GST
The Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench has held that a contractor cannot be denied GST reimbursement on a 2014 government tender by relying on a pre-bid clarification that contradicts the tender's own terms -- and ordered payment within eight weeks.
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The Allahabad High Court has set aside a GST order that imposed exactly double the penalty proposed in the Show Cause Notice, reaffirming that Section 75(7) of the UPGST/CGST Act is a jurisdictional, not procedural, safeguard.
Read: Allahabad HC: A Penalty Can't Quietly Double Between Notice and OrderNotification Watch
RBI has formally withdrawn seven long-superseded FEMA circulars on ECBs, rupee bonds, and the Money Transfer Service Scheme as part of its ongoing rationalisation review (A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 21, 8 Sept 2026).
Read: RBI Retires Seven Dormant FEMA CircularsNotification Watch
GSTN has removed a portal validation that previously blocked appeals against demand orders showing a NIL or zero balance, closing a real procedural gap for taxpayers who paid disputed amounts before the order issued (GSTN Advisory No. 671, 7 Sept 2026).
Read: GSTN Now Accepts Appeals Against NIL/Zero-Demand OrdersDid You Know
Section 75(7) of the CGST Act doesn't just cap the demand at the Show Cause Notice's amount -- it also bars confirming a demand on any ground the notice never raised. A department that stays under the rupee ceiling but adds a new ground in the final order has still breached Section 75(7).
Read: Section 75(7) Has Two Safeguards, Not OneWhat's the Penalty?
A GST penalty doubles between notice and order, and the order relies on a ground the notice never mentioned. Can your client go straight to a writ petition, or must the statutory appeal be exhausted first?