![CESTAT Raps Revenue for Presumption-Based Confiscation, Directs Return of Betel Nuts Fit for Consumption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108068-cestat-kolkatta-betel-nuts-cestat-betel-nut-confiscation-case-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Raps Revenue for Presumption-Based Confiscation, Directs Return of Betel Nuts Fit for Consumption [Read Order]")
CESTAT Raps Revenue for Presumption-Based Confiscation, Directs Return of Betel Nuts Fit for Consumption [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the absolute confiscation of betel nuts and the...
![Excise Dept Erred by Ignoring Gherkins in Brine While Computing SION: CESTAT Deletes Duty Demand on alleged Excess Vinegar Consumption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/250x150_2108082-cucumber-site-image.webp "Excise Dept Erred by Ignoring Gherkins in Brine While Computing SION: CESTAT Deletes Duty Demand on alleged Excess Vinegar Consumption [Read Order]")
![Works Contract Executed for RVPNL Taxable: CESTAT upholds Invocation of Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/250x150_2108078-works-contract-executed-for-rvpnl-taxscan.jfif "Works Contract Executed for RVPNL Taxable: CESTAT upholds Invocation of Extended Period [Read Order]")
![Transfer of Development Rights Not ‘Service’: CESTAT Sets Aside Common Order Confirming ₹24 Cr Service Tax Demand on Omaxe-Linked Entities [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/250x150_2107923-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Transfer of Development Rights Not ‘Service’: CESTAT Sets Aside Common Order Confirming ₹24 Cr Service Tax Demand on Omaxe-Linked Entities [Read Order]")
![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 Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld the denial of concessional Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on Optical Switch Units, ruling that the...
![CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107921-cha-verification-customs-certificate-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]")
Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]
The Allahabad Regional Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the levy and collection of Cost Recovery Charges (CRC) from the appellant was without...
![Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/27/500x300_2108276-cost-recovery-charges-collected-legal-authority-cestat-allows-refund-entire-amount-appellant-.webp "Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]")
Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT) set aside a demand for anti-dumping duty (ADD), noting that the Customs authority failed to examine the technical...
![Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107826-copolymer-vs-homopolymer-cestat-raps-customs-confirming-pvc-import-without-verifying-material-composition-taxscan.webp "Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has held that a demand raised solely on the basis of a discrepancy between the figures reflected in Income...
![Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/19/500x300_2106680-cestat-allahabad-.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [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/2025/11/25/500x300_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]")
Water Meter Classification: CESTAT Sets Aside Order After Finding Crucial Precedents Were Not Examined [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise &Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside an order classifying imported electromagnetic water meters under tariff item 9028 2000 and remanded ...
![Water Meter Classification: CESTAT Sets Aside Order After Finding Crucial Precedents Were Not Examined [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107916-water-meter-cestat-order-crucial-precedents-taxscan.webp "Water Meter Classification: CESTAT Sets Aside Order After Finding Crucial Precedents Were Not Examined [Read Order]")
Fire Loss No Ground for Exemption: CESTAT Orders Ajanta Soya to Pay Duty on All Lost and Short Crude Palm Oil [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, held that the destruction of Crude Palm Oil in a fire accident does not entitle an importer to retain...
![Fire Loss No Ground for Exemption: CESTAT Orders Ajanta Soya to Pay Duty on All Lost and Short Crude Palm Oil [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107772-fire-loss-no-ground-exemption-cestat-orders-ajanta-soya-pay-duty-all-lost-short-crude-palm-oil-txn.webp "Fire Loss No Ground for Exemption: CESTAT Orders Ajanta Soya to Pay Duty on All Lost and Short Crude Palm Oil [Read Order]")