![Penalty Not Sustainable Where Service Tax Under RCM Paid Before SCN & No Intent to Evade Shown: CESTAT in Reliance Cellulose Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/500x300_2122080-penalty-not-sustainable-where-service-tax-under-rcm-paid-before-scn-no-intent-evade-shown-cestat-reliance-cellulose-case-taxscan.webp "Penalty Not Sustainable Where Service Tax Under RCM Paid Before SCN & No Intent to Evade Shown: CESTAT in Reliance Cellulose Case [Read Order]")
Penalty Not Sustainable Where Service Tax Under RCM Paid Before SCN & No Intent to Evade Shown: CESTAT in Reliance Cellulose Case [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service TaxAppellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that penalty under Section 78 cannot...
![Tobacco Leaves Threshing Not Taxable under BAS: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/25/250x150_2121843-tobacco-leaves-bas-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Tobacco Leaves Threshing Not Taxable under BAS: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Peanut Butter Classified as Similar to Margarine: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1.35Cr Cenvat Credit Demand While Upholding Credit Reversal on Written-Off Inputs [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/250x150_2111269-peanut-butter-margarine-cestat-cenvat-credit-demand-credit-reversal-written-off-inputs-taxscan.webp "Peanut Butter Classified as Similar to Margarine: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1.35Cr Cenvat Credit Demand While Upholding Credit Reversal on Written-Off Inputs [Read Order]")
![Mobilization Advances Not Taxable Prior to POT Rules, 2011: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/250x150_2111260-cestat-hyderabad-service-tax-demand-mobilization-not-taxable-pot-rules-2011-taxscan.webp "Mobilization Advances Not Taxable Prior to POT Rules, 2011: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![VAT/CST Incentive Not Additional Consideration and Not Part of Assessable Value: CESTAT Holds Reimbursement cannot be Included u/s 4 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/250x150_2111237-vat-cst-incentive-additional-consideration-not-part-assessable-value-cestat-reimbursement-taxscan.webp "VAT/CST Incentive Not Additional Consideration and Not Part of Assessable Value: CESTAT Holds Reimbursement cannot be Included u/s 4 [Read Order]")
Customs cannot Re-Confiscate Mercedes Car citing Import Misdeclaration when Subsequent Buyer is Unaware of Allegation: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently held that the customs cannot re-confiscate a vehicle and slap penalties on a subsequent purchaser...
![Customs cannot Re-Confiscate Mercedes Car citing Import Misdeclaration when Subsequent Buyer is Unaware of Allegation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/500x300_2111244-disabled-car-buyers-gst.webp "Customs cannot Re-Confiscate Mercedes Car citing Import Misdeclaration when Subsequent Buyer is Unaware of Allegation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Job Worked Coach Pillars Not Marketable and Liability Lies on Raw Material Supplier: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeal filed by Polmor Steels Pvt. Ltd., holding that the door pillars and side pillars...
![Job Worked Coach Pillars Not Marketable and Liability Lies on Raw Material Supplier: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110382-job-worked-coach-pillars-marketable-liability-lies-raw-material-supplier-cestat-excise-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Job Worked Coach Pillars Not Marketable and Liability Lies on Raw Material Supplier: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed the appeals holding that the activities of internal shifting and handling of steel materials within...
![Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110378-d0f969b9-4c3b-47f1-b647-444da181eac9.webp "Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]
In a significant relief to Mars International India Pvt Ltd, the Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal set aside multiple Service Tax demands against Mars...
![Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110461-consultancy-pet-products-scientist-institution-cestat-service-tax-demand-mars-international-taxscan.webp "Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Method Adopted for Refund Computation, Remands to Reassess Duty u/s 18(4) of Customs Act [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the orders passed by the lower authorities and held that export duty must be computed strictly...
![CESTAT Quashes Method Adopted for Refund Computation, Remands to Reassess Duty u/s 18(4) of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108135-cestat-refund-computation-resasses-duty-customs-act-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes Method Adopted for Refund Computation, Remands to Reassess Duty u/s 18(4) of Customs Act [Read Order]")
Loss of Sugar Due to Natural Calamity Entitles Remission, Duty Demand and Penalties Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a duty demand of ₹1.34 crore along with multiple penalties and redemption fines and remanded the ...
![Loss of Sugar Due to Natural Calamity Entitles Remission, Duty Demand and Penalties Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108091-loss-sugar-duty-demand-cestat-taxscan.webp "Loss of Sugar Due to Natural Calamity Entitles Remission, Duty Demand and Penalties Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Cenvat Credit on Premium Paid to DICGC by Banks: Supreme Court to decide Appeals Filed against SBI, IndusInd, SIB, Union Bank
The Supreme Court will decide eligibility of Cenvat Credit on premium paid to Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation ( DICGC ) premium by major lenders including State Bank of India (...
