![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]")
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...
![CCTV Cameras’ Exemption Claim under ASEAN-India FTA: Madras HC quashes Customs Order suffers from Natural Justice Violation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/08/250x150_2094818-cctv-cameras-asean-india-fta-madras-hc-quashes-customs-order-natural-justice-violation-t.webp "CCTV Cameras’ Exemption Claim under ASEAN-India FTA: Madras HC quashes Customs Order suffers from Natural Justice Violation [Read Order]")
![Electronic Download of Software Not Liable to Customs Duty: CESTAT Rules in HCL Technologies Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/250x150_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 LG Electronics: Supreme Court Rules Classification Not Decisive when Customs Duty Exemption under India-Korea CEPA Applies [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/250x150_2091128-lg-electronics-supreme-court-customs-duty-taxscan.webp "Relief for LG Electronics: Supreme Court Rules Classification Not Decisive when Customs Duty Exemption under India-Korea CEPA Applies [Read Order]")
![Customs Duty on Bulk Liquid Imports to Be Based on Shore Tank Quantity: CESTAT Directs Apply Relevant Laws at Time of Import If Data is Missing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/17/250x150_2088130-quantity-bulk-liquid-liquid-bulk-liquid-cargo-liquid-cargo-quantity-of-bulk-liquid-cargo-quantity-of-bulk-liquid-cargo-received-in-shore-tank-taxscaan.webp "Customs Duty on Bulk Liquid Imports to Be Based on Shore Tank Quantity: CESTAT Directs Apply Relevant Laws at Time of Import If Data is Missing [Read Order]")
Customs Duty Drawback Fraud: Delhi HC Allows Appeal on 'Beneficial Owner' Applicability with Pre-deposit Adjustment [Read Order]
The High Court of Delhi, allowed an appeal by the petitioner against penalties and demands in a customs duty drawback fraud case, held that the term ‘beneficial owner’ applied since the Show Cause...
![Customs Duty Drawback Fraud: Delhi HC Allows Appeal on Beneficial Owner Applicability with Pre-deposit Adjustment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/15/500x300_2087485-customs-duty-customs-drawback-fraud-delhi-hc-taxscan.webp "Customs Duty Drawback Fraud: Delhi HC Allows Appeal on Beneficial Owner Applicability with Pre-deposit Adjustment [Read Order]")
Classification of Imported Personnel Carrier Mining Service Vehicle and Dump Truck for Customs Duty: SC to Hear Matter [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has admitted an appeal filed by the Commissioner of Customs (Port), challenging the order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) which had quashed a...
![Classification of Imported Personnel Carrier Mining Service Vehicle and Dump Truck for Customs Duty: SC to Hear Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/10/500x300_2085107-customs-duty-taxscan.webp "Classification of Imported Personnel Carrier Mining Service Vehicle and Dump Truck for Customs Duty: SC to Hear Matter [Read Order]")
Clear Float Glass with Tin Absorbent Layer Classifiable as Non-Wired Glass with Absorbent/Reflecting Layer: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that clear float glass with a tin absorbent layer is classifiable as non-wired glass with an absorbent or ...
![Clear Float Glass with Tin Absorbent Layer Classifiable as Non-Wired Glass with Absorbent/Reflecting Layer: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/09/500x300_2084911-float-glass-cestat-taxscan.webp "Clear Float Glass with Tin Absorbent Layer Classifiable as Non-Wired Glass with Absorbent/Reflecting Layer: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Delhi HC Grants Conditional Release of Artwork “The Scarecrow” on ₹2 Lakh Deposit and ₹30,000 Redemption Fee [Read Order]
The High Court of Delhi, ordered the conditional release of the artwork “The Scarecrow” by late Shri B.C. Sanyal, directing the petitioner to deposit ₹2 lakh as an ad-hoc payment towards...
![Delhi HC Grants Conditional Release of Artwork “The Scarecrow” on ₹2 Lakh Deposit and ₹30,000 Redemption Fee [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/08/500x300_2084712-delhi-high-court-redemption-fee-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC Grants Conditional Release of Artwork “The Scarecrow” on ₹2 Lakh Deposit and ₹30,000 Redemption Fee [Read Order]")
No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has no legal authority under the Customs Act or any...
![No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/03/500x300_2083779-confiscation-without-authority-cestat-dri-customs-brcs-depb-scrips-dgft-rbi-action-taxscan.webp "No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]")
Customs Duty on Imports Mistakenly Paid Twice on Same Bills of Entry: CESTAT Orders Refund of Second Payment [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Mumbai has allowed a refund claim after holding that the company had paid customs duty twice on the same imports, which could...
![Customs Duty on Imports Mistakenly Paid Twice on Same Bills of Entry: CESTAT Orders Refund of Second Payment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/29/500x300_2081895-customs-duty-cestat-refund-cestat-orders-customs-duty-on-imports-mistakenly-taxscan.webp "Customs Duty on Imports Mistakenly Paid Twice on Same Bills of Entry: CESTAT Orders Refund of Second Payment [Read Order]")