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Land Value Excluded from Works-Contract Tax on Joint Development Agreements: Karnataka High Court Ruling Under the KVAT Act in State of Karnataka vs Vaswani Estates Developers (STRP No. 181 of 2018 and connected matters)
Facts of the CaseThis is a Karnataka Value Added Tax (KVAT) Act, 2003 matter — a pre-GST sales tax law — not a case under the modern Goods and Services Tax regime. A large batch of Sales Tax Revision Petitions, Sales...
Over Four-Year Delay Fatal to Revenue's Appeal: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Dismisses Central GST Commissioner's Appeal in M/S Alstrong Enterprises Case (CEA No. 110 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe Commissioner of Central GST and Central Excise, Jammu & Kashmir, filed an appeal under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944 against an order dated 8 March 2018 passed by CESTAT, Chandigarh...
Anticipatory Bail Granted in Copyright Piracy Case: Allahabad High Court in Hariom Gupta v. State of U.P. (Application No. 8263 of 2022)
Facts of the CaseHariom Gupta and Ramkumar Sharma filed an application for anticipatory bail before the Allahabad High Court in connection with Case Crime No. 16 of 2020, registered at Police Station Shamshabad, District...
Medical College Recognition Denied Over Missed Online Deadline: Delhi High Court Dismisses Sri Satya Sai University's Writ (W.P.(C) 9662/2023)
Facts of the CaseThis case is a medical education regulatory dispute with no GST law content — GST is mentioned only as a component of the application fee charged by the regulator. Sri Satya Sai University of Technolog...
Consumer Execution Proceedings Adjourned to Allow State Commission Recourse: Kerala High Court in Shinod v. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Palakkad (WP(C) No. 15426 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseShinod, the petitioner, was not a party to the original consumer complaint (CC No. 31 of 2021) filed by Innocent V.C. against Krishnakumar R, proprietor of Evergreen Plywoods, before the District Consume...
AP VAT Assessment Challenge Withdrawn With Liberty: Andhra Pradesh High Court in B. Padmavathi v. Commercial Tax Officer (WP No. 21141 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseB. Padmavathi filed a writ petition before the Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging an assessment order dated 30.03.2021, passed for the tax period 2015-16 under the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, ...
Recovery Notice Set Aside for Ignoring Appellate Directions: Kerala High Court in I.T.I Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner, Sales Tax (WP(C) No. 25471 of 2018)
Facts of the CaseM/s. I.T.I Ltd. filed a writ petition before the Kerala High Court seeking to set aside two recovery notices (Exts.P2 and P3) issued by the Assistant Commissioner (Assessment), Special Circle, Commercial...
Old J&K General Sales Tax Revision Order Set Aside for Denial of Hearing: High Court Ruling in M/s S.R. Vanaspati vs State of Jammu and Kashmir (OWP No. 566/2009)
Facts of the CaseM/s S.R. Vanaspati, a small-scale unit manufacturing Vanaspati Ghee, Refined Oil and Acid Oil, was assessed to sales tax for claiming exemptions under SRO 246 of 1998. Its business premises were inspecte...
Service-Seniority Writ Dismissed for Non-Prosecution: Telangana High Court in Dr. Sunder Rao Gude v. Union of India (WP No. 6625 of 2018)
Facts of the CaseDr. Sunder Rao Gude, described in the cause title as a Deputy Commissioner, Central Tax, Musheerabad GST Division, Secunderabad, filed Writ Petition No. 6625 of 2018 challenging an order dated 12 Septemb...
Discharge Applications Rejected, Charges Upheld: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Quash Pleas in CBI Corruption Case, Aman Shah v. State (Application U/S 482 No. 3601 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThree applicants — Aman Shah, Ajay Kumar Srivastava, and Rajeev Singh Chandel — filed connected applications under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure before the Allahabad High Court (Luckn...