![Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120032-dummy-shipping-bill-used-only-charges-calculation-no-evidence-fraud-taxscan.jfif "Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]")
Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]
The Allahabad bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside penalties imposed on generation of a dummy shipping...
![Mere Shortage of Sugar Does Not Establish Clandestine Removal without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/250x150_2117717-cestat-allahabad-shortage-of-sugar-sugar-shortage-mere-shortage-of-sugar-taxscan.webp "Mere Shortage of Sugar Does Not Establish Clandestine Removal without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![GTA Reverse Charge Not Applicable Where Freight Cost is Economically Borne by Farmers: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/250x150_2117713-gta-reverse-charge-not-applicable-where-freight-cost-is-economically-borne-by-farmers-cestat-taxscan.webp "GTA Reverse Charge Not Applicable Where Freight Cost is Economically Borne by Farmers: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Post-Commissioning Receipt of Capital Goods Does Not Bar CENVAT Credit absent Proof of Exclusive Civil Use: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/250x150_2117711-post-commissioning-receipt-capital-goods-bar-cenvat-credit-absent-proof-exclusive-civil-use-cestat-taxscan.webp "Post-Commissioning Receipt of Capital Goods Does Not Bar CENVAT Credit absent Proof of Exclusive Civil Use: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Extended Limitation Cannot Be Invoked Based on Discrepancies b/w ST-3 returns and Form 26AS Data Mismatch Alone: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/250x150_2110240-extended-limitation-discrepancies-st-3-returns-form-26as-data-mismatch-cestat-taxscan.webp "Extended Limitation Cannot Be Invoked Based on Discrepancies b/w ST-3 returns and Form 26AS Data Mismatch Alone: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based only on ITR–ST-3 Mismatch Unsustainable: CESTAT Holds Revenue must Establish Taxable Value before Levy [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a Service Tax demand and ruled that the Revenue Department cannot raise a demand solely based on a ...
![Service Tax Demand Based only on ITR–ST-3 Mismatch Unsustainable: CESTAT Holds Revenue must Establish Taxable Value before Levy [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110562-service-tax-demand-trst-3-cestat-taxable-value-before-levy-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Based only on ITR–ST-3 Mismatch Unsustainable: CESTAT Holds Revenue must Establish Taxable Value before Levy [Read Order]")
Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]
The Allahabad Regional Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the levy and collection of Cost Recovery Charges (CRC) from the appellant was without...
![Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/27/500x300_2108276-cost-recovery-charges-collected-legal-authority-cestat-allows-refund-entire-amount-appellant-.webp "Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has held that a demand raised solely on the basis of a discrepancy between the figures reflected in Income...
![Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/19/500x300_2106680-cestat-allahabad-.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Discrepancy Between ITR/TDS and ST-3 Returns Invalid Without Investigating Cause of Difference: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Interest Not Payable from 2008 Deposit: CESTAT Holds Sugar Manufacturer Not Entitled to Interest on Investigative Deposit [Read Order]
CESTAT denies interest from 2008 deposit, allowing Revenue’s appeal The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed the Revenue’s...
![Interest Not Payable from 2008 Deposit: CESTAT Holds Sugar Manufacturer Not Entitled to Interest on Investigative Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/20/500x300_2106836-fa80a3f0-beb7-4f16-b45e-10733eba48aa.webp "Interest Not Payable from 2008 Deposit: CESTAT Holds Sugar Manufacturer Not Entitled to Interest on Investigative Deposit [Read Order]")
Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), set aside the service tax demand, holding that the extended period of limitation was wrongly invoked when...
![Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106400-cestat-allahabad-serice-tax-demand-cestat-quashes-taxscan.webp "Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Taxpayer Already Paid Liability Under Work Contract Services: CESTAT set Asides Service Tax Demand on Earth Excavation Services [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has set aside a service tax demand on Earth Excavation Services and observed that the taxpayer had already ...
![Taxpayer Already Paid Liability Under Work Contract Services: CESTAT set Asides Service Tax Demand on Earth Excavation Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/500x300_2107038-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Taxpayer Already Paid Liability Under Work Contract Services: CESTAT set Asides Service Tax Demand on Earth Excavation Services [Read Order]")
Commercial Construction for Government Bodies Not Exempt: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 3.11 Crore Service Tax Demand on Works Contract Services [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld a major Service Tax demand of approximately Rs. 3.11 Crore and ruled that "Works Contract Services"...
![Commercial Construction for Government Bodies Not Exempt: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 3.11 Crore Service Tax Demand on Works Contract Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/500x300_2107093-work-contract-service-cestat-allahabad-tax-news-service-tax-demand-under-work-contract-service-taxscan.webp "Commercial Construction for Government Bodies Not Exempt: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 3.11 Crore Service Tax Demand on Works Contract Services [Read Order]")