![Rejection of SAD Refund for Missing Period in CA Certificate: CESTAT Sets Aside Order, Remands Matter to AA for Verification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068566-refund-sad-taxscan.webp "Rejection of SAD Refund for Missing Period in CA Certificate: CESTAT Sets Aside Order, Remands Matter to AA for Verification [Read Order]")
Rejection of SAD Refund for Missing Period in CA Certificate: CESTAT Sets Aside Order, Remands Matter to AA for Verification [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside the rejection of a SAD refund claim, which was earlier...
![Cement Acted Only as Binder, Not Primary Base: CESTAT rules Sand Lime Bricks Cannot Be Classified as Cement Bricks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/250x150_2067950-sand-lime-bricks-taxscan.webp "Cement Acted Only as Binder, Not Primary Base: CESTAT rules Sand Lime Bricks Cannot Be Classified as Cement Bricks [Read Order]")
![Services rendered by FASPL to Foreign Companies classifiable under BSS, Tax Not leviable as it is Export of Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/250x150_2067153-services-rendered-by-faspl-faspl-to-foreign-companies-foreign-companies-taxscan.webp "Services rendered by FASPL to Foreign Companies classifiable under BSS, Tax Not leviable as it is Export of Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Provisions of IPC not directly applicable to Customs Act: CESTAT Drops Penalty imposed u/s 112(a) of Customs Act in absence of intention to evade tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/250x150_2067129-delhi-high-court-gold-seizure-case-taxscan-1.webp "Provisions of IPC not directly applicable to Customs Act: CESTAT Drops Penalty imposed u/s 112(a) of Customs Act in absence of intention to evade tax [Read Order]")
![Relief for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Job Work Related Services Based on Earlier Rulings [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/250x150_2066821-relief-for-hindustan-unilever-hindustan-unilever-cestat-cestat-allows-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Relief for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Job Work Related Services Based on Earlier Rulings [Read Order]")
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate not issued by DGFT-Approved Agency for Mauritius: CESTAT upholds Penalty [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a penalty was justified where the Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) was not issued by a...
![Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate not issued by DGFT-Approved Agency for Mauritius: CESTAT upholds Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/500x300_2065014-psi-certificate-taxscan.webp "Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate not issued by DGFT-Approved Agency for Mauritius: CESTAT upholds Penalty [Read Order]")
Relief for Vodafone Idea: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Police Booth Maintenance, Treats It as Brand Promotion [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) granted relief to Vodafone Idea Limited by allowing CENVAT credit on expenses incurred for maintaining a police...
![Relief for Vodafone Idea: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Police Booth Maintenance, Treats It as Brand Promotion [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/500x300_2064961-vodafone-idea-taxscan.webp "Relief for Vodafone Idea: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Police Booth Maintenance, Treats It as Brand Promotion [Read Order]")
SCN Issued 3.5 Years After Voluntary Disclosure Without New Findings or Suppression: CESTAT quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the extended period of limitation cannot be invoked when the assessee has voluntarily disclosed duty...
![SCN Issued 3.5 Years After Voluntary Disclosure Without New Findings or Suppression: CESTAT quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/500x300_2064427-extended-period-demand-scn-cestat-taxscan.webp "SCN Issued 3.5 Years After Voluntary Disclosure Without New Findings or Suppression: CESTAT quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]")
Excise Commissioner’s Order Not Restorable in Absence of Sufficient reason of Non Appearance: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that an excise commissioner's order is not restorable in the absence of a sufficient...
![Excise Commissioner’s Order Not Restorable in Absence of Sufficient reason of Non Appearance: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063970-cestat-cestat-kolkata-extended-limitation-taxscan-1.webp "Excise Commissioner’s Order Not Restorable in Absence of Sufficient reason of Non Appearance: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is payable only on the service portion in a works contract where VAT has already been...
![Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/12/500x300_2062962-works-contract-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Bagasse is Not A Manufactured Final Product: CESTAT Quashes Central Excise Duty Demand Under Rule 6 of CCR [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that central excise duty cannot be demanded on bagasse under Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004, as...
![Bagasse is Not A Manufactured Final Product: CESTAT Quashes Central Excise Duty Demand Under Rule 6 of CCR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/11/500x300_2062880-bagasse-manufactured-final-product-cestat-central-excise-duty-demand-ccr-taxscan.webp "Bagasse is Not A Manufactured Final Product: CESTAT Quashes Central Excise Duty Demand Under Rule 6 of CCR [Read Order]")
Setback for Vedanta: CESTAT Denies Interest on Customs Refund, Says Claims Were Settled Within Statutory Timeframe [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) denied Vedanta’s claim for interest on a customs refund of ₹7.12 crore, holding that the refund had been sanctioned...
![Setback for Vedanta: CESTAT Denies Interest on Customs Refund, Says Claims Were Settled Within Statutory Timeframe [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/07/500x300_2060499-delhi-hc-delhi-high-court-income-e-auction-relief-to-vedanta-rules-delhi-hc-mining-rights-reassessment-order-taxscan.webp "Setback for Vedanta: CESTAT Denies Interest on Customs Refund, Says Claims Were Settled Within Statutory Timeframe [Read Order]")