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CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Confiscation of Gold Jewellery & Silver Granules: Rules Suspicion Without Proof of Foreign Origin Cannot Trigger Section 123 Burden
In a recent ruling the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench dismissed the Revenue’s appeal. They upheld the...
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![67% Abatement Cannot Be Denied for Procedural Lapse in Construction & Works Contract Services with Material Supply: CESTAT Quashes ₹1.88 Cr Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/30/2138587-67-abatement-cannot-denied-for-procedural-lapse-construction-taxscan.webp "67% Abatement Cannot Be Denied for Procedural Lapse in Construction & Works Contract Services with Material Supply: CESTAT Quashes ₹1.88 Cr Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Income Tax Deduction u/s 80IB and 80HHC Can Be Computed Independently Without Exceeding Eligible Profits: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/30/2138584-income-tax-deduction-computed-independently-eligible-profits-itat-delhi-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Deduction u/s 80IB and 80HHC Can Be Computed Independently Without Exceeding Eligible Profits: ITAT [Read Order]")
![West Bengal Mandates E-Way Bill for Intra-State Goods Movement Above ₹50,000 from June 1 [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/29/2138461-west-bengal-e-way-bill-intra-state-goods-above-50000-june-1-taxscan.webp "West Bengal Mandates E-Way Bill for Intra-State Goods Movement Above ₹50,000 from June 1 [Read Notification]")
![Advocate Filing Clients GST Appeal in Professional Capacity is not Criminal Conspirator: Allahabad HC Quashes Tax Officers FIR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/28/2138301-advocate-filing-clients-gst-appeal-high-court-taxscan.jfif "Advocate Filing Clients GST Appeal in Professional Capacity is not Criminal Conspirator: Allahabad HC Quashes Tax Officers FIR [Read Order]")
![Revocation of GST Registration Cannot Be Denied on New Grounds Not Mentioned in Cancellation Order: Uttarakhand HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/28/2138287-revocation-gst-registration-cannot-be-denied-new-grounds-taxscan.webp "Revocation of GST Registration Cannot Be Denied on New Grounds Not Mentioned in Cancellation Order: Uttarakhand HC [Read Order]")
![Real Estate Company Cannot Be Labelled Shell Entity Merely for Huge Transactions and Low Initial Profit: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/30/2138581-real-estate-company-shell-entity-itat-taxscan.webp "Real Estate Company Cannot Be Labelled Shell Entity Merely for Huge Transactions and Low Initial Profit: ITAT [Read Order]")
Real Estate Company Cannot Be Labelled Shell Entity Merely for Huge Transactions and Low Initial Profit: ITAT [Read Order]
ITAT held that a real estate company could not be treated as a shell entity merely because it reported substantial transactions and unsecured loans despite negligible turnover and profits during its initial years of operation.
![Short Payment of Service Tax, No Penalty on National Insurance Co. if Differential Tax Arises from Reconciliation Exercise: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/30/2138559-short-payment-service-tax-penalty-national-insurance-co-reconciliation-cestat-bangalore-taxscan.webp "Short Payment of Service Tax, No Penalty on National Insurance Co. if Differential Tax Arises from Reconciliation Exercise: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Banks Eligible for CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Deposit Insurance Premium: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/20/2137523-banks-eligible-cenvat-credit-service-tax-karnataka-hc-taxscan.webp "Banks Eligible for CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Deposit Insurance Premium: Karnataka HC [Read Order]")
![Karnataka HC Quashes Service Tax Order, Remands Matter Citing Failure to Consider Exemption Notification and Reliance on TDS Statements/ITR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/19/2137410-karnataka-hc-quashes-service-tax-order-taxscan.webp "Karnataka HC Quashes Service Tax Order, Remands Matter Citing Failure to Consider Exemption Notification and Reliance on TDS Statements/ITR [Read Order]")
![Service Tax for Commercial Coaching and Training Services cannot be taxed Twice by Different Parties: CESTAT allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/18/2137319-service-tax-for-commercial-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax for Commercial Coaching and Training Services cannot be taxed Twice by Different Parties: CESTAT allows Appeal [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Applicable on Custom House Agent Reimbursements: CESTAT Relies on CA Certificate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/15/2137024-service-tax-custom-house-agent-cestat-ca-certificate-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Applicable on Custom House Agent Reimbursements: CESTAT Relies on CA Certificate [Read Order]")
![₹50,000 Monthly Fee During Stay Period Held Reasonable: NCLAT Upholds NCLT’s Reduction of IRP Remuneration [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/29/2138457-50000-monthly-fee-stay-period-held-reasonable-nclts-reduction-irp-remuneration-nclat-mumbai-taxscan.webp "₹50,000 Monthly Fee During Stay Period Held Reasonable: NCLAT Upholds NCLT’s Reduction of IRP Remuneration [Read Order]")
Kavi Priya
![Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CESTAT-CESTAT-Bangalore-Service-Tax-liquidated-damages-Taxscan.jpg "Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Yogitha S. Yogesh
Rupesh Sharma
Saagarika Gopinath
![Company With ₹86 Lakh ITeS Turnover Cannot Be Compared With American Express Having ₹782 Crore Turnover for TP Analysis: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/30/2138593-company-ites-turnover-american-express-tp-analysis-delhi-high-court-taxscan.webp "Company With ₹86 Lakh ITeS Turnover Cannot Be Compared With American Express Having ₹782 Crore Turnover for TP Analysis: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
