![Cum-Duty Benefit Dispute Rendered Infructuous: CESTAT Dismisses Departmental Appeal in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/26/2091237-cum-duty-benefit-cestat-taxscan.webp "Cum-Duty Benefit Dispute Rendered Infructuous: CESTAT Dismisses Departmental Appeal in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]")
Cum-Duty Benefit Dispute Rendered Infructuous: CESTAT Dismisses Departmental Appeal in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, , dismissed an appeal filed by the Department in a central...
![Penalties under Sections 76 and 78 of Finance Act cannot be Imposed Simultaneously: CESTAT sets aside Penalty u/s 76 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2091004-penalties-under-sections-finance-act-cestat-taxscan.webp "Penalties under Sections 76 and 78 of Finance Act cannot be Imposed Simultaneously: CESTAT sets aside Penalty u/s 76 [Read Order]")
![Foreign Currency Different From Baggage, Tribunal Can Entertain Appeal: CESTAT Orders Release of Seized Currency, Directs to Reduce Penalties on Family Members [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2090995-foreign-currency-commodity-income-tax-addition-income-tax-tax-speculative-transactions-itat-taxscan.webp "Foreign Currency Different From Baggage, Tribunal Can Entertain Appeal: CESTAT Orders Release of Seized Currency, Directs to Reduce Penalties on Family Members [Read Order]")
![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2090893-cisf-security-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Sugar Syrup Used in Biscuit Production Not Marketable, Hence Not Excisable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2090902-cestat-sugar-syrup-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "Sugar Syrup Used in Biscuit Production Not Marketable, Hence Not Excisable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that free accommodation and other reimbursements provided by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) to CISF ...
![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2090911-whatsapp-image-2025-09-25-at-1237043e051503.webp "Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief for LG Electronics: Supreme Court Rules Classification Not Decisive when Customs Duty Exemption under India-Korea CEPA Applies [Read Order]
In a recent order, the Supreme Court of India granted relief to M/s L.G. Electronics India Private Limited by setting aside the demand of customs duty confirmed by the Tribunal and the Commissioner,...
![Relief for LG Electronics: Supreme Court Rules Classification Not Decisive when Customs Duty Exemption under India-Korea CEPA Applies [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2091128-lg-electronics-supreme-court-customs-duty-taxscan.webp "Relief for LG Electronics: Supreme Court Rules Classification Not Decisive when Customs Duty Exemption under India-Korea CEPA Applies [Read Order]")
Relief for Videocon D2H: CESTAT Rules Viewing Cards Are Smart Cards, Not Set-Top Box Parts, Quashes Customs Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a customs duty demand of Rs. 56 crore and held that viewing cards imported by the company are smart...
![Relief for Videocon D2H: CESTAT Rules Viewing Cards Are Smart Cards, Not Set-Top Box Parts, Quashes Customs Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2090879-videocon-d2h-taxscan.webp "Relief for Videocon D2H: CESTAT Rules Viewing Cards Are Smart Cards, Not Set-Top Box Parts, Quashes Customs Demand [Read Order]")
Interest Mandatory on Amounts Payable under Provisional Assessment but Not Paid on Due Date: CESTAT in BHEL Case [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that interest is mandatory on amounts payable under provisional assessment but not paid on the due date,...
![Interest Mandatory on Amounts Payable under Provisional Assessment but Not Paid on Due Date: CESTAT in BHEL Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2090860-relief-to-bhel-cestat-rules-liquidated-damages-not-liable-to-service-tax-taxscan-1.webp "Interest Mandatory on Amounts Payable under Provisional Assessment but Not Paid on Due Date: CESTAT in BHEL Case [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules Matrimonial Services Before July 2012 Not Classifiable as OIDAR but as Composite Services Exempt from Service Tax [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that matrimonial services provided before July 2012 could not be classified as Online Information and...
![CESTAT Rules Matrimonial Services Before July 2012 Not Classifiable as OIDAR but as Composite Services Exempt from Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2090862-matrimonial-services-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Matrimonial Services Before July 2012 Not Classifiable as OIDAR but as Composite Services Exempt from Service Tax [Read Order]")
Customs Inquiry Report Beyond 90 Days under Regulation 17(5) of CBLR is Invalid: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that a customs inquiry report issued beyond the 90-day period prescribed under Regulation 17(5) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 is...
![Customs Inquiry Report Beyond 90 Days under Regulation 17(5) of CBLR is Invalid: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/2090345-customs-inquiry-report-taxscan.webp "Customs Inquiry Report Beyond 90 Days under Regulation 17(5) of CBLR is Invalid: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Quashing Seizure Memo Does Not Prevent Customs Dept. from Investigation and Process: Patna HC [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Patna High Court quashed a seizure memo issued against a betel nut trader, while clarifying that such quashal does not bar the Customs Department from continuing its...
![Quashing Seizure Memo Does Not Prevent Customs Dept. from Investigation and Process: Patna HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/2090344-patna-hc-customs-customs-department-customs-department-operations-taxscan.webp "Quashing Seizure Memo Does Not Prevent Customs Dept. from Investigation and Process: Patna HC [Read Order]")