![CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/2106240-cestat-allahabad-central-excise-duty-paper-biri-cigarettes-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the Revenue’s appeal and upheld the assessee’s...
![Second Enhancement of Assessed Value without New Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹21.09 Lakh Customs Demand on DTH Components [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/2106262-dth-component-.webp "Second Enhancement of Assessed Value without New Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹21.09 Lakh Customs Demand on DTH Components [Read Order]")
![Reimbursement of ₹206/MT to UltraTech Not Consideration for Service: CESTAT Rejects Department’s Valuation for Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/22/2107286-service-tax-demand-taxscan3.webp "Reimbursement of ₹206/MT to UltraTech Not Consideration for Service: CESTAT Rejects Department’s Valuation for Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Rajasthan HC Denies Excise Duty Exemption, Holds that Benefits Cannot be claimed when Goods are Sold and Not Actually Exported [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/2107208-rajasthan-high-court-excise-duty-exemption-exported-goods-are-sold-taxscan.webp "Rajasthan HC Denies Excise Duty Exemption, Holds that Benefits Cannot be claimed when Goods are Sold and Not Actually Exported [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Rules Testing Centre Reimbursements Beyond MCS Scope, Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Eduquity Career Technologies [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/2107220-cestat-centre-reimbursements-service-tax-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Testing Centre Reimbursements Beyond MCS Scope, Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Eduquity Career Technologies [Read Order]")
UltraTech’s Installation and Operation of Fly Ash Collection System Not a Taxable Service to TNEB: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that UltraTech’s installation, operation, and maintenance of the Fly Ash Collection System at Mettur...
![UltraTech’s Installation and Operation of Fly Ash Collection System Not a Taxable Service to TNEB: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/22/2107264-ultratech-cements-taxscan.webp "UltraTech’s Installation and Operation of Fly Ash Collection System Not a Taxable Service to TNEB: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules Tax under Reverse Charge Mechanism is Not Leviable on Fees Paid for Statutory Audit by Chartered Accountants [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that fees paid to Chartered Accountants for statutory audit services were not liable to Service Tax...
![CESTAT Rules Tax under Reverse Charge Mechanism is Not Leviable on Fees Paid for Statutory Audit by Chartered Accountants [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/2107121-cestat-allahabad-statutory-audit-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Tax under Reverse Charge Mechanism is Not Leviable on Fees Paid for Statutory Audit by Chartered Accountants [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit Refund Cannot Be Denied Due to Procedural Lapse of Filing Monthly Claims Instead of Quarterly [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the refund of unutilized CENVAT credit cannot be denied merely on the procedural ground that ...
![CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit Refund Cannot Be Denied Due to Procedural Lapse of Filing Monthly Claims Instead of Quarterly [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/2107036-cestat-cenvat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit Refund Cannot Be Denied Due to Procedural Lapse of Filing Monthly Claims Instead of Quarterly [Read Order]")
CESTAT classifies Micronutrient Fertilizers Containing N, P, K as Fertilizers, Rejects Plant Growth Regulator Classification [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has clarified the classification of micronutrient fertilisers containing nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and ...
![CESTAT classifies Micronutrient Fertilizers Containing N, P, K as Fertilizers, Rejects Plant Growth Regulator Classification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/2106006-micronutrients-fertilizer.webp "CESTAT classifies Micronutrient Fertilizers Containing N, P, K as Fertilizers, Rejects Plant Growth Regulator Classification [Read Order]")
Oppo Mobiles Entitled to Customs Duty Exemption on Imported Microphones & Receivers Used in PCBA: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that Oppo Mobiles India was entitled to Custom Duty exemptions on imported microphones and receivers used in...
![Oppo Mobiles Entitled to Customs Duty Exemption on Imported Microphones & Receivers Used in PCBA: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/2105973-oppo-mobiles-customs-duty-cestat-taxscan.webp "Oppo Mobiles Entitled to Customs Duty Exemption on Imported Microphones & Receivers Used in PCBA: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the Commissioner’s order dropping the ₹3,04,52,782 service tax demand raised against Asianet Satellite...
![Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/2107120-asianet-satellite-taxscan.jfif "Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi recently affirmed that no service tax may be demanded on seismic survey services performed...
![No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/2105942-service-tax-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]")