GST Council likely to remove arrest provisions, speed up refunds

Oct 05, 2026

The 57th GST Council meeting, scheduled for October 7, is likely to consider major compliance reforms, including removing arrest provisions under the tax regime,...

GST Council may scrap arrest provisions, fast-track refunds with 90% automatic payout

Oct 05, 2026

The 57th GST Council meeting is likely to consider major changes in tax compliance, including a proposal to remove arrest provisions under the Goods...

“There is race to take credit for release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq…”: Mehbooba Mufti

Sep 22, 2023

Farooq was released from house arrest on Friday, four years after he was taken into detention in the wake of the abrogation of the...

Delhi HC agrees to examine constitutionality of 'power to arrest' under CGST Act

Dec 10, 2020

New Delhi [India], December 10 : The Delhi High Court has agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the provisions conferring authorities the power...

SC dismisses PIL challenging 2018 Amendment to SC/ST Act, says safeguards already in place

Sep 22, 2026

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL challenging the 2018 amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989,...

Govt reschedules GST Council 57th meeting to October 8, cites unavoidable circumstances

Oct 06, 2026

The 57th meeting of the GST Council has been rescheduled to October 8 from October 7, with the Council expected to consider a series...