![CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096410-ramco-cements-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds Inclusion of Freight in Excise Valuation for FOR Sales, Remands Ramco Cements Case for Recalculation [Read Order]
Recently, the Hyderabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the inclusion of freight charges in the...
![Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/250x150_2096191-hindustan-petroleum-corporation-ltd-cestat-hyderabad-taxscan.webp "Relief for HPCL: CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on HR Plates and Sheets Used for Repair and Maintenance of Storage Tanks [Read Order]")
![FOB Value Cannot be Treated as CUM Duty Price for Export Duty: CESTAT Dismisses Essel Minings Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/12/250x150_2095938-fob-value-cum-duty-price-export-duty-cestat-essel-mining-taxscan.webp "FOB Value Cannot be Treated as CUM Duty Price for Export Duty: CESTAT Dismisses Essel Minings Appeal [Read Order]")
![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/250x150_2090893-cisf-security-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/250x150_2090911-whatsapp-image-2025-09-25-at-1237043e051503.webp "Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that rectangular gold pieces imported by HDFC Bank without engraved serial numbers do not qualify as “gold...
![Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090578-hdfc-taxscan.webp "Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]")
Depreciation on Capital Goods under EOU Scheme Allowed Only up to Date of Debonding, Not Till Duty Payment: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that depreciation on capital goods imported under the Export Oriented Unit (EOU) scheme is admissible...
![Depreciation on Capital Goods under EOU Scheme Allowed Only up to Date of Debonding, Not Till Duty Payment: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/16/500x300_2087753-gst-gst-on-capital-goods-capital-goods-itc-goods-and-services-tax-taxation-under-gst-cgst-act-taxscan.webp "Depreciation on Capital Goods under EOU Scheme Allowed Only up to Date of Debonding, Not Till Duty Payment: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that exemption notifications issued under Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 override departmental...
![Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/11/500x300_2085448-imported-gold-taxscan.webp "Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not applicable on Public Utility Works including Laying of Pipelines, Repairs of Sainik Schools: CESTAT quashes Demand [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Hyderabad Bench, has set aside a demand by holding that public utility works such as laying and maintenance of...
![Service Tax Not applicable on Public Utility Works including Laying of Pipelines, Repairs of Sainik Schools: CESTAT quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/09/500x300_2084820-service-tax-cestat-quashes-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not applicable on Public Utility Works including Laying of Pipelines, Repairs of Sainik Schools: CESTAT quashes Demand [Read Order]")
Setback for JSW Energy: CESTAT Rules Final Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened Without Statutory Appeal, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the adjudicating authority cannot reopen a final customs assessment without a statutory appeal ...
![Setback for JSW Energy: CESTAT Rules Final Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened Without Statutory Appeal, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/14/500x300_2076691-setback-for-jsw-energy-jsw-energy-cestat-cestat-rules-taxscan.webp "Setback for JSW Energy: CESTAT Rules Final Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened Without Statutory Appeal, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]")
Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that crude shea butter with high free fatty acid content is not of edible grade and is not eligible for...
![Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068594-customs-duty-exemption-taxscan.webp "Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]")
Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that free material supplied by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) for maintenance services...
![Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068592-cestat-hyderabad-ntpc-free-material-supplied-taxscan.webp "Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]")