![CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/2107769-cestat-rule-26-inapplicability-confiscation-goods-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeal filed by Shri Venkat R. Chari, holding...
![No Evidence of Wilful Delay: CESTAT Holds Late Fines Unjustified, Granting Relief to Importer [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/2108127-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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/2108068-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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/2108082-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/2025/11/26/2108078-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/2025/11/25/2107923-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/2025/11/25/2107791-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/2025/11/25/2107921-cha-verification-customs-certificate-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]")
Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]
The Allahabad Regional Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the levy and collection of Cost Recovery Charges (CRC) from the appellant was without...
![Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/27/2108276-cost-recovery-charges-collected-legal-authority-cestat-allows-refund-entire-amount-appellant-.webp "Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]")
Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT) set aside a demand for anti-dumping duty (ADD), noting that the Customs authority failed to examine the technical...
![Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/2107826-copolymer-vs-homopolymer-cestat-raps-customs-confirming-pvc-import-without-verifying-material-composition-taxscan.webp "Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has held that a demand raised solely on the basis of a discrepancy between the figures reflected in Income...
![Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/19/2106680-cestat-allahabad-.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Sets Aside Tax on Club Membership Fees, Citing Supreme Court’s Kolkata Club Decision [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/2107764-service-tax-collected-members-cestat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Tax on Club Membership Fees, Citing Supreme Court’s Kolkata Club Decision [Read Order]")