![Group Insurance Covering Accidental Death and Injury During Working Hours Qualifies as Input Service, Not Personal Use: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/19/500x300_2088724-group-insurance-insurance-accidental-death-taxscan.webp "Group Insurance Covering Accidental Death and Injury During Working Hours Qualifies as Input Service, Not Personal Use: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Group Insurance Covering Accidental Death and Injury During Working Hours Qualifies as Input Service, Not Personal Use: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that group insurance policies covering employees against...
![Accountant’s Clerical Error in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Holds Only Two Instances of Delay Valid, Grants Partial Relief on Interest Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/19/250x150_2088570-proper-filing-st-3-returns-statutory-returns-cestat-service-tax-demand-extended-period-taxscan-1.webp "Accountant’s Clerical Error in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Holds Only Two Instances of Delay Valid, Grants Partial Relief on Interest Demand [Read Order]")
![Revenue Fails to Prove Bags Were Polyethylene Instead of Polypropylene: CESTAT Quashes ₹5,43,963 Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/19/250x150_2088564-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "Revenue Fails to Prove Bags Were Polyethylene Instead of Polypropylene: CESTAT Quashes ₹5,43,963 Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![Customs Seizure 3 km Away from India-Bangladesh Border: CESTAT Cites Contradictions in SCN, Orders Release of ₹15 Lakh [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/18/250x150_2088446-india-bangladesh-border-cestat-scn-taxscan.webp "Customs Seizure 3 km Away from India-Bangladesh Border: CESTAT Cites Contradictions in SCN, Orders Release of ₹15 Lakh [Read Order]")
![Challenge on Application filed u/s 35-C(2) of the Excise Act: Bombay HC blames for Wasting Judicial time for no valid reason [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/18/250x150_2088364-bombay-highcourt-taxscan.webp "Challenge on Application filed u/s 35-C(2) of the Excise Act: Bombay HC blames for Wasting Judicial time for no valid reason [Read Order]")
Customs Duty on Bulk Liquid Imports to Be Based on Shore Tank Quantity: CESTAT Directs Apply Relevant Laws at Time of Import If Data is Missing [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dealt with the question of how customs duty on bulk liquid imports should be assessed when shore tank data is ...
![Customs Duty on Bulk Liquid Imports to Be Based on Shore Tank Quantity: CESTAT Directs Apply Relevant Laws at Time of Import If Data is Missing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/17/500x300_2088130-quantity-bulk-liquid-liquid-bulk-liquid-cargo-liquid-cargo-quantity-of-bulk-liquid-cargo-quantity-of-bulk-liquid-cargo-received-in-shore-tank-taxscaan.webp "Customs Duty on Bulk Liquid Imports to Be Based on Shore Tank Quantity: CESTAT Directs Apply Relevant Laws at Time of Import If Data is Missing [Read Order]")
FinMin Issues 3 Customs Notifications: Revises Duty Rate, Expands Defence Exemptions, and Extends IGST Relief [Read Notification]
The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) on 17 September 2025 issued three separate notifications: Notification No. 36/2025-Customs (G.S.R. 643(E)), Notification No. 37/2025-Customs (G.S.R. ...
![FinMin Issues 3 Customs Notifications: Revises Duty Rate, Expands Defence Exemptions, and Extends IGST Relief [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/17/500x300_2088149-finmin-customs-notifications-revises-duty-rate-expands-defence-exemptions-extends-igst-relief-taxscan.webp "FinMin Issues 3 Customs Notifications: Revises Duty Rate, Expands Defence Exemptions, and Extends IGST Relief [Read Notification]")
Failure to Endorse ‘No CENVAT Credit Admissible’ on Commercial Invoices Is Only a Procedural Lapse: CESTAT Grants SAD Refund [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that failure to endorse “no CENVAT credit admissible” on commercial invoices is a procedural lapse and not ...
![Failure to Endorse ‘No CENVAT Credit Admissible’ on Commercial Invoices Is Only a Procedural Lapse: CESTAT Grants SAD Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/16/500x300_2087934-no-cenvat-credit-admissible-commercial-invoices-procedural-lapse-cestat-grants-sad-refund-taxscan.webp "Failure to Endorse ‘No CENVAT Credit Admissible’ on Commercial Invoices Is Only a Procedural Lapse: CESTAT Grants SAD Refund [Read Order]")
Depreciation on Capital Goods under EOU Scheme Allowed Only up to Date of Debonding, Not Till Duty Payment: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that depreciation on capital goods imported under the Export Oriented Unit (EOU) scheme is admissible...
![Depreciation on Capital Goods under EOU Scheme Allowed Only up to Date of Debonding, Not Till Duty Payment: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/16/500x300_2087753-gst-gst-on-capital-goods-capital-goods-itc-goods-and-services-tax-taxation-under-gst-cgst-act-taxscan.webp "Depreciation on Capital Goods under EOU Scheme Allowed Only up to Date of Debonding, Not Till Duty Payment: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that merely providing infrastructure, technology, and marketing support to premier institutions like ...
![Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/16/500x300_2087747-educational-support-taxscan.webp "Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Holds CAs’ Executory Services Outside Scope of ‘Management Consultancy’, Export and Out-of-Pocket Expenses Not Taxable [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench ofthe Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeals of B S R & Co. and B S R & Associates, setting aside the service tax demands raised...
![CESTAT Holds CAs’ Executory Services Outside Scope of ‘Management Consultancy’, Export and Out-of-Pocket Expenses Not Taxable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/15/500x300_2087692-cestat-cas-executory-services-management-consultancy-export-out-of-pocket-expenses-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Holds CAs’ Executory Services Outside Scope of ‘Management Consultancy’, Export and Out-of-Pocket Expenses Not Taxable [Read Order]")