuous identification and verification operations, coordination with relevant officials, and confidential investigation of networks facilitating entry, identity documentation, accommodation and employment. Enquiries extend to intermediaries, contractors, Aadhaar procurement and verification practices, rather than focusing only on apprehended individuals. Citizen vigilantism, moral policing and social-media targeting of suspected migrants are discouraged because they may compromise investigations; information should instead be given through proper police channels.]]></description>
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<title>Technology, transparency key for urban cooperative banks to stay competitive: Shah</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Technology adoption, transparency, sound governance and modern customer services are identified as necessary for urban cooperative banks to remain competitive. Banks are encouraged to join the sector's umbrella organisation and self-regulatory body, which provides capital, information-technology infrastructure and liquidity support. Protection of depositors' money remains a regulatory responsibility, while banks are expected to improve governance, train staff, adopt technology and enhance customer-centric services. Customer prosperity and reduced perception gaps between the central bank and urban cooperative banks are emphasised as measures to strengthen the sector.]]></description>
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<title>Paul Merchants Gets RBI Approval for Perpetual AD Category-II Licence Under Revised FEMA Framework</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An Authorised Dealer Category-II approval under the Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026 enables Paul Merchants to undertake additional permissible non-trade current account transactions under FEMA, excluding gifts and donations, and foreign trade transactions within the applicable per-transaction limit. The approval supports foreign exchange and cross-border payment services, including overseas remittances for education, medical treatment, travel, and conference or event participation.]]></description>
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<title>Supersession Notification No. 7332-FIN-CTGST-TAX-0001-2026/F, dated the 19th March, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Appellate Tribunal filing timelines under the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 are revised. Appeals for orders communicated before 1 May 2026 and applications for orders passed before 1 February 2026 may be filed up to 31 July 2026. Appeals and applications relating to later orders remain governed by the statutory periods of three months from communication and six months from the order date, respectively. The earlier notification is superseded, subject to actions already taken or omitted, and the revision is deemed effective from 30 June 2026.]]></description>
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<title>IEPFA Organises Stakeholder Engagement with Nodal Officers of Companies on Integrated IEPFA Portal 2.0</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Integrated IEPFA Portal 2.0 is proposed to modernise investor claim processing through digital KYC, pre-filled Form IEPF-5, entitlement search, and a simplified e-Verification Report filing workflow. Stakeholder feedback included Aadhaar eKYC address validation, KYC for authorised representatives, entitlement-letter validation checks, bulk DSC and eSign functionality, integration of approved IEPF Form-4 data, lower-value share valuation using NSE and BSE data, and alerts for frequent address changes to prevent fraud.]]></description>
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<title>Condonation of delayed GST appeals can preserve merits review and suspend recovery pending appellate determination of tax liability.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Condonation of delay in a statutory GST appeal is discussed in the context of recovery proceedings initiated while a belated appeal against an adjudication order remains pending. The note describes circumstances in which, owing to the assessee's factual challenge to tax liability and the particular facts presented, delayed appellate access may be permitted and recovery action, including bank-account recovery, may be set aside. It also highlights that condonation does not determine the underlying tax demand: the appellate authority must examine the merits independently, with all contentions on liability remaining open.]]></description>
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<title>Opportunity to respond to show-cause notices restored as tax demand and time-barred appellate orders were set aside</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Assessment orders passed without the taxpayer's replies to show-cause notices were set aside after the High Court accepted that bona fide reasons, unavoidable circumstances and sufficient cause had prevented participation. Applying a justice-oriented approach, the Court also set aside the consequential appellate order that had rejected the appeals as time-barred. Subject to costs, the proceedings were remitted to the assessing authority from the stage of filing replies, with directions to allow submission of documents and provide a sufficient and reasonable hearing before fresh adjudication.]]></description>
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<title>GST self-assessment scrutiny must precede demand proceedings alleging undervaluation of bank guarantees and suppressed taxable value.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[GST demand alleging suppression of taxable value in bank guarantees should follow scrutiny and verification of self-assessment returns. The GST framework permits scrutiny, audit, special audit, inspection and investigation to identify possible revenue leakage; a Form GST DRC-01 notice should not be issued directly without first undertaking the relevant exercise. The demand order discussed was quashed and remitted for inspection or investigation and, if warranted, fresh determination of revenue leakage from guarantees issued to customers. The valuation and taxability issues concerning corporate guarantees were left open. Limitation exclusion was directed for the intervening period, and recovery remained in abeyance pending the statutory exercise.]]></description>
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<title>Provisional attachment expires after its statutory duration, making the challenge infructuous without a merits determination.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A provisional attachment under the Telangana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 operates for only one year from the date of its order. On expiry of that statutory period, the attachment ceases automatically by operation of law, making a merits determination of its validity unnecessary. The writ petition challenging the attachment was therefore disposed of as infructuous, while preserving the Bank's liberty to pursue other remedies in accordance with law if required.]]></description>
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<title>Ophthalmic surgical microscopes fall under medical instruments heading 9018 and qualify for the concessional GST rate.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ophthalmic binocular surgical microscopes are classified under tariff heading 9018 because they are specialised instruments for eye examination and surgery, and the relevant explanatory notes exclude them from heading 9011 for compound optical microscopes. Heading 9012, covering non-optical microscopes and related scientific apparatus, does not apply. As goods under heading 9018, these microscopes fall within Entry No. 483 of Schedule I to Notification No. 09/2025-Central Tax (Rate) and attract GST at 5 per cent.]]></description>
