CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [May 12 to May 19, 2025]
This weekly round-up analytically summarizes the key stories related to the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) reported at...
![Paper Importer Claims Customs Duty Exemption Using Forged Scrips: CESTAT Upholds ₹65.42 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Paper-import-duty.jpg "Paper Importer Claims Customs Duty Exemption Using Forged Scrips: CESTAT Upholds ₹65.42 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![Metal Lease Charges are Part of Transaction Value, Not Post-Import Interest: CESTAT Upholds Inclusion in Customs Valuation [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/gold-bare-site-img.jpg "Metal Lease Charges are Part of Transaction Value, Not Post-Import Interest: CESTAT Upholds Inclusion in Customs Valuation [Read Order]")
![Mere Non-Disclosure without Deliberate Evasion Not Enough: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 2 Crore Penalty on Former Managing Director [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/penalty-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.jpeg "Mere Non-Disclosure without Deliberate Evasion Not Enough: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 2 Crore Penalty on Former Managing Director [Read Order]")
![Relief for Hindustan Zinc Ltd: CESTAT Rules Structural Steel Used for Chimney Support Qualifies as Capital Goods, Eligible for Credit [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hindustan-Zinc-Ltd-Capital-Goods-Eligible-for-Credit-taxscan.jpg "Relief for Hindustan Zinc Ltd: CESTAT Rules Structural Steel Used for Chimney Support Qualifies as Capital Goods, Eligible for Credit [Read Order]")
Mere Mismatch in Gold Content in Dore Bar Imports Not Sufficient to Prove Customs Duty Evasion: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a mismatch in gold content in imported dore bars is a normal industry occurrence and not...
![Mere Mismatch in Gold Content in Dore Bar Imports Not Sufficient to Prove Customs Duty Evasion: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dore-Bars-site-img.jpg "Mere Mismatch in Gold Content in Dore Bar Imports Not Sufficient to Prove Customs Duty Evasion: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Trademark Ownership Must Be Verified via Registrar, Not Unreliable Websites: CESTAT Confirms Exemption Eligibility for Small Service Provider [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi held that trademark ownership must be verified through official registration records maintained by...
![Trademark Ownership Must Be Verified via Registrar, Not Unreliable Websites: CESTAT Confirms Exemption Eligibility for Small Service Provider [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/trademark-site-img.jpg "Trademark Ownership Must Be Verified via Registrar, Not Unreliable Websites: CESTAT Confirms Exemption Eligibility for Small Service Provider [Read Order]")
Clandestine Removal Charges Without Corroboration of Recovered Documents is Invalid: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the charges of clandestine removal without corroboration of recovered documents are...
![Clandestine Removal Charges Without Corroboration of Recovered Documents is Invalid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Clandestine-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.jpg "Clandestine Removal Charges Without Corroboration of Recovered Documents is Invalid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Paid under Mistake of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund with 12% Interest [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CESTAT-CESTAT-Delhi-Service-tax-refund-case-TAXSCAN.jpg "Service Tax Paid under Mistake of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund with 12% Interest [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand of Rs. 3.44 Crore on Promotional Marketing Activities [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the Rs. 3.44 crore service tax demand related to the hotel's marketing and promotional activities. Sale of...
![CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand of Rs. 3.44 Crore on Promotional Marketing Activities [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CESTAT-CESTAT-Delhi-Service-Tax-Demand-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand of Rs. 3.44 Crore on Promotional Marketing Activities [Read Order]")
![Charge of Clandestine Removal Must be Proved with Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Charge-Clandestine-Removal-Proved-Corroborative-Evidence-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.webp "Charge of Clandestine Removal Must be Proved with Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Freight and Insurance Income Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹26.94 Crore Demand Against BHEL [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT)quashed a ₹26.94 crore service tax demand against Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) on income from freight and...
![Freight and Insurance Income Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹26.94 Crore Demand Against BHEL [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Relief-to-BHEL-CESTAT-Rules-Liquidated-Damages-Not-Liable-to-Service-Tax-TAXSCAN.jpg "Freight and Insurance Income Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹26.94 Crore Demand Against BHEL [Read Order]")