![CESTAT Strikes Down Penalties u/s 78, Finds No Wilful Misstatement in Service Tax Lapses [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108105-cestat-strikesdown-penalties.webp "CESTAT Strikes Down Penalties u/s 78, Finds No Wilful Misstatement in Service Tax Lapses [Read Order]")
CESTAT Strikes Down Penalties u/s 78, Finds No Wilful Misstatement in Service Tax Lapses [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi, has set aside penalties imposed on assessee,...
![CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on GTA Services, Holding Liability Lies on Consignors/Consignees Under RCM [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/250x150_2108130-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-on-gta-services-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on GTA Services, Holding Liability Lies on Consignors/Consignees Under RCM [Read Order]")
![Customer Evaluation & Loan Recovery for Banks Squarely Falls Under BAS: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/250x150_2108099-loan-recovery-for-banks-taxscan.jfif "Customer Evaluation & Loan Recovery for Banks Squarely Falls Under BAS: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal [Read Order]")
![Loss of Sugar Due to Natural Calamity Entitles Remission, Duty Demand and Penalties Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/250x150_2108091-loss-sugar-duty-demand-cestat-taxscan.webp "Loss of Sugar Due to Natural Calamity Entitles Remission, Duty Demand and Penalties Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/250x150_2107769-cestat-rule-26-inapplicability-confiscation-goods-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]")
![No Evidence of Wilful Delay: CESTAT Holds Late Fines Unjustified, Granting Relief to Importer [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108127-cestat-kolkata-importer-wins-appeal-in-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Evidence of Wilful Delay: CESTAT Holds Late Fines Unjustified, Granting Relief to Importer [Read Order]")
CESTAT Raps Revenue for Presumption-Based Confiscation, Directs Return of Betel Nuts Fit for Consumption [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the absolute confiscation of betel nuts and the penalties imposed on two appellants, holding that...
![CESTAT Raps Revenue for Presumption-Based Confiscation, Directs Return of Betel Nuts Fit for Consumption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108068-cestat-kolkatta-betel-nuts-cestat-betel-nut-confiscation-case-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Raps Revenue for Presumption-Based Confiscation, Directs Return of Betel Nuts Fit for Consumption [Read Order]")
Excise Dept Erred by Ignoring Gherkins in Brine While Computing SION: CESTAT Deletes Duty Demand on alleged Excess Vinegar Consumption [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) Bench at Chennai, has granted substantial relief by setting aside the Customs and Central Excise duty demand raised on the...
![Excise Dept Erred by Ignoring Gherkins in Brine While Computing SION: CESTAT Deletes Duty Demand on alleged Excess Vinegar Consumption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108082-cucumber-site-image.webp "Excise Dept Erred by Ignoring Gherkins in Brine While Computing SION: CESTAT Deletes Duty Demand on alleged Excess Vinegar Consumption [Read Order]")
![Works Contract Executed for RVPNL Taxable: CESTAT upholds Invocation of Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108078-works-contract-executed-for-rvpnl-taxscan.jfif "Works Contract Executed for RVPNL Taxable: CESTAT upholds Invocation of Extended Period [Read Order]")
Transfer of Development Rights Not ‘Service’: CESTAT Sets Aside Common Order Confirming ₹24 Cr Service Tax Demand on Omaxe-Linked Entities [Read Order]
In a major relief to a group of land-owning companies associated with M/s Omaxe Limited, the Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set...
![Transfer of Development Rights Not ‘Service’: CESTAT Sets Aside Common Order Confirming ₹24 Cr Service Tax Demand on Omaxe-Linked Entities [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107923-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Transfer of Development Rights Not ‘Service’: CESTAT Sets Aside Common Order Confirming ₹24 Cr Service Tax Demand on Omaxe-Linked Entities [Read Order]")
Dilution and Repacking of Seaweed Extract Not Amounting to Manufacture: CESTAT Holds Excise Demand Unsustainable [Read Order]
Excise demand quashed as CESTAT rules seaweed dilution no manufacture The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeals filed by...
![Dilution and Repacking of Seaweed Extract Not Amounting to Manufacture: CESTAT Holds Excise Demand Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107791-seaweed-extract-not-amounting-to-manufacture-cestat-taxscan.webp "Dilution and Repacking of Seaweed Extract Not Amounting to Manufacture: CESTAT Holds Excise Demand Unsustainable [Read Order]")
CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld the denial of concessional Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on Optical Switch Units, ruling that the...
![CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107921-cha-verification-customs-certificate-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]")