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<title>Paper bag classification under the concessional entry places qualifying paper sacks and bags at the lower GST rate.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Paper bags made of paper or paperboard and classifiable under tariff item 48194000 fall within Entry 319 of Schedule I to Notification No. 09/2025-Central Tax (Rate). The entry covers paper sacks/bags and biodegradable bags under Chapters 39 and 48, prescribing GST at 5%. The note describes the inclusion as addressing eco-friendly alternatives to conventional plastic bags, with Chapter 48 covering paper bags and Chapter 39 covering biodegradable plastic bags.]]></description>
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<title>Conditional remand cannot extinguish statutory appeal rights; invalid ex parte orders require fresh reasoned merits adjudication.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Tribunal cannot condition remand for breach of natural justice on payment of costs so that default automatically validates an invalid ex parte appellate order. Although it may impose ordinary procedural costs, its discretion cannot defeat the statutory right of appeal or make the remedy illusory; the automatic-confirmation clause was quashed and the appeal restored unconditionally for merits adjudication. A first appellate authority must issue a speaking order stating the points for determination, decision and reasons; the non-speaking ex parte order was void. For the unsecured-loan addition, banking and corporate records required proper factual evaluation, and general third-party reports without independent inquiry were insufficient; the issue was remanded for fresh adjudication.]]></description>
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<title>Retrospective tax amendments cannot create new liability for offshore technical services or override favourable treaty interpretation.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Retrospective taxation through a purportedly clarificatory amendment cannot create a fresh charge or withdraw benefits accrued under the unamended law. The Finance Act, 2010 amendment to section 9, which dispensed with the requirement that technical services be rendered in India, was treated as substantive and applied prospectively despite its stated retrospective date. The notes also state that beneficial Board circulars could be withdrawn only prospectively. Where domestic law and the India-USA DTAA permitted competing interpretations, the interpretation favourable to the assessee prevailed; technical-service income required rendition and utilisation of services in India. The amendment therefore could not impose tax on offshore technical services retrospectively.]]></description>
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<title>Inter-co-operative society interest exemption protects co-operative banks from withholding tax on deposits paid to non-member societies.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interest paid by a co-operative bank to another co-operative society, including a non-member depositor society, falls within the inter-co-operative-society exemption from tax deduction at source. The exclusion of co-operative banks from the member-payment limb does not extend to the separate limb covering payments between co-operative societies; a co-operative bank retains its character as a co-operative society. The recipient society's eligibility for deduction of its income is determined at assessment stage and does not govern the payer's independent transactional withholding obligation. Accordingly, the co-operative bank was not required to deduct tax on such interest and could not be treated as an assessee in default.]]></description>
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<title>Finality of judicial findings required compounding fee recomputation under earlier guidelines, barring application of later revised guidelines.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Finality of an earlier judicial determination prevented the Department from reopening the applicable compounding guidelines when calculating the compounding fee. The article explains that a direction to quantify the fee required calculation rather than fresh adjudication, and that statutory instructions on compounding could not displace a binding inter partes finding that the 2008 CBDT Guidelines governed the application. It further notes that the 2024 Guidelines on fresh applications were limited to applications rejected for specified curable defects and did not cover applications rejected on merits. The fee was therefore to be recomputed under the 2008 Guidelines after crediting the amount already paid.]]></description>
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<title>Post-search scrutiny assessment remains available where original assessment limitation is unexpired, permitting timely completion under regular assessment procedure.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A search initiated after 1 April 2021 does not itself bar a regular scrutiny assessment under Section 143(3). The post-search deeming provision for information suggesting escaped income permits reassessment under Sections 147 and 148 where original assessment proceedings have concluded or the time limit for scrutiny has expired. Where a return can still be processed or subjected to scrutiny within limitation, it may be addressed under Sections 143(1) or 143(3). A timely notice for scrutiny and timely assessment therefore remain valid despite the search. Participation in proceedings without objection also supported rejection of the jurisdictional challenge and consequential recovery action.]]></description>
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<title>Reassessment procedure: participation may cure objections to an absent scrutiny notice, while additions must retain nexus with recorded reasons.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reassessment proceedings initiated by a notice under section 148 treat the return filed in response as a return under section 139. A notice under section 143(2) is required only where the Assessing Officer considers verification necessary or expedient; its absence does not by itself invalidate reassessment, particularly where the taxpayer participated in the proceedings and section 292BB applies. Additions made during reassessment must retain a direct nexus with the recorded reasons for reopening. Where a claimed business loss is set off against unreported non-compete income forming the basis for reopening, examination of that loss is connected to the recorded reasons; the substantive justification remains examinable in statutory appeal.]]></description>
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<title>Reasonable cause for notice non-compliance during pandemic disruption prevented penalty for a technical default by an educational trust.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pandemic-related disruption, a plausible bona fide belief about return-filing obligations, and subsequent participation in assessment proceedings are identified as reasonable cause for non-compliance with statutory notices by an educational trust. The note states that mere non-compliance, without independent material showing deliberate or wilful disregard, does not justify penalty. It further describes penalty provisions as quasi-criminal and inapplicable to technical or venial defaults where surrounding circumstances establish reasonable cause. On these grounds, the penalty for non-compliance with statutory notices was described as unsustainable and deleted.]]></description>
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<title>Charitable trust exemption survives section 13 violations except to the extent income benefits specified persons or trustees.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Violation of section 13 by a charitable trust does not require denial of exemption for its entire income. The notes explain that only income or property applied for the benefit of specified persons, including trustees, is taxable at the maximum marginal rate, while the balance remains eligible for exemption under section 11 subject to other statutory conditions. This position is supported by CBDT Circular No. 387 and the judicial authorities discussed. The assessment is therefore to be recomputed by restricting the denial of exemption to the value of any benefit conferred on trustees, rather than taxing the trust's entire income.]]></description>
