![Form DRC-03 Not Valid for Excise Pre-Deposit, Must Use CBIC Challan via ICEGATE or Authorized Bank: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/500x300_2064423-form-drc-03-form-drc-03-not-valid-for-excise-pre-deposit-excise-pre-deposit-taxscan.webp "Form DRC-03 Not Valid for Excise Pre-Deposit, Must Use CBIC Challan via ICEGATE or Authorized Bank: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Form DRC-03 Not Valid for Excise Pre-Deposit, Must Use CBIC Challan via ICEGATE or Authorized Bank: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that mandatory pre-deposit for filing an appeal under...
![Trust Recruiting Students by way of campus selection is liable to Service Tax under category of Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/250x150_2064265-service-tax-taxscan-1.webp "Trust Recruiting Students by way of campus selection is liable to Service Tax under category of Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Delhi HC Directs Refund of ₹15 Lakh With 4% Interest as Re-Credit Not Permissible Under Abolished Scheme [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/250x150_2064253-refund-delhihc-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC Directs Refund of ₹15 Lakh With 4% Interest as Re-Credit Not Permissible Under Abolished Scheme [Read Order]")
![Excise Demands Extinguished by NCLT Order: Telangana HC Disposes CESTAT Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/09/250x150_2061989-nclt-order-taxscan.webp "Excise Demands Extinguished by NCLT Order: Telangana HC Disposes CESTAT Appeal [Read Order]")
Rectification Applications u/s 74 of Finance Act Can Extend Appeal Limitation Period If Disposed of Properly: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that filing and disposal of a rectification application under Section 74 of the Finance Act, 1994, can...
![Rectification Applications u/s 74 of Finance Act Can Extend Appeal Limitation Period If Disposed of Properly: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/30/500x300_2056853-rectification-applications-cestat-taxscan.webp "Rectification Applications u/s 74 of Finance Act Can Extend Appeal Limitation Period If Disposed of Properly: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Foreclosure Charges Not Taxable as Liquidated Damages Under Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for Sundaram Finance [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT) allows refund for Sundaram Finance Ltd as the foreclosure charges collected by a non-banking financial company are...
![Foreclosure Charges Not Taxable as Liquidated Damages Under Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for Sundaram Finance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/28/500x300_2055932-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Foreclosure Charges Not Taxable as Liquidated Damages Under Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for Sundaram Finance [Read Order]")
Income Tax Dept Permits to file Physical Return Even After Expiry of Revised Returns’ Filing Period: Meghalaya HC Directs CPC AO to accept Return [Read Order]
The Meghalaya High Court, in a recent case, directed the CPC AO to accept the physical Income Tax Return (ITR) filed bythe assessee as the Income Tax department permitted the filing of a physical...
![Income Tax Dept Permits to file Physical Return Even After Expiry of Revised Returns’ Filing Period: Meghalaya HC Directs CPC AO to accept Return [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/28/500x300_2055907-meghalaya-h-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Dept Permits to file Physical Return Even After Expiry of Revised Returns’ Filing Period: Meghalaya HC Directs CPC AO to accept Return [Read Order]")
Gold Biscuit Smuggle Worth Rs. 31 Lakh: CESTAT Reduces Penalty Treating Assessee as Mere Carrier [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) reduced the penalty imposed on the assessee for smuggling gold biscuits worth ₹31.34 lakh, treating him as a mere ...
![Gold Biscuit Smuggle Worth Rs. 31 Lakh: CESTAT Reduces Penalty Treating Assessee as Mere Carrier [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/500x300_2055184-gold-biscuit-smuggle-taxscan.webp "Gold Biscuit Smuggle Worth Rs. 31 Lakh: CESTAT Reduces Penalty Treating Assessee as Mere Carrier [Read Order]")
Trucks Used to Smuggle Vietnamese Pepper via Nepal Without Owner’s Knowledge: CESTAT Quashes Redemption Fine [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a truck used in the smuggling of Vietnamese black pepper via Nepal could not be confiscated or...
![Trucks Used to Smuggle Vietnamese Pepper via Nepal Without Owner’s Knowledge: CESTAT Quashes Redemption Fine [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/500x300_2054311-trucks-smuggle-vietnamese-pepper-taxscan.webp "Trucks Used to Smuggle Vietnamese Pepper via Nepal Without Owner’s Knowledge: CESTAT Quashes Redemption Fine [Read Order]")
Co-operative Society eligible for Abatement/exemption of 75% of Service Tax liability: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the appellant being a co-operative society is very much eligible for the abatement/exemption of...
![Co-operative Society eligible for Abatement/exemption of 75% of Service Tax liability: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/22/500x300_2052463-co-operative-society-abatement-exemption-service-tax-liability-cestat-taxscan.webp "Co-operative Society eligible for Abatement/exemption of 75% of Service Tax liability: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Co-Noticees Cannot Be Penalized Independently Once Main Noticee Settles Dispute Under SVLDRS Scheme: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that co-noticees cannot be penalized independently once the main noticee settles the dispute under the...
![Co-Noticees Cannot Be Penalized Independently Once Main Noticee Settles Dispute Under SVLDRS Scheme: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2042002-svldrs-scheme-site-img.webp "Co-Noticees Cannot Be Penalized Independently Once Main Noticee Settles Dispute Under SVLDRS Scheme: CESTAT [Read Order]")