![Use of Imported Helicopter for Non-Revenue Private Flights Violates Condition No. 104: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/12/2124804-cestat-new-delhi-helicopter-non-revenue-private-flights-confiscation-imported-helicopter-taxscan.webp "Use of Imported Helicopter for Non-Revenue Private Flights Violates Condition No. 104: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation [Read Order]")
Use of Imported Helicopter for Non-Revenue Private Flights Violates Condition No. 104: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Bench at New Delhi has held that use of an imported helicopter for non-revenue...
![Juniper Router Components are ‘Parts’, Not Network Interface Cards: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Demand Against Bharti Airtel [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/2117802-bharti-airtel-customs-case-taxscan.webp "Juniper Router Components are ‘Parts’, Not Network Interface Cards: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Demand Against Bharti Airtel [Read Order]")
![Customs cannot Re-Confiscate Mercedes Car citing Import Misdeclaration when Subsequent Buyer is Unaware of Allegation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/2111244-disabled-car-buyers-gst.webp "Customs cannot Re-Confiscate Mercedes Car citing Import Misdeclaration when Subsequent Buyer is Unaware of Allegation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]
The Principal bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the appeal of M/s Gurukripa Shahenshah Veg & Non-Veg Restaurant, upholding the service tax demand...
![False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/2100528-servicetax-restaurant-taxscan.webp "False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Allows Concessional Duty Benefit on Aluminium Based Laminates Used in MCPCBs [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/30/2070722-cestat-concessional-duty-aluminium-laminates-used-mcpcbs-taxscan1.webp "CESTAT Allows Concessional Duty Benefit on Aluminium Based Laminates Used in MCPCBs [Read Order]")
Relief to Sony India Ltd: CESTAT allows Customs Duty Exemption to Imported 'Digital Still Image Video Cameras' [Read Order]
In a ruling in favour of Sony India Ltd, the New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that imported 'digital still image video cameras' are...
![Relief to Sony India Ltd: CESTAT allows Customs Duty Exemption to Imported Digital Still Image Video Cameras [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Relief-Sony-India-Ltd-CESTAT-Customs-Duty-Exemption-Imported-Digital-Still-Image-Video-Cameras-taxscan.jpg "Relief to Sony India Ltd: CESTAT allows Customs Duty Exemption to Imported Digital Still Image Video Cameras [Read Order]")
Wrong Availment of Exemption Notification Does Not Prove Intention was to Evade Payment of Central Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Bench in New Delhi has ruled that merely using an exemption notification incorrectly does not imply that the use was made to avoid...
![Wrong Availment of Exemption Notification Does Not Prove Intention was to Evade Payment of Central Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Evade-Payment.jpg "Wrong Availment of Exemption Notification Does Not Prove Intention was to Evade Payment of Central Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets Aside ₹10 Lakh Penalty under Rule 26(1) Due to Lack of Goods Confiscation [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)set aside a ₹10 lakh penalty imposed under Rule 26(1) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, due to the absence of goods...
![CESTAT Sets Aside ₹10 Lakh Penalty under Rule 26(1) Due to Lack of Goods Confiscation [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CESTAT-delhi.jpg "CESTAT Sets Aside ₹10 Lakh Penalty under Rule 26(1) Due to Lack of Goods Confiscation [Read Order]")
TN to Kerala Transfers Deemed Inter-State Sales, Not Branch Transfers: CESTAT Confirms CST Liability as D7 Records Reveal Pre-Arranged Orders for Sales [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the central sales tax liability, confirming that goods transfers from Tamil Nadu to Kerala were...
![TN to Kerala Transfers Deemed Inter-State Sales, Not Branch Transfers: CESTAT Confirms CST Liability as D7 Records Reveal Pre-Arranged Orders for Sales [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TN-Kerala-Transfers-Deemed-Inter-State-Sales-Branch-Transfers-CESTAT-CST-Liability-D7-Records-Reveal-Pre-Arranged-Orders-for-Sales-TAXSCAN.jpg "TN to Kerala Transfers Deemed Inter-State Sales, Not Branch Transfers: CESTAT Confirms CST Liability as D7 Records Reveal Pre-Arranged Orders for Sales [Read Order]")
Inquiry Officer Fails to Supply Investigation Reports and Witness Statements, Violating CBLR 2018 Rights: CESTAT quashes Customs License Revocation Order [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the order revoking the customs broker license, citing the Inquiry Officer's failure to provide...
![Inquiry Officer Fails to Supply Investigation Reports and Witness Statements, Violating CBLR 2018 Rights: CESTAT quashes Customs License Revocation Order [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CESTAT-CESTAT-New-Delhi-Customs-License-Revocation-Order-Violating-CBLR-Inquiry-Officer-Fails-taxscan.jpg "Inquiry Officer Fails to Supply Investigation Reports and Witness Statements, Violating CBLR 2018 Rights: CESTAT quashes Customs License Revocation Order [Read Order]")