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The bench was hearing a petition filed by city-based firm UPL Limited, seeking to quash a show-cause notice issued to it in October 2010 by the Commissioner of the Central Excise department alleging non-payment of service tax. While quashing the notice, the bench noted that this was "another classic case of lackadaisical approach" by the Commissioner of the Central Excise Department in not adjudicating a show-cause notice issued 13 years ago.

The Supreme Court has ruled that in case of winding up of a company, the customs duty owed by the company would be treated as a preferential payment under Section 530(1) (a) of the Companies Act,...

Judgments/OrdersRegistration Of FIR Mandatory If Information Discloses Cognizable Offence: Supreme Court ReiteratesCase title: Sindhu Janak Nagargoje v. State of MaharashtraCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC)...

Supreme Court Income Tax Settlement Commissions Purpose Is To Give Assessee Chance To Disclose Undisclosed Income To Seek Immunity : Supreme Court Case Title: SHREE NILKANTH DEVELOPERS...

The Supreme Court has recalled its Division Bench judgment dated 10 April 2023, where the top court had ruled that Duty Free Shops situated in the arrival or departure terminals of Airports are...

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 398-417] Sajith N.K. v. Jishabai Puthukudi & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 398Mattanur Co-operative Rural Bank Ltd. v The Co-operative Arbitration Court 2023...

The government has notified the increase in special additional excise duty on the export of Diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) with effect from 15 August 2023.A new amendment to Notification No....

A special bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard Additional Solicitor General N Venkatraman, appearing for the Centre and the Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and Central Excise of Mumbai East, and allowed their review plea against the April 10 judgement of a two-judge bench of the top court on the issue.

While recalling the order, the bench agreed to the contention of the law officer that there was a breach of principle of natural justice as the government department was not accorded the hearing.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that ‘milk cream’ cannot be classified as ‘milk’.The bench of Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, while dismissing the revision...