![Unclear Whether Excise Duty can be Demanded on Alleged Diversion of Goods when Duty already Paid: CESTAT Rejects Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/24/2130057-unclear-whether-excise-duty-can-be-demanded-on-alleged-diversion-of-goods-when-duty-already-paid-site-imagejpg.webp "Unclear Whether Excise Duty can be Demanded on Alleged Diversion of Goods when Duty already Paid: CESTAT Rejects Appeal [Read Order]")
Unclear Whether Excise Duty can be Demanded on Alleged Diversion of Goods when Duty already Paid: CESTAT Rejects Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, rejected an appeal wherein it was unclear whether excise duty can be...
![Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/2113172-entity-not-recognized-manufacturer-buyer-cannot-claim-excise-duty-refund-regardless-paid-cestat-taxcsan.webp "Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Rough Estimates in Private Diaries Not Sufficient to Prove Clandestine Clearance: CESTAT Sets Aside Central Excise Duty Demand and Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/2111936-cestat-kolkata-rough-estimates-private-diaries-not-sufficient-clandestine-clearance-central-excise-duty-demand-penalties-taxscan.webp "Rough Estimates in Private Diaries Not Sufficient to Prove Clandestine Clearance: CESTAT Sets Aside Central Excise Duty Demand and Penalties [Read Order]")
![SVLDRS Relief Cannot Be Treated as ‘Arrears’ When Central Excise Duty Not Finalised: Bombay HC Quashes ₹12.93 Lakh Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/2112642-svldrs-relief-cannot-be-treated-arrears-when-central-excise-duty-not-finalised-bombay-hc-quashes-1293-lakh-demand-taxscan.webp "SVLDRS Relief Cannot Be Treated as ‘Arrears’ When Central Excise Duty Not Finalised: Bombay HC Quashes ₹12.93 Lakh Demand [Read Order]")
![No ITC Benefit to be Passed by IREO if Flat Fully Constructed & Paid for Pre-GST Rollout: GSTAT Notes Price has Non-Creditable Taxes [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/10/2103881-whatsapp-image-2025-11-10-at-43025-pm.webp "No ITC Benefit to be Passed by IREO if Flat Fully Constructed & Paid for Pre-GST Rollout: GSTAT Notes Price has Non-Creditable Taxes [Read Order]")
Taxpayer Not Entitled to Refund of Excess Excise Duty in Absence of Provisional Assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that an assessee who has not opted for provisional assessment is not entitled to claim a refund of...
![Taxpayer Not Entitled to Refund of Excess Excise Duty in Absence of Provisional Assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/25/2099773-taxpayer-refund-excess-excise-duty-cestat-taxscan.webp "Taxpayer Not Entitled to Refund of Excess Excise Duty in Absence of Provisional Assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Evidence of Wilful Misstatement in SCN to Invoke Extended Limitation u/s 11A: CESTAT Set Aside Rs. 4.84 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi recently set aside a Rs. 4.84 lakh central excise duty demand, holding that the department could not...
![No Evidence of Wilful Misstatement in SCN to Invoke Extended Limitation u/s 11A: CESTAT Set Aside Rs. 4.84 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/2099632-scn-cestat-lakh-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "No Evidence of Wilful Misstatement in SCN to Invoke Extended Limitation u/s 11A: CESTAT Set Aside Rs. 4.84 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Curtain Wall Glazing Constructed on Site Becomes Part of Immovable Property Once Affixed and Cannot Be Treated as Excisable Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that curtain wall glazing constructed on site and permanently affixed becomes immovable...
![Curtain Wall Glazing Constructed on Site Becomes Part of Immovable Property Once Affixed and Cannot Be Treated as Excisable Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/2082867-cestat-new-delhi-curtain-wall-glazing-immovable-property-taxscan.webp "Curtain Wall Glazing Constructed on Site Becomes Part of Immovable Property Once Affixed and Cannot Be Treated as Excisable Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]
In a significant ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad, has upheld the central excise duty liability on M/s Asma Traders for their final product owing to...
![Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/31/2071385-duty-liability-confirmed-final-product-due-cenvat-credit-availment-cestat-penalties-taxscan.webp "Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]")
Relief for TTK Prestige: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on ISD Invoices for Business Related Services [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed CENVAT credit to TTK Prestige Ltd on service tax paid through ISD invoices for various business-related ...
![Relief for TTK Prestige: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on ISD Invoices for Business Related Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/2068543-ttk-prestige-cenvat-credit-isd-invoices-taxscan.webp "Relief for TTK Prestige: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on ISD Invoices for Business Related Services [Read Order]")
MoU proves Taxpayer’s Active Role in Managing EOU: CESTAT upholds Penalty for Clandestine Removal of Goods [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and related evidence proved the appellant’s active involvement...
![MoU proves Taxpayer’s Active Role in Managing EOU: CESTAT upholds Penalty for Clandestine Removal of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/2067975-mou-proves-taxpayers-active-role-in-managing-eou-taxpayers-active-role-in-managing-eou-taxscan.webp "MoU proves Taxpayer’s Active Role in Managing EOU: CESTAT upholds Penalty for Clandestine Removal of Goods [Read Order]")
Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Hyderabad bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that penalty under section 11AC(1)(c) is not invokable in the absence of substantive...
![Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/2055042-cestat-cestat-hyderabad-penalty-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")