![Madras HC Quashes Customs Order for Denial of Duty Drawback Claim of 2015 Without Issuing Mandatory Deficiency Memo u/r 13(3)(a) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043684-customs-order-madras-hc-mandatory-deficiency-memo-taxscan.webp "Madras HC Quashes Customs Order for Denial of Duty Drawback Claim of 2015 Without Issuing Mandatory Deficiency Memo u/r 13(3)(a) [Read Order]")
Madras HC Quashes Customs Order for Denial of Duty Drawback Claim of 2015 Without Issuing Mandatory Deficiency Memo u/r 13(3)(a) [Read Order]
The Madras High Court, in a recent ruling, quashed the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs denying duty drawback claims filed in...
![Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/250x150_2043631-service-tax-demad-site-img.webp "Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/250x150_2043609-cestat-service-tax-demand-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]")
Fulfilment of Conditions of Customs Notification Not Applicable When goods imported were destroyed in fire: CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Redemption to Piramal Enterprises [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the customs duty redemption to Piramal Enterprises as the fulfilment of Conditions...
![Fulfilment of Conditions of Customs Notification Not Applicable When goods imported were destroyed in fire: CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Redemption to Piramal Enterprises [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043551-customs-notification-cestat-taxscan.webp "Fulfilment of Conditions of Customs Notification Not Applicable When goods imported were destroyed in fire: CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Redemption to Piramal Enterprises [Read Order]")
Refund Claim Filed Under Regular Notification Instead of SEZ One Treated as Procedural Lapse: CESTAT Allows ₹2.92 Cr Refund [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT )allowed a refund claim of ₹2.92 crore, holding that filing under the regular notification instead of the Special ...
![Refund Claim Filed Under Regular Notification Instead of SEZ One Treated as Procedural Lapse: CESTAT Allows ₹2.92 Cr Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/12/500x300_2043026-refund-claim-sez-cestat-taxscan.webp "Refund Claim Filed Under Regular Notification Instead of SEZ One Treated as Procedural Lapse: CESTAT Allows ₹2.92 Cr Refund [Read Order]")
CESTAT Allows Refund of Rs.1.67 Cr for Fit-Out Services Used in Office Renovation, Holds Them as Eligible Input Services
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed a refund of Rs.1.67 crore to the assessee, holding that fit-out services used for renovating a leased...
![Refund of CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied Merely for Non-Registration of Unit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/12/500x300_2043008-cenvat-credit-cestat-orders-demand-exempted-and-dutiable-goods-taxscan.webp "Refund of CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied Merely for Non-Registration of Unit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Rules Skin Care Petroleum Jelly Variants as “Cosmetics”, Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) granted relief to Hindustan Unilever Ltd, by holding that its skin care variants Petroleum Jelly Baby and Petroleum ...
![Relief for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Rules Skin Care Petroleum Jelly Variants as “Cosmetics”, Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/12/500x300_2042977-hindustan-unilever-ltd-cestat-rejection-of-fixation-special-rate-taxscan.webp "Relief for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Rules Skin Care Petroleum Jelly Variants as “Cosmetics”, Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
No Service Tax Payable on Foreign Bank Charges as No Direct Service Rendered to Exporter: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that no service tax was payable on foreign bank charges deducted from export remittances, as no direct service ...
![No Service Tax Payable on Foreign Bank Charges as No Direct Service Rendered to Exporter: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/500x300_2042354-no-service-tax.webp "No Service Tax Payable on Foreign Bank Charges as No Direct Service Rendered to Exporter: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Self-Certification by Exporter or CA Enough to Prove Nexus for Refund on Export Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that self-certification by the exporter or a Chartered Accountant (CA)is sufficient to establish the nexus ...
![Self-Certification by Exporter or CA Enough to Prove Nexus for Refund on Export Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/500x300_2042345-export-services-cestat-refund-taxscan.webp "Self-Certification by Exporter or CA Enough to Prove Nexus for Refund on Export Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")