The corrigendum corrects the Gazette reference in the English version of Notification No. 28/2026-Customs dated 10 July 2026. The reference "G.S.R. 615(E)" is to be read as "G.S.R. 613(E)".

Foreign exchange market conditions supported an early appreciation of the rupee against the US dollar. A weaker US dollar, lower crude oil prices relative to earlier levels, positive domestic equity sentiment, and foreign institutional investors' net purchase of Indian equities were identified as key influences. The dollar index weakened ahead of a monetary policy announcement, while crude prices rose amid renewed geopolitical tensions. Domestic benchmark equity indices also advanced in early trade.

Alleged bribery connected with unblocking Input Tax Credit arose after an electronics trader received a show-cause notice and had its ITC blocked. A private tax consultant allegedly conveyed that a State GST officer demanded illegal gratification for unblocking the credit and encouraged the trader to settle the demand. Following a complaint, a trap operation allegedly led to the apprehension of the officer and consultant, with further legal action in progress.

Sales commission paid to an associated enterprise was supported by a written inter-company agreement and export-chain records, including purchase orders, supply instructions, invoices and shipping documents. The commission was linked to sales procured through the associated enterprise and became payable after third-party supply orders were received; the arm's length price was therefore not treated as nil. For delayed associated-enterprise receivables, the accepted TNMM operating margin and working-capital adjustment were considered to neutralise delayed realisation. As no differential credit benefit or real, determinable notional income was shown, a separate notional-interest adjustment was considered unwarranted. Both transfer-pricing adjustments were deleted.

Primary documentation establishing investor identity, creditworthiness and transaction genuineness is described as sufficient to discharge the initial burden for preference share capital credited under section 68. The notes state that additions cannot rest on suspicion where the Revenue produces no material showing that the assessee's own funds were routed back through investor entities. They further state that directors' adverse statements cannot sustain an addition when effective cross-examination is unavailable and documentary evidence remains undisplaced. On these stated facts, the preference share capital addition was deleted.

Classification of synthetic bonded knitted fabrics for concessional customs duty requires evidence that the goods possess the characteristics supporting reclassification. The notes state that a voluntary statement describing imported Chinlon knitted bonded fabrics and Eva Lycra bonded fabrics as synthetic did not admit that they were bleached and dyed. Without a test report or other substantiating evidence, reclassification as bleached and dyed synthetic fabrics and denial of exemption under Notification No. 82/2017-Customs could not be sustained. The impugned order was set aside and the exemption benefit was allowed with consequential relief.

A fresh advance ruling application on the same goods is maintainable where the statutory bar applies only to questions pending before or decided by specified Customs officers, the Appellate Tribunal or courts, and the later application relies on additional technical evidence rather than an identical factual record. Tariff classification of off-road mining tyres must follow the tariff terms, HSN Explanatory Notes and the goods' objective characteristics, including design, construction and principal intended use, rather than commercial descriptions or occasional road use. Evidence of mining-specific construction and end use supports classification as tyres used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines under Customs Tariff Item 4011 80 00.

Section 16(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 permits the Central Government to direct rectification of a newly registered company's name where it is identical with or too nearly resembles a previously registered company's name. Information supplied by an aggrieved existing company may support the Government's formation of that opinion without converting the matter into proceedings under Section 16(1)(b). The note records that similar names used by companies operating in the same DNA-testing field justified the rectification direction. It further records that the High Court treated the direction as valid and within jurisdiction, and dismissed the challenge.

The insolvency moratorium is confined to the corporate debtor and cannot be extended by adjudicatory bodies to subsidiaries, directors, promoters, managers or personal guarantors unless the statute expressly provides otherwise. The text explains that this limited scope preserves consumer remedies against respondents who are not protected by a statutory moratorium. A consumer complaint may therefore continue against non-corporate-debtor respondents, whose liability must be determined on the pleadings and objections rather than being excluded at an interlocutory stage. Proceedings against the corporate debtor remain subject to the applicable moratorium.

Service of notice through an admitted email address may support a presumption of service where repeated communications do not bounce and the presumption remains unrebutted. The notes address recall of an ex parte insolvency order, stressing that parties must show cogent sufficient cause for non-appearance and a substantial delay in seeking recall. In time-bound IBC proceedings, unexplained delay may not be condoned or disregarded. The absence of fraud or misrepresentation is also relevant when challenging an ex parte order.

