![Belated Testing which may be Affected Over Time Cannot Override Contemporaneous Evidence: CESTAT Rules against CIMFR Reports [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/25/2130200-belated-testing-which-may-be-affected-over-time-cannot-override-contemporaneous-evidence-site-imagejpg.webp "Belated Testing which may be Affected Over Time Cannot Override Contemporaneous Evidence: CESTAT Rules against CIMFR Reports [Read Order]")
Belated Testing which may be Affected Over Time Cannot Override Contemporaneous Evidence: CESTAT Rules against CIMFR Reports [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench, held that belated testing which may be affected over the passage of...
![Cost-Sharing Not Taxable: CESTAT Rules Panasonic Not Liable To Service Tax On Advertisement Reimbursements Under BAS [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129581-cost-sharing-not-taxablejpg.webp "Cost-Sharing Not Taxable: CESTAT Rules Panasonic Not Liable To Service Tax On Advertisement Reimbursements Under BAS [Read Order]")
![Strapping Not Packaging: CESTAT Rules MRF Tyres Bound with Plastic Straps Not Liable to S.4A Excise Valuation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/17/2129500-strapping-not-packagingjpg.webp "Strapping Not Packaging: CESTAT Rules MRF Tyres Bound with Plastic Straps Not Liable to S.4A Excise Valuation [Read Order]")
![CESTAT allows CENVAT Credit on Issuance of Pre-Amendment Invoices, upholds Six Month Time Limit Rule Cannot be Applied Retrospectively [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/16/2129357-cestat-allows-cenvat-credit-on-issuance-of-pre-amendment-invoices-six-month-time-limit-rule-cannot-be-applied-retrospectively-.webp "CESTAT allows CENVAT Credit on Issuance of Pre-Amendment Invoices, upholds Six Month Time Limit Rule Cannot be Applied Retrospectively [Read Order]")
Once NCLT Approves Resolution Plan under IBC, Appeal Serves No Purpose: CESTAT disposes Aircel Ltd’s Service Tax Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal[CESTAT] Chennai Bench has disposed of the Service Tax appeal filed by Aircel Limited after taking note of the approval of the company’s...
![Once NCLT Approves Resolution Plan under IBC, Appeal Serves No Purpose: CESTAT disposes Aircel Ltd’s Service Tax Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/16/2129356-airceljpg.webp "Once NCLT Approves Resolution Plan under IBC, Appeal Serves No Purpose: CESTAT disposes Aircel Ltd’s Service Tax Appeal [Read Order]")
When Workmen are not Integrated into the Hiring Organization, Contract Cannot be Classified as Manpower Supply Services: CESTAT Allows Appeal filed by Larsen & Toubro [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, held that when workmen are not integrated into the hiring organisation, their contracts cannot be classified as manpower...
![When Workmen are not Integrated into the Hiring Organization, Contract Cannot be Classified as Manpower Supply Services: CESTAT Allows Appeal filed by Larsen & Toubro [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129038-when-workmen-are-not-integrated-into-the-hiring-organization-contract-cannot-be-classified-as-manpower-supply-servicesjpg.webp "When Workmen are not Integrated into the Hiring Organization, Contract Cannot be Classified as Manpower Supply Services: CESTAT Allows Appeal filed by Larsen & Toubro [Read Order]")
Export Benefit Cannot be Denied Unilaterally by Customs Authorities: CESTAT Allows Appeal, Notes Legal Infirmity [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, allowed an appeal and noted legal infirmity, holding that export benefits cannot be denied unilaterally by Customs ...
![Export Benefit Cannot be Denied Unilaterally by Customs Authorities: CESTAT Allows Appeal, Notes Legal Infirmity [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128103-cestat-allows-appeal-notes-legal-infirmity-taxscan.webp "Export Benefit Cannot be Denied Unilaterally by Customs Authorities: CESTAT Allows Appeal, Notes Legal Infirmity [Read Order]")
Words 'Proper Officer' Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, disposed of an appeal for de novo adjudication, expunging the words ‘proper officer’ from the Order-in-Original passed by the ...
![Words Proper Officer Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128073-words-proper-officer-expunged-from-impugned-orderjpg.webp "Words Proper Officer Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]")
Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) allowed the appeal filed by Superstar Rajinikanth and held that renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for running a...
![Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127967-ranjnikanthjpg.webp "Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]")
Non-mention of Commission Amount in Shipping Bills Mere Technical Breach: CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund to Tata Intl [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently set aside the rejection of a service tax refund claim filed by Tata International Limited, holding...
![Non-mention of Commission Amount in Shipping Bills Mere Technical Breach: CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund to Tata Intl [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/26/2127228-commission-amount-in-shipping-bills-technical-breach-cestat-service-tax-refund-to-tata-intl.webp "Non-mention of Commission Amount in Shipping Bills Mere Technical Breach: CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund to Tata Intl [Read Order]")
Customs did not Issue or Produce SCN: CESTAT Rejects Appeal in Larsen & Toubro Misrepresentation Case [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, rejected an appeal filed by the Commissioner ofCustoms against Larsen & Toubro Ltd. as it observed that no notice was...
![Customs did not Issue or Produce SCN: CESTAT Rejects Appeal in Larsen & Toubro Misrepresentation Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/26/2127209-customs-scn-cestat-rejects-misrepresentation-case-.webp "Customs did not Issue or Produce SCN: CESTAT Rejects Appeal in Larsen & Toubro Misrepresentation Case [Read Order]")