![Relief for One97: CESTAT Rules Paytm Soundbox is a 2G Device Not 4G/LTE Compliant, Quashes Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/07/500x300_2074088-paytm.webp "Relief for One97: CESTAT Rules Paytm Soundbox is a 2G Device Not 4G/LTE Compliant, Quashes Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Relief for One97: CESTAT Rules Paytm Soundbox is a 2G Device Not 4G/LTE Compliant, Quashes Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the Paytm Soundbox is a 2G-only device and not...
![Delay in filing Service Tax Refund Application not Condonable in Absence of Proper Explanation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/250x150_2070030-delay-in-filing-service-tax-refund-service-tax-refund-service-tax-refund-taxscan.webp "Delay in filing Service Tax Refund Application not Condonable in Absence of Proper Explanation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Customs cannot Confiscate Already Exported CD-ROMs with Inflated Freight on Board Value: CESTAT quashes ₹25L Penalty u/s 114 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/250x150_2070020-cestat-cd-roms-board-value-taxscan.webp "Customs cannot Confiscate Already Exported CD-ROMs with Inflated Freight on Board Value: CESTAT quashes ₹25L Penalty u/s 114 [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Lacks Jurisdiction in Gold Smuggling Case Involving Passenger Baggage [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/250x150_2067935-cestat-cestat-lacks-of-jurisdiction-lacks-of-jurisdiction-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Lacks Jurisdiction in Gold Smuggling Case Involving Passenger Baggage [Read Order]")
![CESTAT dismisses Mittal Corp’s appeal despite CIRP Proceedings, upholds Excise Duty and Penalty for Clandestine Removal of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/22/250x150_2067550-cestat-dismisses-mittal-corps-appeal-cestat-mittal-corps-limited-taxscan.webp "CESTAT dismisses Mittal Corp’s appeal despite CIRP Proceedings, upholds Excise Duty and Penalty for Clandestine Removal of Goods [Read Order]")
![Finalized Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened for Refund Claims: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/500x300_2067075-customs-assessments-taxscan.webp "Finalized Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened for Refund Claims: CESTAT [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 Hindustan Zinc Limited for breach of contract are not...
![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]")
Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise &Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the Customs Act, 1961, does not apply to gold seized from a transit passenger...
![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/2025/07/20/500x300_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/2025/07/20/500x300_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]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that countervailing duty (CVD) is not applicable on areca nut processing machines imported for the...
![No Countervailing Duty on Areca Nut Processing Machines Imported for Pan Masala Production: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/500x300_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]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Principal Bench, New Delhi has set aside penalties imposed under Section 112(a) and Section 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962 holding...
![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/2025/07/15/500x300_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]")