Annual Customs, Excise and Service Tax Case Digest: CESTAT Rulings 2025 (Part 20)
OTN Cards and Modules Incapable of Independent Operation Classifiable as Parts, Not Apparatus: CESTAT Upholds Classification under ‘Parts’ Heading ...
![Juniper Router Components are ‘Parts’, Not Network Interface Cards: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Demand Against Bharti Airtel [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/2117802-bharti-airtel-customs-case-taxscan.webp "Juniper Router Components are ‘Parts’, Not Network Interface Cards: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Demand Against Bharti Airtel [Read Order]")
![Cargo Forwarder’s Pre-2012 Services Classifiable as ‘Transportation of Goods by Air’, Not BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/2117808-cargo-forwarders-pre-2012-services-classifiable-as-transportation-of-goods-by-air-not-bas-cestat-taxscan.webp "Cargo Forwarder’s Pre-2012 Services Classifiable as ‘Transportation of Goods by Air’, Not BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Mere Shortage of Sugar Does Not Establish Clandestine Removal without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that mere shortage of sugar does not establish clandestine removal in the absence of corroborative...
![Mere Shortage of Sugar Does Not Establish Clandestine Removal without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/2117717-cestat-allahabad-shortage-of-sugar-sugar-shortage-mere-shortage-of-sugar-taxscan.webp "Mere Shortage of Sugar Does Not Establish Clandestine Removal without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Weigh Scales at Sugarcane Collection Centres Eligible for CENVAT Credit as Functionally Integrated With Manufacturing: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that CENVAT credit is admissible on weigh scales installed at sugarcane collection centres when such weigh...
![Weigh Scales at Sugarcane Collection Centres Eligible for CENVAT Credit as Functionally Integrated With Manufacturing: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/2117712-weigh-scales-sugarcane-collection-centres-eligible-cenvat-credit.webp "Weigh Scales at Sugarcane Collection Centres Eligible for CENVAT Credit as Functionally Integrated With Manufacturing: CESTAT [Read Order]")
GTA Reverse Charge Not Applicable Where Freight Cost is Economically Borne by Farmers: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax under the GoodsTransport Agency (GTA) reverse charge mechanism is not payable where the ...
![GTA Reverse Charge Not Applicable Where Freight Cost is Economically Borne by Farmers: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/2117713-gta-reverse-charge-not-applicable-where-freight-cost-is-economically-borne-by-farmers-cestat-taxscan.webp "GTA Reverse Charge Not Applicable Where Freight Cost is Economically Borne by Farmers: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Post-Commissioning Receipt of Capital Goods Does Not Bar CENVAT Credit absent Proof of Exclusive Civil Use: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that post-commissioning receipt of capital goods does not bar CENVAT credit unless the department proves...
![Post-Commissioning Receipt of Capital Goods Does Not Bar CENVAT Credit absent Proof of Exclusive Civil Use: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/2117711-post-commissioning-receipt-capital-goods-bar-cenvat-credit-absent-proof-exclusive-civil-use-cestat-taxscan.webp "Post-Commissioning Receipt of Capital Goods Does Not Bar CENVAT Credit absent Proof of Exclusive Civil Use: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Even if Service Tax Not Payable on Detention Charges, Credit Cannot be Denied once Tax is Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Kolkata Bench, has held that even where Service Tax was not legally payable on detention or demurrage charges, CENVAT credit cannot...
![Even if Service Tax Not Payable on Detention Charges, Credit Cannot be Denied once Tax is Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/07/2117616-service-tax-payable-detention-charges-credit-tax-paid-cestat-taxscan.webp "Even if Service Tax Not Payable on Detention Charges, Credit Cannot be Denied once Tax is Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")