GSTAT Launches Token Facility For Appellants Facing Issues In E-Filing Appeals

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has activated the token generation facility for appellants facing issues while filing appeals on its e-filing portal. The facility is available through the scrolling highlights on the portal's home page. A token generated on or before July 31, 2026, will be treated as sufficient compliance with the appeal filing deadline. The appellant must, however, complete the actual filing within 60 days from the date of token generation. The tribunal...

Justice Yogesh Khanna Appointed Officiating NCLAT Chairperson

Justice Yogesh Khanna has been appointed as the officiating chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) with effect from 5 July 2026, according to details updated on the tribunal's website. He assumed the role following the retirement of Justice Ashok Bhushan on 4 July 2026. Justice Khanna was appointed as a judicial member of the NCLAT on 19 February 2024. Before joining the tribunal, he served as a permanent judge of the Delhi High Court. He holds a B.Com. (Hons.)...

NCLAT Decisions Shape Commercial Confidence, Strengthen Rule Of Law: Justice Ashok Bhushan

In his farewell address, the outgoing NCLAT Chairperson reflected on his tenure, judicial philosophy, and the future of the Tribunal.

Trade Marks Registry Rejects Registration Of 'BOSSBABE' Trade Mark Over Similarity To Hugo Boss' Mark

The Trade Marks Registry, Ahmedabad, has refused registration of the mark "BOSSBABE" for cosmetics and skin care products. It allowed an opposition filed by Coty Beauty Germany GmbH, the exclusive global licensee for HUGO BOSS fragrance products under Class 3. Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks Rama Devi Verma held that the applicant's mark was dominated by the word "BOSS", which is identical to the opponent's registered mark. The Registrar observed that the addition of the word "BABE" does...

Order Passed On Mistaken Facts Cannot Be Basis For Contempt: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed a contempt petition against a liquidator after holding that an order passed under a mistaken impression of facts cannot be enforced through contempt proceedings. A bench of Judicial Member Justice N. Seshasayee and Technical Member Indevar Pandey observed, “The Order passed on a mistaken impression about the existence of a fact, therefore, can neither be understood as a direction to restore a certain status quo ante, nor can it...

CBIC Notifies Rules For Preferential Tariff Benefits Under India-UK CETA Ahead Of 15 July Rollout

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on 3 July notified the Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between India and the United Kingdom) Rules, 2026, paving the way for implementation of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) from 15 July. They will come into force on the same day as the trade pact. India and the United Kingdom signed the CETA on 24 July 2025 to reduce or eliminate tariffs,...

ICAI Proposes Major Hike In Stipend For CA Articled Assistants, Revises Population-Based Slabs

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on 25 June proposed increasing the minimum monthly stipend payable to Chartered Accountant articled assistants through draft amendments to the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988. The proposal seeks to revise stipend rates across all categories of cities and towns and has been published in the Gazette of India for public consultation. Under the existing regulations, articled assistants in cities with a population of 20 lakh and above...

NCLAT Transfers Judicial Member Justice N Seshasayee To Chennai Bench In Public Interest

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday transferred Judicial Member Justice N. Seshasayee from its Principal Bench in New Delhi to the Chennai Bench in public interest. An order issued by NCLAT Chairperson directed Justice Seshasayee to join the Chennai Bench within three weeks. "In view of the administrative requirement in public interest, Justice Shri N. Seshasayee, Judicial Member, Principal Bench of NCLAT at New Delhi is hereby ordered to be transferred to Chennai...

Arrest Under GST Law Need Not Await Tax Adjudication If 'Reason To Believe' Exists: Chennai Court

A Chennai court has recently refused bail to a director of Attica Gold Pvt. Ltd. in a GST evasion case, holding that authorities need not wait for completion of tax adjudication before making an arrest if they possess sufficient material to form a "reason to believe" that an offence has been committed. Principal Sessions Judge S. Karthikeyan dismissed the bail plea of Dr. Obed Ulla A, who was arrested by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) on June 12 in connection with an...

CGPDTM Notifies Patent & Trade Marks Agent Exams 2027, Registration To Open July 1

On 23 June 2026, the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks issued a public notice announcing the schedule and key details for the Patent Agent Examination 2027 and the Trade Marks Agent Examination 2027. The notice states that the Trade Marks Agent Examination is likely to take place on 9 January 2027 and the Patent Agent Examination is likely to take place on 10 January 2027. The authority will conduct both examinations...

Centre Extends GSTAT Appeal Deadline To July 31 For Legacy GST Orders

The Centre has extended the deadline for filing legacy appeals before the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) by a month, giving taxpayers until July 31, 2026, to file appeals against orders communicated before May 1, 2026. The extension replaces the earlier June 30 deadline and has been notified by the Ministry of Finance. Under the revised timeline, departmental applications in respect of orders passed before February 1, 2026, can also be filed until July 31. Appeals against...

Centre Extends Tenure Of SAT Technical Member Meera Swarup Till September 8, 2026

The Central Government on Wednesday extended the tenure of Meera Swarup as Technical Member of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) till September 8, 2026.Swarup, who was appointed to the tribunal in February 2022, was due to demit her office on March 9, 2026. The latest notification extends her tenure for a further period of six months. The extension was notified by the Ministry of Finance in exercise of powers under the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, and the Tribunal (Conditions of Service)...