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<title>Balance-sheet reclassifications do not create taxable income without a profit-and-loss debit, deduction claim, or established charging basis.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Balance-sheet reclassifications arising from capitalisation of project expenditure and reversal of duplicate entries do not, by themselves, create taxable income. Transfer of Capital Work-in-Progress or pre-operative expenditure to fixed assets is characterised as a balance-sheet movement rather than revenue expenditure where no debit is made to the Profit and Loss Account and no deduction is claimed in computing income. A reduction in an asset account cannot support an addition merely from a numerical difference; taxability requires examination of corresponding ledger entries and a demonstrated charging or deeming basis, taxable benefit, remission, or inadmissible expenditure. The notes state that the Revenue's additions were deleted on these grounds.]]></description>
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<title>Bona fide deduction claims and unspecified penalty notices prevent under-reporting penalty under section 270A.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A bona fide deduction claim under section 80P(2)(a)(i), previously accepted in scrutiny assessment and rectification proceedings, was not treated as under-reported income in the stated circumstances. The notes state that section 270A(1) uses "may", requiring consideration of the full circumstances rather than automatic penalty. They further state that a penalty notice and order referring only generally to section 270A, without specifying the applicable sub-clause or limb, cannot sustain the penalty. The reported conclusion is that the penalty for under-reporting was deleted.]]></description>
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<title>Permanent establishment requirements were unmet, so offshore supply and repair receipts remained outside Indian taxation under the treaty.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Permanent establishment requirements under Article 5 of the India-US DTAA were not met because the Revenue did not establish that the associated enterprise's project office was available to the assessee or that it habitually concluded contracts, maintained stock, or secured orders for it. No fixed place PE or dependent agent PE existed, so no profit attribution arose. Separate offshore supply and repair agreements were supported by the bid terms and contractual arrangements; supplies, repairs and transfer of title occurred outside India. The allegation of artificial contract splitting lacked support. Accordingly, offshore supply, repair and refurbishment receipts were not taxable in India, and the assessment order was set aside.]]></description>
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<title>HUF property taxation: individual ownership evidence excluded stamp-duty value difference from taxation under the deemed receipt provision.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 56(2)(vii)(b) does not apply to an HUF where documentary evidence shows that immovable property was acquired by its Karta in an individual capacity. The sale agreement, patta and encumbrance certificate supported individual ownership, while an erroneous reference to the HUF PAN in the sale deed did not establish that the HUF funded or owned the property. The addition based on the difference between stamp-duty value and consideration was therefore deleted. Documents considered by the appellate authority were already furnished during reassessment, so their consideration did not constitute admission of additional evidence under Rule 46A.]]></description>
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<title>Binding interim judicial directions protected employers from withholding default on foreign-leg leave travel concession payments despite later clarification.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Binding interim judicial directions on tax deduction for leave travel concession payments involving foreign travel are described as prevailing over the employer's statutory withholding obligation during their operation. Although a later Supreme Court ruling clarified that leave travel concession with a foreign leg was not exempt, the notes state that this ruling could not retrospectively impose default liability on an employer that complied with the interim directions. The employer was therefore not treated as an assessee in default, and consequential interest did not survive; demands for tax and interest were deleted.]]></description>
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<title>Rectification jurisdiction excludes debatable income computation, leaving capital receipt and expenditure treatment for appellate determination.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rectification under section 154 is confined to manifest, patent and self-evident mistakes apparent from the record; it cannot resolve issues requiring factual examination, legal interpretation or a choice between possible views. Although non-consideration of a binding judgment may constitute such a mistake, disputed computation of taxable income after denial of exemption to an educational society-including treatment of capital receipts and capital expenditure-requires examination of the nature of receipts, expenditure and the applicable computation method. As those questions were debatable and formed part of a pending quantum appeal, rectification could not be used as a review mechanism or substitute for appellate adjudication. The rectification application was therefore rejected, subject to pursuit of grounds in the quantum appeal.]]></description>
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<title>Independent show-cause notices remain separate proceedings, while customs adjudication challenges should ordinarily follow the statutory appellate remedy.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Separate customs show-cause notices arising from the same investigation retain independent statutory foundations and do not merge merely because they are assigned to one adjudicating authority or heard together. An interim stay confined to proceedings under the notice relating to earlier imports therefore did not bar adjudication under the distinct notice concerning seized goods. Challenges alleging non-supply of relied-upon documents, inadequate hearing and prejudice required examination of the adjudication record and were left to the effective statutory appellate remedy before CESTAT. The interim stay on adjudication of the earlier-import notice was vacated; limitation, Call Book treatment and extension issues remained open, subject to an effective hearing and compliance with natural justice.]]></description>
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<title>Jurisdictional notice requirement invalidates scrutiny assessments when the assessing officer completing assessment issued no statutory notice.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A scrutiny assessment requires notice under section 143(2) from the jurisdictional Assessing Officer who completes the assessment. The notes state that a notice issued by a different officer does not cure the defect where there is no transfer order under section 127 or CBDT jurisdictional transfer, and the completing officer issues no fresh notice. As such notice is a mandatory condition for a valid assessment, the assessment is without jurisdiction and must be quashed; other grounds then become academic.]]></description>
