![CENVAT Credit Allowed on Hazardous Waste Disposal under Input Services: CESTAT Holds Waste Removal an Integral Part of Manufacturing Process [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/500x300_2104235-cenvat-credit-input-services-cenvat-credit-allowed-on-hazardous-waste-taxscan.webp "CENVAT Credit Allowed on Hazardous Waste Disposal under Input Services: CESTAT Holds Waste Removal an Integral Part of Manufacturing Process [Read Order]")
CENVAT Credit Allowed on Hazardous Waste Disposal under Input Services: CESTAT Holds Waste Removal an Integral Part of Manufacturing Process [Read Order]
The Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeal and held that the services used for disposal of...
![Customs Failed to Act on Remand Despite Representation: Madras HC Orders Adjudication of Gold Seizure in Four Weeks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/250x150_2104156-madras-high-court-customs-gold-seizure-remand-despite-representation-taxscan.webp "Customs Failed to Act on Remand Despite Representation: Madras HC Orders Adjudication of Gold Seizure in Four Weeks [Read Order]")
![Mere Price Difference is No Proof of Misdeclaration: CESTAT Partly Allows Appeal in Customs Valuation Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/250x150_2104248-mere-price-difference-proof-of-misdeclaration-cestat-appeal-customs-valuation-dispute-taxscan.webp "Mere Price Difference is No Proof of Misdeclaration: CESTAT Partly Allows Appeal in Customs Valuation Dispute [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Holds Type Test Charges Not Liable to Excise Duty Under Section 4: Quashes Demand and Penalty Against Crompton Greaves [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/250x150_2104241-cestat-type-test-charges-liable-excise-duty-under-section-4-quashes-demand-penalty-crompton-greaves-txn.webp "CESTAT Holds Type Test Charges Not Liable to Excise Duty Under Section 4: Quashes Demand and Penalty Against Crompton Greaves [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Sets Aside Order as Confiscation and Penalties Unsustainable Once Duty and Penalty Paid u/s 11AC(1)(d) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/250x150_2104244-cestat-confiscation-penalties-unsustainable-once-duty-penalty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Order as Confiscation and Penalties Unsustainable Once Duty and Penalty Paid u/s 11AC(1)(d) [Read Order]")
Customs Concessional Duty Relief on Massagers: SC to Hear Dept’s Appeal Over ‘Medical Use Only’ Clause Interpretation [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court is yet to hear the Department’s appeal against a Tribunal ruling that granted concessional duty relief to the respondent on imported electric massagers. The dispute centers on the...
![Customs Concessional Duty Relief on Massagers: SC to Hear Dept’s Appeal Over ‘Medical Use Only’ Clause Interpretation [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/500x300_2104234-customs-concessional-duty-massagers-sc-medical-taxscan.webp "Customs Concessional Duty Relief on Massagers: SC to Hear Dept’s Appeal Over ‘Medical Use Only’ Clause Interpretation [Read Judgement]")
GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled on Voluntary Application without Issuing Notice u/r 22(1): Allahabad HC [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) registration of a dealer cannot be cancelled merely on the basis of a voluntary application filed by counsel without...
![GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled on Voluntary Application without Issuing Notice u/r 22(1): Allahabad HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/500x300_2104134-gst-registration-voluntary-application-allahabad-hc-taxscan.webp "GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled on Voluntary Application without Issuing Notice u/r 22(1): Allahabad HC [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Customs Officer Accused of Abetting Smuggling as Statement Recorded under Duress [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the penalty imposed on a Customs officer accused of abetting smuggling, holding that his statement was...
![CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Customs Officer Accused of Abetting Smuggling as Statement Recorded under Duress [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/500x300_2104126-cestat-penalty-customs-officer-abetting-smuggling-cestat-quashes-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Customs Officer Accused of Abetting Smuggling as Statement Recorded under Duress [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based on Photocopy of Bill Unsustainable when Marriage Palace’s Receipts Below Exemption Limit: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a service tax demand cannot be sustained when based only on a photocopy of a bill, particularly...
![Service Tax Demand Based on Photocopy of Bill Unsustainable when Marriage Palace’s Receipts Below Exemption Limit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/500x300_2103970-service-tax-demand-taxscan2.webp "Service Tax Demand Based on Photocopy of Bill Unsustainable when Marriage Palace’s Receipts Below Exemption Limit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief to Johnson & Johnson: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit Distribution through ISD for Both Manufacturing & Trading Units [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently granted relief to Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd., holding that the company’s head office can function...
![Relief to Johnson & Johnson: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit Distribution through ISD for Both Manufacturing & Trading Units [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/08/500x300_2103434-relief-to-johnson-johnson-johnson-johnson-cestat-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Relief to Johnson & Johnson: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit Distribution through ISD for Both Manufacturing & Trading Units [Read Order]")
Short Delay in CENVAT Debit Not Non-Payment of Duty: CESTAT Quashes ₹12.59 Crore Demand Against ITC Limited [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a short delay in debiting CENVAT credit cannot be treated as non-payment of excise duty. The tribunal...
![Short Delay in CENVAT Debit Not Non-Payment of Duty: CESTAT Quashes ₹12.59 Crore Demand Against ITC Limited [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/10/500x300_2103777-cenvat-debit-non-payment-of-duty-cestat-cestat-quashes-itc-limited-taxscan.webp "Short Delay in CENVAT Debit Not Non-Payment of Duty: CESTAT Quashes ₹12.59 Crore Demand Against ITC Limited [Read Order]")
CENVAT Credit Allowed on Mining Services Used for Bauxite Extraction: CESTAT Dismisses Revenue Appeal Against Bharat Aluminium [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd. (BALCO) was eligible to avail CENVAT credit on service tax paid for...
![CENVAT Credit Allowed on Mining Services Used for Bauxite Extraction: CESTAT Dismisses Revenue Appeal Against Bharat Aluminium [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/10/500x300_2103789-cenvat-credit-bharat-aluminium-mining-services-bauxite-extraction-taxscan.webp "CENVAT Credit Allowed on Mining Services Used for Bauxite Extraction: CESTAT Dismisses Revenue Appeal Against Bharat Aluminium [Read Order]")