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India’s largest luggage company, VIP Industries Ltd, on Tuesday (February 24), said that the Assistant Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra, initiated inspection and search proceedings at the company’s registered office in Mumbai and its manufacturing unit in Nashik today.
Pharma major Lupin Ltd. said on Wednesday, February 25, that the Goods and Services Tax Department of Maharashtra has initiated an inspection and search at its office.
The Roving Squad under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act is primarily a special enforcement team responsible for conducting inspections and checks on goods in transit to ensure compliance with the provisions of the CGST Act
GST & Indirect Taxes Committee published the second edition in July 2025 of the Handbook on Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest under GST.
The Hon’ble High Court of Patna in the case of Sri Sai Food Grain & Iron Stors set aside the demand order against the Assessee due to procedural violations during inspection and confirmed tampering of the seizure order by a tax officer.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Saturday said state tax authorities in Tamil Nadu initiated an inspection of records at one of the places of its business operations in Chennai. Authorisation for inspection/search proceedings under CGST Act 2017 was issued by Additional Commissioner (ST), Intelligence-I (FAC), Chennai-6 on the company, M&M said in a regulatory filing.
No, the Honorable High Court of Allahabad in the case of M/s Vijay Trading Company quashed the assessment order stating that the law is clear on the subject that the proceedings under section 130 of the GST Act cannot be put to service if excess stock is found at the time of the survey.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of the Senior Intelligence Officer Directorate General of GST Intelligence and Ors. condoned the delay and issued notice to the Respondent.
The Maharashtra Goods & Service Tax Department initiated an inspection and search at Excel Industries Limited’s registered office in Mumbai on Thursday.
Taxpayers were divided between the Centre and States on a defined formula to ensure that there will be a single interface for all of them under GST.