![Penalty on CHA Not Sustainable When Classification Dispute is Settled in Favour of Importer and No Misdeclaration is Established: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/22/500x300_2113773-penalty-cha-not-sustainable-taxscan.jfif "Penalty on CHA Not Sustainable When Classification Dispute is Settled in Favour of Importer and No Misdeclaration is Established: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Penalty on CHA Not Sustainable When Classification Dispute is Settled in Favour of Importer and No Misdeclaration is Established: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that penalty on a Customs House Agent (CHA) is not...
![Sale of Food And Beverages at Cinema Counters Not a Taxable Service: CESTAT in Cinepolis India Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/23/250x150_2114179-sale-food-beverages-cinema-counters-not-taxable-service-cestat-cinepolis-india-case-taxscan.webp "Sale of Food And Beverages at Cinema Counters Not a Taxable Service: CESTAT in Cinepolis India Case [Read Order]")
![Relief to Indiamart: CESTAT Rules Refund of Excess Service Tax Paid on Unused Subscription Amounts Not Time-Barred Post-GST [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/23/250x150_2114184-relief-indiamart-cestat-rules-refund-excess-service-tax-paid-unused-subscription-amounts-time-barred-post-gst-taxscan.webp "Relief to Indiamart: CESTAT Rules Refund of Excess Service Tax Paid on Unused Subscription Amounts Not Time-Barred Post-GST [Read Order]")
![Customs Cannot Reject Declared Value of LED TVs Based on Third-Party Documents Without Independent Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/23/250x150_2114180-customs-reject-declared-value-led-tvs-third-party-documents-independent-evidence-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Cannot Reject Declared Value of LED TVs Based on Third-Party Documents Without Independent Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CVD on Castings Imported for Wind Electricity Generators: CESTAT Directs Fresh Valuation, Appeals Against Provisional Assessment Valid [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/250x150_2113297-cvd-cestat-taxscan.jfif "CVD on Castings Imported for Wind Electricity Generators: CESTAT Directs Fresh Valuation, Appeals Against Provisional Assessment Valid [Read Order]")
Dept Fails to Re-test Samples Examined by Govt Valuer: CESTAT Quashes Penalties for Lack of Evidence in Precious Stones Over-Invoicing [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench ofCustoms, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside penalties imposed on a government-approved valuer in an alleged precious stones over-invoicing case, in...
![Dept Fails to Re-test Samples Examined by Govt Valuer: CESTAT Quashes Penalties for Lack of Evidence in Precious Stones Over-Invoicing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/15/500x300_2112305-dept-fails-re-test-samples-examined-govt-valuer-cestat-quashes-penalties-lack-evidence-precious-stones-over-invoicing.webp "Dept Fails to Re-test Samples Examined by Govt Valuer: CESTAT Quashes Penalties for Lack of Evidence in Precious Stones Over-Invoicing [Read Order]")
Laying of Telecom and Optical Fibre Cables Under or Alongside Roads Not Taxable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
TheKolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the activity of laying telecom and optical fibre cables under or alongside roads is not liable to...
![Laying of Telecom and Optical Fibre Cables Under or Alongside Roads Not Taxable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/22/500x300_2113762-laying-telecom-optical-fibre-cables-under-alongside-roads-not-taxable-service-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Laying of Telecom and Optical Fibre Cables Under or Alongside Roads Not Taxable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Excise Duty Refund on Post-Clearance Discounts Allowed Where Duty Incidence Not Passed On and Dealers are Unregistered: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that excise duty refund on post-clearance discounts is admissible when the duty incidence has not been...
![Excise Duty Refund on Post-Clearance Discounts Allowed Where Duty Incidence Not Passed On and Dealers are Unregistered: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/22/500x300_2113770-excise-duty-refund-post-clearance-duty-incidence-excise-duty-refund-allowed-unregistered-dealers-taxscan.webp "Excise Duty Refund on Post-Clearance Discounts Allowed Where Duty Incidence Not Passed On and Dealers are Unregistered: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]
TheKolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) ruled that Customs authorities cannot withhold provisional release of used highly specialised equipment merely due...
![Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/500x300_2113424-customs-cannot-withhold-provisional-release-highly-specialised-equipment-absence-centralised-monitoring-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Revenue Sharing with Diagnostic Labs Not Taxable as BSS: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Hospital [Read Order]
2025 TAXSCAN (CESTAT) 1399The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax cannot be levied under ‘Business Support Services’ (BSS) on...
![Revenue Sharing with Diagnostic Labs Not Taxable as BSS: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Hospital [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/500x300_2113380-revenue-sharing-diagnostic-labs-not-taxable-bss-cestat-service-tax-demand-hospital-taxscan.webp "Revenue Sharing with Diagnostic Labs Not Taxable as BSS: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Hospital [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Customs duty on Silk Fabric Imports, Rules Non-Return of Seized Laptop Violates Natural Justice and Remits Matter [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside an order demanding differential customs duties and penalties on silk fabric imports and ruled that the...
![CESTAT Quashes Customs duty on Silk Fabric Imports, Rules Non-Return of Seized Laptop Violates Natural Justice and Remits Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/500x300_2113364-customs-duty-silk-fabric-imports-cestat-taxscan.jfif "CESTAT Quashes Customs duty on Silk Fabric Imports, Rules Non-Return of Seized Laptop Violates Natural Justice and Remits Matter [Read Order]")