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<title>Reasonable cause for emergency cash loans protected genuine acceptance and repayment transactions from statutory penalties.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Penalty for cash loan acceptance and repayment is not automatic where a bona fide reasonable cause exists. The notes state that emergency funding needs justified genuine cash loans because the lenders' identity and creditworthiness were undisputed, with no finding of unaccounted income or tax evasion. In the absence of deliberate disregard of law, contumacious conduct, or intent to defeat the restriction, the acceptance penalty was deleted. The same accepted explanation and reasonable-cause protection applied to cash repayment of those loans, resulting in deletion of the repayment penalty as well.]]></description>
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<title>Institutional incapacity in customs settlement proceedings excludes non-functional quorum periods from statutory disposal timelines, preventing automatic abatement.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Institutional incapacity caused by the absence of quorum in customs settlement proceedings warrants exclusion of the non-functional period when calculating the statutory disposal timeline. The discussion explains that abatement for failure to pass a settlement order presupposes a duly constituted forum capable of acting and should not apply where the applicant has completed required steps but the Interim Board cannot legally decide the matter. On that basis, the period of incapacity is excluded, abatement communications are set aside, and the reconstituted Board must resume and expeditiously determine pending applications without addressing their merits.]]></description>
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<title>Credible material of corruption is required for an independent investigation; clearance delays and valuation disputes alone are insufficient.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A CBI investigation into alleged Customs corruption requires credible material disclosing a cognizable offence or reasonable suspicion of abuse of office; delayed clearance, valuation differences, or misdescription alone do not establish corruption. As no material indicated illegal gratification, record manipulation, or abuse of authority, the investigation request was rejected. Compensation for loss from delayed clearance involved disputed facts on causation and responsibility and could not be determined in writ jurisdiction; civil or other competent remedies remained available. Policy formulation on import clearance and penalties for delay lies with the legislature and executive absent a statutory or constitutional duty, so the policy-related prayers were rejected.]]></description>
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<title>Baggage import jurisdiction remains outside Tribunal appeals, directing confiscation and penalty disputes to the statutory revisional remedy.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first proviso to Section 129A(1) excludes Tribunal appellate jurisdiction over orders relating to goods imported as passenger baggage. The exclusion applies according to the nature of the goods and the impugned order, so disputes concerning declaration, interception, passenger eligibility, confiscation, or penalty do not confer Tribunal jurisdiction. Such baggage-import matters fall within the statutory revisional jurisdiction of the competent Revisional Authority. The discussion notes that appellate papers may be returned to allow the affected party to pursue that revisional remedy, without examination of the merits of the confiscation or penalty.]]></description>
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<title>Glow Plug Control Units classified as engine starting equipment; extended demand and penalty fail without suppression or evasion intent.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Glow Plug Control Units regulating heating current to diesel-engine glow plugs are classifiable under CTH 8511 as electrical ignition or starting equipment. Chapter 90 excludes electrical circuit-control apparatus more specifically covered by Chapter 85, while CTH 8537 requires a board, panel or similar base with two or more control apparatus, which a single electronic module did not satisfy. Applying GIR 1, Section XVI functional-unit notes and HSN guidance, the unit and glow plugs form a functional system assisting engine ignition; the normal-period demand was sustained. Earlier clearance of identical imports under the declared classification negated suppression or intent to evade, so the extended-period demand and penalty were set aside.]]></description>
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<title>IGST import refund limitation commenced only after a prescribed mechanism existed, making United Nations agency claims timely.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Refund claims for IGST paid on imported goods by a United Nations agency were not time-barred because, before Circular No. 23/2019-Customs, no authority was prescribed to receive such claims despite the statutory entitlement to refund. Applying the binding CESTAT decision in World Health Organization, limitation ran from 1 August 2019, with the Supreme Court's COVID-19 limitation extension also applying. The Tribunal therefore set aside the orders rejecting the claims as time-barred and allowed the appeals with consequential relief.]]></description>
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<title>Customs supervision charges cannot shift to cost recovery without an actual exclusive officer posting beyond regular staffing.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Customs supervision charges for a special warehouse depend on the recovery mode determined after assessing operational requirements and distance from the customs office. Cost-recovery charges apply where Customs officers are additionally sanctioned and exclusively posted beyond regular staffing, whereas Merchant Overtime charges apply where supervision is charged, paid and accepted on that basis. An undertaking to bear Customs supervision costs does not prescribe either method as the exclusive recovery mode. Differential cost-recovery charges cannot rest on an assumed Inspector posting where no proposal or actual exclusive cost-recovery posting exists.]]></description>
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<title>Interactive touchscreen panels with integrated computing functions fall under automatic data-processing machines rather than display monitors for customs classification.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Interactive LED touchscreen display panels incorporating a CPU, GPU, RAM and storage are discussed as integrated systems with automatic data-processing capability rather than mere display devices. The classification analysis identifies Customs Tariff Item 8471 41 90 for automatic data-processing machines as the applicable entry, instead of Customs Tariff Item 8528 59 00 for display monitors. The note refers to prior Tribunal decisions treating comparable interactive flat panels as falling under heading 8471, supporting classification based on their integrated computing functions.]]></description>
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<title>Ex parte injunction service requirements were substantially met, while civil recovery and SFIO investigation into provident fund defalcation continued.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Substantial compliance with Order XXXIX Rule 3 CPC was found where defendants received the injunction application and plaint, relevant annexures were available, and service occurred before the returnable date, enabling an effective response; the interim injunction therefore continued. The exempted establishment had a prima facie civil claim over alleged provident fund trust defalcation, and statutory provident fund inquiry powers did not exclude civil court jurisdiction. Non-disclosure of a contemplated complaint and later FIR was not material suppression because it would not have affected interim relief; parallel civil and criminal proceedings could continue. The High Court could direct an SFIO investigation where the alleged diversion concerned company affairs, multiple units, and social-security funds.]]></description>
