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AIDCF Calls for GST Relief to Safeguard Cable TV Industry
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Dated:- 27-8-2025
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Urges Government to Reduce GST Slab from 18% to 5% in Line with Next-Generation GST Reforms
NEW DELHI, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body representing India's Digital Multi-System Operators (MSOs), has appealed to the Government of India for a reduction in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on Cable TV services from the existing 18% slab to 5%. This request has been placed in the context of Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Ji's vision of introducing next-generation GST reforms aimed at simplifying the structure, rationalising rates, and easing the tax burden on citizens.
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, and unfair competition from unregulated digital platforms operating outside the regulatory and fiscal framework. Rising satellite channel costs have already pushed consumer prices upward making Cable TV increasingly unaffordable for ordinary households.
AIDCF pointed out that reducing the GST slab to 5% will directly benefit consumers by keeping monthly bills affordable, while at the same time supporting the financial health of MSOs and Local Cable Operators (LCOs). The relief in working capital will allow these largely MSME operators to invest in spreading wired broadband, thereby strengthening the government's Digital India mission and ensuring universal access to affordable information and entertainment. The step will also provide a

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Rectification order dated 28 June 2024 annulled for lack of reasons and denial of personal hearing, writ disposed
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HC set aside the Rectification Order dated 28 June 2024 and disposed of the writ petition. The Court found the impugned rectification order to be mechanical, lacking reasons and failing to apply the principle of natural justice by not affording a personal hearing when the order adversely affected the assessee. Although the petitioner filed a reply and attribute

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Detention, seizure under section 129(1)(b) upheld where consignments had forged documents and IGST competence sustained
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The HC upheld the impugned detention and seizure orders and dismissed the petitioner's challenge. The Court held that an officer appointed under the State GST is competent to act as the Proper Officer for purposes of IGST and CGST; absence of a separate notification under section 4 of the IGST statute did not vitiate that competence absent specific except

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Appeal time-barred; retrospective GST cancellation unsustainable; cancellation to operate prospectively from 05 July 2023; file pending returns up to date
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The HC dismissed the petitioner's appeal as barred by limitation and held that retrospective cancellation of the petitioner's GST registration was unsustainable because the show-cause notice did not propose retrospective cancellation; any irregularity related only to the first quarter of 2023 for which returns were not f

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Writ petition dismissed upholding penalties under section 129(1)(a) and 129(1)(b); release application to proper officer decided in two working days
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The HC dismissed the writ petition challenging levy of penalties under section 129(1)(a) and 129(1)(b) of the GST Act, upholding the proper officer's decision based on his reasonable belief that the consignor's documents did not substantiate legitimacy of the goods in transit. The court accepted evidentiary inconsistencies, in

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Revenue cannot withhold sanctioned refund based solely on departmental opinion under Section 54(11); release refund per Appellate Authority order
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The HC held that the revenue/department cannot withhold a sanctioned refund based solely on its opinion under Section 54(11) of the Act; where the Appellate Authority has permitted the refund and there is no appeal or stay or other proceeding challenging that order, the departmental opinion does not justify retention of the refun

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Petition allowed; assessment set aside for breach of natural justice and delay under Section 73; matter remanded
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The HC allowed the petition and set aside the assessment order dated 29.01.2025 and its summary, holding the respondent's proceedings vitiated by breach of natural justice and excessive delay. The court found the petitioner reasonably unaware of portal-notices uploaded after approximately 1½ years and held the statutory/administrative timeline for proceedings

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Appellate authority cannot revive IGST demand without fresh show-cause notice; outer limitation expired – Sections 107(11), 75(7), 16(5)
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HC held that the appellate authority's suo motu restoration of an IGST demand, previously dropped by the adjudicating authority, was unsustainable under the statutory scheme and Section 75(7); the appellate body could not lawfully revive the demand without issuing a fresh show-cause notice as contemplated by the second proviso to Section

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Assessments quashed and remitted for fresh adjudication after Section 168A notification invalidated; safeguard procedural rights on reconsideration
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The HC allowed the writ petitions by quashing the impugned assessment orders and remitting the matters to the respondents for fresh adjudication on merits. The court noted the petitioners' failure to respond to preceding show-cause notices and considered the applicability of notifications issued under Section 168A. In view of a

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Day before additional 25 pc US tariffs, PM makes pitch for swadeshi, Make in India
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Dated:- 26-8-2025
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Ahmedabad, Aug 26 (PTI) A day before US President Donald Trump's additional 25 per cent tariff kicks in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a vehement pitch for swadeshi and Make in India that should help create jobs in the country.
Swadeshi should be everyone's life mantra and irrespective of who is investing, production must take place domestically, Modi asserted on a day when Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation committed to invest over Rs 70,000 crore in the country in the next five to six years.
The government's 'Make in India' initiative has created a favourable environment for both global and domestic manufacturers and the world will drive electric vehicles that are made in India, Modi said.
He was speaking after flagging off exports of Maruti Suzuki's first electric vehicle, the e VITARA, from the Hansalpur facility in Gujarat to over 100 countrie

