![Setback for Pigeon India: CESTAT rejects ₹17.25 Lakh Excise Duty Refund for Not Challenging Self-Assessment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/500x300_2076466-setback-for-pigeon-india-pigeon-india-cestat-taxscan.webp "Setback for Pigeon India: CESTAT rejects ₹17.25 Lakh Excise Duty Refund for Not Challenging Self-Assessment [Read Order]")
Setback for Pigeon India: CESTAT rejects ₹17.25 Lakh Excise Duty Refund for Not Challenging Self-Assessment [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a refund claim for excess excise duty is not...
![Relief for Tata Teleservices: CESTAT Rules Group Mediclaim, Accident, and Vehicle Insurance Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/250x150_2076459-tata-teleservices-taxscan.webp "Relief for Tata Teleservices: CESTAT Rules Group Mediclaim, Accident, and Vehicle Insurance Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
![Relief for HUL: CESTAT rules Management Consultancy and Business Support Services Qualify as Input Services for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/250x150_2076437-hindustan-unilever-ltd-cestat-chennai-relief-for-hul-taxscan.webp "Relief for HUL: CESTAT rules Management Consultancy and Business Support Services Qualify as Input Services for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
![Relief for Robin Uthappa: CESTAT Rules IPL Payments Are ‘Player Fee’, Not Taxable as Promotional Activity Under BAS [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/250x150_2076332-rrest-warrant-cricketer-robin-uthappa-arrest-warrant-issued-taxscan.webp "Relief for Robin Uthappa: CESTAT Rules IPL Payments Are ‘Player Fee’, Not Taxable as Promotional Activity Under BAS [Read Order]")
![SSI Exemption Limit Should Be Calculated Excluding 60% Abatement on Restaurant Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/250x150_2076276-restaurant-service-taxscan.webp "SSI Exemption Limit Should Be Calculated Excluding 60% Abatement on Restaurant Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Excess Service Tax Paid can be Adjusted Beyond Immediate Succeeding Month or Quarter u/r 6(4A): CESTAT in BSNL Case [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that excess service tax paid can be adjusted beyond the immediate succeeding month or quarter under Rule...
![Excess Service Tax Paid can be Adjusted Beyond Immediate Succeeding Month or Quarter u/r 6(4A): CESTAT in BSNL Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/500x300_2076115-cestat-in-bsnl-case-bsnl-case-cestat-taxscan.webp "Excess Service Tax Paid can be Adjusted Beyond Immediate Succeeding Month or Quarter u/r 6(4A): CESTAT in BSNL Case [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 had become untenable as no show cause notice (SCN)...
![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]")
Stock Transfers of Explosives to WB and Jharkhand Depots are Branch Transfers, Not Inter-State Sales: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that the movement of explosives from Maharashtra to company depots in West Bengal and Jharkhand under a...
![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/2025/08/12/500x300_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]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that sugar cess paid on imported raw sugar qualifies as a duty of excise and is eligible for CENVAT ...
![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/2025/08/11/500x300_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]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a car imported into India remains “new” for customs purposes even if it was registered abroad before ...
![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/2025/08/11/500x300_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]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a customs duty demand against Hyundai Transys India Pvt. Limited holding that the extended limitation...
![Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_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]")