![Packing/repacking of parts of a device is not manufacturing u/s 2(f)(iii) of Central Excise Act: CESTAT sets aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/500x300_2054007-excise-duty-demand-cestat-taxscan.webp "Packing/repacking of parts of a device is not manufacturing u/s 2(f)(iii) of Central Excise Act: CESTAT sets aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Packing/repacking of parts of a device is not manufacturing u/s 2(f)(iii) of Central Excise Act: CESTAT sets aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that no excise tax is due since the packing and...
![Win for Samsung: CESTAT Classifies Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Mobile Phones as Parts, Attracting 12% GST instead of 28% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/250x150_2053885-win-for-samsung-samsung-cestat-cestat-classifies-lithium-ion-batteries-taxscan.webp "Win for Samsung: CESTAT Classifies Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Mobile Phones as Parts, Attracting 12% GST instead of 28% [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax on Fabrication of Windmill Parts Covered Under Excise Exemption: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/250x150_2053664-cestat-ahmadabad-no-service-tax-windmill-excise-exemption-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Fabrication of Windmill Parts Covered Under Excise Exemption: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Rebukes Appellant for using Language Casting Aspersions on Customs Commissioner in Grounds of Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/250x150_2053614-cestat-chennai-appeal-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rebukes Appellant for using Language Casting Aspersions on Customs Commissioner in Grounds of Appeal [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Upholds Rs. 50K Penalty on Customs Broker for Failing to Verify Misdeclared Import Weight [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/250x150_2053597-cestat-penalty-penalty-on-customs-broker-customs-broker-customs-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Rs. 50K Penalty on Customs Broker for Failing to Verify Misdeclared Import Weight [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand Based on Form 26AS as Recipient Pays Tax Under RCM [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2053275-cestat-kolkata-service-tax-demand-form-26as-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand Based on Form 26AS as Recipient Pays Tax Under RCM [Read Order]")
Relief for Air India: CESTAT Rules CRS Services Not Taxable Under OIDAR Due to Data Ownership [Read Order]
CESTAT Rules CRS Services Not Taxable Under OIDAR as Air India Owned the Data Being Accessed.The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribuna(CESTAT) ruled that Computer...
![Relief for Air India: CESTAT Rules CRS Services Not Taxable Under OIDAR Due to Data Ownership [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2053365-air-india-cestat-rules-crs-services-taxable-oidar-due-data-ownership-taxscan.webp "Relief for Air India: CESTAT Rules CRS Services Not Taxable Under OIDAR Due to Data Ownership [Read Order]")
Tribunal Cannot Interfere with Decision of Original Authority w/out Evidence, Illogicality, or Procedural Impropriety: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Tribunal observed that its role in disciplinary matters is limited and does not extend to substituting its own view for that of the original authority.The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and...
![Tribunal Cannot Interfere with Decision of Original Authority w/out Evidence, Illogicality, or Procedural Impropriety: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2053356-cestat-taxscan.webp "Tribunal Cannot Interfere with Decision of Original Authority w/out Evidence, Illogicality, or Procedural Impropriety: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules Stationary Engines Sold in DTA Qualify as “Similar Goods” Under FTP 2009-14, Concessional Duty Allowed [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that stationary engines cleared into the DomesticTariff Area (DTA) qualified as “similar goods” under Para...
![CESTAT Rules Stationary Engines Sold in DTA Qualify as “Similar Goods” Under FTP 2009-14, Concessional Duty Allowed [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2053188-cestat-round-up-cestatroundup-taxscan-1.webp "CESTAT Rules Stationary Engines Sold in DTA Qualify as “Similar Goods” Under FTP 2009-14, Concessional Duty Allowed [Read Order]")
Relief to ITC Limited: CESTAT Rules Quicklime with 92% Purity is Classifiable as Quicklime, Not as Other Inorganic Chemicals [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled in favour of ITC Limited, holding that quicklime with 92% purity should be classified under the tariff...
![Relief to ITC Limited: CESTAT Rules Quicklime with 92% Purity is Classifiable as Quicklime, Not as Other Inorganic Chemicals [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2053183-quicklime-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief to ITC Limited: CESTAT Rules Quicklime with 92% Purity is Classifiable as Quicklime, Not as Other Inorganic Chemicals [Read Order]")
Setback to CEAT: CESTAT Denies CENVAT Credit Utilisation of AED(GSI) for Pre-2000 Liabilities [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that CEAT Limited is not entitled to utilise CENVAT credit of Additional Excise Duty (Goods of Special...
![Setback to CEAT: CESTAT Denies CENVAT Credit Utilisation of AED(GSI) for Pre-2000 Liabilities [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2053089-setback-to-ceat-ceat-cestat-cestat-denies-cenvat-credit-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Setback to CEAT: CESTAT Denies CENVAT Credit Utilisation of AED(GSI) for Pre-2000 Liabilities [Read Order]")
Setback to Aircel Ltd: CESTAT Rules Refund Appeals Non-Maintainable After IBC Resolution Plan Approval [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that refund appeals filed by Aircel Ltd. could not be continued once the Resolution Plan was approved...
![Setback to Aircel Ltd: CESTAT Rules Refund Appeals Non-Maintainable After IBC Resolution Plan Approval [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2052862-cestat-cestat-chennai-aircel-limited-taxscan.webp "Setback to Aircel Ltd: CESTAT Rules Refund Appeals Non-Maintainable After IBC Resolution Plan Approval [Read Order]")