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<title>Foreign judgment presumption supports asset disclosure, while appellate review preserves reasonably exercised interlocutory discretion and maintains restraint directions.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Asset disclosure for prospective attachment may be ordered from the commencement of foreign proceedings where the period is undisputed; disclosure identifies assets and does not decide whether they are attachable. Certified foreign judgments carry a mandatory presumption of competent jurisdiction under the CPC, which must be rebutted by credible evidence rather than disagreement with findings or bare reliance on statutory exceptions. Prior anti-enforcement proceedings and findings concerning diversion of assets supported the disclosure and restraint directions. Appellate intervention in interlocutory discretion is limited to arbitrary, capricious, perverse, or legally erroneous exercises of discretion; a reasonably possible first-instance view should not be replaced. The disclosure and restraint directions were maintained and the appeal dismissed.]]></description>
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<title>Reasoned fraud classification requires disclosed application of mind, while adequate prior opportunity satisfies natural justice requirements.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fraud-account classification requires a reasoned order showing due application of mind, although the reasons need not match the detail of a judicial judgment. The order identified grounds under the Fraud Master Circular and recorded audit findings on diversion of funds through an undisclosed account, related-party transactions, unjustified transfers and interest-free advances; it was therefore adequately reasoned. Natural justice was not breached because the petitioners had received and discussed the draft audit report, had opportunities to provide material, and received the final report with the show-cause notice. The HC dismissed the writ petition, upholding the fraud classification.]]></description>
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<title>Enforcement of resolution-plan directions continues without a Supreme Court stay, preventing suspension of redistribution and escrowed-fund distribution.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enforcement of appellate directions under an approved resolution plan remains effective unless the Supreme Court grants a stay. The note explains that an earlier appellate direction had recognised an admitted claim and required the Monitoring Committee to redistribute plan allocations and determine distribution of escrowed funds. As no stay against distribution had been obtained in the pending Supreme Court challenge, the Tribunal declined to suspend implementation or permit exclusive implementation of the CoC resolution. The application to restrain distribution was therefore dismissed as misconceived.]]></description>
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<title>Third-party ownership claims over attached property require Special Court adjudication where purchasers lack registered sale deeds and bona fides remain unresolved.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Third-party claims to attached property under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act require adjudication before the Special Court where purchasers rely on agreements to sell but hold no registered sale deeds. The Tribunal noted that the available material could not conclusively establish whether the purchasers were bona fide or colluded with the principal accused, despite possible vendor misdeclaration that plots remained unsold. Purchasers may pursue their ownership and release claims before the Special Court, while the Enforcement Directorate may verify the claims and report to that Court; no final finding on bona fides or ownership was made.]]></description>
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<title>Pure-agent reimbursements in clearing and forwarding services are excluded from taxable value when qualifying third-party payments are properly recorded.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Qualifying pure-agent reimbursements incurred by a clearing and forwarding service provider on behalf of a service recipient are excluded from taxable value where they are paid to third parties, reimbursed by the recipient, and appropriately recorded and adjusted in the provider's books. The note explains that such expenditure falls within Rule 5(2) of the Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006. On the stated facts, the service-tax demand was set aside, with consequential deletion of interest and the penalty for suppression, because the reimbursed amounts could not be included in the value of taxable services.]]></description>
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<title>Original works valuation applies to showroom fit-outs, while forfeited purchase advances and fire-loss reimbursements are not taxable services.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Showroom fit-out works that transform bare commercial structures into functional showrooms through flooring, ceilings, partitions, HVAC, fire-suppression and plumbing qualify as original works for works contract valuation. The article states that service tax may therefore be determined on the prescribed portion of contract value under rule 2A(ii)(A), with the applicable abatement, making a demand based on denial of original-works valuation unsustainable. It further notes that an advance forfeited when a customer fails to purchase ordered goods, and reimbursement for goods lost in a fire, are not consideration for services and are not subject to service tax. With no demand surviving, penalties do not arise.]]></description>
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<title>Order under section 45(3)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 2025 read with Rule 35 of the Income Tax Rules, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Approval for scientific research is granted to M/s Center for Incubation Innovation Research and Consultancy under section 45(3)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 read with Rule 35 of the Income-tax Rules, 2026. The approval applies for five tax years, from Tax Year 2026-27 through Tax Year 2030-31.]]></description>
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<title>No 10% Pre-Deposit for Penalty-Only GST Appeals Where SCN Preceded the 01.10.2025 Amendment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The substituted proviso to Section 107(6) of the CGST Act imposes a pre-deposit condition for appeals against penalty-only orders. The reported decision treats the right of appeal as a substantive appellate package that vests when the lis commences. Where a show cause notice preceded the amendment, the appeal remains governed by the earlier regime, even if the adjudication order or appeal follows the amendment. An appellate authority has no inherent power to waive a statutory pre-deposit, while the amended condition's constitutional validity for later-initiated proceedings remains unaddressed.]]></description>
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<title>JOINT REPAYMENT PLAN</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Multiple personal guarantors to the same corporate debtor are ordinarily subject to separate insolvency applications and individual assessment of assets, liabilities, income, expenses and repayment capacity. Although the Code does not expressly provide for a joint repayment plan, it does not expressly bar one. With consent of all guarantors, common liabilities and substantially common creditors, guarantors may seek NCLT permission to submit a coordinated repayment plan through the resolution professional, while preserving each guarantor's independent liability and protecting creditor rights.]]></description>
