![Gold Biscuit Smuggle Worth Rs. 31 Lakh: CESTAT Reduces Penalty Treating Assessee as Mere Carrier [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/500x300_2055184-gold-biscuit-smuggle-taxscan.webp "Gold Biscuit Smuggle Worth Rs. 31 Lakh: CESTAT Reduces Penalty Treating Assessee as Mere Carrier [Read Order]")
Gold Biscuit Smuggle Worth Rs. 31 Lakh: CESTAT Reduces Penalty Treating Assessee as Mere Carrier [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) reduced the penalty imposed on the assessee for smuggling gold...
![CESTAT sets aside Excise Duty Demand based on Private Diaries and Loose Sheets [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/250x150_2055082-private-diaries-and-loose-sheets.webp "CESTAT sets aside Excise Duty Demand based on Private Diaries and Loose Sheets [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Finds No Evidence of F-Card Misuse After CHA Suspension; Sets Aside Revocation and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/250x150_2054281-cestat-evidence-of-f-card-misuse-cha-suspension-aside-revocation-penalty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Finds No Evidence of F-Card Misuse After CHA Suspension; Sets Aside Revocation and Penalty [Read Order]")
![Trucks Used to Smuggle Vietnamese Pepper via Nepal Without Owner’s Knowledge: CESTAT Quashes Redemption Fine [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/250x150_2054311-trucks-smuggle-vietnamese-pepper-taxscan.webp "Trucks Used to Smuggle Vietnamese Pepper via Nepal Without Owner’s Knowledge: CESTAT Quashes Redemption Fine [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand Based on Form 26AS as Recipient Pays Tax Under RCM [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/250x150_2053275-cestat-kolkata-service-tax-demand-form-26as-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand Based on Form 26AS as Recipient Pays Tax Under RCM [Read Order]")
Relief to ITC Limited: CESTAT Rules Quicklime with 92% Purity is Classifiable as Quicklime, Not as Other Inorganic Chemicals [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled in favour of ITC Limited, holding that quicklime with 92% purity should be classified under the tariff...
![Relief to ITC Limited: CESTAT Rules Quicklime with 92% Purity is Classifiable as Quicklime, Not as Other Inorganic Chemicals [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2053183-quicklime-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief to ITC Limited: CESTAT Rules Quicklime with 92% Purity is Classifiable as Quicklime, Not as Other Inorganic Chemicals [Read Order]")
CESTAT Directs Assessee to Submit Work Order Issued to Main Contractor as Activity Undertaken was Similar, Remands Matter [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise And Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) direct the assessee to submit work order issued to main contractor as activity undertaken was ...
![CESTAT Directs Assessee to Submit Work Order Issued to Main Contractor as Activity Undertaken was Similar, Remands Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/20/500x300_2050908-contractor.webp "CESTAT Directs Assessee to Submit Work Order Issued to Main Contractor as Activity Undertaken was Similar, Remands Matter [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that no penalty could be imposed on a diamond company director in the absence of any evidence showing...
![CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/19/500x300_2050408-penalty.webp "CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]")
Club Providing Ad Display Space Doesn’t Qualify as Advertising Agency, May Attract BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a club merely allowing space for advertisement display is not an “advertising agency” under Section...
![Club Providing Ad Display Space Doesn’t Qualify as Advertising Agency, May Attract BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/17/500x300_2045970-ad-display-space-taxscan.webp "Club Providing Ad Display Space Doesn’t Qualify as Advertising Agency, May Attract BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Cenvat credit cannot be denied based solely on assumptions and an incomplete investigation by the...
![Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041997-excise-department-excise-department-fails-to-probe-90-of-160-transactions-taxscan.webp "Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [June 01 to June 07, 2025]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041888-cestat-cestat-weekly-round-up-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [June 01 to June 07, 2025]")
No Service Tax on Hostel Fees Received for Non-Residential Courses in Coaching Institute: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that service tax is not applicable to dormitory fees paid for courses at non-residential coaching...
![No Service Tax on Hostel Fees Received for Non-Residential Courses in Coaching Institute: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041774-no-service-tax-2.webp "No Service Tax on Hostel Fees Received for Non-Residential Courses in Coaching Institute: CESTAT [Read Order]")