Mansi Yadav
![Absence of Time Limit in Notification allows Exemption Claim “At Any Stage” under Finance Act: CESTAT Rules in Favour of Mars International [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110460-absence-time-limit-notification-allows-exemption-claim-taxscan.webp "Absence of Time Limit in Notification allows Exemption Claim “At Any Stage” under Finance Act: CESTAT Rules in Favour of Mars International [Read Order]")
Absence of Time Limit in Notification allows Exemption Claim “At Any Stage” under Finance Act: CESTAT Rules in Favour of Mars International [Read Order]
The Tribunal ruled that Exemption Can be sought Throughout proceedings if an Exemption Notification does Not include Time Limit or Procedural...
![Input-Output Ratio Insufficient to Prove Clandestine Removal of Pig Iron: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand and Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/250x150_2110065-00a34278-880f-43b1-a210-4642ee27da66.webp "Input-Output Ratio Insufficient to Prove Clandestine Removal of Pig Iron: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand and Penalties [Read Order]")
![Dept Relied Only on Third-Party Material to Allege Clandestine Sponge Iron Clearance: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/03/250x150_2109910-job-work-undertaken-job-work-undertaken-cenvated-inputs-taxscan.webp "Dept Relied Only on Third-Party Material to Allege Clandestine Sponge Iron Clearance: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![No Retrospective Application of Amendment Mandating 18% Interest on Profiteered Amount: GSTAT Upholds DGAP’s Findings, Directs Deposit of ₹4.57 Lakh [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/250x150_2111168-gstat-dgap-retrospective-application-profiteered-amount-taxscan.webp "No Retrospective Application of Amendment Mandating 18% Interest on Profiteered Amount: GSTAT Upholds DGAP’s Findings, Directs Deposit of ₹4.57 Lakh [Read Order]")
Gujarat HC Quashes ₹464-Crore SCN under Customs Act for Palm Kernel Oil Imports, Holding Authorities Cannot Superimpose End-Use Test Not Stipulated in Tariff or Notification
The Gujarat High Court set aside a show-cause notice issued under the Customs Act, 1962 concerning the import of crude palm kernel oil, holding that the customs authorities could not deny exemption...
Storage of Paddy is 'Agricultural Produce,' Rent Not Taxable under GST: AAR Confirms ‘Nil’ GST Rate [Read Order]
The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Tamil Nadu, has ruled that the rent received for a godown used exclusively for the storage of paddy is exempt from Goods and Services Tax (GST). The ruling ...
![Storage of Paddy is Agricultural Produce, Rent Not Taxable under GST: AAR Confirms ‘Nil’ GST Rate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/500x300_2111152-storage-paddy-agricultural-produce-rent-taxable-under-gst-aar-rate-taxscan.webp "Storage of Paddy is Agricultural Produce, Rent Not Taxable under GST: AAR Confirms ‘Nil’ GST Rate [Read Order]")
Department Cannot Retain RCM Service Tax Without Authority of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund Claim u/s 142(3) [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has allowed the appeal of appellant, holding that the company is entitled to a cash refund of service tax paid under the...
![Department Cannot Retain RCM Service Tax Without Authority of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund Claim u/s 142(3) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/500x300_2109478-cenvat-credit-credit-account-taxscan.webp "Department Cannot Retain RCM Service Tax Without Authority of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund Claim u/s 142(3) [Read Order]")
Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds 18% GST Demand on Pre-2022 Road and Drain Works, Directs APIIC to Settle Differential Tax with Contractor [Read Order]
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the GST assessment relating to works contract services executed for the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), reiterating that the ...
![Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds 18% GST Demand on Pre-2022 Road and Drain Works, Directs APIIC to Settle Differential Tax with Contractor [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/500x300_2111116-andhra-pradesh-hc-gst-demand-road-drain-works-directs-apiic-differential-tax-contractor-taxscan.webp "Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds 18% GST Demand on Pre-2022 Road and Drain Works, Directs APIIC to Settle Differential Tax with Contractor [Read Order]")
Clearing Inputs as Such Is Not Trading: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1 Crore CENVAT Demand on Exide Industries [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Bench at Mumbai has set aside a demand of over ₹1 crore against Exide Industries Ltd., ruling that the company’s clearance of ...
![Clearing Inputs as Such Is Not Trading: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1 Crore CENVAT Demand on Exide Industries [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/01/500x300_2109325-clearing-inputs-trading-cestat-cenvat-demand-exide-industries-taxscan.webp "Clearing Inputs as Such Is Not Trading: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1 Crore CENVAT Demand on Exide Industries [Read Order]")
Construction of BMTC’s Traffic and Transit Management Centres Not Taxable as Works Contract: CESTAT Dismisses Revenue's Appeal [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the CESTAT has held that the construction of Traffic and Transit Management Centres (TTMCs) for the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is not liable to service ...
![Construction of BMTC’s Traffic and Transit Management Centres Not Taxable as Works Contract: CESTAT Dismisses Revenues Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/01/500x300_2109326-work-contact-service-taxscan.jfif "Construction of BMTC’s Traffic and Transit Management Centres Not Taxable as Works Contract: CESTAT Dismisses Revenues Appeal [Read Order]")
Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]
In a significant relief to Mars International India Pvt Ltd, the Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal set aside multiple Service Tax demands against Mars...
![Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110461-consultancy-pet-products-scientist-institution-cestat-service-tax-demand-mars-international-taxscan.webp "Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]")