![Absence of Heavy Machinery Alone Not Proof of Diversion of Imported Gold and Silver: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/27/2141525-cestat-ruling-on-alleged-diversion-of-imported-gold-and-silver-by-taxscan.webp "Absence of Heavy Machinery Alone Not Proof of Diversion of Imported Gold and Silver: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation [Read Order]")
Absence of Heavy Machinery Alone Not Proof of Diversion of Imported Gold and Silver: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT) ruled that absence of heavy machinery alone could...
![Commission Agent Actively Facilitated Smuggling of Ketamine Exports Through Fake IEC & Bank Accounts: CESTAT Upholds Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/11/2139929-commission-agent-smuggling-ketamine-exports-iec-bank-accounts-cestat-penalty-taxscan.webp "Commission Agent Actively Facilitated Smuggling of Ketamine Exports Through Fake IEC & Bank Accounts: CESTAT Upholds Penalty [Read Order]")
![Transportation of Newspapers by Road Falls in Negative List: CESTAT Rules Contractor Not Liable for Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/09/2139631-cestat-new-delhi-cargo-handling-services-taxscan.webp "Transportation of Newspapers by Road Falls in Negative List: CESTAT Rules Contractor Not Liable for Service Tax [Read Order]")
![Zarda in Powder Form Classifiable as Chewing Tobacco: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Attempt to Reclassify as Zarda Scented Tobacco [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/09/2139615-zarda-powder-chewing-tobacco-cestat-revenue-taxscan.webp "Zarda in Powder Form Classifiable as Chewing Tobacco: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Attempt to Reclassify as Zarda Scented Tobacco [Read Order]")
![Royalty Received by Training Institute from Franchisees Taxable as Franchise Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/08/2139581-cestat-new-delhi-franchise-service-taxscan.webp "Royalty Received by Training Institute from Franchisees Taxable as Franchise Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Works Contract Services for Repair of Plant & Machinery Eligible for CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/06/2139373-works-contract-services-repair-plant-machinery-cenvat-credit-cestat-taxscan.webp "Works Contract Services for Repair of Plant & Machinery Eligible for CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service for Preparation of Road Construction also eligible for Mega Exemption from Service Tax as it is an Integral Component: CESTAT allows Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Bench, allowed an appeal and held that service of preparation of road construction is also eligible for mega exemption from...
![Service for Preparation of Road Construction also eligible for Mega Exemption from Service Tax as it is an Integral Component: CESTAT allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/05/2139214-cestat-cestat-new-delhi-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Service for Preparation of Road Construction also eligible for Mega Exemption from Service Tax as it is an Integral Component: CESTAT allows Appeal [Read Order]")
Third-Party Records Insufficient to Establish Section 112(b) Liability of Clandestine Removal: CESTAT Sets Aside Rs.10 Lakh Penalty [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has allowed an appeal by setting aside a penalty of Rs. 10 lakhs imposed under Section 112(b) of the Customs Act,1962. ...
![Third-Party Records Insufficient to Establish Section 112(b) Liability of Clandestine Removal: CESTAT Sets Aside Rs.10 Lakh Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/05/2139232-third-party-records-section112b-clandestine-removal-cestat-penalty-taxscan.webp "Third-Party Records Insufficient to Establish Section 112(b) Liability of Clandestine Removal: CESTAT Sets Aside Rs.10 Lakh Penalty [Read Order]")
Force Majeure Clause In EPCG Notification Relevant Where Imported Goods Lost to SARFAESI Auction: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that interest and penalty cannot be sustained in an EPCG default case where imported capital...
![Force Majeure Clause In EPCG Notification Relevant Where Imported Goods Lost to SARFAESI Auction: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/05/2139212-force-majeure-clause-in-epcg-notification-relevant-where-imported-goods-lost-to-sarfaesi-auction-taxscan.webp "Force Majeure Clause In EPCG Notification Relevant Where Imported Goods Lost to SARFAESI Auction: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds Duty & Penalty for Misrepresenting Food Testing Kits as "Diagnostic Use" to Avail Exemption [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has dismissed three appeals and upheld the order passed by the Principal Commissioner (Customs), confirming the demand...
![CESTAT Upholds Duty & Penalty for Misrepresenting Food Testing Kits as Diagnostic Use to Avail Exemption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/05/2139227-cestat-upholds-duty-penalty-for-misrepresenting-food-testing-kits-taxscan.jfif "CESTAT Upholds Duty & Penalty for Misrepresenting Food Testing Kits as Diagnostic Use to Avail Exemption [Read Order]")
No NOC Required for Export of ‘Preparation of Ergotamine’: CESTAT Holds Item not under Schedule-B Category ‘Ergotamine and its salts’ [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi (Principal Bench), held that no No-Objection Certificate (NOC) is required for the export of ‘preparation of...
![No NOC Required for Export of ‘Preparation of Ergotamine’: CESTAT Holds Item not under Schedule-B Category ‘Ergotamine and its salts’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/06/05/2139200-noc-export-ergotamine-cestat-schedule-b-salts-taxscan.webp "No NOC Required for Export of ‘Preparation of Ergotamine’: CESTAT Holds Item not under Schedule-B Category ‘Ergotamine and its salts’ [Read Order]")