![Pre-SCN Penalty Deposit Can’t Be Reappropriated as Duty: CESTAT Upholds ₹5.32 Crore Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/500x300_2099658-pre-show-cause-notice-taxscan.webp "Pre-SCN Penalty Deposit Can’t Be Reappropriated as Duty: CESTAT Upholds ₹5.32 Crore Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Pre-SCN Penalty Deposit Can’t Be Reappropriated as Duty: CESTAT Upholds ₹5.32 Crore Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Principal bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi in a recent case has upheld the central excise duty...
![Transaction Value Rejected on Accuracy, Duty on Copper Scrap Re-assessed Based on Similar Imports: CESTAT Upholds Customs Valuation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/250x150_2099638-copper-scrap-cestat-customs-valuation-taxscan.webp "Transaction Value Rejected on Accuracy, Duty on Copper Scrap Re-assessed Based on Similar Imports: CESTAT Upholds Customs Valuation [Read Order]")
![No Evidence of Wilful Misstatement in SCN to Invoke Extended Limitation u/s 11A: CESTAT Set Aside Rs. 4.84 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/250x150_2099632-scn-cestat-lakh-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "No Evidence of Wilful Misstatement in SCN to Invoke Extended Limitation u/s 11A: CESTAT Set Aside Rs. 4.84 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![Grant-in-Aid Received under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Training Not Taxable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/17/250x150_2097468-sponsored-schemes-skill-development-entrepreneurship-training-cestat-taxscan.webp "Grant-in-Aid Received under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Training Not Taxable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
AA Relied On Wikipedia Instead Of Expert Evidence To Classify Epoxy Resin Under DFIA: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that reliance on Wikipedia instead of verified expert evidence to determine the classification of...
![AA Relied On Wikipedia Instead Of Expert Evidence To Classify Epoxy Resin Under DFIA: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/15/500x300_2096785-wikipedia-epoxy-resin-cestat-quashes-demand-taxscan.webp "AA Relied On Wikipedia Instead Of Expert Evidence To Classify Epoxy Resin Under DFIA: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Manpower Supplied by Parent Company to Its Project Office in India: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that no service tax is payable on manpower supplied by a parent company to its project office in India, as...
![No Service Tax on Manpower Supplied by Parent Company to Its Project Office in India: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/11/500x300_2095663-no-service-tax-manpower-supplied-parent-company-its-project-office-india-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Manpower Supplied by Parent Company to Its Project Office in India: CESTAT [Read Order]")
OTN Cards and Modules Incapable of Independent Operation Classifiable as Parts, Not Apparatus: CESTAT Upholds Classification under ‘Parts’ Heading [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Optical Transport Network (OTN) cards and modules incapable of independent operation are...
![OTN Cards and Modules Incapable of Independent Operation Classifiable as Parts, Not Apparatus: CESTAT Upholds Classification under ‘Parts’ Heading [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2092987-otn-cards-cestat-upholds-taxscan.webp "OTN Cards and Modules Incapable of Independent Operation Classifiable as Parts, Not Apparatus: CESTAT Upholds Classification under ‘Parts’ Heading [Read Order]")
Profit Margin on Land Sales Not Commission as Landowners Paid No Agency Fee: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that profit retained by a developer on land sales cannot be treated as commission when landowners did not pay...
![Profit Margin on Land Sales Not Commission as Landowners Paid No Agency Fee: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/26/500x300_2091246-profit-margin-land-sales-landowners-agency-fee-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Profit Margin on Land Sales Not Commission as Landowners Paid No Agency Fee: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that commissions paid by Indian Railways to overseas agents for selling Indrail passes before 1 October 2012...
![Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090341-gst-council-meeting-gst-council-gst-exemption-for-railway-indian-railways-gst-news-taxscan.webp "Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Raised Solely on Income Declared in Income Tax Survey is Not Sustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that service tax demands cannot be sustained solely on the basis of income declared by an assessee during an...
![Service Tax Demand Raised Solely on Income Declared in Income Tax Survey is Not Sustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/13/500x300_2086116-service-tax-demand-income-declared-in-income-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Raised Solely on Income Declared in Income Tax Survey is Not Sustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Higher Turnover in Books of Accounts Can Be Considered for Service Tax Liability, But Only if Figures Reflect Value of Taxable Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), New Delhi held that higher turnover shown in books of accounts can be considered for determining service tax liability, but ...
![Higher Turnover in Books of Accounts Can Be Considered for Service Tax Liability, But Only if Figures Reflect Value of Taxable Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/13/500x300_2086045-service-tax-liability-taxable-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "Higher Turnover in Books of Accounts Can Be Considered for Service Tax Liability, But Only if Figures Reflect Value of Taxable Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")