Coaching for educational qualifications recognised by law is described as exempt from service tax under Notification No. 33/2011-ST. The text states that CA-CPT and ICWA-Foundation are mandatory statutory stages of their respective professional courses, and that advancement to later stages does not negate legal recognition of qualifications obtained at earlier stages. It further states that the notification does not restrict exemption to final-stage coaching or impose requirements concerning fee collection or affiliation for Intermediate coaching. Citing consistent Tribunal decisions, the text notes that Revenue should not take an inconsistent position where exemption was accepted for similar coaching in later periods. The reported conclusion sets aside service-tax demands, interest and penalties, subject to refund being available according to law.

Statutory limits on the composition of a Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council are mandatory: a Council must comprise three to five members, and a body exceeding that limit lacks jurisdiction to render an award. The notes explain that awards of a Facilitation Council ordinarily follow the arbitral set-aside mechanism, subject to the statutory pre-deposit requirement. However, writ jurisdiction may be exercised exceptionally despite that alternative remedy where the Council's constitution is ultra vires, the award is void for inherent lack of jurisdiction, or there is no valid award in law. An award and consequential review order made by an improperly constituted Council were quashed, with remittal to a duly constituted Council for fresh adjudication.

Suspension of a bank account's administrative fraud classification under the RBI framework does not restrain registration of an FIR, criminal investigation, or searches authorised by judicial warrants. The High Court's analysis states that allegations of diversion and siphoning of public funds disclosed cognizable economic offences, giving the investigation an independent statutory character despite overlap with the regulatory classification. Economic offences involving public institutions should not ordinarily be quashed merely because of settlement, and proposed accused persons cannot demand prior hearing before investigation. As no express restraint, patent lack of jurisdiction, mala fides, or abuse of process was shown, writ intervention to halt the investigation was declined; search-related factual disputes were left to criminal-law remedies.

Ukraine-US discussions addressed licences for domestic Patriot defence-system production, wider defence-production cooperation, technology exchange and missile supply funded through European resources. Ukraine also sought support for a sanctions bill designed to increase economic pressure on Russia by imposing tariffs on goods from major purchasers of Russian oil and gas and by sanctioning Russian leaders, financial institutions and energy projects. The proposed defence-production licence was identified as a longer-term measure, alongside calls for renewed diplomatic engagement.

Cooperative-sector modernisation is presented as a mechanism for strengthening rural institutions, farmer prosperity and the rural economy. The separate Ministry of Cooperation provides an administrative, legal and policy framework for the cooperative movement. Key initiatives include establishing new primary agricultural credit societies and dairy cooperative societies, expanding business activities for primary agricultural credit societies, online auditing, and connecting cooperative institutions. District cooperative banks are described as important institutions for meeting the financial requirements of expanding service and dairy cooperative societies.

Section 107 imposes a strict outer limitation for GST appeals, and the Appellate Authority cannot condone delay beyond that limit. Revocation of cancelled registration under Section 30 is a distinct remedy, generally requiring cure of defaults through pending returns and payment of tax, interest, penalty and late fee under Rule 23. Suspension and cancellation follow different functions and procedures under Rules 21A and 22. In exceptional cases, writ jurisdiction may be considered where hardship is disproportionate, compliance is bona fide, and revenue is protected, without enlarging statutory limitation.

Voluntary GST payment does not automatically bar proceedings under Section 74 where fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression is alleged and remains uncontested. The pre-notice payment mechanism requires payment of tax, applicable interest and prescribed penalty, with written intimation to the proper officer. Incomplete payment may permit Section 74 proceedings to continue. The article also highlights that admissions of liability during adjudication and failure to contest suppression allegations may prevent a taxpayer from taking an inconsistent position in writ proceedings.

Portal-only uploading of a GST show-cause notice is treated as insufficient service unless receipt is acknowledged or a reply is filed. An ex parte order following such service may require restoration of proceedings to the notice stage, with an opportunity to reply and be heard. Portal-only service of a contested order-in-original does not commence the appeal limitation period, and appeals dismissed as time-barred in those circumstances may be restored for merits consideration. The commentary also stresses compliance with hearing requirements and principles of natural justice.

GST proceedings against a deceased sole proprietor must be initiated against the legal representative or person continuing the business in the proper legal capacity. Section 73 requires a noticee capable of receiving notice, responding, and participating in adjudication; a notice addressed to a deceased person is a jurisdictional defect that participation by a legal heir cannot cure. Section 93 may create liability after death, including liability of a person continuing the business or limited estate-based liability where it is discontinued, but it does not authorise determination in the deceased person's name.

Limitation for an appeal under section 107 of the CGST Act is stated to begin from actual or constructive communication of the adjudication order. An appeal filed within three months is within limitation; an appeal within the further statutory period may be admitted on proof of sufficient cause. After the statutory outer limit expires, the Appellate Authority lacks jurisdiction to condone delay. Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not independently enlarge that authority's power. Proof of communication and documentary support for any delay are material, while constitutional writ remedies are exceptional.