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ent for both global and domestic manufacturers, Modi said.
Lauding India-Japan ties, he said both countries are “made for each other”.
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation will invest Rs 70,000 crore in the next five to six years in India to strengthen its operations in the country, its Representative Director and President Toshihiro Suzuki said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the event, Suzuki Motor Corporation Representative Director and President Toshihiro Suzuki said, “Suzuki will invest over Rs 70,000 crore in India, over the next 5-6 years.” Later, in an interaction with reporters, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R C Bhargava said the investments would be to meet the company's target of achieving 40 lakh units annually.
“We are expanding to 4 million (units annually). So the expansion of 4 million units capacity, with all the supporting infrastructure and investment in R&D, and new technologies, all of that takes a lot of money,” Bhargava said when asked about areas where t

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und e VITARA will be shipped from Pipavav port to the European region, including the UK, Germany, Norway, France, Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Austria, and Belgium.
On the reasons for Maruti Suzuki not launching the e VITARA in India as yet, Bhargava said, apart from meeting export order obligations, cost factors have played a part, as the price of the EV is still on the higher side, as the battery is imported.
Toshihiro Suzuki said the Gujarat facility, which serves customers across India and global markets, will soon become one of the world's largest automobile manufacturing hubs, with a planned capacity of 10 lakh units.
He further said, “We chose this facility to manufacture the e VITARA, our first BEV and make it a global production hub for this model. We will export this “Made-in-India BEV” to over 100 countries, including Japan and Europe.” The company's second major milestone is the “start of production of India's first lithium

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GST waiver on health insurance to cost Bengal Rs 900 cr annually: Mamata Banerjee
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Dated:- 26-8-2025
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Bardhaman, Aug 26 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the waiver of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health insurance premiums, if implemented, will hit the state's exchequer by around Rs 900 crore annually.
In a major GST rate rationalisation move, a proposal to exempt health insurance and a bulk of goods from GST is expected to come up when the GST Council meets early next month.
Banerjee said it was West Bengal that first pushed for a GST exemption on health insurance to make medical cover more affordable for the common people.
“The waiver of GST on health insurance premiums will cost Beng

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ITC chief hails PM's reform vision, says GST overhaul to spur growth
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Dated:- 26-8-2025
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Kolkata, Aug 26 (PTI) ITC Ltd Chairman Sanjiv Puri on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for next-generation reforms, particularly in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework, saying the move will trigger a virtuous cycle of consumption, investment, growth and employment.
He said the government's focus on affordability and accessibility of essential items, including food, will provide significant relief to the middle class, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and farmers.
“The government's resolve to ensure ease of living by enhancing affordability and accessibility of all items meant for daily consumption

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Food Ministry forwards veg oil GST refund request to Finance Ministry
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Dated:- 26-8-2025
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New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The food ministry has forwarded the vegetable oil industry's request to the finance ministry, seeking to lift tax refund restrictions with hopes that the GST Council will consider the issue at its next meeting, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Tuesday.
“We have sent it to the Ministry of Finance…once this GST committee meets to work on the declaration about reduction in the rates. I am sure they will keep that in mind. Hopefully, it may take up in the next meeting,” Chopra told PTI.
The edible oil industry has been grappling with restrictions on Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds for accumulated In

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5-7 goods. The proposal entails doing away with the current 12 and 28 per cent tax slabs.
The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers' Association and other industry bodies have urged the government to remove refund restrictions and treat edible oils similarly to butter and ghee, which retain refund benefits.
Industry groups argue that restoring ITC refunds would ensure policy stability, boost investment, enhance economic viability, maintain consumer price stability and promote safer consumption.
On implementation of new vegetable oil regulations under the Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability Regulation Order, 2025, Chopra said the rules aim to boost transparency, curb hoarding and stabilise prices.
All vegetable oil producer

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Consolidation of Single SCN Across Years Allowed for Alleged Fraudulent ITC; Appeal Permitted Under Section 107 CGST Act
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The HC dismissed the petition challenging consolidation of a single SCN spanning multiple tax years concerning alleged fraudulent availing of Input Tax Credit exceeding Rs.89 crores, holding that consolidation is permissible where primary allegation is fraudulent ITC. The court observed the impugned order is appealable under Section 107 of the CGST Act,

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Consolidation of show-cause notice upheld where alleged fraudulent ITC exceeds Rs 41 crore; appeal under Section 107 CGST
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The HC upheld that consolidation of a single show cause notice for multiple assessment years is permissible where the primary allegation is fraudulent availing of input tax credit, as alleged against the Petitioner concerning ITC exceeding Rs. 41 crores. Noting that the primary legal issue aligns with precedent, the Court declined extraordinary relief a

