![Half-Yearly Customs, Excise and Service Tax Case Digest: CESTAT Decisions 2025 [Part IV]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/500x300_2068017-cestat-half-yearly-case-digest-2025-taxscan.webp "Half-Yearly Customs, Excise and Service Tax Case Digest: CESTAT Decisions 2025 [Part IV]")
Half-Yearly Customs, Excise and Service Tax Case Digest: CESTAT Decisions 2025 [Part IV]
This half-yearly round-up analytically summarizes the key Indirect Tax-Customs, Excise and Service Tax rulings of the Customs, Excise and Service ...
![Half-Yearly Customs, Excise and Service Tax Case Digest: CESTAT Decisions 2025 [Part III]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/250x150_2068012-cestat-3.webp "Half-Yearly Customs, Excise and Service Tax Case Digest: CESTAT Decisions 2025 [Part III]")
![Cenvat Credit on Sales Commission to Agents Admissible: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/25/250x150_2068798-cestat-chennai-cenvat-credit-sales-commission-taxscan.webp "Cenvat Credit on Sales Commission to Agents Admissible: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/25/250x150_2068807-dri-investigation-taxscan.webp "‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Rules Electronic Data Without S. 36B Certification and Statements Without S. 9D Compliance Cannot Be Used for Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/250x150_2068670-cestat-rules-electronic-data-certification-and-statements-compliance-used-excise-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Electronic Data Without S. 36B Certification and Statements Without S. 9D Compliance Cannot Be Used for Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Jharkhand Agricultural Marketing Board Not a Service Provider but Merely Supervisory: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the Jharkhand State Agricultural Marketing Board (JSAMB) was not liable to pay service tax as it was...
![Jharkhand Agricultural Marketing Board Not a Service Provider but Merely Supervisory: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068620-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Jharkhand Agricultural Marketing Board Not a Service Provider but Merely Supervisory: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Customs Duty Demand on Re-Imported Rejected Diesel Generator Sets Citing Lack of Suppression [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that customs duty demands on re-imported rejected DG sets are unsustainable when the extended period is...
![CESTAT Quashes Customs Duty Demand on Re-Imported Rejected Diesel Generator Sets Citing Lack of Suppression [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068605-cestat-customs-duty-demand-re-imported-rejected-diesel-generator-citing-lack-of-suppression-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes Customs Duty Demand on Re-Imported Rejected Diesel Generator Sets Citing Lack of Suppression [Read Order]")
Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that crude shea butter with high free fatty acid content is not of edible grade and is not eligible for...
![Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068594-customs-duty-exemption-taxscan.webp "Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]")
Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that free material supplied by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) for maintenance services...
![Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068592-cestat-hyderabad-ntpc-free-material-supplied-taxscan.webp "Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief for TTK Prestige: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on ISD Invoices for Business Related Services [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed CENVAT credit to TTK Prestige Ltd on service tax paid through ISD invoices for various business-related ...
![Relief for TTK Prestige: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on ISD Invoices for Business Related Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068543-ttk-prestige-cenvat-credit-isd-invoices-taxscan.webp "Relief for TTK Prestige: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on ISD Invoices for Business Related Services [Read Order]")
Trading Not Exempted Service Before 2011: CESTAT Quashes CENVAT Credit Demand and Penalty [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that trading was not treated as an exempted service before 01.04.2011 under Rule 2(e) of the CENVAT Credit ...
![Trading Not Exempted Service Before 2011: CESTAT Quashes CENVAT Credit Demand and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068537-demand-and-penalty-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Trading Not Exempted Service Before 2011: CESTAT Quashes CENVAT Credit Demand and Penalty [Read Order]")
Rejection of SAD Refund for Missing Period in CA Certificate: CESTAT Sets Aside Order, Remands Matter to AA for Verification [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside the rejection of a SAD refund claim, which was earlier denied due to a Chartered Accountant (CA)’s ...
![Rejection of SAD Refund for Missing Period in CA Certificate: CESTAT Sets Aside Order, Remands Matter to AA for Verification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068566-refund-sad-taxscan.webp "Rejection of SAD Refund for Missing Period in CA Certificate: CESTAT Sets Aside Order, Remands Matter to AA for Verification [Read Order]")