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![CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107769-cestat-rule-26-inapplicability-confiscation-goods-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeal filed by Shri Venkat R. Chari, holding...
![Dilution and Repacking of Seaweed Extract Not Amounting to Manufacture: CESTAT Holds Excise Demand Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/250x150_2107791-seaweed-extract-not-amounting-to-manufacture-cestat-taxscan.webp "Dilution and Repacking of Seaweed Extract Not Amounting to Manufacture: CESTAT Holds Excise Demand Unsustainable [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Sets Aside Tax on Club Membership Fees, Citing Supreme Court’s Kolkata Club Decision [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/250x150_2107764-service-tax-collected-members-cestat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Tax on Club Membership Fees, Citing Supreme Court’s Kolkata Club Decision [Read Order]")
![Exemption Under SEZ Act Cannot Be Denied Merely for Procedural Lapses: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Demand on SEZ Supplies [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/250x150_2107222-sez-taxscan.webp "Exemption Under SEZ Act Cannot Be Denied Merely for Procedural Lapses: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Demand on SEZ Supplies [Read Order]")
![Interest Not Payable from 2008 Deposit: CESTAT Holds Sugar Manufacturer Not Entitled to Interest on Investigative Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/20/250x150_2106836-fa80a3f0-beb7-4f16-b45e-10733eba48aa.webp "Interest Not Payable from 2008 Deposit: CESTAT Holds Sugar Manufacturer Not Entitled to Interest on Investigative Deposit [Read Order]")
Tugs Classified under Chapter 89, Not ‘Machinery or Equipment’: CESTAT Rejects Exemption Claim but Allows Drawback [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that two imported tugs used for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) dredging project at Hazira...
![Tugs Classified under Chapter 89, Not ‘Machinery or Equipment’: CESTAT Rejects Exemption Claim but Allows Drawback [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/20/500x300_2106841-cestat-ahmedbad-cestat-rejects-exemption-claim-taxscan.webp "Tugs Classified under Chapter 89, Not ‘Machinery or Equipment’: CESTAT Rejects Exemption Claim but Allows Drawback [Read Order]")
Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), set aside the service tax demand, holding that the extended period of limitation was wrongly invoked when...
![Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106400-cestat-allahabad-serice-tax-demand-cestat-quashes-taxscan.webp "Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Customs Broker Licence Suspension, Holding No Mens Rea or Procedural Lapse Proven [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the suspension of the Customs Broker Licence of Karan Logistics, holding that no mens rea, collusion,...
![CESTAT Quashes Customs Broker Licence Suspension, Holding No Mens Rea or Procedural Lapse Proven [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/22/500x300_2107300-cestat-chandigarh-customs-broker-licence-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes Customs Broker Licence Suspension, Holding No Mens Rea or Procedural Lapse Proven [Read Order]")
![Dam and Powerhouse Construction Not Taxable: CESTAT Directs Refund to Be Processed u/s 11B [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/500x300_2107207-dam-powerhouse-construction-cestat-refund-taxscan.webp "Dam and Powerhouse Construction Not Taxable: CESTAT Directs Refund to Be Processed u/s 11B [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹35.74 Lakh CENVAT Credit Demand for Wrong Availment of EPCG and Customs Cess Credits [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the appeal filed by the assessee and upheld the ₹35,74,487 CENVAT credit demand, holding that the...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹35.74 Lakh CENVAT Credit Demand for Wrong Availment of EPCG and Customs Cess Credits [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106321-cestat-cenvat-credit-epcg-customs-cess-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹35.74 Lakh CENVAT Credit Demand for Wrong Availment of EPCG and Customs Cess Credits [Read Order]")
CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the Revenue’s appeal and upheld the assessee’s classification, holding that the authorities wrongly...
![CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106240-cestat-allahabad-central-excise-duty-paper-biri-cigarettes-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the Commissioner’s order dropping the ₹3,04,52,782 service tax demand raised against Asianet Satellite...
![Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/500x300_2107120-asianet-satellite-taxscan.jfif "Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]")