Relief for SAIL: CESTAT Grants Exemption on Captive Use of Steel Items for Internal Roads and Maintenance Activities
The Kolkata Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) granted relief to Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) by...
![Relief for Bata India: CESTAT Rules MRP Valuation Not Applicable on Institutional Sales, Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/05/250x150_2073198-bata.webp "Relief for Bata India: CESTAT Rules MRP Valuation Not Applicable on Institutional Sales, Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![‘Natural Justice Not Lip Service’: Delhi HC allows to File Appeal Despite Time Elapsed as Customs Dept Fails to Provide Hearing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/05/250x150_2073330-delhi-high-court-file-appeal-customs-dept-taxscan.webp "‘Natural Justice Not Lip Service’: Delhi HC allows to File Appeal Despite Time Elapsed as Customs Dept Fails to Provide Hearing [Read Order]")
![Supreme Court Upholds Excise Duty on Stock Transfers to Sister Units Should Be Valued Under Rule 8 at 110% of Cost [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/05/250x150_2073319-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Upholds Excise Duty on Stock Transfers to Sister Units Should Be Valued Under Rule 8 at 110% of Cost [Read Judgement]")
![Relief for Mahindra: CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on Factory Canteen Services Admissible Except for Employee-Recovered Amounts [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/04/250x150_2073060-relief-for-mahindra-cestat-rules-cenvat-credit-factory-canteen-services-except-employee-recovered-amounts-taxscan.webp "Relief for Mahindra: CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on Factory Canteen Services Admissible Except for Employee-Recovered Amounts [Read Order]")
Customs’ Auction Materials Not as per T&C of Sale: Madras HC Orders Consideration of Bidder’s Refund Representation with Interest [Read Order]
In a recent order, the Madras High Court directed the Customs Department to consider, on merits, a refund representation submitted by a successful auction bidder who declined to take possession of...
![Customs’ Auction Materials Not as per T&C of Sale: Madras HC Orders Consideration of Bidder’s Refund Representation with Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/02/500x300_2072406-customs-auction-dispute.webp "Customs’ Auction Materials Not as per T&C of Sale: Madras HC Orders Consideration of Bidder’s Refund Representation with Interest [Read Order]")
Excise Dept Fails to Prove Clandestine TV Assembly at Warehouse: Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT Order Quashing Duty Demand [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court of India ruled that the Excise Department failed to establish that Sunder International was engaged in the illegal assembly of television sets at its Bhiwandi warehouse, and ...
![Excise Dept Fails to Prove Clandestine TV Assembly at Warehouse: Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT Order Quashing Duty Demand [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/04/500x300_2073017-tv-assembly-warehouse-taxscan.webp "Excise Dept Fails to Prove Clandestine TV Assembly at Warehouse: Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT Order Quashing Duty Demand [Read Judgement]")
CESTAT Rules Mining Services Between Distinct Entities Taxable, Not “Self‑Service”, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) rejected the refund claim of the assessee, ruling that mining services provided by Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals...
![CESTAT Rules Mining Services Between Distinct Entities Taxable, Not “Self‑Service”, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/01/500x300_2072009-cestat-rules-mining-services-distinct-rejects-refund-claim-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Mining Services Between Distinct Entities Taxable, Not “Self‑Service”, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]")
Coaching Centre Had No Intent to Evade Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.06 Cr Extended Period Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a ₹3,05,92,67 service tax demand by the Department for the extended period of limitation and held that...
![Coaching Centre Had No Intent to Evade Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.06 Cr Extended Period Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/01/500x300_2071862-coaching-centre-evade-tax-cestat-extended-period-service-tax-demand-and-penalty-taxscan.webp "Coaching Centre Had No Intent to Evade Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.06 Cr Extended Period Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]")
Manufacturer Cannot Pay Duty on One Brand and Claim SSI Exemption on Another in Same FY: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a manufacturer cannot pay excise duty on one brand and simultaneously claim Small Scale Industry...
![Manufacturer Cannot Pay Duty on One Brand and Claim SSI Exemption on Another in Same FY: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/01/500x300_2071877-manufacturer-brand-claim-ssi-exemption-cestat-taxscan.webp "Manufacturer Cannot Pay Duty on One Brand and Claim SSI Exemption on Another in Same FY: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Bus Services for Transporting Employees and School Children Qualify for Service Tax Exemption Under Entry 23(b) of Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]
The CESTAT held that bus services used by Century Pulp and Paper to transport its factory employees and school-going children are exempt from service tax under Entry 23(b) of Notification No....
![Bus Services for Transporting Employees and School Children Qualify for Service Tax Exemption Under Entry 23(b) of Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/01/500x300_2071840-bus-services-transporting-employees-school-children-qualify-service-tax-exemption-notification-cestat-taxscan.webp "Bus Services for Transporting Employees and School Children Qualify for Service Tax Exemption Under Entry 23(b) of Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]")