![Diversion of Export Goods to Domestic Market Not Proven: CESTAT sets aside Excise & Customs Demands against SEZ Manufacturer [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/2110968-diversion-export-goods-domestic-market-cestat-excise-customs-demands-sez-manufacturer-taxscan.webp "Diversion of Export Goods to Domestic Market Not Proven: CESTAT sets aside Excise & Customs Demands against SEZ Manufacturer [Read Order]")
Diversion of Export Goods to Domestic Market Not Proven: CESTAT sets aside Excise & Customs Demands against SEZ Manufacturer [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the department failed to prove any diversion of...
![Penalty Based on Call Records Unsustainable: CESTAT Rejects Customs Case in Gold Smuggling Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/2109489-gold-smuggling-taxscan.jfif "Penalty Based on Call Records Unsustainable: CESTAT Rejects Customs Case in Gold Smuggling Dispute [Read Order]")
![Department Cannot Retain RCM Service Tax Without Authority of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund Claim u/s 142(3) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/2109478-cenvat-credit-credit-account-taxscan.webp "Department Cannot Retain RCM Service Tax Without Authority of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund Claim u/s 142(3) [Read Order]")
![Clearing Inputs as Such Is Not Trading: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1 Crore CENVAT Demand on Exide Industries [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/01/2109325-clearing-inputs-trading-cestat-cenvat-demand-exide-industries-taxscan.webp "Clearing Inputs as Such Is Not Trading: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1 Crore CENVAT Demand on Exide Industries [Read Order]")
Construction of BMTC’s Traffic and Transit Management Centres Not Taxable as Works Contract: CESTAT Dismisses Revenue's Appeal [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the CESTAT has held that the construction of Traffic and Transit Management Centres (TTMCs) for the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is not liable to service ...
![Construction of BMTC’s Traffic and Transit Management Centres Not Taxable as Works Contract: CESTAT Dismisses Revenues Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/01/2109326-work-contact-service-taxscan.jfif "Construction of BMTC’s Traffic and Transit Management Centres Not Taxable as Works Contract: CESTAT Dismisses Revenues Appeal [Read Order]")
![Reverse Charge Demand Sets Aside: CESTAT Says Tax Beyond Scope of SCN Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/2110258-reverse-charge-demand-cestat-tax-scn-unsustainable-taxscan.webp "Reverse Charge Demand Sets Aside: CESTAT Says Tax Beyond Scope of SCN Unsustainable [Read Order]")
'Relevant Date' for Limitation u/s 28 of Customs Act for Provisional Assessment is Date of Adjustment of Duty after final assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the "relevant date" for the purpose of limitation under Section 28 of the Customs Act is the date...
![Relevant Date for Limitation u/s 28 of Customs Act for Provisional Assessment is Date of Adjustment of Duty after final assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/2110266-relevant-date-limitation-customs-act-provisional-assessment-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relevant Date for Limitation u/s 28 of Customs Act for Provisional Assessment is Date of Adjustment of Duty after final assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed the appeals holding that the activities of internal shifting and handling of steel materials within...
![Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/2110378-d0f969b9-4c3b-47f1-b647-444da181eac9.webp "Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Finalization of Provisional Assessment after 5 Years Invalid: CESTAT Quashes Differential Duty Demand issued Without S. 28 SCN [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a differential duty demand and ruled that the finalization of a provisional assessment cannot be made ...
![Finalization of Provisional Assessment after 5 Years Invalid: CESTAT Quashes Differential Duty Demand issued Without S. 28 SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/2110291-show-case-notice-taxscan.jfif "Finalization of Provisional Assessment after 5 Years Invalid: CESTAT Quashes Differential Duty Demand issued Without S. 28 SCN [Read Order]")
Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]
In a significant relief to Mars International India Pvt Ltd, the Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal set aside multiple Service Tax demands against Mars...
![Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/2110461-consultancy-pet-products-scientist-institution-cestat-service-tax-demand-mars-international-taxscan.webp "Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]")