![No SCN or Order for 1 Year after Delhi Customs Seized 5 iPhones from Hong Kong Passenger: Delhi HC Orders Release [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/500x300_2075936-iphones-seized-taxscan.webp "No SCN or Order for 1 Year after Delhi Customs Seized 5 iPhones from Hong Kong Passenger: Delhi HC Orders Release [Read Order]")
No SCN or Order for 1 Year after Delhi Customs Seized 5 iPhones from Hong Kong Passenger: Delhi HC Orders Release [Read Order]
In a recent order, the Delhi High Court directed the release of five iPhones seized by the Customs Department, noting that the continued detention...
![Stock Transfers of Explosives to WB and Jharkhand Depots are Branch Transfers, Not Inter-State Sales: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/250x150_2075849-stock-transfers-of-explosives-wb-and-jharkhand-depots-branch-transfers-inter-state-sales-cestat-taxscan.webp "Stock Transfers of Explosives to WB and Jharkhand Depots are Branch Transfers, Not Inter-State Sales: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Sugar Cess on Imported Raw Sugar is ‘Duty of Excise’, Not Fee: CESTAT rules Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/250x150_2075762-sugar-cess-sugar-cess-on-imported-raw-sugar-taxscan.webp "Sugar Cess on Imported Raw Sugar is ‘Duty of Excise’, Not Fee: CESTAT rules Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
![Mandatory UK Registration Does Not Deny ‘New Car’ Status: CESTAT Grants 60% Concessional Duty on Imported Bentley [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/250x150_2075761-cestat-delhi-mandatory-uk-registration-taxscan.webp "Mandatory UK Registration Does Not Deny ‘New Car’ Status: CESTAT Grants 60% Concessional Duty on Imported Bentley [Read Order]")
![Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/250x150_2075650-relief-for-hyundai-hyundai-cestat-cestat-holds-extended-limitation-taxscan.webp "Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]")
Customs Fails to Prove 2019 Order Served: CESTAT Treats 2021 Attested Copy as Service Date, says Appeal File on Time [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that the department failed to prove service of the Order-in-Original dated September 2019 and accepted the...
![Customs Fails to Prove 2019 Order Served: CESTAT Treats 2021 Attested Copy as Service Date, says Appeal File on Time [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075459-customs-fails-order-served-cestat-service-appeal-taxscan.webp "Customs Fails to Prove 2019 Order Served: CESTAT Treats 2021 Attested Copy as Service Date, says Appeal File on Time [Read Order]")
Smuggling of Gold Concealed Behind Car Arm Rest Without Licit Documents: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation and Penalty u/s 112(b) [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the confiscation of gold and penalty under Section 112(b) of the Customs Act, 1962, after the assessee...
![Smuggling of Gold Concealed Behind Car Arm Rest Without Licit Documents: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation and Penalty u/s 112(b) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075439-2065083-smuggling-gold-concealed-shoes-via-airport-staff-taxscan-4.webp "Smuggling of Gold Concealed Behind Car Arm Rest Without Licit Documents: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation and Penalty u/s 112(b) [Read Order]")
Relief for Indian Oil: CESTAT Holds No Service Tax Payable on Reimbursable Expenses Incurred for CISF Security Services [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) is not liable to pay service tax on reimbursable expenses...
![Relief for Indian Oil: CESTAT Holds No Service Tax Payable on Reimbursable Expenses Incurred for CISF Security Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/08/500x300_2074463-relief-for-indian-oil-indian-oil-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief for Indian Oil: CESTAT Holds No Service Tax Payable on Reimbursable Expenses Incurred for CISF Security Services [Read Order]")
Relief for Suzuki: CESTAT Rules Excess Transit Insurance Charges Collected Excluded from Assessable Value, Not Liable to Excise Duty [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that excess transit insurance charges collected by Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. from its dealers...
![Relief for Suzuki: CESTAT Rules Excess Transit Insurance Charges Collected Excluded from Assessable Value, Not Liable to Excise Duty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/08/500x300_2074436-relief-for-suzuki-cestat-cestat-rules-taxscan.webp "Relief for Suzuki: CESTAT Rules Excess Transit Insurance Charges Collected Excluded from Assessable Value, Not Liable to Excise Duty [Read Order]")
Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that British Airways is liable to pay service tax on excess baggage charges collected from passengers ...
![Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/08/500x300_2074304-british-airways.webp "Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]")