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Retrospective cancellation of GST registration set aside; fresh adjudication ordered on cancellation application and SCN
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The HC set aside the impugned orders of the Appellate Authority and the GST Department insofar as they retrospectively cancelled the petitioner's GST registration, holding that the orders manifest a complete non-application of mind; the court found that the petitioner had sought cancellation yet a retrospective cancellation w.e.f. 15 June 2019 was imperm

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Writ dismissed; petitioner directed to pursue six separate appeals under Section 107 CGST Act with pre-deposit
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HC dismissed the writ challenge and disposed of the petition, holding that writ jurisdiction is inappropriate where multiple impugned adjudication orders involve numerous noticees and differing factual matrices requiring detailed factual inquiry. The HC held that the proper officer cannot be fixed based solely on the Petitioner's position and that the Petitioner's

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s.62(2) Deems s.62(1) Best-Judgment Assessment Withdrawn If Valid Returns Filed and Tax Plus Late Fee Paid Within 30 Days
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The HC, in a challenge to a best-judgment assessment under s.62 of the GST Act, held that s.62(2) operates to deem any order under s.62(1) withdrawn where the registered person furnishes valid returns within 30 days of service of the assessment and pays the tax and late fee; compliance here meant the assessment dated 07.02.2024 is deemed withdrawn and c

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Petitioner entitled to refund of statutory pre-deposit under Section 107; retention would cause unlawful unjust enrichment, refund with interest ordered
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The HC directed respondents to refund the statutory pre-deposit paid by the petitioner to maintain an appeal under Section 107, rejecting the time-bar defence and holding that retention would constitute undue enrichment. The court treated the Division Bench precedent of this HC as binding and afforded only persuasive weigh

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Petition non-maintainable due to available remedy; petitioner directed to file statutory appeal under Section 107 (GST) within 15 days
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The HC held the petition non-maintainable insofar as an alternative remedy existed, noting the petitioner should have appealed under Section 107 of the Goods and Services Tax Enactments, 2017 within three months of the impugned order (deadline 23.06.2025), and that the impugned order failed to consider the petitioner's reply, raising natura

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Partial relief granted to petitioner challenging order under s.73 GST; impugned order quashed and matter remitted for fresh adjudication
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The HC granted partial relief to the petitioner challenging an order under s.73 of the GST enactments, noting the petitioner had not preferred an appellate remedy but had declared and paid CGST and SGST in the annual return (GSTR-9) prior to the impugned order. The HC quashed the impugned order dated 22.02.2025 and remitted the matter to

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Man held for creating fake GST registrations
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Dated:- 25-8-2025
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Bengaluru, Aug 25 (PTI) A man was taken into custody from Hyderabad by a team of officers of the Department of Commercial Taxes, Karnataka, for allegedly creating fake GST registrations.
According to a press release issued by the department on Monday, the man, identified as Rahul Kishan Rao Kulkarni, was arrested on August 21. He is a resident of Bidar, Karnataka.
He has been produced before the I Additional Civ

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Fitch affirms India's rating on robust growth, external finances; GST reforms to support consumption
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Dated:- 25-8-2025
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New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Fitch Ratings on Monday retained India's sovereign credit rating at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook on robust growth and external finances.
The proposed 50 per cent US tariffs on India pose a moderate downside risk to its 6.5 per cent GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal.
“Proposed goods and services tax (GST) reforms, if adopted, would support consumption, offsetting some of these growth risks,” Fitch added.
The Centre has proposed to the Group of Ministers on GST rate rationalisation a 2-tier rate structure of 5 and 18 per cent for 'merit' and 'standard' goods and services

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k remains strong relative to peers, even as momentum has moderated in the past two years,” Fitch said, adding that it estimates medium-term growth potential at 6.4 per cent led by strong public capex, a private investment pick-up and favourable demographics.
“The government's deregulation agenda and GST reforms should support incremental growth. Passage of other significant reforms, especially on land and labour laws, seems politically difficult. Still, some state governments are likely to advance such reforms. India has signed several bilateral trade agreements, but trade barriers remain relatively high,” Fitch said.
The rating agency said a strengthening record on delivering growth with macro stability and improving fiscal credibility s

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Fitch affirms India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-' on robust growth, solid external finances
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Dated:- 25-8-2025
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New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Fitch Ratings on Monday affirmed India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-', with a stable outlook, saying a strong record of delivering growth and improving fiscal credibility will drive improvements in structural metrics.
“India's ratings are supported by its robust growth and solid external finances,” Fitch said, as it forecast GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 2026 (FY26), unchanged from FY25, and well above the 'BBB' median of 2.5 per cent.
It said India's economic outlook remains strong relative to peers, even as momentum has moderated in the past two years.
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Administrative denial of FY2018-19 input tax credit quashed; Section 16(5) extended return filing to Nov 30, 2021; pre-deposit waived
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The HC quashed the impugned administrative action insofar as it rejected input tax credit asserted for FY 2018-19, holding that Section 16(5) prima facie extended the return-filing period until 30 November 2021 and thus rendered the reasoning for denial unsustainable. The court declined to pass a definitive substantive decree given the avail

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