Centre Extends Applicability of Customs Laws to Offshore Mineral Activities in India’s Continental Shelf and EEZ
The Ministry of External Affairs has issued Notification No. G.S.R. 902(E), dated 16 December 2025, extending the applicability of the Customs Act,...
![Climatic/Temperature Test Chambers Classifiable as Instruments for Physical Analysis: CAAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/250x150_2110948-climatic-temperature-test-chambers-instruments-physical-analysis-caar-taxscan-.webp "Climatic/Temperature Test Chambers Classifiable as Instruments for Physical Analysis: CAAR [Read Order]")
![Face-Recognition Systems Classify as Automatic Data Processing Machines Under Tariff Heading 8471: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/250x150_2110345-face-recognition-system-automatic-data-processing-machines-taxscan.webp "Face-Recognition Systems Classify as Automatic Data Processing Machines Under Tariff Heading 8471: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CAAR Rejects Skoda’s EV Parts Classification Request Due to Pending Bombay HC Litigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/250x150_2109533-caar-skoda-ev-parts-classification-request-pending-bombay-hc-litigation-taxscan.webp "CAAR Rejects Skoda’s EV Parts Classification Request Due to Pending Bombay HC Litigation [Read Order]")
Water Meter Classification: CESTAT Sets Aside Order After Finding Crucial Precedents Were Not Examined [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise &Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside an order classifying imported electromagnetic water meters under tariff item 9028 2000 and remanded ...
![Water Meter Classification: CESTAT Sets Aside Order After Finding Crucial Precedents Were Not Examined [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107916-water-meter-cestat-order-crucial-precedents-taxscan.webp "Water Meter Classification: CESTAT Sets Aside Order After Finding Crucial Precedents Were Not Examined [Read Order]")
Customs Duty Exemption on Fertilizer Import: CESTAT Remands case for Proper Interpretation of Notification on Tata Chemicals’ Claim [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently remanded a dispute concerning customs duty exemption claim made by Tata Chemicals Ltd. on the import of...
![Customs Duty Exemption on Fertilizer Import: CESTAT Remands case for Proper Interpretation of Notification on Tata Chemicals’ Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/14/500x300_2105233-customs-duty-exemptioncestat.webp "Customs Duty Exemption on Fertilizer Import: CESTAT Remands case for Proper Interpretation of Notification on Tata Chemicals’ Claim [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules Reassessment of Copper Busbars Exceeded Jurisdiction: SC to Hear Customs Appeal [Read Judgement]
In a classification dispute involving polyester bed sheets, the Supreme Court of India has admitted a civil appeal filed by the Customs against the respondent challenging the relief granted by the...
![CESTAT Rules Reassessment of Copper Busbars Exceeded Jurisdiction: SC to Hear Customs Appeal [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/13/500x300_2104913-cestat-mumbai-customs-appeal-reassessment-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Reassessment of Copper Busbars Exceeded Jurisdiction: SC to Hear Customs Appeal [Read Judgement]")
Classification of Crompton Greaves’ Imported MC PCBs as Printed Circuits or Lamp Parts: Supreme Court to Decide [Read Judgement]
In a recent development, the Supreme Court of India took up an appeal filed by the Commissioner of Customs against Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd., challenging a CESTAT order that...
![Classification of Crompton Greaves’ Imported MC PCBs as Printed Circuits or Lamp Parts: Supreme Court to Decide [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/04/500x300_2102164-classification-crompton-greaves-imported-mc-pcbs-printed-circuits-lamp-parts-supreme-court-taxscan.webp "Classification of Crompton Greaves’ Imported MC PCBs as Printed Circuits or Lamp Parts: Supreme Court to Decide [Read Judgement]")
Circular Restricting Inverted Duty Refund Claims Struck Down as Ultra Vires: Gujarat HC Accepts Plea of Kush Proteins [Read Order]
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a circular issued under the Goods and Services Tax restricting refund of accumulated Input Tax Credit on account of inverted duty structure is ultra vires and...
![Circular Restricting Inverted Duty Refund Claims Struck Down as Ultra Vires: Gujarat HC Accepts Plea of Kush Proteins [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/01/500x300_2101454-gujarat-high-court-refund-claims-circular-restricting-taxscan.webp "Circular Restricting Inverted Duty Refund Claims Struck Down as Ultra Vires: Gujarat HC Accepts Plea of Kush Proteins [Read Order]")
Refund Cannot be Denied for Pre-18.07.2022 Period Merely Due to Later Filing: Gujarat HC Set Aside Rejection of Refund Claim [Read Order]
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that refund applications relating to the period prior to 18.07 2022 cannot be denied under the Goods and Services Tax merely because they were filed after that...
![Refund Cannot be Denied for Pre-18.07.2022 Period Merely Due to Later Filing: Gujarat HC Set Aside Rejection of Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/01/500x300_2101439-gujarat-high-court-refund-claim-refund-taxscan.webp "Refund Cannot be Denied for Pre-18.07.2022 Period Merely Due to Later Filing: Gujarat HC Set Aside Rejection of Refund Claim [Read Order]")
‘Mahara Jyothi’ Rice Bran Oil Marketed as Lamp Oil Classified Under Edible Oil Tariff Heading with 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]
The Tamil Nadu Bench of Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR ) ruled that rice bran oil marketed as lamp oil under the brand name ‘Mahara Jyothi’ was classifiable under Tariff Heading 1515 90 40 as ...
![‘Mahara Jyothi’ Rice Bran Oil Marketed as Lamp Oil Classified Under Edible Oil Tariff Heading with 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/500x300_2097614-rice-oil-gst-taxscan.webp "‘Mahara Jyothi’ Rice Bran Oil Marketed as Lamp Oil Classified Under Edible Oil Tariff Heading with 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]")