![Customs Department - Broker Bond of Trust Breached in Gold Smuggling Case: SC Refuses to Interfere with Kerala HC Ruling of Revoking License [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/03/500x300_2109937-86b37bc6-7552-4d64-a555-7da86e8a3bc4.webp "Customs Department - Broker Bond of Trust Breached in Gold Smuggling Case: SC Refuses to Interfere with Kerala HC Ruling of Revoking License [Read Judgement]")
Customs Department - Broker Bond of Trust Breached in Gold Smuggling Case: SC Refuses to Interfere with Kerala HC Ruling of Revoking License [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court in a recent case has dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the appellant challenging the Kerala High Court’s...
![Supreme Court rejects Split view of Manufacturing Process Leading to One Final Product, upholds Excise Duty Demand on Cotton Processor [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/03/250x150_2109883-excise-duty-demand-cotton-processor-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court rejects Split view of Manufacturing Process Leading to One Final Product, upholds Excise Duty Demand on Cotton Processor [Read Order]")
![No Independent Evidence of Betel Nuts Smuggling: CESTAT Rules ARDF Report Unreliable; Sets Aside Confiscation and Customs Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/03/250x150_2109767-betel-nuts-smuggling-taxscan.jfif "No Independent Evidence of Betel Nuts Smuggling: CESTAT Rules ARDF Report Unreliable; Sets Aside Confiscation and Customs Penalties [Read Order]")
![Construction of Railway Siding for PSU Project Eligible for Service Tax Exemption: CESTAT Affirms Broad Scope of ‘Railways’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/28/250x150_2108572-construction-railway-siding-psu-project-eligible-service-tax-exemption-taxscan.webp "Construction of Railway Siding for PSU Project Eligible for Service Tax Exemption: CESTAT Affirms Broad Scope of ‘Railways’ [Read Order]")
Valuation Disputes Lie within Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Gauhati HC Dismisses Excise Appeals [Read Order]
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed two excise appeals filed by the Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax against S.C. Johnson Products Pvt. Ltd, holding them not maintainable. The Court...
![Valuation Disputes Lie within Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Gauhati HC Dismisses Excise Appeals [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/27/500x300_2108277-gauhati-hc-supreme-court-excise-appeal-taxscan.webp "Valuation Disputes Lie within Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Gauhati HC Dismisses Excise Appeals [Read Order]")
Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT) set aside a demand for anti-dumping duty (ADD), noting that the Customs authority failed to examine the technical...
![Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107826-copolymer-vs-homopolymer-cestat-raps-customs-confirming-pvc-import-without-verifying-material-composition-taxscan.webp "Copolymer vs. Homopolymer: CESTAT Raps Customs for confirming ADD on PVC Import without Verifying Material Composition [Read Order]")
Expert Advice in R&D Projects Attracts Service Tax: CESTAT Classifies NGRI’s Deliverables as Scientific or Technical Consultancy [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Hyderabad, has ruled that certain research and survey activities undertaken by the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) ...
![Expert Advice in R&D Projects Attracts Service Tax: CESTAT Classifies NGRI’s Deliverables as Scientific or Technical Consultancy [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106232-cestat-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Expert Advice in R&D Projects Attracts Service Tax: CESTAT Classifies NGRI’s Deliverables as Scientific or Technical Consultancy [Read Order]")
CESTAT classifies Micronutrient Fertilizers Containing N, P, K as Fertilizers, Rejects Plant Growth Regulator Classification [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has clarified the classification of micronutrient fertilisers containing nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and ...
![CESTAT classifies Micronutrient Fertilizers Containing N, P, K as Fertilizers, Rejects Plant Growth Regulator Classification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/500x300_2106006-micronutrients-fertilizer.webp "CESTAT classifies Micronutrient Fertilizers Containing N, P, K as Fertilizers, Rejects Plant Growth Regulator Classification [Read Order]")
Oppo Mobiles Entitled to Customs Duty Exemption on Imported Microphones & Receivers Used in PCBA: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that Oppo Mobiles India was entitled to Custom Duty exemptions on imported microphones and receivers used in...
![Oppo Mobiles Entitled to Customs Duty Exemption on Imported Microphones & Receivers Used in PCBA: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/500x300_2105973-oppo-mobiles-customs-duty-cestat-taxscan.webp "Oppo Mobiles Entitled to Customs Duty Exemption on Imported Microphones & Receivers Used in PCBA: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the Commissioner’s order dropping the ₹3,04,52,782 service tax demand raised against Asianet Satellite...
![Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/500x300_2107120-asianet-satellite-taxscan.jfif "Relief for Asianet Satellite: ₹3.04Cr Service Tax Demand Set Aside as CESTAT Finds SCN Built on Faulty Methodology [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi recently affirmed that no service tax may be demanded on seismic survey services performed...
![No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/500x300_2105942-service-tax-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]")