![Can Customs Deny Advance Authorisation Benefit for Misclassified Imports? Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC Relief to Nitta Gelatin [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/12/500x300_2104512-can-customs-advance-authorisation-misclassified-imports-supreme-c-ourt-kerala-hc-taxscan.webp "Can Customs Deny Advance Authorisation Benefit for Misclassified Imports? Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC Relief to Nitta Gelatin [Read Judgement]")
Can Customs Deny Advance Authorisation Benefit for Misclassified Imports? Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC Relief to Nitta Gelatin [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court of India recently stayed a ruling by the Kerala High Court which upheld an importer’s entitlement to duty-free benefit under the...
![No Gross Negligence or Lack of Bona Fides by Importer: Delhi HC Condones Delay in Filing Appeal Before CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/05/250x150_2102498-bona-fides-delhi-hc-condones-delay-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Gross Negligence or Lack of Bona Fides by Importer: Delhi HC Condones Delay in Filing Appeal Before CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Supreme Court confirms CESTAT Order Assigning CTH 2712 to Waksol Products: Notes Products Derived from Refining Petroleum [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/27/250x150_2091617-download-3.webp "Supreme Court confirms CESTAT Order Assigning CTH 2712 to Waksol Products: Notes Products Derived from Refining Petroleum [Read Order]")
![Sub-contractor Not Liable for Service Tax When Principal Contractor Has Already Paid on the Entire Contract Value: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/27/250x150_2091502-demand-service-tax-scn-cestat-taxscan.webp "Sub-contractor Not Liable for Service Tax When Principal Contractor Has Already Paid on the Entire Contract Value: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Customs Duty Exemption Allowed for ‘hCG Pregnancy Test Kits’ Based on Essential Character from Agglutinating Sera: Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/27/250x150_2091471-custom-duty-exemption-taxscan.webp "Customs Duty Exemption Allowed for ‘hCG Pregnancy Test Kits’ Based on Essential Character from Agglutinating Sera: Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT Order [Read Order]")
VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Delhi High Court upheld the observation of the adjudicating authority that Value Added Tax ( VAT) Act, 2005 and Finance Act, 1994 are disparate in character and the demand...
![VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/26/500x300_2091337-delhi-high-court-vat-act-and-finance-act-st-3-returns-taxscan.webp "VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
Foreign Currency Different From Baggage, Tribunal Can Entertain Appeal: CESTAT Orders Release of Seized Currency, Directs to Reduce Penalties on Family Members [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Ahmedabad Bench, related to the seizure of foreign currency carried by family members, directed that the confiscated currency be...
![Foreign Currency Different From Baggage, Tribunal Can Entertain Appeal: CESTAT Orders Release of Seized Currency, Directs to Reduce Penalties on Family Members [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2090995-foreign-currency-commodity-income-tax-addition-income-tax-tax-speculative-transactions-itat-taxscan.webp "Foreign Currency Different From Baggage, Tribunal Can Entertain Appeal: CESTAT Orders Release of Seized Currency, Directs to Reduce Penalties on Family Members [Read Order]")
Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that free accommodation and other reimbursements provided by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) to CISF ...
![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2090911-whatsapp-image-2025-09-25-at-1237043e051503.webp "Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Eligibility Certificate Needed for Excise Special Rebate: Gauhati HC Rejects Cent Ply’s Appeal as Rebate sought after Limitation Period [Read Order]
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed an appeal in relation to the denial of a special excise rebate under Notification No. 20/2007-CE dated 25 April 2007 due to expiry of the limitation period. ...
![No Eligibility Certificate Needed for Excise Special Rebate: Gauhati HC Rejects Cent Ply’s Appeal as Rebate sought after Limitation Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/21/500x300_2089282-eligibility-certificate-excise-special-rebate-gauhati-hc-cent-plys-appeal-rebate-limitation-period-taxscan.webp "No Eligibility Certificate Needed for Excise Special Rebate: Gauhati HC Rejects Cent Ply’s Appeal as Rebate sought after Limitation Period [Read Order]")
“Enormous Push to Environmentally Safer and Friendly Vehicles”: Delhi HC reduces CESTAT Pre-Deposit to ₹5.5 Lakh on E-Rickshaw Import Classification [Read Order]
The High Court of Delhi, in a matter concerning the classification of imported e-rickshaw consignments, reduced the pre-deposit to ₹5.5 lakh and directed Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate ...
![“Enormous Push to Environmentally Safer and Friendly Vehicles”: Delhi HC reduces CESTAT Pre-Deposit to ₹5.5 Lakh on E-Rickshaw Import Classification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/06/500x300_2073571-enormous-push-environmentallyand-friendly-vehicles-delhi-hc-cestat-taxscan.webp "“Enormous Push to Environmentally Safer and Friendly Vehicles”: Delhi HC reduces CESTAT Pre-Deposit to ₹5.5 Lakh on E-Rickshaw Import Classification [Read Order]")
![5% GST on Nizam Pakku: Madras HC quashes DGGI’s Notice as Clear abuse of Law [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/06/500x300_2073462-madras-high-courtgst-nizam-pakku-taxscan.webp "5% GST on Nizam Pakku: Madras HC quashes DGGI’s Notice as Clear abuse of Law [Read Order]")