![Rebate of Swachh Bharat Cess on Export Services Permissible Even Without CENVAT Credit Mechanism: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/26/500x300_2054635-export-services1.webp "Rebate of Swachh Bharat Cess on Export Services Permissible Even Without CENVAT Credit Mechanism: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Rebate of Swachh Bharat Cess on Export Services Permissible Even Without CENVAT Credit Mechanism: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that rebate of Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) on input services...
![14-Year-Old Service Tax SCN yet to be Adjudicated: CESTAT Quashes Subsequent Statements of Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/250x150_2054380-service-tax-scn.webp "14-Year-Old Service Tax SCN yet to be Adjudicated: CESTAT Quashes Subsequent Statements of Demand [Read Order]")
![Setback to CEAT: CESTAT Denies CENVAT Credit Utilisation of AED(GSI) for Pre-2000 Liabilities [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/250x150_2053089-setback-to-ceat-ceat-cestat-cestat-denies-cenvat-credit-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Setback to CEAT: CESTAT Denies CENVAT Credit Utilisation of AED(GSI) for Pre-2000 Liabilities [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Remands Transocean Offshore’s Appeals for De Novo Hearing as CIT(A) Rejected Appeal on Limitation w/o Adjudicating on Merits [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/22/250x150_2052374-cestat-remands-transocean-offshores-appeals-novo-hearing-cita-rejected-appeal-limitation-adjudicating-merits-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Remands Transocean Offshore’s Appeals for De Novo Hearing as CIT(A) Rejected Appeal on Limitation w/o Adjudicating on Merits [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [June 16 to June 21, 2025]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/21/250x150_2051750-cestat-cestat-weekly-round-up-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [June 16 to June 21, 2025]")
Customs House Agent Cannot Be Penalized Without Direct Evidence or Involvement in Alleged Undervaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a Customs House Agent (CHA) cannot be penalized without direct evidence or involvement in the alleged...
![Customs House Agent Cannot Be Penalized Without Direct Evidence or Involvement in Alleged Undervaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/500x300_2049947-cestat-mumbai-customs-house-penalized-taxscan.webp "Customs House Agent Cannot Be Penalized Without Direct Evidence or Involvement in Alleged Undervaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Mere wrong availment of Cenvat Credit cannot be equated with suppression of fact, fraud intent to evade duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Mumbai bench held that mere wrong availment of cenvat credit cannot be equated with suppression of fact, fraud...
![Mere wrong availment of Cenvat Credit cannot be equated with suppression of fact, fraud intent to evade duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/500x300_2049756-cenvat-credit-cestat-taxscan.webp "Mere wrong availment of Cenvat Credit cannot be equated with suppression of fact, fraud intent to evade duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Can Be Based on Broadcaster Data If Cable Operator Suppresses Facts: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the department can rely on external broadcaster data to raise a service tax demand when a cable...
![Service Tax Demand Can Be Based on Broadcaster Data If Cable Operator Suppresses Facts: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/15/500x300_2044704-service-tax-demand-broadcaster-data-cable-operator-suppresses-facts-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Can Be Based on Broadcaster Data If Cable Operator Suppresses Facts: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT WEEKLY ROUND-UP [June 09 to June 14, 2025]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/14/500x300_2044364-cestat-weekly-round-up-cestat-round-up-weekly-round-up-taxscan.webp "CESTAT WEEKLY ROUND-UP [June 09 to June 14, 2025]")
No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that a customs broker does not violate the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations (CBLR), 2018, when the...
![No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/04/500x300_2041261-cestat-cestat-kolkata-extended-limitation-taxscan.webp "No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Overseas Services by Tech Mahindra’s Subsidiaries are Not Taxable in India: CESTAT denies Refund on CENVAT & Service Tax Paid [Read Order]
The Mumbai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently dismissed all 12 appeals filed by Tech Mahindra, rejecting its claim for refund of accumulated Central...
![Overseas Services by Tech Mahindra’s Subsidiaries are Not Taxable in India: CESTAT denies Refund on CENVAT & Service Tax Paid [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/06/500x300_2041474-expenditure-incurred-on-foreign-currency-expenditure-incurred-foreign-currency-telecommunications-charges-itat-allows-income-tax-deduction-to-tech-mahindra-itat-taxscan.webp "Overseas Services by Tech Mahindra’s Subsidiaries are Not Taxable in India: CESTAT denies Refund on CENVAT & Service Tax Paid [Read Order]")
![Redemption Fine Not Justified on Re-Exported Goods Due to Suppliers Mistake: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Re-Exported-Goods-1.jpg "Redemption Fine Not Justified on Re-Exported Goods Due to Suppliers Mistake: CESTAT [Read Order]")