![CHA Violations to Be Dealt Under CHALR, Not Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/500x300_2122035-cestat-taxscan.jfif "CHA Violations to Be Dealt Under CHALR, Not Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CHA Violations to Be Dealt Under CHALR, Not Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) ruled that procedural or professional lapses attributable to a...
![Customs Broker Not Liable for Employee’s Acts Without Mens Rea: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/250x150_2122037-customs-broker-not-liable-employees-acts-without-mens-rea-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Broker Not Liable for Employee’s Acts Without Mens Rea: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Confederation Indian Industry Not Liable to Service Tax on Convention Reimbursements and MES Income: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/250x150_2122013-confederation-indian-industry-not-liable-service-tax-taxscan.jfif "Confederation Indian Industry Not Liable to Service Tax on Convention Reimbursements and MES Income: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/250x150_2122002-service-tax-refund-nokia-taxscan.webp "CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order]")
![VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/250x150_2121966-vat-kolangal-dubbed-serials-cestat-service-tax-demand-ananda-vikatan-taxscan.webp "VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]")
Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has remanded service tax matter related to works executed in non-commercial government buildings for submission...
![Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121968-service-tax-exemption-non-commercial-govt-buildings-cestat-remands-fresh-verification-documents-under-notification-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]")
Telangana HC Directs Customs to Provisionally Release Seized 127 Imported Copiers on Enhanced Duty Deposit [Read Order]
The Telangana High Court has directed the Customs authorities to provisionally release 127 units of imported multifunctional copying and scanning machines, seized by the department, subject to the...
![Telangana HC Directs Customs to Provisionally Release Seized 127 Imported Copiers on Enhanced Duty Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121969-telangana-hc-customs-seized-imported-copiers-duty-deposit-taxscan.webp "Telangana HC Directs Customs to Provisionally Release Seized 127 Imported Copiers on Enhanced Duty Deposit [Read Order]")
Interactive Flat Panels classifiable as ADP Machines: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹34.89 Cr Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has set aside a customs duty demand of ₹34.89 crore holding that the imported Interactive Flat Panels (IFP)...
![Interactive Flat Panels classifiable as ADP Machines: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹34.89 Cr Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121963-interactive-flat-panels-classifiable-adp-machines-cestat-customs-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Interactive Flat Panels classifiable as ADP Machines: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹34.89 Cr Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![Tobacco Leaves Threshing Not Taxable under BAS: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/25/500x300_2121843-tobacco-leaves-bas-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Tobacco Leaves Threshing Not Taxable under BAS: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal of Allahabad Bench (CESTAT), held that extended limitation under Section 73 of the Finance Act, 1994 cannot be invoked in the absence of...
![Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121756-bona-fide-belief-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT upholds Service Tax Penalty on ATC Logistics for Non-Filing of ST-3 Returns, Holds Willful Suppression Established [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Kolkata has upheld the penalty under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 imposed on ATC Logistics Pvt. Ltd., holding that the...
![CESTAT upholds Service Tax Penalty on ATC Logistics for Non-Filing of ST-3 Returns, Holds Willful Suppression Established [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121695-cestat-upholds-service-tax-penalty-on-atc-logistics-for-non-filing-of-st-3-returns-holds-willful-suppression-established-taxscan.webp "CESTAT upholds Service Tax Penalty on ATC Logistics for Non-Filing of ST-3 Returns, Holds Willful Suppression Established [Read Order]")
Extended Period cannot be invoked when Normal Period Demand settled on Merits: CESTAT favours IDP Education [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has dismissed the Revenue’s appeal seeking invocation of the extended period of limitation in the case of IDP...
![Extended Period cannot be invoked when Normal Period Demand settled on Merits: CESTAT favours IDP Education [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121689-cestat-new-delhi-idp-education-idp-education-case-cestat-ruling-in-favour-of-idp-education-taxscan.webp "Extended Period cannot be invoked when Normal Period Demand settled on Merits: CESTAT favours IDP Education [Read Order]")