![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2090893-cisf-security-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that free accommodation and other reimbursements...
![Sugar Syrup Used in Biscuit Production Not Marketable, Hence Not Excisable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/250x150_2090902-cestat-sugar-syrup-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "Sugar Syrup Used in Biscuit Production Not Marketable, Hence Not Excisable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/250x150_2090911-whatsapp-image-2025-09-25-at-1237043e051503.webp "Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Relief for LG Electronics: Supreme Court Rules Classification Not Decisive when Customs Duty Exemption under India-Korea CEPA Applies [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/250x150_2091128-lg-electronics-supreme-court-customs-duty-taxscan.webp "Relief for LG Electronics: Supreme Court Rules Classification Not Decisive when Customs Duty Exemption under India-Korea CEPA Applies [Read Order]")
![Relief for Videocon D2H: CESTAT Rules Viewing Cards Are Smart Cards, Not Set-Top Box Parts, Quashes Customs Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/250x150_2090879-videocon-d2h-taxscan.webp "Relief for Videocon D2H: CESTAT Rules Viewing Cards Are Smart Cards, Not Set-Top Box Parts, Quashes Customs Demand [Read Order]")
Interest Mandatory on Amounts Payable under Provisional Assessment but Not Paid on Due Date: CESTAT in BHEL Case [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that interest is mandatory on amounts payable under provisional assessment but not paid on the due date,...
![Interest Mandatory on Amounts Payable under Provisional Assessment but Not Paid on Due Date: CESTAT in BHEL Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2090860-relief-to-bhel-cestat-rules-liquidated-damages-not-liable-to-service-tax-taxscan-1.webp "Interest Mandatory on Amounts Payable under Provisional Assessment but Not Paid on Due Date: CESTAT in BHEL Case [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules Matrimonial Services Before July 2012 Not Classifiable as OIDAR but as Composite Services Exempt from Service Tax [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that matrimonial services provided before July 2012 could not be classified as Online Information and...
![CESTAT Rules Matrimonial Services Before July 2012 Not Classifiable as OIDAR but as Composite Services Exempt from Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2090862-matrimonial-services-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Matrimonial Services Before July 2012 Not Classifiable as OIDAR but as Composite Services Exempt from Service Tax [Read Order]")
Customs Inquiry Report Beyond 90 Days under Regulation 17(5) of CBLR is Invalid: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that a customs inquiry report issued beyond the 90-day period prescribed under Regulation 17(5) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 is...
![Customs Inquiry Report Beyond 90 Days under Regulation 17(5) of CBLR is Invalid: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090345-customs-inquiry-report-taxscan.webp "Customs Inquiry Report Beyond 90 Days under Regulation 17(5) of CBLR is Invalid: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Quashing Seizure Memo Does Not Prevent Customs Dept. from Investigation and Process: Patna HC [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Patna High Court quashed a seizure memo issued against a betel nut trader, while clarifying that such quashal does not bar the Customs Department from continuing its...
![Quashing Seizure Memo Does Not Prevent Customs Dept. from Investigation and Process: Patna HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090344-patna-hc-customs-customs-department-customs-department-operations-taxscan.webp "Quashing Seizure Memo Does Not Prevent Customs Dept. from Investigation and Process: Patna HC [Read Order]")
Laminating Plastic Films Qualifies as Manufacture: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit, Quashes ₹1.37 Crore Excise Demand [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that laminating plastic films amounts to manufacture and that CENVAT credit is admissible. The Tribunal...
![Laminating Plastic Films Qualifies as Manufacture: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit, Quashes ₹1.37 Crore Excise Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090349-laminating-plastic-films-manufacture-cestat-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Laminating Plastic Films Qualifies as Manufacture: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit, Quashes ₹1.37 Crore Excise Demand [Read Order]")
Setback for FedEx: CESTAT upholds ₹1 Lakh Penalty for Lack of Due Diligence after Red Sandalwood Misdeclared as Copper Wire [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld a penalty of Rs. 1 lakh against FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services India Pvt. Ltd. ...
![Setback for FedEx: CESTAT upholds ₹1 Lakh Penalty for Lack of Due Diligence after Red Sandalwood Misdeclared as Copper Wire [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090591-setback-for-fedex-fedex-cestat-penalty-lack-of-due-diligence-taxscan.webp "Setback for FedEx: CESTAT upholds ₹1 Lakh Penalty for Lack of Due Diligence after Red Sandalwood Misdeclared as Copper Wire [Read Order]")
Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that rectangular gold pieces imported by HDFC Bank without engraved serial numbers do not qualify as “gold...
![Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090578-hdfc-taxscan.webp "Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]")