![No Penalty Shall be Levied under Excise Act if Dept could not prove Allegation of Fraud to evade Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063980-excise-act-taxscan.webp "No Penalty Shall be Levied under Excise Act if Dept could not prove Allegation of Fraud to evade Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Penalty Shall be Levied under Excise Act if Dept could not prove Allegation of Fraud to evade Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that no penalty under the Excise Act, 1944, if the...
![Excise Commissioner’s Order Not Restorable in Absence of Sufficient reason of Non Appearance: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063970-cestat-cestat-kolkata-extended-limitation-taxscan-1.webp "Excise Commissioner’s Order Not Restorable in Absence of Sufficient reason of Non Appearance: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Leviable on Notional Interest from Security Deposits for Locker Rentals: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063956-service-tax-on-locker-rental.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Notional Interest from Security Deposits for Locker Rentals: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![[BREAKING] Entry Tax Leviable on United Spirits under Madhya Pradesh Entry Tax (Amendment) Act: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063959-entry-tax-unitedspirits-taxscan.webp "[BREAKING] Entry Tax Leviable on United Spirits under Madhya Pradesh Entry Tax (Amendment) Act: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]")
![Customs cannot cancel or question MEIS Licenses Without Prior Action by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063940-intimation-intimation-contain-adjustment-nor-demand-reduction-nor-reduction-refund-regarding-exclusion-meis-licence-denovo-adjudication-income-income-tax-merchandise-taxscan.webp "Customs cannot cancel or question MEIS Licenses Without Prior Action by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Obligation on Customs Broker After Importer Relinquishes Goods: CESTAT Quashes Licence Revocation [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the revocation of a Customs Broker’s licence is not justified when the importer has already...
![No Obligation on Customs Broker After Importer Relinquishes Goods: CESTAT Quashes Licence Revocation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063939-customs-broker-taxscan.webp "No Obligation on Customs Broker After Importer Relinquishes Goods: CESTAT Quashes Licence Revocation [Read Order]")
Unregistered Investment Advisory Services Misled Investors: SEBI Orders Refund of ₹2.79 Cr [Read Order]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India ( SEBI ) ordered a refund of ₹2.79 crore collected from investors by Market Gainer ( MG ) and Star Infotech IT Solutions (SIITS), both proprietary firms of...
![Unregistered Investment Advisory Services Misled Investors: SEBI Orders Refund of ₹2.79 Cr [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063936-sebi-refund-taxscan.webp "Unregistered Investment Advisory Services Misled Investors: SEBI Orders Refund of ₹2.79 Cr [Read Order]")
Sharing of G-Card Credentials Led to Misdeclaration of Import Consignment: CESTAT Upholds Revocation of Customs Broker Licence [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) upheld the revocation of a Customs Broker Licence, observing that the misdeclaration of import consignments was ...
![Sharing of G-Card Credentials Led to Misdeclaration of Import Consignment: CESTAT Upholds Revocation of Customs Broker Licence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063923-customs-broker-license-taxscan.webp "Sharing of G-Card Credentials Led to Misdeclaration of Import Consignment: CESTAT Upholds Revocation of Customs Broker Licence [Read Order]")
ITAT Condones Delay and Restores Appeal for Fresh Adjudication Due to Lack of Natural Justice in NFAC Order [Read Order]
The Patna Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) condoned the delay in filing the appeal and restored the appeal for fresh adjudication, noting lack of natural justice in the order...
![ITAT Condones Delay and Restores Appeal for Fresh Adjudication Due to Lack of Natural Justice in NFAC Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063916-nfac-bound-nfac-cbdt-cbdt-circular-itat-taxscan.webp "ITAT Condones Delay and Restores Appeal for Fresh Adjudication Due to Lack of Natural Justice in NFAC Order [Read Order]")
Assessing Officer’s ‘Change of Mind’ Not Valid Ground for Reopening Assessment : Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has held that a mere ‘change of mind’ by the Assessing Officer (AO) cannot justify the reopening of a completed income tax assessment under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act,...
![Assessing Officer’s ‘Change of Mind’ Not Valid Ground for Reopening Assessment : Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063900-itat-itatdelhi-section-148-of-income-tax-act-income-tax-itat-quashes-reopening-income-tax-appellate-tribunal-taxscan-1.webp "Assessing Officer’s ‘Change of Mind’ Not Valid Ground for Reopening Assessment : Madras HC [Read Order]")
Relief for Castrol India: CESTAT Rules SAD Refund Cannot Be Denied Solely Due to Brand Name Change When Product Is Identical [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a Special Additional Duty (SAD) refund under Notification No. 102/2007-Cus cannot be denied merely...
![Relief for Castrol India: CESTAT Rules SAD Refund Cannot Be Denied Solely Due to Brand Name Change When Product Is Identical [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063894-whatsapp-image-2025-04-14-at-10608-pm.webp "Relief for Castrol India: CESTAT Rules SAD Refund Cannot Be Denied Solely Due to Brand Name Change When Product Is Identical [Read Order]")