![Customs’ Auction Materials Not as per T&C of Sale: Madras HC Orders Consideration of Bidder’s Refund Representation with Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/02/2072406-customs-auction-dispute.webp "Customs’ Auction Materials Not as per T&C of Sale: Madras HC Orders Consideration of Bidder’s Refund Representation with Interest [Read Order]")
Customs’ Auction Materials Not as per T&C of Sale: Madras HC Orders Consideration of Bidder’s Refund Representation with Interest [Read Order]
In a recent order, the Madras High Court directed the Customs Department to consider, on merits, a refund representation submitted by a successful...
![Excise Dept Fails to Prove Clandestine TV Assembly at Warehouse: Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT Order Quashing Duty Demand [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/04/2073017-tv-assembly-warehouse-taxscan.webp "Excise Dept Fails to Prove Clandestine TV Assembly at Warehouse: Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT Order Quashing Duty Demand [Read Judgement]")
![CESTAT Rules Mining Services Between Distinct Entities Taxable, Not “Self‑Service”, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/01/2072009-cestat-rules-mining-services-distinct-rejects-refund-claim-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Mining Services Between Distinct Entities Taxable, Not “Self‑Service”, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]")
![Coaching Centre Had No Intent to Evade Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.06 Cr Extended Period Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/01/2071862-coaching-centre-evade-tax-cestat-extended-period-service-tax-demand-and-penalty-taxscan.webp "Coaching Centre Had No Intent to Evade Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.06 Cr Extended Period Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]")
![Manufacturer Cannot Pay Duty on One Brand and Claim SSI Exemption on Another in Same FY: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/01/2071877-manufacturer-brand-claim-ssi-exemption-cestat-taxscan.webp "Manufacturer Cannot Pay Duty on One Brand and Claim SSI Exemption on Another in Same FY: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Bus Services for Transporting Employees and School Children Qualify for Service Tax Exemption Under Entry 23(b) of Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]
The CESTAT held that bus services used by Century Pulp and Paper to transport its factory employees and school-going children are exempt from service tax under Entry 23(b) of Notification No....
![Bus Services for Transporting Employees and School Children Qualify for Service Tax Exemption Under Entry 23(b) of Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/01/2071840-bus-services-transporting-employees-school-children-qualify-service-tax-exemption-notification-cestat-taxscan.webp "Bus Services for Transporting Employees and School Children Qualify for Service Tax Exemption Under Entry 23(b) of Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Coaching Centre Not a Recognised Educational Institution: CESTAT upholds Service Tax under ‘Commercial Training or Coaching Service’ for Normal Period
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the levy of the service tax under “Commercial Training or Coaching Service” for the normal period and...
Aircraft Maintenance Training not Taxable as Commercial Coaching: CESTAT Exempts The Bombay Flying Club’s Member Services under Mutuality Doctrine [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has given relief to The Bombay Flying Club by quashing service tax demands made on its aircraft maintenance...
![Aircraft Maintenance Training not Taxable as Commercial Coaching: CESTAT Exempts The Bombay Flying Club’s Member Services under Mutuality Doctrine [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/31/2071490-aircraft-maintenance-training-not-taxable-commercial-coaching-cestat-taxscan.webp "Aircraft Maintenance Training not Taxable as Commercial Coaching: CESTAT Exempts The Bombay Flying Club’s Member Services under Mutuality Doctrine [Read Order]")
Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]
In a significant ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad, has upheld the central excise duty liability on M/s Asma Traders for their final product owing to...
![Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/31/2071385-duty-liability-confirmed-final-product-due-cenvat-credit-availment-cestat-penalties-taxscan.webp "Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]")
Jharkhand Agricultural Marketing Board Not a Service Provider but Merely Supervisory: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the Jharkhand State Agricultural Marketing Board (JSAMB) was not liable to pay service tax as it was...
![Jharkhand Agricultural Marketing Board Not a Service Provider but Merely Supervisory: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/31/2071301-jharkhand-agricultural-marketing-service-provider-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Jharkhand Agricultural Marketing Board Not a Service Provider but Merely Supervisory: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Bombay High Court allowed anticipatory Bail in case of Rs 44 Cr of customs duty evasion involving undervalued walnut imports. The applicants have demonstrated their willingness...
![Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/03/2072681-customs-duty-evasion-undervalued-walnut-imports-bombay-hc-anticipatory-bail-taxscan.webp "Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]")