Adwaid M S
Adwaid M S is a BBA-LL.B (Hons.) student at Government Law College Kozhikode with a deep passion for Space and Sports Laws, combining his legal acumen with a keen interest in quizzing and intellectual pursuits.
Lapse of Mandatory Written Communication with Previous Auditor: ICAI penalizes CA with Rs. 25,000 Fine for Professional Misconduct
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 25,000 on a CA for professional misconduct related to ...
![ICAI Fines Rs. 25,000 for Professional Misconduct in Tax Audit Appointment without No Objection Certificate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/250x150_2083140-icai-fine-taxscan.webp "ICAI Fines Rs. 25,000 for Professional Misconduct in Tax Audit Appointment without No Objection Certificate [Read Order]")
![CA Reprimanded by ICAI for Breach of Partnership Terms, Defamation, and Unauthorized Recording [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/250x150_2083143-ca-icai-partnership-terms-defamation-unauthorized-recording-taxscan.webp "CA Reprimanded by ICAI for Breach of Partnership Terms, Defamation, and Unauthorized Recording [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Quashes 20-Year-Old Duty Demand, Rules in Favor of Importer in Landmark Textile Classification Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/250x150_2082891-custom-duty-demand-1.webp "CESTAT Quashes 20-Year-Old Duty Demand, Rules in Favor of Importer in Landmark Textile Classification Case [Read Order]")
Customs uses Australian Weapons Law to Seize Gun-Shaped Lighters in India: CESTAT exposes Blunder, Overturns Seizure [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the confiscation of a consignment of gun-shaped cigarette lighters, strongly criticizing the customs...
![Customs uses Australian Weapons Law to Seize Gun-Shaped Lighters in India: CESTAT exposes Blunder, Overturns Seizure [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082165-gun-shaped-lighters.webp "Customs uses Australian Weapons Law to Seize Gun-Shaped Lighters in India: CESTAT exposes Blunder, Overturns Seizure [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules Old Cenvat Rule 6(5) Still Applicable, Orders Recalculation on Decade-Old Service Tax Credit Dispute [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the benefit of Rule 6(5) of the Cenvat CreditRules, 2004, though omitted in 2011, remains...
![CESTAT Rules Old Cenvat Rule 6(5) Still Applicable, Orders Recalculation on Decade-Old Service Tax Credit Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082174-cestat-old-cenvat-rule-old-service-tax-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Old Cenvat Rule 6(5) Still Applicable, Orders Recalculation on Decade-Old Service Tax Credit Dispute [Read Order]")
CESTAT Remands Case, Slams Authority for Blindly Trusting Income Tax Return Over Evidence [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a service tax demand that was based solely on a discrepancy in an Income TaxReturn, criticizing...
![CESTAT Remands Case, Slams Authority for Blindly Trusting Income Tax Return Over Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082160-cestat-slams-authority-income-tax-return-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Remands Case, Slams Authority for Blindly Trusting Income Tax Return Over Evidence [Read Order]")
CESTAT Overturns Diesel Seizure, Rules Lab Test Trumps "Confession" in Classification Dispute [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the confiscation of a consignment of mixed hydrocarbon oil, holding that a laboratory test report...
![CESTAT Overturns Diesel Seizure, Rules Lab Test Trumps Confession in Classification Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082153-diesel-seizure-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Overturns Diesel Seizure, Rules Lab Test Trumps Confession in Classification Dispute [Read Order]")
CESTAT Dismisses Transport Finance Company's Plea, Confirms Taxability of Financial Collection Services [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed an appeal filed by a non-banking financial company, upholding a substantial service tax demand on fees...
![CESTAT Dismisses Transport Finance Companys Plea, Confirms Taxability of Financial Collection Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082158-cestat-dismisses-transport-finance-companys-plea-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Dismisses Transport Finance Companys Plea, Confirms Taxability of Financial Collection Services [Read Order]")
Syntel Wins Key Tax Refund Case as CESTAT Backs SEZ Unit on Input Service Classification [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench has allowed an appeal filed by Syntel Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd., directing the tax authorities to refund an amount of ...
![Syntel Wins Key Tax Refund Case as CESTAT Backs SEZ Unit on Input Service Classification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082170-sez-unit-taxscan.webp "Syntel Wins Key Tax Refund Case as CESTAT Backs SEZ Unit on Input Service Classification [Read Order]")