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1. GST Council raises criminal prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore, sets Rs 10,000 show-cause notice limit

GST Council raises criminal prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore, sets Rs 10,000 show-cause notice limit

The GST Council, in its 57th meeting, decided to raise the minimum threshold for initiating criminal prosecution under GST law from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore. The change is intended to reduce the burden of litigation on small and medium businesses and make tax administration more practical. Until now, under GST law, if the tax amount involved in tax irregularities, invoice issuance irregularities or other tax-related offences was Rs 1 crore or more, the department could initiate criminal prosecution. After the new arrangement, that threshold will become Rs 5 crore. This means that in cases involving less than Rs 5 crore, the focus will generally be on financial and administrative action instead of criminal action. The government believes the GST system is meant to increase tax compliance, not turn every dispute into a criminal case. In recent years, industry organisations and trade bodies had also demanded that micro, small and medium enterprises be given relief from criminal action in cases of minor or procedural lapses. The GST Council's decision is seen as an important step towards ease of doing business. It is expected to reduce unnecessary litigation between taxpayers and the department, while tax administration can focus its resources on investigating large and serious tax crimes. The Council also worked on simplifying the process for issuing tax notices by setting a minimum monetary threshold of Rs 10,000 for show-cause notices. Along with this, the time limit for accepting refund claims will be reduced from 15 days to 10 days.

2. PWD files FIR against Nasreen Fatima, Hasnain Ali firm over non-start of 22.5 km SH-49 highway work

The Public Works Department has lodged an FIR at the Civil Lines police station in Moradabad against the firm of Nasreen Fatima and Hasnain Ali over its alleged failure to start work on a road contrac

3. GST Council approves optional quarterly tax payment scheme for small businesses

GST Council approves optional quarterly tax payment scheme for small businesses

The GST Council has approved a concept note for an optional compliance scheme aimed at small businesses with annual turnover of up to ₹5 crore that supply exclusively to consumers, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Under the proposed scheme, eligible businesses would file only one annual return while making tax payments quarterly. The detailed framework will be placed before the GST Council at its next meeting. The decisions were taken at the 57th GST Council meeting, where the Centre and states approved changes to simplify GST administration and reduce compliance burdens. The Council approved measures to remove GST officers' power to arrest taxpayers in cases covered by the reform, raise the threshold for criminal prosecution to ₹5 crore and speed up processing of most GST refunds. It also approved measures to simplify GST registration for small suppliers selling through e-commerce platforms, an easier procedure for amending GST registration details, and a reduction in penalties. For refunds, the acknowledgement period will be reduced from 15 days to 10 days, and if neither an acknowledgement nor a deficiency memo is issued within 10 days, the refund claim will be treated as acknowledged. Sitharaman said that based on risk assessment, the system is expected to sanction 90 per cent of all claims within 3 working days of acknowledgement. The GST Council also decided to set up a Committee of Officers to examine the transition towards invoice matching for input tax credit claims. The committee is expected to submit its report within three months and will examine how genuine buyers can be protected when they possess a valid invoice, have received the goods and have made full payment to their suppliers, addressing concerns faced by compliant businesses due to issues on the supplier's side.

4. ED searches 17 locations in Keralam over alleged ₹550 crore co-operative bank fraud

ED searches 17 locations in Keralam over alleged ₹550 crore co-operative bank fraud

