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1. Rahul Gandhi calls SIR treason as INDIA bloc protests ECI; Supreme Court to hear Punjab plea against CBI probe linked to CM Mann's office

Rahul Gandhi calls SIR treason as INDIA bloc protests ECI; Supreme Court to hear Punjab plea against CBI probe linked to CM Mann's office

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and 260 others were detained during an INDIA bloc march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India headquarters in Delhi. The Opposition demanded scrapping of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, restoration of names of deleted voters and removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Gandhi described the treatment as treason. He and other MPs were forcibly removed, detained and put on a bus; Gandhi resisted. After police broke up the march, he turned the All India Radio campus into an all-day sit-in. Bypolls were held in five Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, and one Lok Sabha seat in Assam. Madurantakam in Tamil Nadu recorded 86%, while Dharapuram saw over 80%; both Tamil Nadu seats were reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates. The Ministry of External Affairs condemned targeting of commercial shipping, seafarers and civilian infrastructure after two attacks in the Black Sea and off Oman killed two foreign seafarers and injured several Indian crew. Eleven Indian crew were injured on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) when Panama-flagged vessel MT On Peace was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. The Biju Janata Dal clarified it was not part of the INDIA bloc even though its Rajya Sabha MPs joined the Opposition protest against alleged arbitrary actions of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR of electoral rolls. The Counter Intelligence Cell of the Andhra Pradesh Intelligence Department uncovered an espionage module involving 18 people, including 13 Navy personnel, suspected of passing sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence operatives. Two were arrested. They allegedly shared information on defence establishments and strategic locations at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base and other parts of the country. Four migrant workers from Murshidabad in West Bengal, whose names were deleted during SIR, were detained by Chhattisgarh Police and lodged at a Raipur detention centre for over a month on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals despite long-time residence in India over generations. The Union Cabinet approved a Special Purpose Vehicle, the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority, to handle roads, rail and ports as one network. The Supreme Court is to hear Punjab's plea against a CBI probe linked to CM Mann's office.

2. GST Council to consider 17-day refund processing, automated registration and input tax credit changes

The GST Council, which meets Thursday, will seek to reduce the GST refund period to around 17 days, including a maximum of 10 days for acknowledgement, after which it will be deemed acknowledged, and

GST Council to consider 17-day refund processing, automated registration and input tax credit changes

The GST Council, which meets Thursday, will seek to reduce the GST refund period to around 17 days, including a maximum of 10 days for acknowledgement, after which it will be deemed acknowledged, and seven days for processing. Officials said on Tuesday that acknowledgement currently can take 21 to 45 days, and the aim is faster refund processing, although around 90% of refunds are already processed quickly. The Council also plans to prune the time taken to register for a GST number through a more automated process. While 61% of registrations take place within three days, the plan is to automate processes so that the time for the remaining 39% of applications is reduced from several days. Officials also said registrations for businesses below Rs 2.5 lakh turnover are given within 34 minutes on average. For small businesses operating in more than one state, the GST Council will consider steps to let them avoid the registration exercise across states if an e-commerce platform through which they sell has a recognised warehouse as a place of business. An official said overall nine out of 10 sellers on platforms will gain. For an entity seeking to cancel its registration, the Centre and states will discuss a proposal to do away with physical verification of the premises by an official, where the presence of the businessman is required. If taxes are paid and returns are filed, registration will be cancelled, an official said, adding that the idea is to move to a trust-based system. Through changes in rules, the government is also keen to allow input tax credit on insurance, use of vehicles and other services. Sameer Gupta, who leads the EY India tax practice, said ITC should be allowed for supplies such as passenger motor vehicles, leasing, repair, renting of motor vehicles, health and life insurance, outdoor catering, construction of telecommunication towers and pipelines, free samples and expired goods, as all are used in furtherance of business. This will come with changes allowing businesses to claim credit for taxes paid during the entire process even if some entities in the chain have not complied. The invoice matching system now links what a seller reports with what a buyer claims, and mapping of input and output ledgers with the summary return completes the link. An official said fake credit can be identified close to where it arises and stopped before it travels down the chain, and that the system provides the protection the condition was intended to provide.

