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CESTAT Weekly Round-Up
This weekly round-up provides an analytical summary of the key stories related to the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)...
![Non-Compliance in Collective Schemes a Continuing Offence: Calcutta HC Upholds SEBI’s ₹40,000 Investor Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/04/2131965-sebijpg.webp "Non-Compliance in Collective Schemes a Continuing Offence: Calcutta HC Upholds SEBI’s ₹40,000 Investor Refund [Read Order]")
![No Writ when Alternate Remedy Exists: Supreme Court upholds Delhi HC Order in GST S. 74 Demand Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/04/2131908-no-writ-when-alternate-remedy-exists-supreme-court-upholds-delhi-hc-order-in-gst-s-74-demand-matter-.webp "No Writ when Alternate Remedy Exists: Supreme Court upholds Delhi HC Order in GST S. 74 Demand Matter [Read Order]")
![GST ITC availed without actual movement of Goods: Chhattisgarh HC Grants Bail to accused on Rs. 1L Bond [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/04/2131888-gst-itc-availed-without-actual-movement-of-goods-chhattisgarh-hc-grants-bail-to-accused-on-rs-1l-bond-.webp "GST ITC availed without actual movement of Goods: Chhattisgarh HC Grants Bail to accused on Rs. 1L Bond [Read Order]")
![Wrongful availment of GST ITC on Supplier whose GST Reg. Cancelled Void Ab-initio: Calcutta HC Remands Matter for Hearing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/04/2131867-wrongful-availment-of-gst-itcjpg.webp "Wrongful availment of GST ITC on Supplier whose GST Reg. Cancelled Void Ab-initio: Calcutta HC Remands Matter for Hearing [Read Order]")
![Valuation Issues Alone Not Valid Grounds for Detention of Goods in Transit in IGST Movement: AP HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/03/2131684-valuation-issues-alone-not-valid-grounds-for-detention-of-goods-in-transit-in-igst-movement-ap-hc-site-imagejpg.webp "Valuation Issues Alone Not Valid Grounds for Detention of Goods in Transit in IGST Movement: AP HC [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand Based on CBDT Inputs & ITR Data Without Proper Hearing: Karnataka HC Remands Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/31/2131069-service-tax-demand-based-on-cbdt-inputs-itr-data-without-proper-hearingjpg.webp "Service Tax Demand Based on CBDT Inputs & ITR Data Without Proper Hearing: Karnataka HC Remands Matter [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Cannot Be Demanded Without Verifying RCM Payment by Recipient: CESTAT Remands [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/31/2131017-service-tax-cannot-be-demanded-without-verifying-rcm-payment-by-recipient-cestat-remands-.webp "Service Tax Cannot Be Demanded Without Verifying RCM Payment by Recipient: CESTAT Remands [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Notice u/s 73 Unsustainable When Liability already Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/29/2130741-service-tax-notice-us-73-unsustainable-liability-declared-st-3-returns-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Notice u/s 73 Unsustainable When Liability already Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax on Statutory Auction Fees, Demurrage: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹2.62 Crore Demand against Tobacco Board [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/20/2129719-cestat-hyderabad-statutory-auction-service-tax-tobacco-board-statutory-auction-fees-cestat-service-tax-ruling-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Statutory Auction Fees, Demurrage: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹2.62 Crore Demand against Tobacco Board [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand cannot be Reopened After Issuance of SVLDRS Discharge Certificate: Gauhati HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/16/2129428-service-tax-demand-cannot-be-reopened-after-issuance-of-svldrs-discharge-certificate-site-imagejpg.webp "Service Tax Demand cannot be Reopened After Issuance of SVLDRS Discharge Certificate: Gauhati HC [Read Order]")
![Delhi HC Directs CBDT to Clarify Tax Treatment of Partner’s Addl. Remuneration & Rewards, Stays Recovery Proceedings [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/04/2131905-delhi-hc-directs-cbdt-to-clarify-tax-treatment-of-partners-addl-remuneration-rewards-stays-recovery-proceedings-site-imagejpg.webp "Delhi HC Directs CBDT to Clarify Tax Treatment of Partner’s Addl. Remuneration & Rewards, Stays Recovery Proceedings [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
This weekly round-up provides an analytical summary of the key stories related to the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)...
![Union Bank’s Secured Creditor Rights Limited to Receivables: Delhi HC Upholds DJB’s Termination of Sewer Project Contract [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/04/2131920-union-banks-secured-creditor-rights-limited-to-receivablesjpg-1.webp "Union Bank’s Secured Creditor Rights Limited to Receivables: Delhi HC Upholds DJB’s Termination of Sewer Project Contract [Read Order]")
![9100g Ganja Seized by Customs at Hyderabad Airport: Telangana HC grants Bail in NDPS Case on Rs. 25k Bond [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/04/2131863-9100g-ganja-seized-by-customs-at-hyderabad-airport-telangana-hc-grants-bail-in-ndps-case-on-rs-25k-bond.webp "9100g Ganja Seized by Customs at Hyderabad Airport: Telangana HC grants Bail in NDPS Case on Rs. 25k Bond [Read Order]")
