CESTAT Overturns Excise Duty on CNG Valuation, Upholds Factory Price over Retail Price at HPCL Outlets
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside excise duty demands on Compressed Natural Gas...
![CBIC Elevates 94 Superintendents as Assistant Commissioners on Ad-Hoc Basis; Promotions Valid Till December 2027 [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/27/2127311-cbic-elevates-94-superintendents-as-assistant-commissioners-promotions-valid-till-december-2027-.webp "CBIC Elevates 94 Superintendents as Assistant Commissioners on Ad-Hoc Basis; Promotions Valid Till December 2027 [Read Notification]")
![CESTAT Scales Down Penalties Up To ₹14 Lakh After Rejecting Uniform Penalty Approach On Invoice Transactions [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/23/2126798-uniform-penalty-approach-on-invoice-transactions-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Scales Down Penalties Up To ₹14 Lakh After Rejecting Uniform Penalty Approach On Invoice Transactions [Read Order]")
![CBIC Notifies Appointment of Common Adjudication Authority for De-Novo Adjudication in Respect of 100% EOUs under Customs [Read Notification]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CBIC-De-Novo-Adjudication-TAXSCAN.jpg "CBIC Notifies Appointment of Common Adjudication Authority for De-Novo Adjudication in Respect of 100% EOUs under Customs [Read Notification]")
Rejection of Interest Waiver for Power Project Found Unreasoned: CESTAT Remits Matter for Fresh Consideration [Read Order]
The Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) Ahmedabad Bench found the rejection of interest waiver for a power project unreasoned and arbitrary due to the Chief Commissioner's...
![Rejection of Interest Waiver for Power Project Found Unreasoned: CESTAT Remits Matter for Fresh Consideration [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/power-project.jpg "Rejection of Interest Waiver for Power Project Found Unreasoned: CESTAT Remits Matter for Fresh Consideration [Read Order]")
Larger Limitation Period may be Invoked in Matters of Suppression or Fraud: Bombay HC in CENVAT Mismatch Case [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court recently illuminated the ability of the Revenue to invoke a larger period of limitation in matters involving possible suppression or fraud while adjudicating a matter involving...
Hyva India Paid Differential Duty before SCN, Informed CE Department: CESTAT quashes Penalty u/s 11AC of Central Excise [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the penalty imposed on Hyva (India) Pvt. Ltd. under Section 11AC of the Central Excise Act, 1944 citing...
![Hyva India Paid Differential Duty before SCN, Informed CE Department: CESTAT quashes Penalty u/s 11AC of Central Excise [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hyva-India-SCN-CE-Department-CESTAT-Penalty-Central-Excise-taxscan.png "Hyva India Paid Differential Duty before SCN, Informed CE Department: CESTAT quashes Penalty u/s 11AC of Central Excise [Read Order]")
![ITC not available for Goods Purchased for Sales Promotion Activities under GST: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ITC-Goods-Purchased-Sales-Promotion-Activities-GST-Madras-HC-taxscan.jpg "ITC not available for Goods Purchased for Sales Promotion Activities under GST: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Retracted Confession alone Insufficient to Prove Guilt in Customs Smuggling Cases: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Allahabad set aside a smuggling conviction, stating that a retracted confession alone is insufficient to prove guilt in such cases....
![Retracted Confession alone Insufficient to Prove Guilt in Customs Smuggling Cases: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CESTAT-CESTAT-Allahabad-Customs-Smuggling-Cases-CESTAT-smuggling-cases-TAXSCAN.jpeg "Retracted Confession alone Insufficient to Prove Guilt in Customs Smuggling Cases: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Confessions made u/s 108 of the Customs Act require Corroborative Evidence for Conviction in Smuggling Cases: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Allahabad has emphasised that confessions made under Section 108 of the Customs Act are not sufficient to convict individuals in...
![Confessions made u/s 108 of the Customs Act require Corroborative Evidence for Conviction in Smuggling Cases: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CESTAT-CESTAT-Allahabad-Customs-Section-108-of-Customs-Act-TAXSCAN.jpg "Confessions made u/s 108 of the Customs Act require Corroborative Evidence for Conviction in Smuggling Cases: CESTAT [Read Order]")