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<title>No 10% pre-deposit required on any Penalty-only order from SCN issued prior to October 01, 2025</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Vested appellate rights under the CGST Act arise when adjudicatory proceedings commence through issuance of a show cause notice and include the applicable pre-deposit conditions. The substituted penalty-only pre-deposit requirement effective from October 1, 2025 does not apply to proceedings initiated before that date absent express or necessarily implied retrospective intent. Substitution and the absence of a saving clause do not divest accrued appellate rights. Although an Appellate Authority cannot waive an applicable statutory pre-deposit for financial hardship, appeals arising from pre-amendment show cause notices may be filed without the newly introduced penalty pre-deposit, subject to admitted liability.]]></description>
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<title>Corporate Guarantees Under GST - When Group Support Enters The Tax Net Part III (Concluding Part) - When Valuation Meets Compliance: The Practical GST Framework</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Corporate guarantee GST treatment requires first determining taxable supply, then applying the valuation rule in force, and finally addressing compliance. A lender takeover alone does not create a fresh guarantee supply unless the guarantee is renewed or replaced. Co-guarantors are valued according to their respective exposure, while guarantee tenure determines the period for applying the annual benchmark. Domestic guarantors pay under forward charge; overseas guarantors shift liability to the Indian recipient under reverse charge. Input tax credit does not depend on loan disbursement, subject to statutory conditions and proper documentation.]]></description>
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<title>CORPORATE GUARANTEES UNDER GST - UNDERSTANDING THE LAW BEYOND THE GUARANTEE COMMISSION PART II - FROM TAXABILITY TO VALUATION: HOW SHOULD A CORPORATE GUARANTEE BE VALUED UNDER GST?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Corporate guarantees issued or renewed before 26 October 2023 are valued under the general Rule 28 framework, including invoice-value deeming where the recipient has full input tax credit. From that date, Rule 28(2) prescribes, subject to that relaxation, a value of one per cent per annum of the amount guaranteed or actual consideration, whichever is higher. Valuation is proportionate to the guarantee period, based on the guaranteed amount rather than loan disbursement, and must reflect changes, renewals, recipient location and applicable export-of-services conditions.]]></description>
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<title>Corporate Guarantees Under GST - From Commercial Support To Taxability And Valuation Part I - Understanding the Transaction and Its Tax Foundations</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Corporate guarantees between related persons may constitute supplies under GST even where no guarantee commission is charged, because Section 7 read with Schedule I covers specified related-party supplies made without consideration. This differs from the service tax framework, where consideration was essential to establish a taxable service and notional guarantee commission could not create taxability. Once supply is established under GST, valuation must be determined separately. General related-party valuation applied until 25.10.2023; Rule 28(2), effective from 26.10.2023, introduced a special corporate-guarantee valuation mechanism.]]></description>
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<title>DGFT Introduces India's First Inventory-Based Cross-Border E-Commerce Export Framework: A Landmark Reform for Digital Exports</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Inventory-based cross-border e-commerce exports operate through an Exporter-on-Record that procures Indian goods from GST-registered Sellers-on-Record against confirmed overseas orders and assumes all export, logistics, compliance, returns and incentive-claim responsibilities. Export inventory must be export-designated, segregated, digitally identifiable and fully traceable, and may not enter domestic commerce. The Exporter-on-Record must pay sellers within seven days regardless of overseas payment, returns or cancellations. Export incentives must be shared with sellers according to FOB value after receipt, while GST refunds remain the Exporter-on-Record's entitlement.]]></description>
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<title>No Input Tax Credit Without Actual Tax Remittance: Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutional Validity of Section 16(2)(c) of the CGST Act, 2017.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Input Tax Credit under Section 16(2)(c) of the CGST Act is discussed as conditional upon actual remittance to the Government of tax charged on the underlying supply. The article addresses denial or reversal of credit where a recipient has complied with invoice, receipt, payment, and reporting requirements but the supplier defaults in depositing tax. It describes ITC as a statutory concession tied to supplier compliance, while noting a mechanism for re-availment after payment by the supplier. The discussion identifies vendor due diligence, reconciliation, compliance monitoring, and contractual safeguards as measures to manage resulting credit risk.]]></description>
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<title>Grey Areas in Customs  Foreign Trade Policy: Navigating the Fine Line Between Compliance and Commercial Reality.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Customs and Foreign Trade Policy compliance requires a legally sustainable approach to grey areas involving tariff classification, valuation, origin, import permissions, actual-user conditions, export obligations, related-party pricing, digital records, and exemption notifications. Businesses should support decisions with technical and contractual evidence, verify origin and licence conditions independently, and maintain consistent customs, transfer-pricing, and royalty documentation. Proactive compliance through internal audits, notification reviews, transaction-specific records, staff training, preservation of electronic evidence, and planning-stage legal advice is essential to manage regulatory risk.]]></description>
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<title>Behind the Border: Understanding Trade Regulations</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[International trade compliance requires coordinated management of customs classification, valuation, licensing, Rules of Origin, intellectual property, product standards, documentation and geopolitical risk. WTO principles and WCO customs instruments shape national trade measures, while origin criteria determine eligibility for preferential tariffs. Digital customs procedures require reliable electronic audit trails and reconciliation of declarations with business records. Non-tariff measures and supply-chain security requirements may affect market access and clearance. A structured compliance framework should include audits, classification and origin reviews, staff training, regulatory monitoring, complete records and timely clarification of ambiguous requirements.]]></description>
