Year-wise archive
Each year can keep separate rows for GST, customs, income tax, DGFT, and judgments, so older material does not slow the page.
Legal Updates
Official sources, organised for practical reference.
Reference Index
Find official materials by topic and year.
| Date | Material | Area | Source | Official link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Income-tax Act, 2025 and connected official materialUse official statutory text and portal updates for issue-specific reading. | Income Tax | India Code / Income Tax Department | Open |
| 2026 | GST notifications and circularsCentral Tax, Integrated Tax, Compensation Cess, circulars, and instructions should be checked at source. | GST | CBIC Tax Information Portal | Open |
| 2026 | Customs notifications, circulars, and instructionsUse for tariff, valuation, exemption, import/export process, and departmental instruction material. | Customs | CBIC Tax Information Portal | Open |
| 2025 | DGFT notifications, public notices, and trade noticesUse for FTP, EPCG, authorisation, export benefits, and trade-policy movement. | Foreign Trade | DGFT | Open |
| 2025 | GST portal utilities and taxpayer servicesUse for filing status, public services, returns, registration, and form-facing references. | GST | GST Portal | Open |
| Research | Supreme Court tax and customs judgmentsUse the official judgment search for party names, citations, dates, and final PDF copies. | Judgments | Supreme Court of India | Open |
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Official Websites
Start from the authority that issued the material.
CBIC
GST, Customs, Central Excise, notifications, circulars, instructions
Open official portal
India Code
Central Acts, State Acts, Rules, and statutory text
Open official repository
GST Portal
GST forms, taxpayer services, returns, registration, and public utilities
Open official portal
GST Council
Council meetings, recommendations, rate materials, and official background papers
Open official website
Income Tax
Income-tax portal, forms, compliance services, and official updates
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DGFT
Foreign trade policy, public notices, trade notices, and notifications
Open official portal
Supreme Court
Judgments and e-SCR material from the Supreme Court of India
Open official search
e-Gazette
Official Gazette publications for notified statutory material
Open official portal
Judgment Reading List
Ten important tax and indirect-tax judgments to track from official records.
- Commissioner of Customs (Import), Mumbai v. Dilip Kumar and CompanyInterpretation of exemption notifications.
- Union of India v. Mohit Minerals Pvt. Ltd.IGST on ocean freight and constitutional structure of GST Council recommendations.
- Canon India Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of CustomsJurisdictional questions in customs reassessment and DRI-origin proceedings.
- Mafatlal Industries Ltd. v. Union of IndiaRefund claims, statutory route, and unjust enrichment principles.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Bolpur v. Ratan Melting & Wire IndustriesEffect of departmental circulars when statute or judicial interpretation differs.
- Priya Blue Industries Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs (Preventive)Assessment orders and refund route discipline.
- ITC Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Kolkata-IVRefund claims and challenge to self-assessment.
- Radha Krishan Industries v. State of Himachal PradeshGST provisional attachment, writ jurisdiction, and safeguards.
- Union of India v. VKC Footsteps India Pvt. Ltd.Refund formula for inverted duty structure under GST.
- Commissioner of Customs v. G.M. ExportsAnti-dumping, delegated legislation, and customs-facing levy issues.
Use the Supreme Court of India judgment search to verify the final text, citation, date, and present treatment before relying on any case. This page is a research index, not a substitute for legal review.
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Topic-wise tags
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Official-source rule
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