CESTAT Allows Refund of Rs.1.67 Cr for Fit-Out Services Used in Office Renovation, Holds Them as Eligible Input Services
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed a refund of Rs.1.67 crore to the assessee, holding that...
![Refund of CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied Merely for Non-Registration of Unit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/12/250x150_2043008-cenvat-credit-cestat-orders-demand-exempted-and-dutiable-goods-taxscan.webp "Refund of CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied Merely for Non-Registration of Unit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Co-Noticees Cannot Be Penalized Independently Once Main Noticee Settles Dispute Under SVLDRS Scheme: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/250x150_2042002-svldrs-scheme-site-img.webp "Co-Noticees Cannot Be Penalized Independently Once Main Noticee Settles Dispute Under SVLDRS Scheme: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/250x150_2041835-wax-gums-fatty-acids-from-vegetable-oil-vegetable-oil-taxscan.webp "Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]")
![Once Rightly Availed, CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Disallowed Later: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/04/250x150_2041258-once-rightly-availed-cenvat-credit-cenvat-credit-cannot-be-disallowed.webp "Once Rightly Availed, CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Disallowed Later: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Confirmation of Service Tax Higher than Proposed Demand in SCN is Not Valid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Service-Tax-SCN-TAXSCAN.jpg "Confirmation of Service Tax Higher than Proposed Demand in SCN is Not Valid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Refund Appropriation Against CGST Arrears Without Hearing Violates Natural Justice: CESTAT Directs Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that refund appropriation against Central Goods and Services Tax ( CGST) arrears without providing a hearing...
![Refund Appropriation Against CGST Arrears Without Hearing Violates Natural Justice: CESTAT Directs Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CGST-refund.jpg "Refund Appropriation Against CGST Arrears Without Hearing Violates Natural Justice: CESTAT Directs Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]")
![Value of Imported Goods Cannot Be Enhanced Solely Based on DRI Alert: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DRI-Alert.jpg "Value of Imported Goods Cannot Be Enhanced Solely Based on DRI Alert: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Inclusion of Outward Freight in Assessable Value: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit Citing FOR Sale Basis [Read Order]
The Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) of Chandigarh Bench allowed the appeals filed by the assessee, holding that CENVAT credit was rightly claimed on outward freight...
![Inclusion of Outward Freight in Assessable Value: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit Citing FOR Sale Basis [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CENVAT-Credit-Printing-Machine-Cylinders-taxscan-1.jpg "Inclusion of Outward Freight in Assessable Value: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit Citing FOR Sale Basis [Read Order]")
Setback to Schlumberger: CESTAT Disallows Cenvat Credit of Education and SHE Cess as Refund Not Permissible Post-GST [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the refund of Cenvat credit on Education Cess, Secondary and Higher Education Cess, and Krishi...
![Setback to Schlumberger: CESTAT Disallows Cenvat Credit of Education and SHE Cess as Refund Not Permissible Post-GST [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/schlumberger-siteimg.jpg "Setback to Schlumberger: CESTAT Disallows Cenvat Credit of Education and SHE Cess as Refund Not Permissible Post-GST [Read Order]")
Relief to Punjab Gramin Bank: CESTAT Rules Cenvat Credit Allowed Without ISD Registration If Reflected in ST-3 Returns [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Cenvat credit cannot be denied solely for lack of Input Service Distributor (ISD) registration if...
![Relief to Punjab Gramin Bank: CESTAT Rules Cenvat Credit Allowed Without ISD Registration If Reflected in ST-3 Returns [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Punjab-Gramin-Bank-ST-3-Returns-CESTAT-Rules-Cenvat-Credit-taxscan.jpg "Relief to Punjab Gramin Bank: CESTAT Rules Cenvat Credit Allowed Without ISD Registration If Reflected in ST-3 Returns [Read Order]")
Relief for Importer: CESTAT Caps Redemption Fine at 10% and Penalty at 5% of Re-Determined Value [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) provided partial relief to an importer by capping the redemption fine at 10% of the re-determined value while...
![Relief for Importer: CESTAT Caps Redemption Fine at 10% and Penalty at 5% of Re-Determined Value [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/penalty-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Relief for Importer: CESTAT Caps Redemption Fine at 10% and Penalty at 5% of Re-Determined Value [Read Order]")