![Excise Duty Mistakenly Paid on Alcohol-Based Homoeopathic Medicines Refundable Without Time Bar: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/500x300_2064478-excise-duty-mistakenly-excise-duty-excise-duty-mistakenly-paid-on-alcohol-based-homoeopathic-medicines-taxscan.webp "Excise Duty Mistakenly Paid on Alcohol-Based Homoeopathic Medicines Refundable Without Time Bar: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Excise Duty Mistakenly Paid on Alcohol-Based Homoeopathic Medicines Refundable Without Time Bar: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that excise duty paid by mistake on alcohol-based...
![Credit Reversal Dispute Based on Interpretation, Not Suppression: CESTAT Denies Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/250x150_2064431-credit-reversal-dispute-credit-reversal-dispute-based-on-interpretation-interpretation-taxscan.webp "Credit Reversal Dispute Based on Interpretation, Not Suppression: CESTAT Denies Extended Period [Read Order]")
![Extended Period Not Invocable when Department Previously Audited and Issued SCN: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/250x150_2064438-scn-cestat-department-taxscan.webp "Extended Period Not Invocable when Department Previously Audited and Issued SCN: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![SCN Issued 3.5 Years After Voluntary Disclosure Without New Findings or Suppression: CESTAT quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/250x150_2064427-extended-period-demand-scn-cestat-taxscan.webp "SCN Issued 3.5 Years After Voluntary Disclosure Without New Findings or Suppression: CESTAT quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]")
![Form DRC-03 Not Valid for Excise Pre-Deposit, Must Use CBIC Challan via ICEGATE or Authorized Bank: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/250x150_2064423-form-drc-03-form-drc-03-not-valid-for-excise-pre-deposit-excise-pre-deposit-taxscan.webp "Form DRC-03 Not Valid for Excise Pre-Deposit, Must Use CBIC Challan via ICEGATE or Authorized Bank: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand Cannot Be Based Solely on Form 26AS w/o Reconciliation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/500x300_2064418-cestat-allahabad-reconciliation-form-26as-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Cannot Be Based Solely on Form 26AS w/o Reconciliation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Trust Recruiting Students by way of campus selection is liable to Service Tax under category of 'Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service': CESTAT [Read Order]
The Bangalore bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that trusts recruiting students by way of campus selection are liable to the service tax category of...
![Trust Recruiting Students by way of campus selection is liable to Service Tax under category of Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/500x300_2064265-service-tax-taxscan-1.webp "Trust Recruiting Students by way of campus selection is liable to Service Tax under category of Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Penalty u/s 112(a) and 114AA cannot be Imposed on Customs Broker as Revenue fails to Prove Direct Involvement in Wrong Doing: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Principal Bench, New Delhi has set aside penalties imposed under Section 112(a) and Section 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962 holding...
![Penalty u/s 112(a) and 114AA cannot be Imposed on Customs Broker as Revenue fails to Prove Direct Involvement in Wrong Doing: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2064126-customs-broker-cestat-penalty-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 112(a) and 114AA cannot be Imposed on Customs Broker as Revenue fails to Prove Direct Involvement in Wrong Doing: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Customs Cannot Detain Personal Jewellery just because it is 24K Gold: Delhi HC orders Return of ₹6L Worth Gold Bangles to Umrah Returnee [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court recently chided the Customs Department, remarking that the customs authorities cannot detain personal jewellery solely on the ground that it is made of 24 carat gold, while...
![Customs Cannot Detain Personal Jewellery just because it is 24K Gold: Delhi HC orders Return of ₹6L Worth Gold Bangles to Umrah Returnee [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2064084-customs-customs-cannot-detain-personal-jewellery-personal-jewellery-taxscan.webp "Customs Cannot Detain Personal Jewellery just because it is 24K Gold: Delhi HC orders Return of ₹6L Worth Gold Bangles to Umrah Returnee [Read Order]")
No Penalty Shall be Levied under Excise Act if Dept could not prove Allegation of Fraud to evade Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that no penalty under the Excise Act, 1944, if the department cannot prove the allegation of fraud...
![No Penalty Shall be Levied under Excise Act if Dept could not prove Allegation of Fraud to evade Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063980-excise-act-taxscan.webp "No Penalty Shall be Levied under Excise Act if Dept could not prove Allegation of Fraud to evade Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Excise Commissioner’s Order Not Restorable in Absence of Sufficient reason of Non Appearance: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that an excise commissioner's order is not restorable in the absence of a sufficient...
![Excise Commissioner’s Order Not Restorable in Absence of Sufficient reason of Non Appearance: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063970-cestat-cestat-kolkata-extended-limitation-taxscan-1.webp "Excise Commissioner’s Order Not Restorable in Absence of Sufficient reason of Non Appearance: CESTAT [Read Order]")