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<title>Avoid Costly Mistakes in International Trade</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[International trade compliance requires controls over tariff classification, customs valuation, Rules of Origin, licences, exemptions, documentation, sanctions, export controls, and intellectual property. Preferential tariff treatment depends on prescribed origin criteria and supporting records, not shipment location or supplier assurances. Importers and exporters remain legally responsible for compliance and should maintain documented policies, periodic audits, employee training, regular classification and valuation reviews, and processes to monitor regulatory changes. Transaction records should be complete and internally consistent, and exemption conditions, end-use requirements, and required approvals must be verified before and after import or export.]]></description>
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<title>Rupee settles with 5 paise gain at 95.17 against US dollar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Foreign capital inflows supported a marginal strengthening of the rupee against the US dollar despite global risk aversion arising from uncertainty surrounding negotiations affecting the Strait of Hormuz. Higher crude oil prices and weak domestic equity sentiment remained relevant pressures. Near-term currency movement was expected to depend on developments in the negotiations, weekend decisions, US employment data, the dollar index, crude oil prices, and the reported increase in foreign exchange reserves.]]></description>
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<title>Anti-dumping duty on Phthalic Anhydride imports from China and Korea continues following sunset review to prevent continued dumping.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Anti-dumping duty on Phthalic Anhydride classified under tariff item 2917 35 00 is continued on imports originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea. The duty applies whether the goods are directly exported from those countries or are exported through another country, at the prescribed producer-neutral rates per metric tonne. The measure replaces the earlier notification and remains effective for five years from publication unless earlier revoked, superseded or amended. Duty is payable in Indian currency, using the applicable customs exchange rate on the bill-of-entry date.]]></description>
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<title>Tariff rate quota applications under the India-UK trade agreement receive an extended online submission deadline for 2026.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The deadline for online applications seeking Tariff Rate Quota allocation under the India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement for calendar year 2026 is extended to 9 August 2026. All other conditions governing the application and allocation process under the earlier public notices remain unchanged, so applicants must continue to comply with those existing requirements.]]></description>
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<title>Customs relief for Strait of Hormuz maritime disruptions remains available, with existing conditions continuing unchanged through the extended validity period.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Customs facilities provided through specified circulars issued under Section 143AA of the Customs Act to address maritime-route disruptions caused by the Strait of Hormuz closure remain valid until 30 June 2026. All existing terms, conditions and other facilities under those circulars remain unchanged, preserving the relief framework during the continuing disruption.]]></description>
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<title>India weathered Hormuz disruption without fuel shortages: Puri</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Energy security measures based on diversified crude oil and LPG sourcing, expanded infrastructure, increased domestic LPG production and alternative fuels were presented as maintaining fuel availability during disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Domestic resilience is also linked to support for private deep-water oil and gas exploration, opening offshore acreage, and expansion of compressed biogas and ethanol blending. Ethanol-blended petrol testing identified limited contamination instances rather than a systemic issue, while excise duty reductions were described as cushioning consumers against global fuel-price volatility.]]></description>
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<title>Implementation of MeitY Notification S.O. 4182(E) regarding extension of implementation timeline for compliance of IS 18112:2022 for Television Sets under the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Compulsory registration compliance for Television Sets under IS 18112:2022 under the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021 has been deferred. The implementation date has been extended from 26 July 2026 to 26 January 2027. Customs formations are to sensitise officers regarding the revised timeline and report any implementation difficulties to the Board.]]></description>
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<title>RBI invites public comments on the draft Directions on ‘Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) Framework’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Credit Valuation Adjustment framework revisions align CVA capital treatment with final Basel III standards. Eligible banks may use the full or reduced basic approach, while banks with an insignificant volume of non-centrally cleared derivatives may calculate their CVA capital charge at 100 per cent of the counterparty credit risk capital charge. The draft also clarifies CVA hedge recognition, introduces risk weights sensitive to sector and credit quality, and separates systematic and idiosyncratic CVA risk in the full basic approach.]]></description>
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<title>RBI invites comments on the draft “Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Eleventh Amendment Directions, 2026”</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Proposed amendments to the leverage ratio framework would revise Chapter VII of the 2025 Commercial Banks Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy Directions to implement the Basel Committee's Leverage Ratio 2017 Standard. Public comments and feedback on the draft Eleventh Amendment Directions, 2026, are invited until August 28, 2026, through the designated online platform, postal submission, or email.]]></description>
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<title>87 Proposals Received under BHAVYA Scheme during First Round of Phase-I</title>
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<description><![CDATA[BHAVYA Scheme Phase-I proposals submitted by State and Union Territory governments will be evaluated and scored under prescribed eligibility and evaluation criteria. Challenge-based project selection considers connectivity and site suitability, quality of core, value-added and social infrastructure in the detailed project report, and the industrial ecosystem and policy enablers. The Scheme guidelines provide for completion of the first-phase selection process within one year from notification.]]></description>
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<title>India successfully concludes the 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur under its BRICS Chairship 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[BRICS ministers adopted measures supporting a development-centred multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core, preservation of Special and Differential Treatment, binding two-tier dispute settlement, and developing economies' policy space for food security and public stockholding. MSME measures include study of an invoice discounting mechanism and credit-assessment principles focused on cash flow rather than collateral. Value-chain measures provide for a GVC Action Plan, technical cooperation, Special Economic Zone cooperation and digitised trade documents, alongside principles for trusted cross-border digitally delivered services.]]></description>
