![Input Not Capital Good under Cenvat Rules: CESTAT Upholds CENVAT Credit on Dredger [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096606-cenvat-rules-cestat-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Input Not Capital Good under Cenvat Rules: CESTAT Upholds CENVAT Credit on Dredger [Read Order]")
'Input' Not 'Capital Good' under Cenvat Rules: CESTAT Upholds CENVAT Credit on Dredger [Read Order]
The Hyderabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed an appeal, holding that a dredger used for providing...
![Commissioner must examine Factual matrix of service of an order before Dismissal of Time barred Appeal: CESTAT remands Sri Balaji Electricals Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096494-gst-evasion-allahabad-hc-taxscan.webp "Commissioner must examine Factual matrix of service of an order before Dismissal of Time barred Appeal: CESTAT remands Sri Balaji Electricals Case [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Fixed Facility Charges, allows Inox Air Products Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096495-service-tax-demand-taxscan1.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Fixed Facility Charges, allows Inox Air Products Appeal [Read Order]")
![CENVAT Credit on Lease Termination Penalty Refundable, Nexus Theory Inapplicable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096493-refund-taxscan.webp "CENVAT Credit on Lease Termination Penalty Refundable, Nexus Theory Inapplicable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Permanent Assignment of Film Copyrights and In-Film Branding Agreements Executed Before Oct 1, 2014 Are Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096511-cestat-service-tax-film-branding-agreements-taxscan.webp "Permanent Assignment of Film Copyrights and In-Film Branding Agreements Executed Before Oct 1, 2014 Are Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief to Fox International Channels Case: CESTAT Upholds dismissal of Appeal as Review Order is Time-Barred [Read Order]
Recently, the Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the dismissal of a Revenue Department appeal against Fox International Channel, affirming...
![Relief to Fox International Channels Case: CESTAT Upholds dismissal of Appeal as Review Order is Time-Barred [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096424-fox-international-channel-taxscan-2.webp "Relief to Fox International Channels Case: CESTAT Upholds dismissal of Appeal as Review Order is Time-Barred [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]
Recently, the Hyderabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the inclusion of freight charges in the assessable value for excise duty on goods sold on a...
![CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096410-ramco-cements-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]")
Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed Cenvat Credit to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on HR Plates and HR Sheets used for repair and ...
![Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096191-hindustan-petroleum-corporation-ltd-cestat-hyderabad-taxscan.webp "Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]")
Mandatory Pre-Deposit under S. 129E of Customs Act Cannot Be Waived Merely Due to Bank Account Freeze: Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has ruled that the mandatory pre-deposit required under Section 129E of the Customs Act, 1962 cannot be waived merely because the assessee’s bank account has been frozen...
![Mandatory Pre-Deposit under S. 129E of Customs Act Cannot Be Waived Merely Due to Bank Account Freeze: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096153-pre-deposit-customs-act-bank-account-freeze-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Mandatory Pre-Deposit under S. 129E of Customs Act Cannot Be Waived Merely Due to Bank Account Freeze: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not Leviable on Employee Call free Allowance: CESTAT allows Bharti Airtel's Appeal [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed Bharti Airtel's appeal, holding that the Call Free Allowance (CFA) provided to its employees is not...
![Service Tax Not Leviable on Employee Call free Allowance: CESTAT allows Bharti Airtels Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096071-bharti-airtel-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Employee Call free Allowance: CESTAT allows Bharti Airtels Appeal [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not Payable When Materials Supplied Free By Client: CESTAT allows 60% of Abatement [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is not payable when materials are supplied free of cost by the client, and the ...
![Service Tax Not Payable When Materials Supplied Free By Client: CESTAT allows 60% of Abatement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096063-sevice-tax-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Payable When Materials Supplied Free By Client: CESTAT allows 60% of Abatement [Read Order]")
FOB Value Cannot be Treated as CUM Duty Price for Export Duty: CESTAT Dismisses Essel Mining's Appeal [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT) dismissed Essel Mining's appeal, holding that the FOB (Free on Board) value of exported goods cannot be treated as a...
![FOB Value Cannot be Treated as CUM Duty Price for Export Duty: CESTAT Dismisses Essel Minings Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/12/500x300_2095938-fob-value-cum-duty-price-export-duty-cestat-essel-mining-taxscan.webp "FOB Value Cannot be Treated as CUM Duty Price for Export Duty: CESTAT Dismisses Essel Minings Appeal [Read Order]")