![No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/2105942-service-tax-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Offshore Seismic Surveys Conducted Beyond 12 Nautical Miles of Indian Waters: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi recently affirmed that no service tax may be...
![Discrepancy Between Statements and Bills of Entry Cannot Be a Ground to Reject Genuine Bills of Entry: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/2106201-bill-of-entry-taxscan.webp "Discrepancy Between Statements and Bills of Entry Cannot Be a Ground to Reject Genuine Bills of Entry: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Pre-2007 Composite Work Contracts for Hydro & Road Projects Not Taxable Under CICS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/14/2105228-contract-service-cestat-taxscan.webp "Pre-2007 Composite Work Contracts for Hydro & Road Projects Not Taxable Under CICS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Customs Duty Exemption on Fertilizer Import: CESTAT Remands case for Proper Interpretation of Notification on Tata Chemicals’ Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/14/2105233-customs-duty-exemptioncestat.webp "Customs Duty Exemption on Fertilizer Import: CESTAT Remands case for Proper Interpretation of Notification on Tata Chemicals’ Claim [Read Order]")
![POPS Rules Cannot Extend Finance Act to J&K: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Telecom Infrastructure Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/2105937-finance-act-cestat-telecom-infrastructure-taxscan.webp "POPS Rules Cannot Extend Finance Act to J&K: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Telecom Infrastructure Services [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Ruling Invalidates CVD Refund Claims on CNG/LPG Vehicle Kits: CESTAT Upholds Recovery of ₹1.79 Cr Refund With Interest [Read Order]
The Hyderabad bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld the recovery of Rs 1.79 cr refund with interest following the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the...
![Supreme Court Ruling Invalidates CVD Refund Claims on CNG/LPG Vehicle Kits: CESTAT Upholds Recovery of ₹1.79 Cr Refund With Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/14/2105232-cestat-cvd-refund-supreme-court-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Ruling Invalidates CVD Refund Claims on CNG/LPG Vehicle Kits: CESTAT Upholds Recovery of ₹1.79 Cr Refund With Interest [Read Order]")
Rehabilitating or Renewing Railway Wagons Qualifies as “Original Works”, Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), held that the activities such as rehabilitation and renewal of railway wagons fall within the definition of...
![Rehabilitating or Renewing Railway Wagons Qualifies as “Original Works”, Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/2106167-cestat-service-tax-railway-wagons-renewing-railway-wagons-taxscan.webp "Rehabilitating or Renewing Railway Wagons Qualifies as “Original Works”, Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Remands Customs Penalty Case Over Gold Jewellery Diversion, Cites Non-Disclosure of Documents and Contradictory Findings [Read Order]
The principal bench of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has recently remanded a Customs penalty case for fresh adjudication after identifying significant...
![CESTAT Remands Customs Penalty Case Over Gold Jewellery Diversion, Cites Non-Disclosure of Documents and Contradictory Findings [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/2106289-gold-jewellery-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Remands Customs Penalty Case Over Gold Jewellery Diversion, Cites Non-Disclosure of Documents and Contradictory Findings [Read Order]")
Pre-2015 Flight Ticket Reimbursements Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for CA Firm [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled in favour of a Chartered Accountants firm, clarifying that client-reimbursed flight ticket expenses...
![Pre-2015 Flight Ticket Reimbursements Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for CA Firm [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/2105972-service-tax-refund-taxscan.webp "Pre-2015 Flight Ticket Reimbursements Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for CA Firm [Read Order]")
Wheat Gluten Covered under Wheat Flour and Eligible for DFIA Benefits for Biscuit Production: Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court quashed the Orders passed by the Commissioner of Customs denying Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) benefits for wheat gluten imports, holding that wheat gluten is covered...
![Wheat Gluten Covered under Wheat Flour and Eligible for DFIA Benefits for Biscuit Production: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/16/2105726-wheat-gluten-wheat-flour-dfia-biscuit-production-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Wheat Gluten Covered under Wheat Flour and Eligible for DFIA Benefits for Biscuit Production: Madras HC [Read Order]")