Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal of Allahabad Bench (CESTAT), held that extended limitation under Section 73 of the Finance...
![IEC Alert Active when OIO Passed: CESTAT Orders Reconsideration of Double Customs Duty Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/250x150_2119868-iec-alert-active-when-oio-passed-taxscan.webp "IEC Alert Active when OIO Passed: CESTAT Orders Reconsideration of Double Customs Duty Refund Claim [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Remands ₹3.90 Crore Sun Pharma Case, Holds Deemed Exports to be Considered For DTA Entitlement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/03/250x150_2116934-unregistered-agreement-sell-does-not-bar-asset-transfer-cirp-nclat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Remands ₹3.90 Crore Sun Pharma Case, Holds Deemed Exports to be Considered For DTA Entitlement [Read Order]")
Adjournment Not a Matter of Right: CESTAT Refuses to Entertain Late E-mail Request after Pronouncing Order in Open Court [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed an appeal and refused a subsequent adjournment request, holding that such requests must be based on ...
![Adjournment Not a Matter of Right: CESTAT Refuses to Entertain Late E-mail Request after Pronouncing Order in Open Court [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/30/500x300_2115836-adjournment-not-a-matter-of-right-cestat-refuses-to-entertain-late-e-mail-taxscan.webp "Adjournment Not a Matter of Right: CESTAT Refuses to Entertain Late E-mail Request after Pronouncing Order in Open Court [Read Order]")
Audi Alteram Partem Prevails: Kerala HC Holds Failure to Record Statement u/s 108 No Bar to Defence, Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) arising from the alleged smuggling of gold through Cochin...
![Audi Alteram Partem Prevails: Kerala HC Holds Failure to Record Statement u/s 108 No Bar to Defence, Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/23/500x300_2114193-audi-alteram-partem-prevails-kerala-hc-holds-failure-to-record-statement-us-108-no-bar-to-defence-sets-aside-penalties-in-gold-smuggling-case-taxscan.webp "Audi Alteram Partem Prevails: Kerala HC Holds Failure to Record Statement u/s 108 No Bar to Defence, Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]")
Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]
TheKolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) ruled that Customs authorities cannot withhold provisional release of used highly specialised equipment merely due...
![Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/500x300_2113424-customs-cannot-withhold-provisional-release-highly-specialised-equipment-absence-centralised-monitoring-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Transport of Minerals Inside Mines Is Not ‘Mining Service’: CESTAT Rejects Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
TheCustoms, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata (CESTAT), has held that transportation of excavated minerals within a mining area cannot be taxed under the category of “Mining...
![Transport of Minerals Inside Mines Is Not ‘Mining Service’: CESTAT Rejects Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/500x300_2113228-transport-minerals-inside-mines-not-mining-service-cestat-rejects-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Transport of Minerals Inside Mines Is Not ‘Mining Service’: CESTAT Rejects Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT cannot be Compelled to Restore Customs Appeal After Decades of Delay and Repeated Defaults in Pre-Deposit: Delhi HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court held that the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) cannot be compelled to restore a customs appeal after decades of delay and repeated...
![CESTAT cannot be Compelled to Restore Customs Appeal After Decades of Delay and Repeated Defaults in Pre-Deposit: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/500x300_2112977-cestat-restore-customs-appeal-decades-delay-repeated-defaults-pre-deposit-delhi-hc-taxscan.webp "CESTAT cannot be Compelled to Restore Customs Appeal After Decades of Delay and Repeated Defaults in Pre-Deposit: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
Re-Export Cannot be Denied When Importer Never Intended Domestic Clearance: Allahabad HC Dismisses Revenue Appeal
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the order of the Customs, Excise and ServiceTax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), observing that re-export of imported goods cannot be denied when the importer had...
‘Saffron’ capable of use as Food Flavour and Colour: CESTAT quashes Confiscation and Duty Demand on alleged Misuse [Read Order]
In a major ruling, the Mumbai bench of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the confiscation and duty demand on the alleged misuse of 'Saffron' capable of use as...
![‘Saffron’ capable of use as Food Flavour and Colour: CESTAT quashes Confiscation and Duty Demand on alleged Misuse [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saffron.jpg "‘Saffron’ capable of use as Food Flavour and Colour: CESTAT quashes Confiscation and Duty Demand on alleged Misuse [Read Order]")