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted simultaneous searches at 17 premises across Keralam in connection with cases involving alleged fraud at three co-operative societies/banks under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency said in a statement on Thursday. The ED said there were 27 cases involving nearly ₹550 crore. The searches concerned alleged fraud at Urban Co-operative Society Limited, Angamaly; Thennala Service Co-operative Bank Limited; and Kuttanellur Co-operative Bank. In the Angamaly case, searches were conducted at five premises in Ernakulam and nearby areas linked to Roy Kurian, Kurian Joseph and Shiju, who are accused of alleged fraudulent loan transactions at Urban Co-operative Society Limited. The investigation was initiated on the basis of an FIR registered by the Angamaly police. The ED said investigation revealed that 422 loans amounting to approximately ₹96.74 crore were sanctioned against 108 immovable properties belonging to 65 members. Serious irregularities were identified in 159 loans amounting to approximately ₹33.82 crore, including absence of original title deeds, use of photocopies of deeds, absence of registered mortgages, incomplete loan applications, and loans sanctioned in the names of ineligible or non-existent persons. The ED claimed that incriminating documents relating to fraudulent loan transactions, records pertaining to 38 immovable properties, digital devices, mobile phones and other evidentiary materials were seized during the searches. Two fixed deposits amounting to approximately ₹1.82 crore were also frozen. In the Thennala Service Co-operative Bank case, search operations were conducted at seven premises in Malappuram and Kozhikode linked to former office-bearers and directors of the bank. The premises searched were linked to former president M.P. Kunji Moideen, former secretary K.A. Vasudevan Moosad, former president U.K. Saithalavi, former director V.P. Ali Hassan, former director N.M. Saithalavi, former director V.P. Raveendranath and former director Sajitha P. The ED initiated its investigation on the basis of 63 FIRs registered by the Kottakkal police. According to the FIRs, the bank had promised higher interest rates and returns on fixed deposits to its customers. The total suspected proceeds of the crime are estimated at around ₹10 crore. The investigation reportedly found Kisan Credit Card loans sanctioned in the names of fictitious or benami members. It also revealed alleged irregularities relating to property mortgage loans and the diversion and misuse of bank funds. During the search operations, incriminating documents and details relating to two immovable properties were recovered, and freezing orders were issued in respect of 20 fixed deposits and bank accounts having an aggregate balance of approximately ₹24.50 lakh, pertaining to K.A. Vasudevan Moosad and his wife. In the Kuttanellur Co-operative Bank case, searches were conducted at five locations in Thrissur and nearby areas linked to the bank and its former president, secretary and other officials allegedly involved in the fraud. The investigation was initiated on the basis of four FIRs registered by the Ollur police station under the Thrissur City police. According to the ED, members of the board allegedly granted membership to individuals outside the bank’s jurisdictional limits and to third parties and extended loans to them through illegal means by inflating the valuation of collateral security properties and relying on forged documents. Incriminating digital evidence and documents relating to loans allegedly disbursed through such illegal means were seized during the searches, the agency claimed.

5. Telecom ministry says all three satcom licensees at same regulatory stage after Musk alleges Starlink blocked

Telecom ministry says all three satcom licensees at same regulatory stage after Musk alleges Starlink blocked

The Ministry of Communications said India has a fair and non-discriminatory authorisation framework for telecommunications services, including satellite communications, after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk alleged that vested interests were blocking Starlink's entry into India. Musk said Starlink is licensed in over 165 countries and had spent five years complying with every law and requirement of the government of India, but still had no licence, and asked whether Mukesh Ambani was the real boss of India. He had earlier alleged that unnamed oligarchs were blocking Starlink to protect a monopolistic chokehold. The ministry said licences had been granted to three satellite communication operators — Starlink, Reliance Jio's Jio Satcom and Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb — and that all three must demonstrate compliance with security conditions before proceeding to commercial operations. Security assessment is currently under way for all three licensees, and once completed an operator can move to the next stage of seeking spectrum assignment. The ministry said all three entities are at broadly the same regulatory stage and called suggestions that the framework or its application was unfair or discriminatory baseless and misconceived. Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said the delay relates to security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs and is not specific to Starlink, adding that the Department of Telecom has issued licences to all satcom companies as well as provisional spectrum. Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said his satellite venture was waiting for its own approvals. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined the exchange, telling Musk to wait till he discovers the other guy, and Musk replied that the situation was troubling.

1. The State of Bihar and Ors. vs. Nandeshwar Kumar (07.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1138/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the eligibility of Nandeshwar Kumar for the position of Trained Block Teacher under the Bihar Panchayat Elementary Teacher (Employment and Service Conditions) Rule

2. V. Pon. Paneerselvam vs. S. Regupathy and Ors. (07.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1137/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the presentation of an election petition by the petitioner in person is mandatory under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and if no

3. JK Paper Ltd. vs. Bipinchandra Natwarlal Shah and Ors. (07.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1136/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between JK Paper Ltd. and Bipinchandra Natwarlal Shah regarding the valuation of land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Reference Cour

4. Abhishek vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. (07.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1135/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the High Court was justified in altering the charge against Respondent No. 2 from Section 307 to Section 308 of the IPC, based on the injuries being on non

5. Mepco Industries Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Madurai (07.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1134/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the electricity subsidy of Rs. 16,20,745 received by Mepco Industries Ltd. from the Government of Pondicherry for the Assessment Year 1997-98 was a capital

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