Solony Padhi
![No Excise Duty On Stowing Charges, Forest Transit Fees, Entry Tax And Other Statutory Levies: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/21/2126622-no-excise-duty-on-stowing-charges-forest-transit-entry-tax-cestat.webp "No Excise Duty On Stowing Charges, Forest Transit Fees, Entry Tax And Other Statutory Levies: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Excise Duty On Stowing Charges, Forest Transit Fees, Entry Tax And Other Statutory Levies: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that stowing charges, forest transit fees, entry tax,...
![Excise Duty on Royalty Confirmed Only For Normal Period: CESTAT sets aside Extended Limitation, Penalty and Interest Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/21/2126619-excise-duty-on-royalty-confirmed-only-for-normal-period-taxscan.webp "Excise Duty on Royalty Confirmed Only For Normal Period: CESTAT sets aside Extended Limitation, Penalty and Interest Demand [Read Order]")
![Penalty u/s 108 Cannot Rely On Unverified Statements Recorded: CESTAT sets aside ₹10 Crore Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/21/2126616-penalty-cannot-rely-on-unverified-statements-recorded-cestat-crore-penalty-.webp "Penalty u/s 108 Cannot Rely On Unverified Statements Recorded: CESTAT sets aside ₹10 Crore Penalty [Read Order]")
![Buyers cannot be Treated as Related Persons Merely Due To Common Promoters or Minority Shareholding: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/21/2126631-share-holdingjpg.webp "Buyers cannot be Treated as Related Persons Merely Due To Common Promoters or Minority Shareholding: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Penalty Remains Unsustainable In Absence Of Proof of Knowledge of Fraudulent CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126469-absence-of-proof-of-knowledge-of-fraudulent-cenvat-credit.webp "Penalty Remains Unsustainable In Absence Of Proof of Knowledge of Fraudulent CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Uniform Penalties on Scrap Dealers Unsustainable without Role Assessment: CESTAT Scales Down Penalties After Examining Gravity Of Violations [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench, in a recent decision held that penalties under Rule 26(2) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 cannot be imposed...
![Uniform Penalties on Scrap Dealers Unsustainable without Role Assessment: CESTAT Scales Down Penalties After Examining Gravity Of Violations [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126468-uniform-penalties-scrap-dealers-unsustainable-role-assessment-cestat-scales-down-penalties-examining-gravity-violations-taxscan.webp "Uniform Penalties on Scrap Dealers Unsustainable without Role Assessment: CESTAT Scales Down Penalties After Examining Gravity Of Violations [Read Order]")
SSI Exemption For Cashew Shell Liquid Remains Eligible Despite Notification Amendment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹3.2 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has ruled that Cashew Shell Liquid (CNSL) continues to be eligible for Small-Scale Industry (SSI) exemption even after...
![SSI Exemption For Cashew Shell Liquid Remains Eligible Despite Notification Amendment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹3.2 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/19/2126333-ssi-exemption-for-cashew-shell-liquid-remains-eligible-despite-cestat-.webp "SSI Exemption For Cashew Shell Liquid Remains Eligible Despite Notification Amendment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹3.2 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Electricity Consumption alone Cannot Establish Suppressed Manufacture: CESTAT Rejects Excise Demand on Scented Supari [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the consumption of electricity cannot form the sole basis for making an allegation of...
![Electricity Consumption alone Cannot Establish Suppressed Manufacture: CESTAT Rejects Excise Demand on Scented Supari [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/2126218-electricity-consumption-alone-cannot-establish-suppressed-manufacture-cestat-rejects-excise-demand-scented-supari.webp "Electricity Consumption alone Cannot Establish Suppressed Manufacture: CESTAT Rejects Excise Demand on Scented Supari [Read Order]")
Service Tax Penalty u/s 78 Remains Unsustainable Where Liability Was Unclear During Relevant Period: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the penalty under Section78 of the Finance Act, 1994 cannot be levied if the service tax liability ...
![Service Tax Penalty u/s 78 Remains Unsustainable Where Liability Was Unclear During Relevant Period: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/2126209-service-tax-penalty-78-cestat.webp "Service Tax Penalty u/s 78 Remains Unsustainable Where Liability Was Unclear During Relevant Period: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Extended Limitation & Penalty Unsustainable in Software Valuation Disputes: CESTAT set aside Differential Duty Demand on Wipro [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench held that extended limitation and penalties cannot be sustained in software valuation disputes arising out of bona...
![Extended Limitation & Penalty Unsustainable in Software Valuation Disputes: CESTAT set aside Differential Duty Demand on Wipro [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/2126216-extended-limitation-penalty-unsustainable-in-cestat-wipro.webp "Extended Limitation & Penalty Unsustainable in Software Valuation Disputes: CESTAT set aside Differential Duty Demand on Wipro [Read Order]")
Who Can Practice Before Tribunals? Delhi HC To Consider Legality of Non-Lawyers if CA And CS can appear Before Tribunals
The Delhi High Court is currently considering a major issue that has implications for the practice of law in all tribunals in India, namely whether unenrolled advocates such as Chartered...
