![Rule 8(3A) of Central Excise Rules already Declared Unconstitutional by Gujarat HC: CESTAT sets aside ₹14.14cr Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/500x300_2116521-rule-83a-of-central-excise-rules-already-declared-unconstitutional-by-gujarat-hc-cestat-sets-aside-1414cr-demand-taxscan.webp "Rule 8(3A) of Central Excise Rules already Declared Unconstitutional by Gujarat HC: CESTAT sets aside ₹14.14cr Demand [Read Order]")
Rule 8(3A) of Central Excise Rules already Declared Unconstitutional by Gujarat HC: CESTAT sets aside ₹14.14cr Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), has set aside a central excise duty demand raised...
![Rule 3(a) Interpretation: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Attempt to Reclassify Specific Goods Under Residuary Headings [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/250x150_2116491-interpretation-cestat-rejects-revenue-attempt-reclassify-specific-goods-under-residuary-headings-taxscan.webp "Rule 3(a) Interpretation: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Attempt to Reclassify Specific Goods Under Residuary Headings [Read Order]")
![No CENVAT Reversal Required on Sale of Empty Packaging Material: CESTAT Holds Rule 6 Inapplicable to Non-Manufactured Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/250x150_2116497-cestat-holds-rule-6-inapplicable-to-non-manufactured-goods-taxscan.jfif "No CENVAT Reversal Required on Sale of Empty Packaging Material: CESTAT Holds Rule 6 Inapplicable to Non-Manufactured Goods [Read Order]")
![Accident Surcharge Not Insurance Service: CESTAT Sets aside Rs 2.2 Crore Service Tax Demand on Rajasthan SRTC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/250x150_2116412-accident-surcharge-not-insurance-service-taxscan.webp "Accident Surcharge Not Insurance Service: CESTAT Sets aside Rs 2.2 Crore Service Tax Demand on Rajasthan SRTC [Read Order]")
![Section 25(4) of Customs Act Declared Arbitrary: Karnataka HC Orders Refund to Patanjali Foods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/31/250x150_2116288-section-254-customs-act-declared-arbitrary-karnataka-hc-orders-refund-patanjali-foods-taxscan.webp "Section 25(4) of Customs Act Declared Arbitrary: Karnataka HC Orders Refund to Patanjali Foods [Read Order]")
![Director cannot Be Penalised Without Personal Involvement in Service Tax Evasion: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/31/500x300_2116226-director-cannot-be-penalised-without-personal-involvement-service-tax-evasion-cestat-taxscan.webp "Director cannot Be Penalised Without Personal Involvement in Service Tax Evasion: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Settlement Amount Paid Towards Outstanding Rent Not Taxable as ‘Declared Service’: CESTAT Set asides Service Tax Demand Under RCM [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a settlement amount paid by a company to a local municipality for outstanding rent did not constitute...
![Settlement Amount Paid Towards Outstanding Rent Not Taxable as ‘Declared Service’: CESTAT Set asides Service Tax Demand Under RCM [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/30/500x300_2115852-settlement-amount-paid-towards-outstanding-rent-taxable-declared-service-cestat-set-service-tax-demand-under-rcm-taxscan.webp "Settlement Amount Paid Towards Outstanding Rent Not Taxable as ‘Declared Service’: CESTAT Set asides Service Tax Demand Under RCM [Read Order]")
Higher Sale Value of ‘Inputs Cleared as Such’ Attracts Liability u/s 11D: CESTAT upholds Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the collection of any amount from a buyer as representing excise duty, which was in excess of the duty...
![Higher Sale Value of ‘Inputs Cleared as Such’ Attracts Liability u/s 11D: CESTAT upholds Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/30/500x300_2115830-higher-sale-value-inputs-cleared-such-attracts-liability-11d-cestat-upholds-excise-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Higher Sale Value of ‘Inputs Cleared as Such’ Attracts Liability u/s 11D: CESTAT upholds Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Adjournment Not a Matter of Right: CESTAT Refuses to Entertain Late E-mail Request after Pronouncing Order in Open Court [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed an appeal and refused a subsequent adjournment request, holding that such requests must be based on ...
![Adjournment Not a Matter of Right: CESTAT Refuses to Entertain Late E-mail Request after Pronouncing Order in Open Court [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/30/500x300_2115836-adjournment-not-a-matter-of-right-cestat-refuses-to-entertain-late-e-mail-taxscan.webp "Adjournment Not a Matter of Right: CESTAT Refuses to Entertain Late E-mail Request after Pronouncing Order in Open Court [Read Order]")
