GST

GST and IBC Overlap

GST and IBC Overlap: The Delhi High Court Takes a Prudent View

I. Introduction  The Delhi High Court, in its recent judgment of Kanwal Chaudhary v IBBI & Ors held that when an advocate – registered under the Advocates Act, 1961 – provides services as an insolvency professional, the tax…

Search, Seizure, and Inspection under GST laws: Observations of the Madras High Court

Introduction The Madras High Court in M/s Bhima Enterprises v The Principal Commissioner of GST & Central Excise Tamil Nadu & Puducherry (‘Bhima Enterprises case’) decided a taxpayer’s writ petition challenging the legality of search and seizure operation…

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Section 16(2)(c), CGST Act, 2017

The Supreme Court in Bhandari Scrap Traders v Union of India & Ors (‘Bhandari Scrap case’) endorsed the Gujarat High Court’s decision in Maruti Enterprise through its Authorised Partners v Union of India & Ors(‘Maruti Enterprise case’). The High…

Notifications Cannot Go Beyond Recommendations of the GST Council

Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in M/S Guru and Co v Union of India (‘M/S Guru case’) addressed question about the Union of India’s powers to issue notifications vis-à-vis the GST Council recommendations. And held that…

Wide Scope of Taxation Powers: Supreme Court Endorses Gambling-Related GST Amendments – II

The Supreme Court in Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (HQ) & Ors v Gameskraft Technologies Private Limited and Ors (‘Gameskraft case’) upheld one of the most contested amendments to the Central Goods and Services Tax…

Wide Scope of Taxation Powers: Supreme Court Endorses Gambling-Related GST Amendments-I

The Supreme Court in Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (HQ) & Ors v Gameskraft Technologies Private Limited and Ors (‘Gameskraft case’) upheld one of the most contested amendments to the Central Goods and Services Tax…

Gambling, Skill, and Money: Supreme Court Upends Decades Old Jurisprudence – II

In Part-I, my focus was on contextualising the dispute and providing a background. In this part, let me focus on the Supreme Court’s observations in Junglee Games case. The Supreme Court sub-divided the issues for consideration…

Gambling, Skill, and Money: Supreme Court Upends Decades Old Jurisprudence – I

I. Introduction  On 27 May 2026, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court - comprising of Justice P.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan - pronounced two inter-related judgments: The State of Tamil Nadu v Junglee Games India…

A Small Note from Tax History: Entertainment Tax Dispute of Delhi Racing Club

Introduction  In 2012, the Delhi Racing Club (‘Racing Club’) lost a tax dispute. The Government of National Capital Territory demanded payment of entertainment tax which the Racing Club unsuccessfully resisted. At first glance, the Delhi High…