Supreme Court Rulings


Rules on valuation method for related party transactions; Upholds CBEC circular, Revenue's interpretation

In a significant ruling delivered today, Supreme Court rules on the valuation method to be adopted for determining the transaction value for goods sold to related parties; Court upholds Revenue adopti...View More

Determining state's jurisdiction to levy electricity duty on power sold by Sugar Mill is 'question of law', within writ court’s competence; restores matter

The three bench of SC rules that HC, in its writ jurisdiction, can determine the question of law arising out of power/jurisdiction of state government to levy duty under Bihar Electricity Act on the s...View More

Statutory limitation period of 1 year prescribed u/s 11B applies to claim for rebate of duty 

SC holds that “rebate of duty of excise on excisable goods exported out of India would be covered under Section 11B of the Act” and hence, such claims can only be made within the period of...View More

Dismisses SLP against HC order upholding simultaneous levy of Excise-duty, NCCD & GST on tobacco 

SC dismisses SLP against decision of Karnataka HC which upheld “simultaneous levy” of GST and Basic Excise duty and NCCD on tobacco or tobacco product; SC opines that there is no “go...View More

Hiring players for appearance at sport-tournament taxable as ‘manpower-supply’; Accords expansive meaning

SC holds that hiring of player by event organiser for a sports tournament is taxable under the definition of “manpower recruitment or supply agency”u/s 65(105)(k) r/w section 65(68) o...View More

Dismisses review petitions against judgment upholding State’s competence to levy tax on lotteries

SC dismisses review petitions filed against its judgment which held that the State Legislatures have the power to tax lotteries under Entry 62 of List II, by setting aside the judgments passed by the ...View More

Dispute involving ‘breach of condition’ not relates to ‘valuation’; Appeal maintainable before HC

SC allows Revenue’s appeal, holding that the dispute w.r.t. breach of condition of notification which may ultimately lead to subsequent demand of duty or imposition, "itself cannot be ...View More

Upholds denial of additional licence benefit on 'processed Iron-Ore' under Exim Policy 1990-93 

SC upholds Bombay HC's order denying benefit of additional licence (AL) on export of "processed iron-ore" during the period April, 1990 to March, 1991 as same was in the list of ineligible items as pe...View More

Industrial township falls within expression “Local Area”; Dismisses batch of appeal challenging entry-tax levy 

Supreme Court (Larger Bench) upholds the Orissa Entry Tax Act, 1999 and UP Entry Tax law, levying entry tax on goods entering into ‘industrial area/township’ by characterising it as a &ldq...View More

Whether iron-ore subjected to crushing and blending is "concentrate"? SC admits Revenue’s appeal

SC issues notice, admits Revenue’s appeal in matter involving classification of imported goods as “iron ore fines” or “iron ore concentrates” for the purpose of gran...View More