![Reverse Charge Demand Sets Aside: CESTAT Says Tax Beyond Scope of SCN Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110258-reverse-charge-demand-cestat-tax-scn-unsustainable-taxscan.webp "Reverse Charge Demand Sets Aside: CESTAT Says Tax Beyond Scope of SCN Unsustainable [Read Order]")
Reverse Charge Demand Sets Aside: CESTAT Says Tax Beyond Scope of SCN Unsustainable [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad (CESTAT), set aside the reverse charge service tax demand after holding that the...
![‘Knowledge’ is Mandatory Element for Imposing Penalty u/s 114 and 114AA of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/250x150_2110859-mandatory-element-imposing-penalty-114-144aa-customs-act-cestat-taxscan.webp "‘Knowledge’ is Mandatory Element for Imposing Penalty u/s 114 and 114AA of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Construction of Govt. Residential Quarters to GSPHCL Not Taxable: CESTAT Drops Service Tax Demand on Works Contract but Upholds GTA Liability [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/07/250x150_2110695-construction-govt-residential-quarters-gsphcl-taxable-cestat-drops-service-tax-demand-works-contract-upholds-gta-liability.webp "Construction of Govt. Residential Quarters to GSPHCL Not Taxable: CESTAT Drops Service Tax Demand on Works Contract but Upholds GTA Liability [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/250x150_2107769-cestat-rule-26-inapplicability-confiscation-goods-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]")
![Tugs Classified under Chapter 89, Not ‘Machinery or Equipment’: CESTAT Rejects Exemption Claim but Allows Drawback [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/20/250x150_2106841-cestat-ahmedbad-cestat-rejects-exemption-claim-taxscan.webp "Tugs Classified under Chapter 89, Not ‘Machinery or Equipment’: CESTAT Rejects Exemption Claim but Allows Drawback [Read Order]")
![BIS Mark Not Mandatory for Imports Shipped Before QCO Effective Date: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/500x300_2105970-bis-mark-imports-qco-cestat-penalty-taxscan.webp "BIS Mark Not Mandatory for Imports Shipped Before QCO Effective Date: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty [Read Order]")
CENVAT Credit on Tippers/Dumpers Used For Site Formation Services Not Admissible Prior to Oct 1, 2010: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that CENVAT credit on tippers and dumpers used for site formation and clearance services is not...
![CENVAT Credit on Tippers/Dumpers Used For Site Formation Services Not Admissible Prior to Oct 1, 2010: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/12/500x300_2104410-tippers-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "CENVAT Credit on Tippers/Dumpers Used For Site Formation Services Not Admissible Prior to Oct 1, 2010: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Finds Factual Error in Denial of Duty Exemption on Imported Clinical Trial Drugs, Remands Matter [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) remanded the case of Lambda Therapeutic Research Limited after finding a factual error in the denial of a ...
![CESTAT Finds Factual Error in Denial of Duty Exemption on Imported Clinical Trial Drugs, Remands Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/05/500x300_2102474-cestat-duty-exemption-imported-clinical-trial-drugs.webp "CESTAT Finds Factual Error in Denial of Duty Exemption on Imported Clinical Trial Drugs, Remands Matter [Read Order]")
Dept alleges Clandestine Sale without producing Corroborative Evidence such as Consumption of Electricity: CESTAT quashes Excise Duty [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata, has quashed excise duty demands against the appellant and its directors, holding that the Department failed to substantiate...
![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/2025/10/07/500x300_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]")
![Compensation for Surrendering Tenancy Rights is a Capital Receipt, Not a Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/03/500x300_2093428-surrendering-tenancy-rights-capital-receipt-cestat-taxscan.webp "Compensation for Surrendering Tenancy Rights is a Capital Receipt, Not a Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad, set aside the order of confiscation and penalty relating to the import of stainless steel coils, holding that...
![BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093058-bis-quality-control-cestat-quashes-penalty-stainless-steel-coils-taxscan.webp "BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]")