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<title>GeM Completes a Decade of Transforming Public Procurement with Cumulative GMV Exceeding Rs.20 Lakh Crore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Government e-Marketplace digitises public procurement through a unified platform promoting transparency, efficiency, good governance and wider supplier participation. Seller-facing measures include reduced transaction charges, exemption of smaller orders, a cap on maximum transaction fees and reduced vendor assessment fees. The platform uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning tools to identify suspected cartelisation, collusion and order splitting, while its digital transactional trail supports expenditure monitoring, identification of inefficiencies and evidence-based policy interventions.]]></description>
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<title>NEWS HIGHLIGHTS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Criminal justice reports cover bail and an expedited trial in an assault prosecution, arrest for allegedly sheltering an accused, allegations of rape and murder of a minor, and claimed irregularities in a police recruitment examination. Regulatory developments include a ban on extremist literature associated with proscribed organisations and judicial disapproval of coercive demolition. Administrative coverage includes farmer loan-waiver transfers following Aadhaar authentication and debate over the E20 fuel-blending programme.]]></description>
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<title>India's forex kitty swells by USD 10.5 bn to USD 692.87 bn</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[India's foreign exchange reserves increased during the week ended July 31, principally because of higher foreign currency assets and gold reserves. Foreign currency assets include US dollar valuation effects arising from movements in currencies such as the euro, pound and yen. Special Drawing Rights and India's reserve position with the International Monetary Fund also increased. The movement followed measures to attract foreign exchange inflows, including an FCNR(B) measure, after earlier reserve declines associated with rupee pressure and dollar sales for foreign exchange market intervention.]]></description>
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<title>Rs 5,000 cr credited to 6.22 lakh Maharashtra farmers so far under loan waiver scheme: Fadnavis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The farm loan waiver scheme covers eligible short-term crop loans within the prescribed ceiling and eligibility period. Waiver amounts are credited to verified bank accounts after field verification and completion of Aadhaar authentication. Aadhaar authentication is the operative condition for automatic processing of benefits, while eligibility rules and technical conditions have raised concerns about exclusion of distressed farmers.]]></description>
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<title>Institutional Transition of Implementing Agency from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) for the Interest Subvention Support for Pre- and Post-Shipment Export Credit under Export Promotion Mission (EPM) – Niryat Prothsahan</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Interest Subvention Support under the Export Promotion Mission-Niryat Protsahan is transitioned from RBI to EXIM Bank as implementing agency from 1 April 2026. EXIM Bank will manage operationalisation, portal workflows, verification and claim settlement. Lending institutions must pass subvention benefits upfront to eligible MSME exporters and submit externally audited reimbursement claims to EXIM Bank. EXIM Bank will verify IEC-specific annual ceilings, process monthly reimbursements and submit consolidated fund claims. Supplementary or additional claims for the January-March 2026 quarter will continue to be processed by RBI.]]></description>
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<title>SBI Life and JK Bank partner to bring comprehensive life insurance solutions closer to families across India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A corporate agency arrangement enables JK Bank to distribute SBI Life Insurance protection, savings, retirement and child-oriented life insurance plans through its branch network. The partnership aims to improve insurance access, awareness, financial literacy and long-term financial planning for households, particularly in Jammu  Kashmir and Ladakh. It is intended to expand insurance penetration, strengthen household financial protection and support financial inclusion in line with the IRDAI vision of "Insurance for All by 2047".]]></description>
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<title>DRI intensifies vigil along India's North-Eastern Frontier</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cross-border smuggling enforcement targeted methamphetamine, foreign-origin poppy seeds and areca nuts allegedly brought from Myanmar. Methamphetamine concealed in an ambulance was seized under the NDPS Act, 1985. Poppy seeds and areca nuts recovered in separate operations were seized under the Customs Act, 1962. Poppy-seed imports are restricted to designated countries and require registration to ensure traceability and prevent illicit produce entering legitimate supply chains. The enforcement action addresses circumvention of customs controls and regulated import requirements.]]></description>
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<title>Vijayan slams Kerala govt's move to end doorstep pension delivery through cooperative banks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Direct Benefit Transfer for social security and welfare pensions is to be made through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, replacing cooperative-bank doorstep delivery. Home delivery remains available for bedridden persons and others who cannot be excluded. The change is associated with delays in remitting undistributed amounts, record-update failures, reconciliation issues, duplicate payments, and incomplete Aadhaar-based payment implementation. Concerns have been raised that mandatory bank-account credit may disadvantage beneficiaries dependent on doorstep delivery.]]></description>
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<title>Issuance of Public Notice in respect of M/s. Sattva CFS and Logistics Pvt Ltd. CFS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Customs custodianship is conferred on M/s. Sattva CFS and Logistics Pvt Ltd. for imported goods landed at Kamarajar Port and received at its container freight station until clearance for home consumption, warehousing, or transhipment. It is also appointed custodian of export cargo received at its premises until export. The custodian must comply with the Customs Act, the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, and applicable instructions.]]></description>
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<title>Issuance of Public Notice in respect of M/s. All Cargo Terminals Ltd. CFS - Declaration of 'Customs Area' under Section 8(b) of the Customs Act, 1962 for handling Import and Export Cargo pertaining to M/s. Kamarajar Port, Ennore</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:05 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The premises of M/s. All Cargo Terminals Ltd. at Ernavoor are declared a Customs Area under section 8(b) of the Customs Act, 1962, for imported full-container-load and less-than-container-load cargo arriving from Kamarajar Port, excluding passenger unaccompanied baggage, and for export cargo until export. Cargo handling must comply with the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 and applicable customs public notices.]]></description>
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<title>TMI Updates - Newsletter dated: August 10, 2026</title>
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