Adv Aditya Narayan 
Joint ownership of a residential property with a spouse does not, by itself, mean that the benefit of Section 54 of the Income-tax Act must be restricted to 50%. In a significant ruling, the Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate …
When an NRI sends money to parents in India, the transfer is generally not taxable merely because the recipient is an Indian resident. However, a large or unusual credit appearing in a parent’s bank account may attract questions from the Income …
The Allahabad High Court has recently made an important observation concerning the relationship between GST assessment proceedings and criminal prosecution under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act). In Javed Akhtar v. Union of India, the Court observed that …
Large cash transactions often attract close attention from the Income Tax Department, particularly when substantial cash is deposited into a bank account after a significant period of time. However, a cash deposit cannot automatically be treated as unexplained income merely …
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed an important principle governing cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The Court held that once the execution or signature of a cheque is admitted or established, the statutory presumptions under Sections …
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated an important procedural principle under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) law: a single composite assessment order covering multiple tax periods cannot be sustained when the law requires proceedings to be undertaken separately for the …
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has delivered an important ruling on the availability of Section 54F exemption where a residential property is purchased from a spouse. In Neha Karan Motwani v. ITO, the Tribunal rejected the Revenue’s …
Understanding tax audit applicability under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is essential for businesses and professionals before finalising their books and income-tax returns for FY 2025-26 (AY 2026-27). The requirement to obtain a tax audit depends primarily on the nature of …
The Gujarat High Court has delivered an important ruling on the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in tax adjudication, quashing GST cancellation and appellate proceedings after finding that the State Tax Officer had relied on AI-generated case laws, including non-existent …
The Telangana High Court has reiterated an important principle concerning income tax reassessment proceedings: an assessee should ordinarily raise objections regarding the jurisdiction, validity and statutory compliance of reassessment proceedings before the Assessing Officer (AO) in the first instance, rather than approaching the …
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed an important principle concerning GST refund claims and the Electronic Cash Ledger, holding that a sanctioned refund cannot be withheld without a valid legal basis. The Court dismissed the Union of India’s challenge to a Delhi …
The Delhi High Court has clarified that an advance received towards the sale of immovable property cannot automatically be treated as an unexplained cash credit under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in a later assessment year merely because …
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2026, introducing significant changes to the Ind AS framework. The amendments, notified through G.S.R. 725(E) dated 12 August 2026, seek to improve the accounting and disclosure framework …
The Supreme Court has clarified an important principle governing insurance contracts, holding that an insurer cannot be made liable for a risk exceeding the sum insured when the additional premium required for enhanced coverage has not been paid in advance. The …
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed an important principle governing public employment: an appointment that is illegal from its inception cannot become lawful merely because the employee has continued in service for several years. In a significant judgment concerning the deputation and …
The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has held that an individual homebuyer cannot seek a direct refund of the corpus fund from a real estate promoter once the fund and maintenance accounts have been formally handed over to …
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Visakhapatnam has delivered an important ruling on the limits of reassessment powers, holding that the Income Tax Department cannot use the amended provisions of Sections 148 and 148A of the Income Tax Act to …
The Gauhati High Court has ruled that GST authorities cannot keep a business premises sealed indefinitely after completing a search, particularly where the occupant has not denied access to the officers. In a significant judgment concerning the powers of GST …
The Bombay High Court has delivered an important judgment protecting the wage rights of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) engaged by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). The Court held that merely describing payments made to workers as an “honorarium” or characterising …
The Supreme Court has reiterated an important principle concerning motor accident compensation claims, holding that a legal representative of a person who dies in a motor vehicle accident can maintain a compensation claim even if such legal representative was not financially …