'Politics of hate will not work in here': Punjab CM Mann responds to ED action against ministerPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that the party "does ...
09 May, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
ED arrests Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in Rs 100 crore money laundering caseThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in connection with an ongoing Rs 100 crore money launde...
09 May, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
DGGI officers arrest Kapil Chugh over Rs 1,825 cr GST refund fraudDGGI officers have arrested Kapil Chugh, the alleged mastermind behind an Rs 1,825 crore GST refund fraud. Chugh, who evaded multiple summo...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.47 PM IST
DGGI arrests two in Rs 177 crore GST fraud, linked to fake firmsThe Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence has apprehended two individuals in Hyderabad. They are linked to a substanti...
26 Mar, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Online betting: Telangana HC dismisses Fino Bank MD Rishi Gupta’s plea, denies bailGupta sought to be released on bail. He also moved to have the March 1 remand order passed by the special judge for trial of economic offen...
24 Mar, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Karnataka witnesses 5-fold jump in GST tax evasion at Rs 39,577 cr in FY25Central GST officers in Karnataka uncovered a significant surge in tax evasion, detecting Rs 39,577 crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year. This ...
11 Aug, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
SC upholds constitutional validity of arrest provisions under Customs and GST laws, stresses safeguards for taxpayersThe Supreme Court has upheld the arrest provisions under the Customs laws and the CGST Act while ensuring that criminal law rights are appl...
27 Feb, 2025, 08.46 PM IST
Big relief for GST taxpayers: Protection against arbitrary arrest and coercion by GST officers; CBIC changes arrest and bail guidelines under GSTGST Arrest: Now a GST registered person can't be arbitrarily arrested and also coerced into admitting GST tax demand liability. This is bec...
20 Jan, 2025, 10.36 AM IST
Not necessary to make arrest in all GST cases, says SCThe Supreme Court emphasized on Wednesday that arrests in Goods and Services Tax (GST) cases should be based on credible evidence and tangi...
15 May, 2024, 07.31 PM IST
CBIC tells GST officials not to haul in CEOs unnecessarilyGST investigation authority has asked field offices not to exercise the power to arrest in a mechanical manner and also refrain from summon...
19 Aug, 2022, 12.28 AM IST
Arrest under GST still remains a grey areaIf the GST commissioner has a ‘reason to believe’ that the person has committed some offense and the amount of tax evasion is more than 5 c...
15 Dec, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
Suumaya Corporation drags GST authorities to court over their power to arrestThe company has challenged the constitutional validity of the tax department’s right to make arrests in cases where GST is exempt, as in th...
27 Nov, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
Taxman’s right to arrest: Several promoters knock doors of various high courtsThe indirect tax department had carried out nationwide searches and investigations suspecting several companies for availing fake input tax...
18 Dec, 2020, 11.29 AM IST
SC agrees to examine power of tax authorities to arrest individual for GST evasionA vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply on a bat...
29 May, 2019, 12.28 PM IST
Government sets up office of GST Commissioner (Investigation) to deal with tax evasionWith most of the loose ends tied up with regard to Goods and Services Tax (GST), the revenue department has now decided to focus on enforce...
12 Sep, 2018, 04.56 PM IST
GST: Tax evasion over Rs 5 crore a non-bailable offenceIn a 223-page FAQ on Goods and Services Tax, the CBEC said other offences under the act are non-cognizable and bailable.
02 Apr, 2017, 09.55 PM IST
Bid to end the fear of jail time under GST regimeOffences dealing with non-payment of tax or forgery of up to Rs 2 crore would be made bailable.
17 Jan, 2017, 11.58 PM IST