![Import of Spare Power Supply Not Subject to BIS Licence Requirement: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/09/2128478-import-of-spare-power-supply-subject-bis-licence-requirement-cestat-customs-confiscation-penalty-.webp "Import of Spare Power Supply Not Subject to BIS Licence Requirement: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]")
Import of Spare Power Supply Not Subject to BIS Licence Requirement: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the confiscation of the imported spare power supply units and the ...
![15% Retention on Statutory Port Dues is Reimbursement of Overheads, Not Commission Under BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/07/2128275-15-retention-on-statutoryjpg.webp "15% Retention on Statutory Port Dues is Reimbursement of Overheads, Not Commission Under BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Re-assessment did not Follow the CVRs, Examination Sought before Assessment: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/07/2128250-re-assessment-did-not-follow-the-cvrs-examination-sought-before-assessmentjpg.webp "Re-assessment did not Follow the CVRs, Examination Sought before Assessment: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Rules Customs Cannot Reject Declared Export Price with 11% Mark-Up Absent Evidence; Transaction Value Must be Accepted in Iron Ore Duty Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/07/2128207-customsjpg.webp "CESTAT Rules Customs Cannot Reject Declared Export Price with 11% Mark-Up Absent Evidence; Transaction Value Must be Accepted in Iron Ore Duty Case [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Penalty Imposed not Permissible as Land Belongs to Govt of Meghalaya, Not Intended for Sale: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128112-service-tax-penalty-imposed-not-permissible-as-land-belongs-to-govt-of-meghalayajpg.webp "Service Tax Penalty Imposed not Permissible as Land Belongs to Govt of Meghalaya, Not Intended for Sale: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
Export Benefit Cannot be Denied Unilaterally by Customs Authorities: CESTAT Allows Appeal, Notes Legal Infirmity [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, allowed an appeal and noted legal infirmity, holding that export benefits cannot be denied unilaterally by Customs ...
![Export Benefit Cannot be Denied Unilaterally by Customs Authorities: CESTAT Allows Appeal, Notes Legal Infirmity [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128103-cestat-allows-appeal-notes-legal-infirmity-taxscan.webp "Export Benefit Cannot be Denied Unilaterally by Customs Authorities: CESTAT Allows Appeal, Notes Legal Infirmity [Read Order]")
Words 'Proper Officer' Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, disposed of an appeal for de novo adjudication, expunging the words ‘proper officer’ from the Order-in-Original passed by the ...
![Words Proper Officer Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128073-words-proper-officer-expunged-from-impugned-orderjpg.webp "Words Proper Officer Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]")
Hindustan Shipyard Not Liable to Include Travel & Accommodation Costs of Foreign Consultants in Service Tax Value: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench, has dismissed the Department’s appeal, confirming that expenses incurred towards air travel, accommodation, and...
![Hindustan Shipyard Not Liable to Include Travel & Accommodation Costs of Foreign Consultants in Service Tax Value: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128039-hindustan-shipyard-liable-include-travel-accommodation-costs-consultants-service-tax-value-cestat-.webp "Hindustan Shipyard Not Liable to Include Travel & Accommodation Costs of Foreign Consultants in Service Tax Value: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) allowed the appeal filed by Superstar Rajinikanth and held that renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for running a...
![Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127967-ranjnikanthjpg.webp "Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]")
Transactions where Supplied Material is Subjected to VAT are Work Contract Services: CESTAT Rejects Dept's Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench, rejected the department’s appeal and held that transactions wherein the material supplied is subjected to Value...
![Transactions where Supplied Material is Subjected to VAT are Work Contract Services: CESTAT Rejects Depts Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127954-transactions-supplied-material-vat-work-contract-services-cestat-rejects-appeal-.webp "Transactions where Supplied Material is Subjected to VAT are Work Contract Services: CESTAT Rejects Depts Appeal [Read Order]")
CESTAT Confirms ₹16.78 Crore Service Tax Demand and Equal Penalty on Wrongful Double Availment of Cenvat Credit [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad, has upheld a service tax demand of ₹16.78 crore along with an equal penalty under Section 78 of the...
![CESTAT Confirms ₹16.78 Crore Service Tax Demand and Equal Penalty on Wrongful Double Availment of Cenvat Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127927-cestat-confirms-service-tax-demand-and-equal-penalty-wrongful-double-availment-cenvat-credit-.webp "CESTAT Confirms ₹16.78 Crore Service Tax Demand and Equal Penalty on Wrongful Double Availment of Cenvat Credit [Read Order]")
Horticulture Services Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Confirms Only ₹12,870 Shortfall on Manpower Supply Services [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that horticulture services, such as garden upkeep, watering, fertilization, and spraying of insecticides,...
![Horticulture Services Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Confirms Only ₹12,870 Shortfall on Manpower Supply Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127929-horticulturejpg.webp "Horticulture Services Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Confirms Only ₹12,870 Shortfall on Manpower Supply Services [Read Order]")