![Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096191-hindustan-petroleum-corporation-ltd-cestat-hyderabad-taxscan.webp "Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]")
Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed Cenvat Credit to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd....
![Dept alleges Clandestine Sale without producing Corroborative Evidence such as Consumption of Electricity: CESTAT quashes Excise Duty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/07/250x150_2094527-excise-duty-cestat-taxscan.webp "Dept alleges Clandestine Sale without producing Corroborative Evidence such as Consumption of Electricity: CESTAT quashes Excise Duty [Read Order]")
![Revenue cannot Question Economic Viability of making use of Low Grade Sponge Iron for the manufacture of High grade Sponge Iron : CESTAT allows CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/07/250x150_2094539-revenue-iron-manufacture-cestat-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Revenue cannot Question Economic Viability of making use of Low Grade Sponge Iron for the manufacture of High grade Sponge Iron : CESTAT allows CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
![Rule 25(1) of Central Excise Applies Only for Removal or Accounting Violations, Not for Facilitation of Fake Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/04/250x150_2093772-fake-credit-penalty-taxscan.webp "Rule 25(1) of Central Excise Applies Only for Removal or Accounting Violations, Not for Facilitation of Fake Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Refund Cannot Be Denied for Lack of BRC/FIRC: CESTAT Sets Aside Rejection in Service Tax Case [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, set aside the order of the Commissioner (Appeals) and allowed the refund claim of accumulated Cenvat Credit...
![Refund Cannot Be Denied for Lack of BRC/FIRC: CESTAT Sets Aside Rejection in Service Tax Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093057-cestat-service-tax-service-tax-case-rejection-in-service-tax-case-taxscan.webp "Refund Cannot Be Denied for Lack of BRC/FIRC: CESTAT Sets Aside Rejection in Service Tax Case [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand of ₹87.76 Lakh on Mutual Fund Investments Quashed: CESTAT Rules Activity Not “Trading of Goods” under Finance Act [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, set aside a service tax demand raised on the ground that investment in mutual funds amounted to “trading of goods.”...
![Service Tax Demand of ₹87.76 Lakh on Mutual Fund Investments Quashed: CESTAT Rules Activity Not “Trading of Goods” under Finance Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/500x300_2092387-service-tax-demand-mutual-fund-finance-act-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand of ₹87.76 Lakh on Mutual Fund Investments Quashed: CESTAT Rules Activity Not “Trading of Goods” under Finance Act [Read Order]")
Telecom Operators Entitled to CENVAT Credit on Towers and Shelters as Capital Goods/Inputs: CESTAT in Bharti Airtel Case [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that telecom operators are entitled to avail CENVAT credit on towers and prefabricated shelters as...
![Telecom Operators Entitled to CENVAT Credit on Towers and Shelters as Capital Goods/Inputs: CESTAT in Bharti Airtel Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/500x300_2092227-bharti-airtel-taxscan.webp "Telecom Operators Entitled to CENVAT Credit on Towers and Shelters as Capital Goods/Inputs: CESTAT in Bharti Airtel Case [Read Order]")
CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Aluminium Ingots Process Is Not Manufacture If Duty Has Been Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that CENVAT credit cannot be denied merely because the process undertaken on aluminium ingots does not ...
![CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Aluminium Ingots Process Is Not Manufacture If Duty Has Been Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/27/500x300_2091504-cenvat-credit-manufacture-cestat-taxscan.webp "CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Aluminium Ingots Process Is Not Manufacture If Duty Has Been Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Laminating Plastic Films Qualifies as Manufacture: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit, Quashes ₹1.37 Crore Excise Demand [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that laminating plastic films amounts to manufacture and that CENVAT credit is admissible. The Tribunal...
![Laminating Plastic Films Qualifies as Manufacture: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit, Quashes ₹1.37 Crore Excise Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090349-laminating-plastic-films-manufacture-cestat-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Laminating Plastic Films Qualifies as Manufacture: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit, Quashes ₹1.37 Crore Excise Demand [Read Order]")
“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has ruled that cement and steel items used in the construction and erection of a cement grinding plant qualify as inputs...
![“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089683-cement-and-steel-cestat-ramco-cements-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has held that service tax paid on Goods Transport Agency (GTA) services for outward transportation is eligible for CENVAT...
![CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089663-cestat-cenvat-credit-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]")