Global investment giant Blackstone has acquired South City Mall in Kolkata for $376.8 million (around INR 3225 crores) from South City Projects (Kolkata) Ltd, a joint venture of six prominent Kolkata-based real estate families, including the Emami, Rameswara, Shrachi, Sureka, Merlin, and JB Groups. Launched in 2006, the 1 million sq. ft. mall is one of eastern India’s largest retail […]
Gujarat High Court – Addwrap Packaging Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. Facts: Rule 96(10) restricted the ability of certain exporters to claim IGST refunds on exports made under LUT (Letter of Undertaking) or payment of tax, if they or their suppliers availed certain customs/GST exemptions (e.g., Advance Authorization, EPCG, EOU). The petitioners had exported goods […]
CBDT notified ‘376’ as Cost Inflation Index (CII) for Financial Year 2025-26 The CBDT vide Notification No. 70/2025, dated 01-07-2025, has notified ‘376’ as the Cost Inflation Index (CII) for the Financial Year 2025-26. CIRCULAR F. NO. 225/37/2025/ITA-I, DATED 13-6-2025 The CBDT vide circular dated 13.06.2025; issues guidelines for mandatory selection of returns for complete scrutiny in FY 2025-26. Important […]
Brookfield Asset Management plans to triple its India investments to $100 billion (around INR 8,52,908 crores) in five years, driven by strong growth and demand in infrastructure and clean energy. The firm has already invested $12 billion (around INR 102,390 crores) each in infrastructure and real estate, and $3 billion (around INR 25,599 crores) in clean energy projects. Brookfield sees […]
Important GST Advisories—May 2025 May, 01,2025– Implementation of HSN Code Reporting in GSTR-1/1A (Phase-3) Starting May 2025, the third phase of HSN code reporting in GSTR-1/1A is being rolled out. Under this phase, taxpayers will need to select HSN codes from a dropdown list—4-digit codes for those with turnover up to ₹5 crore, and 6-digit codes for those exceeding ₹5 […]
CBDT Extends Due Date of filing of ITRs which were due for filing by 31-7-2025 The CBDT vide Press Release dated 27-5-2025; extends due date of filing ITRs for AY 2025-26 from July 31, 2025 to Sep. 15, 2025. CBDT updates ITR-U to allow filing of updated return up to 48 months, DATED 19-05-2025 The CBDT updates ITR-U to allow […]
Warburg Pincus and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest $877 million (around INR 7,421 crores) in IDFC First Bank. The bank’s board has approved a preferential equity issue of $576 million (around INR 4,876 crores) to Warburg Pincus and $310 million (around INR 2,624 crores) to ADIA, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. The funds will strengthen the […]
Private Agreements Do Not Override Statutory RCM Liability – Allahabad High Court Private Agreements Do Not Override Statutory RCM Liability – Allahabad High Court Facts: The petitioner (a service recipient) entered into an agreement with the supplier where the supplier agreed to bear all GST liabilities. However, GST authorities demanded tax under the Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) from the petitioner. […]
NOTIFICATION G.S.R. 252(E) [NO. 35/2025/F.NO. 370142/11/2025-TPL], DATED 22-4-2025 The CBDT vide notification dated 22.04.2025; notifies 10 luxury goods liable to TCS; list includes home theatre systems, shoes, handbags etc. NOTIFICATION NO. 25/2025 [G.S.R. 217(E)/F. NO. 370142/1/2025-TPL], DATED 3-4-2025 Person allotted PAN based on enrollment ID shall intimate his Aadhaar Number on or before 31-12-2025. NOTIFICATION NO. 30/2025 [G.S.R. 221(E)/F.NO. 370142/29/2024-TPL], DATED […]
Patanjali, DS Group To Buy Magma General For Over $500 Mn To Enter Insurance Sector Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and the DS Group have partnered to enter India’s insurance sector by acquiring Magma General Insurance Ltd from Sanoti Properties LLP (owned by Adar Poonawalla) and other shareholders. The acquisition, valued at approximately $517 million (around INR 4500 crores), is pending regulatory […]