GST Appellate Authority Approves Cash Refund of ₹3.96 Lakh Pre-Deposit with Interest @ 6% p.a. in Penalty Dispute Case
In a significant procedural development within the GST appellate framework, the competent authority has sanctioned the refund of a pre-deposit...
![Service Tax Not Payable on Equipment Supply Treated as Deemed Sale with VAT Already Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/250x150_2055186-service-tax-service-tax-not-payable-on-equipment-supply-equipment-supply-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Payable on Equipment Supply Treated as Deemed Sale with VAT Already Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![GST Payment Made ‘Under Protest’ cannot be Construed as Admission of Liability: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/250x150_2054353-himachal-pradesh-hc-taxscan.webp "GST Payment Made ‘Under Protest’ cannot be Construed as Admission of Liability: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order]")
![NCLAT Upholds Eviction of Hotel Operator from Hotel Property Post Resolution Plan [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/21/250x150_2051997-nclat-nclat-upholds-eviction-of-hotel-operator-hotel-operator-from-hotel-property-taxscan.webp "NCLAT Upholds Eviction of Hotel Operator from Hotel Property Post Resolution Plan [Read Order]")
![Failure to examine legality of ITC availed: Calcutta HC Remands Appeal of Bajaj Wheels to GST adjudicating authority [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/19/250x150_2050658-failure-to-examine-legality-legality-of-itc-availed-itc-calcutta-hc-taxscan.webp "Failure to examine legality of ITC availed: Calcutta HC Remands Appeal of Bajaj Wheels to GST adjudicating authority [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that no penalty could be imposed on a diamond company director in the absence of any evidence showing...
![CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/19/500x300_2050408-penalty.webp "CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]")
Challenge on Service Tax Exemption on Emergency fire services: Orissa HC Restore matter for re-adjudication based on Notification [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Orissa High Court has restored the matter for readjudication against challenge on service tax exemption on emergency fire services based on the notification. M/s.Fire...
![Challenge on Service Tax Exemption on Emergency fire services: Orissa HC Restore matter for re-adjudication based on Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043588-challenge-on-service-tax-exemption-service-tax-emergency-fire-services-taxscan.webp "Challenge on Service Tax Exemption on Emergency fire services: Orissa HC Restore matter for re-adjudication based on Notification [Read Order]")
Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Cenvat credit cannot be denied based solely on assumptions and an incomplete investigation by the...
![Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041997-excise-department-excise-department-fails-to-probe-90-of-160-transactions-taxscan.webp "Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]")
€1 Million Cancelled Invoice for Post-Contract Services Not Dutiable as Additional Consideration for Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that an unpaid and later cancelled €1 million invoice issued for post-contract services...
![€1 Million Cancelled Invoice for Post-Contract Services Not Dutiable as Additional Consideration for Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041944-invoice.webp "€1 Million Cancelled Invoice for Post-Contract Services Not Dutiable as Additional Consideration for Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Contradictions Surface in Document Submission Claims Regarding Export Exemptions: CESTAT remands Case [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), New Delhi bench has remanded a case, an exporter of man-made fabrics, over service tax exemption claims over contradictions in...
![Contradictions Surface in Document Submission Claims Regarding Export Exemptions: CESTAT remands Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041931-contradictions-surface-in-document-submission-document-submission-taxscan.webp "Contradictions Surface in Document Submission Claims Regarding Export Exemptions: CESTAT remands Case [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand not Part of Approved Resolution Plan fails w/o a Continuance Application: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise And Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently reaffirmed the abatement of an appeal based on a service tax demand raised after approval of the...
![Service Tax Demand not Part of Approved Resolution Plan fails w/o a Continuance Application: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041796-service-tax-demand-service-tax-part-of-approved-resolution-plan-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand not Part of Approved Resolution Plan fails w/o a Continuance Application: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Appeal, Upholds Classification of ‘Martech DHA’ as Final: No Justification for Re-litigation, Rules Tribunal [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed an appeal filed by the Revenue against Vasta Biotech Pvt. Ltd., holding that the...
![CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Appeal, Upholds Classification of ‘Martech DHA’ as Final: No Justification for Re-litigation, Rules Tribunal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/06/500x300_2041483-revenues-appeal-rejection.webp "CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Appeal, Upholds Classification of ‘Martech DHA’ as Final: No Justification for Re-litigation, Rules Tribunal [Read Order]")