3. ITAT Chennai grants relief to man over Rs 85.3 lakh cash gifts tax addition

ITAT Chennai grants relief to man over Rs 85.3 lakh cash gifts tax addition

A Chennai man received cash gifts totalling Rs 85.03 lakh from his wife, paternal uncles, maternal uncle and sister's husband, all relatives under income tax law. He formalised the transactions through gift deeds and deposited the money in his bank account. The bank reported the cash deposit as a specified financial transaction to the Income Tax Department. The department then enquired into the source of the deposit and sent tax notices to the man and the donors. The donors responded and confirmed the gifts, which they said were made between April and September 2016. The man submitted gift deeds, acknowledgements of the donors' income tax returns, income statements and financial statements. The Assessing Officer in Chennai questioned whether the donors had sufficient financial capacity to give such substantial cash amounts, saying the income disclosed in their ITRs and the capital in their balance sheets did not correspond with the gift values. The department treated the deposit as unexplained and passed an order holding that it violated income tax law. The man challenged the addition before the Commissioner of Appeals, but the CIT(A) upheld the addition of Rs 85.3 lakh on December 29, 2025. The man succeeded before ITAT Chennai on September 18, 2026. The key question before the tribunal was whether the Rs 85.3 lakh in cash gifts could be treated as unexplained cash credits under Section 68. ITAT Chennai held that the man had discharged his initial burden under Section 68 once he furnished donor confirmations, gift deeds, copies of the donors' ITRs and financial statements, and the donors had personally acknowledged the gifts in response to notices under Section 133(6). The tribunal said that if the AO still had doubts about the actual source of funds available with the donors, the Income Tax Department should conduct the necessary enquiry while assessing those donors. It held that the addition in the recipient's hands could not be sustained merely because the AO entertained suspicion about the source available with the donors.

4. Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar to attend 57th GST Council meeting in Delhi on 8 October

Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar to attend 57th GST Council meeting in Delhi on 8 October

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is travelling to New Delhi to attend the 57th GST Council meeting being held at Bharat Mandapam. The high-level meeting, which was originally scheduled for 7 October, has been rescheduled for Thursday, 8 October, and will begin at 11:00 am in the Summit Room. The main agenda of the meeting is to improve tax-related procedures, speed up the GST refund process, and improve the rules governing input tax credit (ITC). Chief Minister Shivakumar will seek special relief on vehicle-related ITC and will support safeguards aimed at ensuring that genuine taxpayers do not lose their legitimate tax credit. Apart from the GST agenda, the Chief Minister will hold discussions with central officials on the recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission and will press for Karnataka's long-pending drought-relief allocation. A few days earlier, Shivakumar had sought central assistance over the severe drought in Karnataka, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had also written to Prime Minister Modi seeking help. Kharge said the state is facing its most severe drought in recent years and stated on social media platform X that against an estimated loss of Rs 18,748.23 crore, Karnataka has sought Rs 3,705.30 crore in assistance under the NDRF and SDRF frameworks. Kharge said drought relief is a humanitarian necessity and should be viewed above political differences between the Centre and the state.

5. Ex-CIA official accused of stealing $40 million in gold bars pleads guilty

Court records show that Rush, 49, of Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. He had been accused of stealing $40 million in gold bars and was described as a former CIA official.

1. Martanda Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors. (01.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1125/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether a consensual relationship, which ended with a criminal case alleging sexual exploitation under the pretext of marriage, constituted criminal l

2. Prasanta Kumar Dhar and Ors. vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1124/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Prasanta Kumar Dhar and others against the State of West Bengal, concerning the partial quashing of an FIR related to allegations of dowry harassment

3. Sudha Rakesh vs. The State of Karnataka and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1123/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the criminal proceedings against Sudha Rakesh, a General Power of Attorney holder, should be quashed, similar to the relief granted to the landowners by th

4. Ajit Kumar vs. State of Jharkhand (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1122/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal of Ajit Kumar against the State of Jharkhand, focusing on his conviction under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The core iss

5. Addl. Commr. Commercial Tax and Ors. vs. Cadila Health Care Ltd. and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1121/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the classification of 'GRD Powder' and 'GRD Mix' manufactured by Cadila Health Care Ltd. under the M.P. Commercial Tax Act, 1994. The core issue was whether these

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