![Silver Granules Not Notified Goods u/s 123 of Customs, Burden of Proof Lies With Revenue: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation of 260 Kg Silver and Vehicle [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/06/500x300_2094243-silver-granules-customs-cestat-quashes-260-kg-silver-taxscan.webp "Silver Granules Not Notified Goods u/s 123 of Customs, Burden of Proof Lies With Revenue: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation of 260 Kg Silver and Vehicle [Read Order]")
Silver Granules Not Notified Goods u/s 123 of Customs, Burden of Proof Lies With Revenue: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation of 260 Kg Silver and Vehicle [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that confiscation of silver granules cannot be sustained...
![CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied If Goods Are Received with Valid Invoices and Duty Is Paid and Accepted: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/06/250x150_2094244-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied If Goods Are Received with Valid Invoices and Duty Is Paid and Accepted: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax Applicable on “Cleaning Service” Provided to Railway Prior to 01.07.2012: CESTAT sets aside Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/250x150_2092535-activities-of-management-service-housekeeping-falls-cleaning-service-manpower-supply-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax Applicable on “Cleaning Service” Provided to Railway Prior to 01.07.2012: CESTAT sets aside Demand [Read Order]")
![Confiscation of 22,120 Kgs of Smuggled Black Pepper Upheld: CESTAT Reduces Penalty under Customs Law [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/250x150_2092353-cestat-kolkata-black-pepper-taxscan.webp "Confiscation of 22,120 Kgs of Smuggled Black Pepper Upheld: CESTAT Reduces Penalty under Customs Law [Read Order]")
Lease Rentals Not Taxable as Port Services Prior to June 2007: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Kolkata Port Trust [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata, has ruled that lease rentals collected by a port authority for temporary use of land and sheds do not fall ...
![Lease Rentals Not Taxable as Port Services Prior to June 2007: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Kolkata Port Trust [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/500x300_2092338-cestat-kolkata-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Lease Rentals Not Taxable as Port Services Prior to June 2007: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Kolkata Port Trust [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Restores Licence with Reduced Penalty in GST-linked Export Fraud [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/500x300_2092350-2069893-gst-penalty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Restores Licence with Reduced Penalty in GST-linked Export Fraud [Read Order]")
Relief for Eastern Coalfields: CESTAT Rules Recovery of Liquidated Damages from Suppliers for Breach of Contract Not Declared Service [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the recovery of liquidated damages from suppliers for breach of contract is not a declared service...
![Relief for Eastern Coalfields: CESTAT Rules Recovery of Liquidated Damages from Suppliers for Breach of Contract Not Declared Service [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/28/500x300_2092027-eastern-coalfields-cestat-rules-recovery-of-liquidated-damages-declared-service-taxscan.webp "Relief for Eastern Coalfields: CESTAT Rules Recovery of Liquidated Damages from Suppliers for Breach of Contract Not Declared Service [Read Order]")
Clandestine Removal Must Be Established with Clear and Corroborated Evidence: CESTAT Rules Private Records, Unverified Shortages Insufficient [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that allegations of clandestine removal must be supported by clear and corroborated evidence, and that...
![Clandestine Removal Must Be Established with Clear and Corroborated Evidence: CESTAT Rules Private Records, Unverified Shortages Insufficient [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/28/500x300_2092019-established-clear-corroborated-evidence-cestat-rules-private-records-unverified-shortages-insufficient-taxscan.webp "Clandestine Removal Must Be Established with Clear and Corroborated Evidence: CESTAT Rules Private Records, Unverified Shortages Insufficient [Read Order]")
Sale of Application Forms, Tender Papers and Publicity Work by Odisha State Housing Board Not Taxable as Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that activities such as the sale of application forms, tender papers, and publicity work carried out by the ...
![Sale of Application Forms, Tender Papers and Publicity Work by Odisha State Housing Board Not Taxable as Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/21/500x300_2089302-application-forms-tender-papers-publicity-work-odisha-state-housing-board-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "Sale of Application Forms, Tender Papers and Publicity Work by Odisha State Housing Board Not Taxable as Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Transportation Services from Individual Truck Owners Without Consignment Notes Not Covered Under GTA Services, Not attracts Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that transportation services availed from individual truck owners without issuance of consignment notes are ...
![Transportation Services from Individual Truck Owners Without Consignment Notes Not Covered Under GTA Services, Not attracts Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/20/500x300_2089184-transportation-services-individual-truck-owners-consignment-notes-gta-services-service-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Transportation Services from Individual Truck Owners Without Consignment Notes Not Covered Under GTA Services, Not attracts Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Absence of Foreign Markings and Purity Below Standard: CESTAT Quashes Penalties in Alleged Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that penalties for alleged smuggling of gold could not be sustained when the seized gold bars had no ...
![Absence of Foreign Markings and Purity Below Standard: CESTAT Quashes Penalties in Alleged Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/19/500x300_2088792-absence-foreign-markings-purity-standard-cestat-quashes-penalties-alleged-gold-smuggling-case-taxscan.webp "Absence of Foreign Markings and Purity Below Standard: CESTAT Quashes Penalties in Alleged Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]")