Relief for SAIL: CESTAT Holds By-Products Not Liable Under Rule 6 of CCR, Accepts Proportionate Reversal [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appeal ( CESTAT ) granted relief to Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL ) by holding that...
![Smuggling of 3kg Gold Concealed in Shoes via Airport Staff :CESTAT Reduces Penalty From ₹30L to ₹10L Citing Limited Role [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/250x150_2065083-smuggling-gold-concealed-shoes-via-airport-staff-taxscan.webp "Smuggling of 3kg Gold Concealed in Shoes via Airport Staff :CESTAT Reduces Penalty From ₹30L to ₹10L Citing Limited Role [Read Order]")
![Loose Sheets and Pocket Diary Not Sufficient to Prove Clandestine Clearance of Mild Steel Ingots: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/250x150_2065025-pocket-diary-loose-sheets-mild-steel-ingots-taxscan.webp "Loose Sheets and Pocket Diary Not Sufficient to Prove Clandestine Clearance of Mild Steel Ingots: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Customs cannot cancel or question MEIS Licenses Without Prior Action by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063940-intimation-intimation-contain-adjustment-nor-demand-reduction-nor-reduction-refund-regarding-exclusion-meis-licence-denovo-adjudication-income-income-tax-merchandise-taxscan.webp "Customs cannot cancel or question MEIS Licenses Without Prior Action by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Obligation on Customs Broker After Importer Relinquishes Goods: CESTAT Quashes Licence Revocation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063939-customs-broker-taxscan.webp "No Obligation on Customs Broker After Importer Relinquishes Goods: CESTAT Quashes Licence Revocation [Read Order]")
Sharing of G-Card Credentials Led to Misdeclaration of Import Consignment: CESTAT Upholds Revocation of Customs Broker Licence [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) upheld the revocation of a Customs Broker Licence, observing that the misdeclaration of import consignments was ...
![Sharing of G-Card Credentials Led to Misdeclaration of Import Consignment: CESTAT Upholds Revocation of Customs Broker Licence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063923-customs-broker-license-taxscan.webp "Sharing of G-Card Credentials Led to Misdeclaration of Import Consignment: CESTAT Upholds Revocation of Customs Broker Licence [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the penalty imposed on a Customs officer accused in a red sanders smuggling case could not be...
![CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/500x300_2063570-penalty-inaccurate-particulars-of-income-inaccurate-particulars-of-income-are-furnished-by-the-assessee-income-itat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]")
Road Construction Receipts for CSR Activities not part of Taxable Value: CESTAT grants Relief to Eastern India Enterprise [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld that the receipts which related to road constructions under the CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR)...
![Road Construction Receipts for CSR Activities not part of Taxable Value: CESTAT grants Relief to Eastern India Enterprise [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/10/500x300_2062395-road-construction.webp "Road Construction Receipts for CSR Activities not part of Taxable Value: CESTAT grants Relief to Eastern India Enterprise [Read Order]")
CESTAT Allows Adjustment and Refund of ₹22.37 Lakh Excess Service Tax to Eastern India Enterprise and Sets Aside Penalties [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed an appeal, permitting adjustment and refund of the excess service tax amounting to ₹22,37,334....
![CESTAT Allows Adjustment and Refund of ₹22.37 Lakh Excess Service Tax to Eastern India Enterprise and Sets Aside Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/10/500x300_2062397-service-tax-refund-service-tax-service-tax-refund-cannot-be-denied-to-any-person-who-has-borne-the-incidence-of-tax-incidence-of-tax-cestat-customs-excise-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Allows Adjustment and Refund of ₹22.37 Lakh Excess Service Tax to Eastern India Enterprise and Sets Aside Penalties [Read Order]")
Transport Services by Single Truck Operator Without Consignment Notes Fall Under Negative List: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT) held that transport services provided by a single truck operator without issuing consignment notes fall under the...
![Transport Services by Single Truck Operator Without Consignment Notes Fall Under Negative List: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/09/500x300_2061816-transport-services-single-truck-operator-negative-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Transport Services by Single Truck Operator Without Consignment Notes Fall Under Negative List: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Extraction, Crushing, and Sizing of Coal Amounts to Manufacture, Not Liable to Service Tax under “Mining Services”: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the extraction, crushing, and sizing of coal amounts to manufacture and cannot be taxed under...
![Extraction, Crushing, and Sizing of Coal Amounts to Manufacture, Not Liable to Service Tax under “Mining Services”: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/09/500x300_2061757-coal-mining-taxscan.webp "Extraction, Crushing, and Sizing of Coal Amounts to Manufacture, Not Liable to Service Tax under “Mining Services”: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Company Reversed Wrongfully Availed CENVAT Credit with Interest and Paid Penalty: CESTAT Quashes SCN Invoking Extended Period [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the extended period of limitation under the service tax law cannot be invoked when the assessee has...
![Company Reversed Wrongfully Availed CENVAT Credit with Interest and Paid Penalty: CESTAT Quashes SCN Invoking Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/500x300_2061465-company-reversed-wrongfully-availed-cenvat-credit-company-reversed-wrongfully-availed-taxscan.webp "Company Reversed Wrongfully Availed CENVAT Credit with Interest and Paid Penalty: CESTAT Quashes SCN Invoking Extended Period [Read Order]")