![AA Relied On Wikipedia Instead Of Expert Evidence To Classify Epoxy Resin Under DFIA: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/15/500x300_2096785-wikipedia-epoxy-resin-cestat-quashes-demand-taxscan.webp "AA Relied On Wikipedia Instead Of Expert Evidence To Classify Epoxy Resin Under DFIA: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]")
AA Relied On Wikipedia Instead Of Expert Evidence To Classify Epoxy Resin Under DFIA: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that reliance on Wikipedia instead of verified expert...
![No Scientific Test or Documentary Proof to Establish Foreign Origin of Dry Dates: CESTAT Sets Aside Confiscation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096592-dry-dates-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Scientific Test or Documentary Proof to Establish Foreign Origin of Dry Dates: CESTAT Sets Aside Confiscation [Read Order]")
![ER-1 Return Qualifies as a Valid Duty-Paying Document under Rule 9(2) of CENVAT Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096599-valid-duty-paying-cenvat-credit-rules-cestat-taxscan.webp "ER-1 Return Qualifies as a Valid Duty-Paying Document under Rule 9(2) of CENVAT Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Input Not Capital Good under Cenvat Rules: CESTAT Upholds CENVAT Credit on Dredger [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096606-cenvat-rules-cestat-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Input Not Capital Good under Cenvat Rules: CESTAT Upholds CENVAT Credit on Dredger [Read Order]")
![Commissioner must examine Factual matrix of service of an order before Dismissal of Time barred Appeal: CESTAT remands Sri Balaji Electricals Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096494-gst-evasion-allahabad-hc-taxscan.webp "Commissioner must examine Factual matrix of service of an order before Dismissal of Time barred Appeal: CESTAT remands Sri Balaji Electricals Case [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Fixed Facility Charges, allows Inox Air Products Appeal [Read Order]
Recently, the Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed an appeal, holding that service tax is not leviable on 'Fixed Facility Charges' (FFC) when...
![CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Fixed Facility Charges, allows Inox Air Products Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096495-service-tax-demand-taxscan1.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Fixed Facility Charges, allows Inox Air Products Appeal [Read Order]")
![CENVAT Credit on Lease Termination Penalty Refundable, Nexus Theory Inapplicable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096493-refund-taxscan.webp "CENVAT Credit on Lease Termination Penalty Refundable, Nexus Theory Inapplicable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Permanent Assignment of Film Copyrights and In-Film Branding Agreements Executed Before Oct 1, 2014 Are Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the permanent transfer of film copyrights and in-film branding agreements executed before October...
![Permanent Assignment of Film Copyrights and In-Film Branding Agreements Executed Before Oct 1, 2014 Are Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096511-cestat-service-tax-film-branding-agreements-taxscan.webp "Permanent Assignment of Film Copyrights and In-Film Branding Agreements Executed Before Oct 1, 2014 Are Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief to Fox International Channels Case: CESTAT Upholds dismissal of Appeal as Review Order is Time-Barred [Read Order]
Recently, the Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the dismissal of a Revenue Department appeal against Fox International Channel, affirming...
![Relief to Fox International Channels Case: CESTAT Upholds dismissal of Appeal as Review Order is Time-Barred [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096424-fox-international-channel-taxscan-2.webp "Relief to Fox International Channels Case: CESTAT Upholds dismissal of Appeal as Review Order is Time-Barred [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]
Recently, the Hyderabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the inclusion of freight charges in the assessable value for excise duty on goods sold on a...
![CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096410-ramco-cements-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]")
Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed Cenvat Credit to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on HR Plates and HR Sheets used for repair and ...
![Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096191-hindustan-petroleum-corporation-ltd-cestat-hyderabad-taxscan.webp "Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]")
Mandatory Pre-Deposit under S. 129E of Customs Act Cannot Be Waived Merely Due to Bank Account Freeze: Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has ruled that the mandatory pre-deposit required under Section 129E of the Customs Act, 1962 cannot be waived merely because the assessee’s bank account has been frozen...
![Mandatory Pre-Deposit under S. 129E of Customs Act Cannot Be Waived Merely Due to Bank Account Freeze: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096153-pre-deposit-customs-act-bank-account-freeze-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Mandatory Pre-Deposit under S. 129E of Customs Act Cannot Be Waived Merely Due to Bank Account Freeze: Madras HC [Read Order]")