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Telangana HC Dismisses Writ Against Pre-GST Service Tax Demand for Delay and Available Appeal Remedy: HVAC and Electromechanicals vs Assistant Commissioner
Facts of the CaseThis case concerns a Service Tax demand under the Finance Act, 1994 for the pre-GST period 2015-16 and 2016-17, not a GST dispute, though the department involved carries "GST" in its name. M/s. HVAC and ...
Kerala High Court Declines Anticipatory Bail for Accountant Ranjith R in Fraud Case (Bail Appl. No. 7495 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is an anticipatory bail application in a criminal breach of trust case, not a GST enforcement matter. Ranjith R, an accountant at Prayaga Engineering Constructors, Ambalamugal, was accused (Crime No...
Panchayath Licence Renewal Dispute Sent Back for Fresh Decision: Kerala High Court Order in Mohammed Haneefa vs Panchayath (WP(C) No. 7178/2022)
Facts of the CaseMohammed Haneefa and twelve other petitioners, apparently licence-holders under a Panchayath in Kasaragod District, Kerala, filed this writ petition raising several grievances relating to their licences,...
Allahabad HC Grants Regular Bail in Cheating Case, Omprakash Jangid vs State of U.P.
Facts of the CaseThis is a criminal cheating case with no GST-law issue; the accused's GST registration number is mentioned only to identify his firm, not as a subject of dispute. Omprakash Jangid, Director of a firm, so...
Karnataka High Court Orders Conditional Release of Election-Seized Goods for Krishnamachari Manjunath (WP No. 15636 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is an Election Model Code of Conduct seizure dispute, not a GST case. Krishnamachari Manjunath, who runs a retail super store in Bengaluru, had several household articles — cookers, mixers/gri...
Madras HC (Madurai Bench) Holds Courts Cannot Fix GST Rate for a Contract in Bhavadharani Builders vs Mallankinaru Town Panchayat
Facts of the CaseM/s. Bhavadharani Builders filed W.P.(MD) No. 1902 of 2023 before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, seeking a writ of mandamus directing the Executive Officer, Mallankinaru Town Panchayat, to p...
Anticipatory Bail Granted in Machinery Company Fraud Case: Bombay High Court Order in Suleman Raees Hussain Ahmed vs State of Maharashtra (ABA No. 3315/2022)
Facts of the CaseSuleman Raees Hussain Ahmed sought anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC, apprehending arrest in C.R. No. 1798/2022 registered at Sakinaka Police Station, Mumbai, for offences under Sections 408, 420,...
Kerala HC Permits Withdrawal of Writ Against Section 73 GST Notice to Avail Statutory Remedy in Santhamma Karunakaran Saritha vs State Tax Officer
Facts of the CaseSanthamma Karunakaran Saritha, proprietress of Jaya Medicals, Alappuzha, filed WP(C) No. 30400 of 2023 before the Kerala High Court against the State Tax Officer and others, challenging a show cause noti...
Provisional Release Fast-Tracked, Merits Untouched: Allahabad High Court on Bahubali Trading's Section 129 Seizure (Writ Tax No. 153 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseM/s Bahubali Trading Co. had a consignment of Mentha Oil (Bill No. DC/MM/27 dated 17.06.2023), being transported by vehicle UP 41 AT 1722 from Masauli to Fatehpur (both in Barabanki district) on a stock-...
J&K and Ladakh HC Dismisses Central Excise Appeal in Commissioner CGST & Central Excise vs Insecticides India (CEA No. 71/2023)
Facts of the CaseAs with several connected matters, this appeal — despite being filed by the "Commissioner of Central GST and Central Excise, J&K Jammu" — is a Central Excise dispute, not a GST case. The appeal (...