![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 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...
![Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/250x150_2090578-hdfc-taxscan.webp "Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]")
![Relief to SBI, Refund u/s 11B of Excise Act can be Claimed within One Year from Date of Payment: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/250x150_2090510-2062340-cestat-service-tax-demand-sbi-taxscan.webp "Relief to SBI, Refund u/s 11B of Excise Act can be Claimed within One Year from Date of Payment: Karnataka HC [Read Order]")
![Customs Duty not leviable on lmport of capital good: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/250x150_2090505-customs-duty-karnataka-hc-taxscan.webp "Customs Duty not leviable on lmport of capital good: Karnataka HC [Read Order]")
![Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/250x150_2090341-gst-council-meeting-gst-council-gst-exemption-for-railway-indian-railways-gst-news-taxscan.webp "Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]")
Alleged Luxury Car Imports Routed via Bhutan: Customs Dept. raids Malayalam Cine-Actors' Houses in Operation Numkhor
As Dulquer Salmaan revels in the colossal success of his Wayfarer Productions' ‘Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra’ becoming the Malayalam’s film industry’s all-time highest grossing film, he is now faced...
Customs Broker Penalised for Importer’s Misdeclaration of Value of Goods: Madras HC allows to Contest without 7.5% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has allowed the licensed Customs broker to contest the penalty imposed with regards to an importer’s fraudulent misdeclaration of goods’ value without...
![Customs Broker Penalised for Importer’s Misdeclaration of Value of Goods: Madras HC allows to Contest without 7.5% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/500x300_2090031-customs-broker-madras-high-court-taxscan.webp "Customs Broker Penalised for Importer’s Misdeclaration of Value of Goods: Madras HC allows to Contest without 7.5% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]")
Management Consultancy and Ship Management Form Part of SEZ Unit Approval Committee’s Approved List, Refund Admissible: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that management consultancy and ship management services are part of the SEZ Unit Approval Committee’s ...
![Management Consultancy and Ship Management Form Part of SEZ Unit Approval Committee’s Approved List, Refund Admissible: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/500x300_2089879-sez-units-exempt-gst-rcm-specified-services-furnish-lut-bond-aar-taxscan.webp "Management Consultancy and Ship Management Form Part of SEZ Unit Approval Committee’s Approved List, Refund Admissible: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Assistant Sub-Inspector of SSB Not Competent to Seize Wheat under Customs Act: Patna HC Orders Refund with Interest [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court held that an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was not competent to seize wheat under the Customs Act, 1962, and that the seizure memo...
![Assistant Sub-Inspector of SSB Not Competent to Seize Wheat under Customs Act: Patna HC Orders Refund with Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/500x300_2089887-wheet.webp "Assistant Sub-Inspector of SSB Not Competent to Seize Wheat under Customs Act: Patna HC Orders Refund with Interest [Read Order]")
“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has ruled that cement and steel items used in the construction and erection of a cement grinding plant qualify as inputs...
![“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089683-cement-and-steel-cestat-ramco-cements-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has held that service tax paid on Goods Transport Agency (GTA) services for outward transportation is eligible for CENVAT...
![CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089663-cestat-cenvat-credit-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad bench, has upheld service tax demands on legal consultancy, reconciliation and goods transport agency services under...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089621-service-tax-value-addition-service-tax-attract-when-there-is-value-addition-cestat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]")