![Relief for Hindustan Zinc: CESTAT Rules Liquidated Damages and Penalties for Contract Breach Not Taxable as Service [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/500x300_2067057-hindustan-zinc-aar-case.webp "Relief for Hindustan Zinc: CESTAT Rules Liquidated Damages and Penalties for Contract Breach Not Taxable as Service [Read Order]")
Relief for Hindustan Zinc: CESTAT Rules Liquidated Damages and Penalties for Contract Breach Not Taxable as Service [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that liquidated damages and penalties collected by ...
![Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/20/250x150_2066145-customs-act-gold-seized-passenger-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax Leviable on Construction Service Provided to Semi-Govt Firm: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/20/250x150_2066134-service-tax-leviable-construction-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax Leviable on Construction Service Provided to Semi-Govt Firm: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Countervailing Duty on Areca Nut Processing Machines Imported for Pan Masala Production: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/250x150_2063777-no-countervailing-duty-countervailing-duty-on-areca-nut-processing-machines-areca-nut-processing-machines-taxscan.webp "No Countervailing Duty on Areca Nut Processing Machines Imported for Pan Masala Production: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Penalty u/s 112(a) and 114AA cannot be Imposed on Customs Broker as Revenue fails to Prove Direct Involvement in Wrong Doing: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2064126-customs-broker-cestat-penalty-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 112(a) and 114AA cannot be Imposed on Customs Broker as Revenue fails to Prove Direct Involvement in Wrong Doing: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Education Consultant Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that services provided by education consultants to foreign universities qualify as export of...
![Education Consultant Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/11/500x300_2062868-education-consultant-services-foreign-universities-export-intermediary-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "Education Consultant Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Recorded Statement u/s 108 of Customs Act Not Admissible if Witnesses Not Cross-Examined before AA: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that statements recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act are not admissible as evidence if...
![Recorded Statement u/s 108 of Customs Act Not Admissible if Witnesses Not Cross-Examined before AA: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/09/500x300_2061797-cestat-customs-act-section-108-of-customs-act-taxscsn.webp "Recorded Statement u/s 108 of Customs Act Not Admissible if Witnesses Not Cross-Examined before AA: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Recovery u/s 28AAA of Customs Act Not Valid without Prior DGFT Cancellation of Scrips: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that recovery under Section 28AAA of the Customs Act is not valid unless the Directorate General of...
![Recovery u/s 28AAA of Customs Act Not Valid without Prior DGFT Cancellation of Scrips: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/500x300_2061217-dgft-itat-taxscan.webp "Recovery u/s 28AAA of Customs Act Not Valid without Prior DGFT Cancellation of Scrips: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Auto AC Parts Like Filters, Valves Must Be Classified Under Specific Tariff Heads, Not General ‘Parts of Air Conditioners’: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that parts used in automobile air conditioners, like filters and water valves, must be...
![Auto AC Parts Like Filters, Valves Must Be Classified Under Specific Tariff Heads, Not General ‘Parts of Air Conditioners’: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/500x300_2061115-auto-ac-parts-2.webp "Auto AC Parts Like Filters, Valves Must Be Classified Under Specific Tariff Heads, Not General ‘Parts of Air Conditioners’: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Reduced Penalty u/s 78 of GST Applies If Tax and Interest Paid Within 30 Days of Demand Order: CESTAT Cuts Penalty to 25% [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a reduced penalty under Section 78 Proviso (ii) of the Finance Act applies if tax and...
![Reduced Penalty u/s 78 of GST Applies If Tax and Interest Paid Within 30 Days of Demand Order: CESTAT Cuts Penalty to 25% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/500x300_2061113-reduced-penalty-penalty-reduced-penalty-section-78-of-gst-applies-section-78-of-gst-applies-taxscan.webp "Reduced Penalty u/s 78 of GST Applies If Tax and Interest Paid Within 30 Days of Demand Order: CESTAT Cuts Penalty to 25% [Read Order]")
CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Exemption on HIV Test Kits Which Qualify as Life-Saving Diagnostic Kits [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has allowed Customs Duty exemption on HIV-VL test kits as it qualifies as life-saving diagnostic kits. ...
![CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Exemption on HIV Test Kits Which Qualify as Life-Saving Diagnostic Kits [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/06/500x300_2059774-cestat-cestat-allows-customs-duty-exemption-customs-duty-exemption-customs-duty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Allows Customs Duty Exemption on HIV Test Kits Which Qualify as Life-Saving Diagnostic Kits [Read Order]")
Declaration of Value of Goods Cannot be Treated as Suppression Merely Being Incorrect: CESTAT quashes Penalty under Customs Act [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that the declaration of the value of goods was a bonafide declaration and merely because it is...
![Declaration of Value of Goods Cannot be Treated as Suppression Merely Being Incorrect: CESTAT quashes Penalty under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2058909-2041840-penalty-us-2711c-estimated-itat-penalty-absence-concealment-taxscan-1.webp "Declaration of Value of Goods Cannot be Treated as Suppression Merely Being Incorrect: CESTAT quashes Penalty under Customs Act [Read Order]")