![Delhi HC directs Commissioner of Customs to Release Seized Gold [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/500x300_2101065-seized-gold-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC directs Commissioner of Customs to Release Seized Gold [Read Order]")
Delhi HC directs Commissioner of Customs to Release Seized Gold [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Customs to implement an Order-in-Appeal for the release of seized gold, holding that the...
![CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Construction Services as Exclusion Applied Only from April 1, 2011 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/250x150_2101028-cestat-bangalore-cenvat-credit-service-tax-paid-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Construction Services as Exclusion Applied Only from April 1, 2011 [Read Order]")
![Relief for Blue Star: CESTAT Rules Centralized Air-Conditioning Systems Qualify for Higher Abatement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/250x150_2101011-relief-for-blue-star-blue-star-cestat-air-conditioning-systems-taxscan.webp "Relief for Blue Star: CESTAT Rules Centralized Air-Conditioning Systems Qualify for Higher Abatement [Read Order]")
![Relevant Date for Export Duty is Date of Let Export Order, Not Loading Date: CESTAT in Bharat Mines Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/250x150_2100809-export-cestat-chennai-bharat-mines-case-taxscan.webp "Relevant Date for Export Duty is Date of Let Export Order, Not Loading Date: CESTAT in Bharat Mines Case [Read Order]")
![Reliance on Form 26AS Insufficient & Notice Time-Barred: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/250x150_2100804-form-26as-notice-time-barred-cestat-service-tax-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Reliance on Form 26AS Insufficient & Notice Time-Barred: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Claim for 12% Interest on Service Tax Refund: CESTAT Upholds 6% Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/500x300_2100807-interest-service-tax-refund-cestat-interest-taxscan.webp "Claim for 12% Interest on Service Tax Refund: CESTAT Upholds 6% Interest [Read Order]")
Refund Claims for Unconstitutional Levies must be made in Civil Court: CESTAT Rejects Appeal, Citing Unjust Enrichment from ITC [Read Order]
The Chennai Regional Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that refund claims for levies later declared unconstitutional must be pursued in a civil court or...
![Refund Claims for Unconstitutional Levies must be made in Civil Court: CESTAT Rejects Appeal, Citing Unjust Enrichment from ITC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/500x300_2100794-refund-claims-for-unconstitutional-levies-civil-court-cestat-rejects-appeal-citing-enrichment-itc-taxscan.webp "Refund Claims for Unconstitutional Levies must be made in Civil Court: CESTAT Rejects Appeal, Citing Unjust Enrichment from ITC [Read Order]")
Proceedings Against Deceased Proprietor 'Void Ab Initio': CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed an appeal, holding that tax assessment proceedings abate upon the death of a sole proprietor, and any...
![Proceedings Against Deceased Proprietor Void Ab Initio: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/500x300_2100782-proceedings-deceased-proprietor-void-ab-initio-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Proceedings Against Deceased Proprietor Void Ab Initio: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Contractor, Citing 'Bona Fide Belief' to Bar Extended Period [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Exciseand Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed an appeal, holding that the invocation of the extended period of limitation was not justified as the ...
![CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Contractor, Citing Bona Fide Belief to Bar Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/500x300_2100776-cestat-service-tax-demand-bona-fide-belief-extended-period-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Contractor, Citing Bona Fide Belief to Bar Extended Period [Read Order]")
Composite Works Contracts Not Taxable as ECIS: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹36 Lakh Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]
The principal bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi held that composite works contracts are not taxable as ECIS and the Tribunal set aside ₹36 lakh servicetax...
![Composite Works Contracts Not Taxable as ECIS: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹36 Lakh Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100520-cestat-lakh-service-tax-demand-penalty-taxscan.webp "Composite Works Contracts Not Taxable as ECIS: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹36 Lakh Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]")
Export Duty on Iron Ore to Be Assessed on Wet Metric Ton Basis Till May 2022: CESTAT Follows Bombay HC’s Ruling [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that export duty on iron ore must be assessed on the Wet Metric Ton (WMT) basis for the period before May...
![Export Duty on Iron Ore to Be Assessed on Wet Metric Ton Basis Till May 2022: CESTAT Follows Bombay HC’s Ruling [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/500x300_2100673-iron-ore-export-duty-wet-metric-ton-basis-till-may-2022-cestat-taxscan.webp "Export Duty on Iron Ore to Be Assessed on Wet Metric Ton Basis Till May 2022: CESTAT Follows Bombay HC’s Ruling [Read Order]")
False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]
The Principal bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the appeal of M/s Gurukripa Shahenshah Veg & Non-Veg Restaurant, upholding the service tax demand...
![False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100528-servicetax-restaurant-taxscan.webp "False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]")