![Actuator and Tube Connector in iMT Systems Not “Parts of Clutch”, Classifiable Under Residual Entry: CESTAT in Hyundai Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/31/500x300_2122736-actuator-tube-connector-imt-systems-not-parts-of-clutch-classifiable-under-residual-entry-cestat-hyundai-case-taxscan.webp "Actuator and Tube Connector in iMT Systems Not “Parts of Clutch”, Classifiable Under Residual Entry: CESTAT in Hyundai Case [Read Order]")
Actuator and Tube Connector in iMT Systems Not “Parts of Clutch”, Classifiable Under Residual Entry: CESTAT in Hyundai Case [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that actuator assemblies and tube connector assemblies...
![CA Certification with Self Declaration Sufficient for 4% SAD Refund: CESTAT Criticises ‘Perfunctory’ Rejection [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/29/250x150_2122375-ca-certification-with-self-declaration-sufficient-for-4-sad-refund-cestat-criticises-perfunctory-rejection-taxscan.webp "CA Certification with Self Declaration Sufficient for 4% SAD Refund: CESTAT Criticises ‘Perfunctory’ Rejection [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Rules Alteration of Bills of Lading After LEO Amounts to Misdeclaration [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/250x150_2122040-cestat-rules-alteration-of-bills-of-lading-after-leo-amounts-to-misdeclaration-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Alteration of Bills of Lading After LEO Amounts to Misdeclaration [Read Order]")
![Customs Broker Not Liable for Employee’s Acts Without Mens Rea: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/250x150_2122037-customs-broker-not-liable-employees-acts-without-mens-rea-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Broker Not Liable for Employee’s Acts Without Mens Rea: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/250x150_2121966-vat-kolangal-dubbed-serials-cestat-service-tax-demand-ananda-vikatan-taxscan.webp "VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]")
Co-Owners of Rental Property cannot be Association of Persons for Joint Service Tax Assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently held that co-owners of an immovable property that is rented out cannot have their respective shares be...
![Co-Owners of Rental Property cannot be Association of Persons for Joint Service Tax Assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/23/500x300_2121600-co-owners-of-rental-property-service-tax-taxscan.jfif "Co-Owners of Rental Property cannot be Association of Persons for Joint Service Tax Assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax paid by mistake cannot adjust against future service tax liability and must claimed only...
![Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/500x300_2121289-service-tax-paid-future-liability-cestat-tvs-motor-refund-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]")
Article 243W Does not Grant Tax Immunity to Private Contractors: CESTAT confirms Service Tax on Park & Garden Maintenance [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Chennai held that Article 243W of the Constitution does not grant tax immunity to private contractors executing outsourced...
![Article 243W Does not Grant Tax Immunity to Private Contractors: CESTAT confirms Service Tax on Park & Garden Maintenance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/21/500x300_2121205-cestat-chennai-park-maintenance-garden-maintenance-service-tax-on-park-maintenance-private-contractors-service-tax-park-and-garden-maintenance-service-cestat-service-tax-on-park-and-garden-maintenance.webp "Article 243W Does not Grant Tax Immunity to Private Contractors: CESTAT confirms Service Tax on Park & Garden Maintenance [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Reduces Customs Penalty to ₹5,000 Considering Demise of Importer’s Wife [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/20/500x300_2120875-cestat-chennai-penalty-customs-penalty-importer-penalty-penalty-reduction-customs-act-penalty-cestat-penalty-reduction-customs-penalty-reduced-importer-customs-penalty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Reduces Customs Penalty to ₹5,000 Considering Demise of Importer’s Wife [Read Order]")
Buyer’s Premises as ‘Place of Removal’: CESTAT Reaffirms CENVAT Credit Eligibility on GTA Services in Ramco Cements Case [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal of Chennai Bench (CESTAT) reaffirmed that outward freight qualifies for credit when ownership and risk pass at the buyer’s premises,...
![Buyer’s Premises as ‘Place of Removal’: CESTAT Reaffirms CENVAT Credit Eligibility on GTA Services in Ramco Cements Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/20/500x300_2120878-buyers-premises-place-removal-taxscan.webp "Buyer’s Premises as ‘Place of Removal’: CESTAT Reaffirms CENVAT Credit Eligibility on GTA Services in Ramco Cements Case [Read Order]")
Refund arises out of Excise Duty Demand Deletion must be Claimed through Separate Statutory Procedure, Not Before Tribunal: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that refund issues arising out of the deletion of excise duty demand must be claimed through a separate statutory procedure and ...
![Refund arises out of Excise Duty Demand Deletion must be Claimed through Separate Statutory Procedure, Not Before Tribunal: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/19/500x300_2120759-refund-excise-duty-demand-deletion-claimed-cestat-taxscan.webp "Refund arises out of Excise Duty Demand Deletion must be Claimed through Separate Statutory Procedure, Not Before Tribunal: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Importer Shifts address without Intimation, Returned Postal Covers: CESTAT Calls Conduct Not Bona Fide, Declines Relief [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Chennai, has ruled that an importer cannot later use non-service of orders as a basis for seeking relief if he moved his company...
![Importer Shifts address without Intimation, Returned Postal Covers: CESTAT Calls Conduct Not Bona Fide, Declines Relief [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120119-importer-shifts-address-without-intimation-returned-postal-covers-taxscan.jfif "Importer Shifts address without Intimation, Returned Postal Covers: CESTAT Calls Conduct Not Bona Fide, Declines Relief [Read Order]")