Pending Income Tax Re-assessment Proceedings not a Bar to Institution of Criminal Prosecution: Delhi HC Sustains Complaints [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court in a recent matter held that the pendency of income tax reassessment proceedings does not vitiate the institution of criminal ...
![Cancellation of GST Registration Entails Serious Civil Consequences: Gauhati HC Grants Two Months to Apply for Revival [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/250x150_2076298-gst-cancellation-taxscan.webp "Cancellation of GST Registration Entails Serious Civil Consequences: Gauhati HC Grants Two Months to Apply for Revival [Read Order]")
![No SCN or Order for 1 Year after Delhi Customs Seized 5 iPhones from Hong Kong Passenger: Delhi HC Orders Release [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/250x150_2075936-iphones-seized-taxscan.webp "No SCN or Order for 1 Year after Delhi Customs Seized 5 iPhones from Hong Kong Passenger: Delhi HC Orders Release [Read Order]")
![Challenge on Income Tax Demand Based on assessment u/s 147 Not Maintainable before HC: Orissa HC dismisses Writ Petition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/250x150_2075924-writ-petition-taxscan.webp "Challenge on Income Tax Demand Based on assessment u/s 147 Not Maintainable before HC: Orissa HC dismisses Writ Petition [Read Order]")
![Sugar Cess on Imported Raw Sugar is ‘Duty of Excise’, Not Fee: CESTAT rules Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/250x150_2075762-sugar-cess-sugar-cess-on-imported-raw-sugar-taxscan.webp "Sugar Cess on Imported Raw Sugar is ‘Duty of Excise’, Not Fee: CESTAT rules Eligible for CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a customs duty demand against Hyundai Transys India Pvt. Limited holding that the extended limitation...
![Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075650-relief-for-hyundai-hyundai-cestat-cestat-holds-extended-limitation-taxscan.webp "Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]")
Smuggling of Gold Concealed Behind Car Arm Rest Without Licit Documents: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation and Penalty u/s 112(b) [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the confiscation of gold and penalty under Section 112(b) of the Customs Act, 1962, after the assessee...
![Smuggling of Gold Concealed Behind Car Arm Rest Without Licit Documents: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation and Penalty u/s 112(b) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075439-2065083-smuggling-gold-concealed-shoes-via-airport-staff-taxscan-4.webp "Smuggling of Gold Concealed Behind Car Arm Rest Without Licit Documents: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation and Penalty u/s 112(b) [Read Order]")
![GST Adjudication Without Mandatory Hearing u/s 75(4) Unsustainable: Calcutta HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/10/500x300_2075069-gst-adjudication-gst-gst-adjudication-without-mandatory-hearing-taxscan.webp "GST Adjudication Without Mandatory Hearing u/s 75(4) Unsustainable: Calcutta HC [Read Order]")
ADGCEI Lacks Authority to Issue SCN in Customs Case Without Clear Territorial Jurisdiction: Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has confirmed that the Additional Director General of Central Excise Intelligence ( ADGCEI ) cannot issue a show cause notice ( SCN ) in customs matters without a clear and...
![ADGCEI Lacks Authority to Issue SCN in Customs Case Without Clear Territorial Jurisdiction: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/09/500x300_2074710-adgcei-lacks-authority-adgcei-lacks-authority-to-issue-scn-taxscan.webp "ADGCEI Lacks Authority to Issue SCN in Customs Case Without Clear Territorial Jurisdiction: Madras HC [Read Order]")
State & Centre cannot Initiate GST Proceedings on Same Issue: Chhattisgarh HC Upholds ₹120 Cr CGST RCM Demand on SECL [Read Order]
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently reaffirmed that the State and Central authorities of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department cannot simultaneously initiate proceedings on the same subject...
![State & Centre cannot Initiate GST Proceedings on Same Issue: Chhattisgarh HC Upholds ₹120 Cr CGST RCM Demand on SECL [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/07/500x300_2074122-chhattisgarh-hc-taxscan.webp "State & Centre cannot Initiate GST Proceedings on Same Issue: Chhattisgarh HC Upholds ₹120 Cr CGST RCM Demand on SECL [Read Order]")
Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that British Airways is liable to pay service tax on excess baggage charges collected from passengers ...
![Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/08/500x300_2074304-british-airways.webp "Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]")
Relief for JSW Steel: CESTAT Rules Corrigendum Issued After 5 Years to Original SCN Amounts to Fresh Notice, Quashes Demand as Time-Barred [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a corrigendum issued five years after the original show cause notice, which materially altered its ...
![Relief for JSW Steel: CESTAT Rules Corrigendum Issued After 5 Years to Original SCN Amounts to Fresh Notice, Quashes Demand as Time-Barred [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/07/500x300_2074049-relief-for-jsw-steels-jsw-steels-cestat-cestat-rules-bank-certificates-as-valid-documents-bank-certificates-valid-documents-for-cenvat-credit-claim-cenvat-credit-claim-taxscan.webp "Relief for JSW Steel: CESTAT Rules Corrigendum Issued After 5 Years to Original SCN Amounts to Fresh Notice, Quashes Demand as Time-Barred [Read Order]")