![Fe Content of Iron Ore to Be Determined on Wet Basis: CESTAT relies on Supreme Court Ruling to set aside Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/25/500x300_2099713-iron-ore-cestat-taxscan.webp "Fe Content of Iron Ore to Be Determined on Wet Basis: CESTAT relies on Supreme Court Ruling to set aside Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Fe Content of Iron Ore to Be Determined on Wet Basis: CESTAT relies on Supreme Court Ruling to set aside Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Principal bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, New Delhi, has reaffirmed that Fe (iron) content in iron ore fines...
![Department Barred from Reopening Settled Classification: CESTAT Upholds Claim for Exemption of Duty on Light Green Float Glass [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/25/250x150_2099716-light-green-float-glass-taxscan.webp "Department Barred from Reopening Settled Classification: CESTAT Upholds Claim for Exemption of Duty on Light Green Float Glass [Read Order]")
![Customs Dept has No Power to Merge Shipping Bills u/s 50 and 51 for Duty Assessment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹55 Crore Export Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/250x150_2099690-customs-dept-duty-assessment-cestat-export-duty-demand-export-duty-taxscan.webp "Customs Dept has No Power to Merge Shipping Bills u/s 50 and 51 for Duty Assessment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹55 Crore Export Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Leviable on Training Programs Conducted with University: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/17/250x150_2097464-cestat-new-delhi-service-tax-service-tax-not-leviable-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Training Programs Conducted with University: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Transfer of Development Rights Does Not Attract Service Tax as It Amounts to Transfer of Immovable Property: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/10/250x150_2095394-service-tax-not-leviable-demand-confirmed-basis-difference-between-figures-returns-balance-sheets-cestat-taxscan.webp "Transfer of Development Rights Does Not Attract Service Tax as It Amounts to Transfer of Immovable Property: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Penalty not Justified for Procedural Lapses like Late Filing of Returns in Absence of Fraud, Negligence or Intent to Evade Taxes: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that penalties cannot be automatically imposed for procedural lapses such as late filing of returns when...
![Penalty not Justified for Procedural Lapses like Late Filing of Returns in Absence of Fraud, Negligence or Intent to Evade Taxes: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/08/500x300_2094771-penalty-fraud-evade-taxes-cestat-taxscan.webp "Penalty not Justified for Procedural Lapses like Late Filing of Returns in Absence of Fraud, Negligence or Intent to Evade Taxes: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Photographic Flashlights Producing Short-Duration Light Classifiable as Photographic Equipment, Not as Lamps and Lighting Fittings: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that photographic flashlights producing short-duration light are classifiable as photographic equipment...
![Photographic Flashlights Producing Short-Duration Light Classifiable as Photographic Equipment, Not as Lamps and Lighting Fittings: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/07/500x300_2094685-photographic-flashlights-short-duration-light-photographic-equipment-taxscan.webp "Photographic Flashlights Producing Short-Duration Light Classifiable as Photographic Equipment, Not as Lamps and Lighting Fittings: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Cargo Space Sales and Reimbursable Expenses Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT Upholds Exemption for UN Peacekeeping Services [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service TaxAppellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has upheld the Commissioner (Appeals)'s order that allowed exemption for UN peacekeeping services and held that cargo...
![Cargo Space Sales and Reimbursable Expenses Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT Upholds Exemption for UN Peacekeeping Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/06/500x300_2094267-cargo-space-sales-cestat-un-peacekeeping-services-taxscan.webp "Cargo Space Sales and Reimbursable Expenses Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT Upholds Exemption for UN Peacekeeping Services [Read Order]")
Electronic Download of Software Not Liable to Customs Duty: CESTAT Rules in HCL Technologies Case [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that software delivered through electronic download is not liable to customs duty as it does ...
![Electronic Download of Software Not Liable to Customs Duty: CESTAT Rules in HCL Technologies Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/500x300_2092790-customs-duty-customs-duty-leviable-on-twin-vision-scanner-twin-vision-scanner-scanner-products-cestat-taxscan.webp "Electronic Download of Software Not Liable to Customs Duty: CESTAT Rules in HCL Technologies Case [Read Order]")
Relief for HCL Technologies: CESTAT Rules License Fee for Right to Use Software Not Includible in Customs Valuation of Imported CDs [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the license fee paid for the right to use software cannot be included in the customs...
![Relief for HCL Technologies: CESTAT Rules License Fee for Right to Use Software Not Includible in Customs Valuation of Imported CDs [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/500x300_2092747-relief-for-hcl-technologies-hcl-technologies-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief for HCL Technologies: CESTAT Rules License Fee for Right to Use Software Not Includible in Customs Valuation of Imported CDs [Read Order]")
Service Tax Paid by Mistake on Residential Construction Treated as Revenue Deposit: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest on Refund [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, held that where service tax was deposited by mistake on exempt construction services, the amount was in the nature...
![Service Tax Paid by Mistake on Residential Construction Treated as Revenue Deposit: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest on Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/500x300_2092382-cestat-refund-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Paid by Mistake on Residential Construction Treated as Revenue Deposit: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest on Refund [Read Order]")
Relief for Videocon D2H: CESTAT Rules Viewing Cards Are Smart Cards, Not Set-Top Box Parts, Quashes Customs Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a customs duty demand of Rs. 56 crore and held that viewing cards imported by the company are smart...
![Relief for Videocon D2H: CESTAT Rules Viewing Cards Are Smart Cards, Not Set-Top Box Parts, Quashes Customs Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2090879-videocon-d2h-taxscan.webp "Relief for Videocon D2H: CESTAT Rules Viewing Cards Are Smart Cards, Not Set-Top Box Parts, Quashes Customs Demand [Read Order]")