![PIMS Registration Timeline Directory, Not Mandatory: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation for Delayed PIMS Compliance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/500x300_2112741-pims-registration-timeline-directory-not-mandatory-cestat-quashes-confiscation-delayed-pims-compliance-taxscan.webp "PIMS Registration Timeline Directory, Not Mandatory: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation for Delayed PIMS Compliance [Read Order]")
PIMS Registration Timeline Directory, Not Mandatory: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation for Delayed PIMS Compliance [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT), New Delhi, held that the timeline prescribed under the Paper...
![ROC Imposes Penalty for Dividend Account Non‑Compliance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/250x150_2113354-roc-imposes-penalty-dividend-account-non-compliance-taxscan.webp "ROC Imposes Penalty for Dividend Account Non‑Compliance [Read Order]")
![Transport Dept Must Allow Vehicle Owner to Deposit MV Tax and Seek Penalty Waiver Before Taking Coercive Action: Orissa HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/250x150_2112957-transport-dept-vehicle-owner-deposit-mv-tax-penalty-waiver-coercive-action-orissa-hc-taxscan.webp "Transport Dept Must Allow Vehicle Owner to Deposit MV Tax and Seek Penalty Waiver Before Taking Coercive Action: Orissa HC [Read Order]")
![Misuse of Signed Blank Annexure-A by Third Party cannot attract Liability without Evidence: CESTAT Quashes Penalty against CHA Manager [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/250x150_2111024-misuse-signed-blank-annexure-third-party-attract-liability-evidence-cestat-quashes-penalty-cha-manager-taxscan.webp "Misuse of Signed Blank Annexure-A by Third Party cannot attract Liability without Evidence: CESTAT Quashes Penalty against CHA Manager [Read Order]")
![Penalty Not Sustainable when Customs Ignores Assessee’s Valuation: CESTAT Quashes Penalties of Rs 1.57 Crore [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/250x150_2111929-penalty-not-sustainabler-customs-assessee-valuation-cestat-penalties-taxscan.webp "Penalty Not Sustainable when Customs Ignores Assessee’s Valuation: CESTAT Quashes Penalties of Rs 1.57 Crore [Read Order]")
No Retrospective Application of Amendment Mandating 18% Interest on Profiteered Amount: GSTAT Upholds DGAP’s Findings, Directs Deposit of ₹4.57 Lakh [Read Order]
The GST Appellate Tribunal has upheld the finding of profiteering under the GST Anti-Profiteering framework and directed the respondent to deposit ₹4,57,683 into the Consumer Welfare Funds of the ...
![No Retrospective Application of Amendment Mandating 18% Interest on Profiteered Amount: GSTAT Upholds DGAP’s Findings, Directs Deposit of ₹4.57 Lakh [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/500x300_2111168-gstat-dgap-retrospective-application-profiteered-amount-taxscan.webp "No Retrospective Application of Amendment Mandating 18% Interest on Profiteered Amount: GSTAT Upholds DGAP’s Findings, Directs Deposit of ₹4.57 Lakh [Read Order]")
![Penalty Based on Call Records Unsustainable: CESTAT Rejects Customs Case in Gold Smuggling Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/500x300_2109489-gold-smuggling-taxscan.jfif "Penalty Based on Call Records Unsustainable: CESTAT Rejects Customs Case in Gold Smuggling Dispute [Read Order]")
Mis-declaration Not Proved: CESTAT Rules Scrap Classification Alone Cannot Trigger Penal Action in Customs Valuation Disputes [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh (CESTAT), held that the allegation of mis-declaration could not be sustained in the absence of evidence and ruled...
![Mis-declaration Not Proved: CESTAT Rules Scrap Classification Alone Cannot Trigger Penal Action in Customs Valuation Disputes [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/28/500x300_2108590-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Mis-declaration Not Proved: CESTAT Rules Scrap Classification Alone Cannot Trigger Penal Action in Customs Valuation Disputes [Read Order]")
Manipur GST Amendment Bill: Track‑and‑Trace Mandated for Certain Goods, Penalty Fixed at ₹1 Lakh or 10% Tax for Non-Compliance [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha has taken up the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, a measure designed to bring the State GST law in step with recent changes to the Central GST framework....
![Manipur GST Amendment Bill: Track‑and‑Trace Mandated for Certain Goods, Penalty Fixed at ₹1 Lakh or 10% Tax for Non-Compliance [Read Bill]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/03/500x300_2109796-manipur-gst-bill-track-andtrace-goods-penalty-tax-non-compliances-taxscan.webp "Manipur GST Amendment Bill: Track‑and‑Trace Mandated for Certain Goods, Penalty Fixed at ₹1 Lakh or 10% Tax for Non-Compliance [Read Bill]")
Issuance of Penalty order without Adjudication violates Article 265 of Constitution: Karnataka HC Directs Refund for Vehicle Seizure [Read Order]
In the recent case, the Karnataka High Court quashed a penalty of Rs. 2,63,250/- collected from mineral traders without passing any formal adjudication order, directing immediate Refund for Vehicle ...
![Issuance of Penalty order without Adjudication violates Article 265 of Constitution: Karnataka HC Directs Refund for Vehicle Seizure [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/01/500x300_2109160-penalty-cestat-taxscan.webp "Issuance of Penalty order without Adjudication violates Article 265 of Constitution: Karnataka HC Directs Refund for Vehicle Seizure [Read Order]")
MAT u/s 115JB Inapplicable to Banks: ITAT affirms Deletion of ₹305.49 Cr Penalty on Central Bank [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) dismissed the Revenue’s appeal and upheld the deletion of a penalty of ₹305,49,63,285 imposed on Central Bank of India, after holding...
![MAT u/s 115JB Inapplicable to Banks: ITAT affirms Deletion of ₹305.49 Cr Penalty on Central Bank [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/29/500x300_2108717-itat-mumbai-central-bank-taxscan.webp "MAT u/s 115JB Inapplicable to Banks: ITAT affirms Deletion of ₹305.49 Cr Penalty on Central Bank [Read Order]")