![Recovery u/s 28AAA of Customs Act Not Valid without Prior DGFT Cancellation of Scrips: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/2061217-dgft-itat-taxscan.webp "Recovery u/s 28AAA of Customs Act Not Valid without Prior DGFT Cancellation of Scrips: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Recovery u/s 28AAA of Customs Act Not Valid without Prior DGFT Cancellation of Scrips: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that recovery under Section 28AAA of the Customs Act...
![Auto AC Parts Like Filters, Valves Must Be Classified Under Specific Tariff Heads, Not General ‘Parts of Air Conditioners’: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/2061115-auto-ac-parts-2.webp "Auto AC Parts Like Filters, Valves Must Be Classified Under Specific Tariff Heads, Not General ‘Parts of Air Conditioners’: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Reduced Penalty u/s 78 of GST Applies If Tax and Interest Paid Within 30 Days of Demand Order: CESTAT Cuts Penalty to 25% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/2061113-reduced-penalty-penalty-reduced-penalty-section-78-of-gst-applies-section-78-of-gst-applies-taxscan.webp "Reduced Penalty u/s 78 of GST Applies If Tax and Interest Paid Within 30 Days of Demand Order: CESTAT Cuts Penalty to 25% [Read Order]")
![CESTAT upholds Confiscation of 2.95 Kg Foreign-Marked Gold as Invoice Mismatched and No Proof of Duty Payment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/2061093-foreign-gold-taxscan.webp "CESTAT upholds Confiscation of 2.95 Kg Foreign-Marked Gold as Invoice Mismatched and No Proof of Duty Payment [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Allows Concessional Duty Benefit on Aluminium Based Laminates Used in MCPCBs [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/07/2060599-manufacture-of-metal-clad-printed-circuit-boards.webp "CESTAT Allows Concessional Duty Benefit on Aluminium Based Laminates Used in MCPCBs [Read Order]")
Relief to Bosch: CESTAT Rules Notional Cost of Free Designs from Maruti Not Part of Excise Duty Valuation [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) granted relief to Bosch Ltd and ruled that the notional cost of free design and drawings provided by Maruti Suzuki...
![Relief to Bosch: CESTAT Rules Notional Cost of Free Designs from Maruti Not Part of Excise Duty Valuation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/07/2060584-bosch-ltd-taxscan.webp "Relief to Bosch: CESTAT Rules Notional Cost of Free Designs from Maruti Not Part of Excise Duty Valuation [Read Order]")
Setback for Vedanta: CESTAT Denies Interest on Customs Refund, Says Claims Were Settled Within Statutory Timeframe [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) denied Vedanta’s claim for interest on a customs refund of ₹7.12 crore, holding that the refund had been sanctioned...
![Setback for Vedanta: CESTAT Denies Interest on Customs Refund, Says Claims Were Settled Within Statutory Timeframe [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/07/2060499-delhi-hc-delhi-high-court-income-e-auction-relief-to-vedanta-rules-delhi-hc-mining-rights-reassessment-order-taxscan.webp "Setback for Vedanta: CESTAT Denies Interest on Customs Refund, Says Claims Were Settled Within Statutory Timeframe [Read Order]")
Relief to Hindustan Petroleum: CESTAT Holds Modernization Services within Refinery are 'Input Service’ and Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed an appeal filed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), holding that Central Value Added Tax...
![Relief to Hindustan Petroleum: CESTAT Holds Modernization Services within Refinery are Input Service’ and Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/07/2060351-hindustan-petroleum.webp "Relief to Hindustan Petroleum: CESTAT Holds Modernization Services within Refinery are Input Service’ and Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
![FOB Value Agreed Between Buyer and Seller Cannot Be Changed by Customs Authorities: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/07/2060291-fob-value.webp "FOB Value Agreed Between Buyer and Seller Cannot Be Changed by Customs Authorities: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Holds Reimbursed Diesel Expenses on Actuals Non-Taxable Under Service Tax, Reduces Penalty to 25% [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in its recent ruling held that the reimbursed diesel expenses cannot be included in the assessable value for...
![CESTAT Holds Reimbursed Diesel Expenses on Actuals Non-Taxable Under Service Tax, Reduces Penalty to 25% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/06/2059836-cestat-cestat-holds-reimbursed-diesel-expenses-diesel-expenses-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Holds Reimbursed Diesel Expenses on Actuals Non-Taxable Under Service Tax, Reduces Penalty to 25% [Read Order]")
CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Exemption on HIV Test Kits Which Qualify as Life-Saving Diagnostic Kits [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has allowed Customs Duty exemption on HIV-VL test kits as it qualifies as life-saving diagnostic kits. ...
![CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Exemption on HIV Test Kits Which Qualify as Life-Saving Diagnostic Kits [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/06/2059774-cestat-cestat-allows-customs-duty-exemption-customs-duty-exemption-customs-duty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Exemption on HIV Test Kits Which Qualify as Life-Saving Diagnostic Kits [Read Order]")
![CESTAT WEEKLY ROUND-UP [June 30 to July 05, 2025]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/05/2059501-cestat-weekly-round-up-cestat-weekly-round-up-taxscan-1.webp "CESTAT WEEKLY ROUND-UP [June 30 to July 05, 2025]")