![Cum-Duty Benefit Dispute Rendered Infructuous: CESTAT Dismisses Departmental Appeal in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/26/500x300_2091237-cum-duty-benefit-cestat-taxscan.webp "Cum-Duty Benefit Dispute Rendered Infructuous: CESTAT Dismisses Departmental Appeal in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]")
Cum-Duty Benefit Dispute Rendered Infructuous: CESTAT Dismisses Departmental Appeal in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, , dismissed an appeal filed by the Department in a central...
![Group Insurance Covering Accidental Death and Injury During Working Hours Qualifies as Input Service, Not Personal Use: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/19/250x150_2088724-group-insurance-insurance-accidental-death-taxscan.webp "Group Insurance Covering Accidental Death and Injury During Working Hours Qualifies as Input Service, Not Personal Use: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Relief to JSW Steel: CESTAT Orders Cash Refund of ₹45.54 Lakh CVD & SAD Paid Post-GST Implementation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/15/250x150_2087489-2072623-supreme-court-status-quo-pending-nclt-proceedings-jsw-steel-limited-taxscan.webp "Relief to JSW Steel: CESTAT Orders Cash Refund of ₹45.54 Lakh CVD & SAD Paid Post-GST Implementation [Read Order]")
Hotel Property Lease Exempt from ‘Renting of Immovable Property’: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax of ₹9.63L [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeal of Valvan Village Resorts, quashing the service tax demand of ₹9,63,562 along with interest...
![Hotel Property Lease Exempt from ‘Renting of Immovable Property’: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax of ₹9.63L [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/02/500x300_2083528-hotel-property-lease-hotel-property-renting-of-immovable-property-taxscan.webp "Hotel Property Lease Exempt from ‘Renting of Immovable Property’: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax of ₹9.63L [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes 20-Year-Old Duty Demand, Rules in Favor of Importer in Landmark Textile Classification Case [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has quashed a customs duty demand, firmly siding with an importer against the revenue department’s attempt to...
![CESTAT Quashes 20-Year-Old Duty Demand, Rules in Favor of Importer in Landmark Textile Classification Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/500x300_2082891-custom-duty-demand-1.webp "CESTAT Quashes 20-Year-Old Duty Demand, Rules in Favor of Importer in Landmark Textile Classification Case [Read Order]")
Customs uses Australian Weapons Law to Seize Gun-Shaped Lighters in India: CESTAT exposes Blunder, Overturns Seizure [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the confiscation of a consignment of gun-shaped cigarette lighters, strongly criticizing the customs...
![Customs uses Australian Weapons Law to Seize Gun-Shaped Lighters in India: CESTAT exposes Blunder, Overturns Seizure [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082165-gun-shaped-lighters.webp "Customs uses Australian Weapons Law to Seize Gun-Shaped Lighters in India: CESTAT exposes Blunder, Overturns Seizure [Read Order]")
CESTAT Remands Case, Slams Authority for Blindly Trusting Income Tax Return Over Evidence [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a service tax demand that was based solely on a discrepancy in an Income TaxReturn, criticizing...
![CESTAT Remands Case, Slams Authority for Blindly Trusting Income Tax Return Over Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082160-cestat-slams-authority-income-tax-return-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Remands Case, Slams Authority for Blindly Trusting Income Tax Return Over Evidence [Read Order]")
CESTAT Overturns Diesel Seizure, Rules Lab Test Trumps "Confession" in Classification Dispute [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the confiscation of a consignment of mixed hydrocarbon oil, holding that a laboratory test report...
![CESTAT Overturns Diesel Seizure, Rules Lab Test Trumps Confession in Classification Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082153-diesel-seizure-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Overturns Diesel Seizure, Rules Lab Test Trumps Confession in Classification Dispute [Read Order]")
CESTAT Dismisses Transport Finance Company's Plea, Confirms Taxability of Financial Collection Services [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed an appeal filed by a non-banking financial company, upholding a substantial service tax demand on fees...
![CESTAT Dismisses Transport Finance Companys Plea, Confirms Taxability of Financial Collection Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082158-cestat-dismisses-transport-finance-companys-plea-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Dismisses Transport Finance Companys Plea, Confirms Taxability of Financial Collection Services [Read Order]")
Syntel Wins Key Tax Refund Case as CESTAT Backs SEZ Unit on Input Service Classification [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench has allowed an appeal filed by Syntel Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd., directing the tax authorities to refund an amount of ...
![Syntel Wins Key Tax Refund Case as CESTAT Backs SEZ Unit on Input Service Classification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/500x300_2082170-sez-unit-taxscan.webp "Syntel Wins Key Tax Refund Case as CESTAT Backs SEZ Unit on Input Service Classification [Read Order]")