![Profit from Subcontracted GTA Service Not Taxable under Business Auxiliary Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/04/500x300_2041225-profit-gta-service-taxscan.webp "Profit from Subcontracted GTA Service Not Taxable under Business Auxiliary Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Profit from Subcontracted GTA Service Not Taxable under Business Auxiliary Service: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, ruled that the profit earned by a Goods...
![EPCG Exemption for Sericulture Projects Does Not Waive Block-Wise Export Obligation, Only Average Export Requirement: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Sericulture-project-EPCG.jpg "EPCG Exemption for Sericulture Projects Does Not Waive Block-Wise Export Obligation, Only Average Export Requirement: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Penalty u/s 112(a)(ii) of Customs Act cannot be imposed on short paid duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Penalty-CESTAT-Taxscan-1.jpg "Penalty u/s 112(a)(ii) of Customs Act cannot be imposed on short paid duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Customs Officers Cannot Alter FOB Value as It Reflects Buyer-Seller Agreement: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fob.jpg "Customs Officers Cannot Alter FOB Value as It Reflects Buyer-Seller Agreement: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Upholds Rejection of Refund Claim as Time-Barred, Dismisses Appeal Citing Binding Limitation Under S.102 [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/refund-claim-Taxscan.jpg "CESTAT Upholds Rejection of Refund Claim as Time-Barred, Dismisses Appeal Citing Binding Limitation Under S.102 [Read Order]")
Relief for Samsung: CESTAT Rules Imported ‘Assembly Front’ Falls Under ‘Display Assembly’ for Customs Duty Exemption [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. is entitled to customs duty exemption on its imported...
![Relief for Samsung: CESTAT Rules Imported ‘Assembly Front’ Falls Under ‘Display Assembly’ for Customs Duty Exemption [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/relief-Samsung-TAXSCAN.jpg "Relief for Samsung: CESTAT Rules Imported ‘Assembly Front’ Falls Under ‘Display Assembly’ for Customs Duty Exemption [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty on Freight Forwarder as it Finds No Evidence of Intended Export [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in New Delhi has set aside a penalty of Rs. 5 lakhs imposed on the assessee, Saurav Chopra, a freight forwarder,...
![CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty on Freight Forwarder as it Finds No Evidence of Intended Export [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/no-evidence.jpg "CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty on Freight Forwarder as it Finds No Evidence of Intended Export [Read Order]")
Excel Sheet Retrieved from Pen Drive Without Certificate u/s 138C of Customs is Inadmissible Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that an Excel sheet retrieved from a pen drive and printed without a certificate under Section 138C of the...
![Excel Sheet Retrieved from Pen Drive Without Certificate u/s 138C of Customs is Inadmissible Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CESTAT-CESTAT-New-Delhi-Section-138C-Customs-Act-TAXSCAN.jpg "Excel Sheet Retrieved from Pen Drive Without Certificate u/s 138C of Customs is Inadmissible Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Paper Importer Claims Customs Duty Exemption Using Forged Scrips: CESTAT Upholds ₹65.42 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld a demand of Rs. 65.42 lakh in customs duty against Raja Ram and Company, holding that the importer...
![Paper Importer Claims Customs Duty Exemption Using Forged Scrips: CESTAT Upholds ₹65.42 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Paper-import-duty.jpg "Paper Importer Claims Customs Duty Exemption Using Forged Scrips: CESTAT Upholds ₹65.42 Lakh Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Mere Non-Disclosure without Deliberate Evasion Not Enough: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 2 Crore Penalty on Former Managing Director [Read Order]
The Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that mere non-disclosure without a deliberate attempt to evade duty is insufficient to attract a...
![Mere Non-Disclosure without Deliberate Evasion Not Enough: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 2 Crore Penalty on Former Managing Director [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/penalty-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.jpeg "Mere Non-Disclosure without Deliberate Evasion Not Enough: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 2 Crore Penalty on Former Managing Director [Read Order]")
Customs Broker cannot be penalised u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Mere Failure to Physically Verify Importer's Premises: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that a customs broker cannot be penalized under Section 114AA of the Customs Act for simply neglecting to...
![Customs Broker cannot be penalised u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Mere Failure to Physically Verify Importers Premises: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CESTAT-CESTAT-New-Delhi-Section-114AA-Customs-Act-TAXSCAN.jpg "Customs Broker cannot be penalised u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Mere Failure to Physically Verify Importers Premises: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Dismisses Department's Appeal, Rules Fitout Lease as Deemed Sale, Not Subject to Service Tax [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) dismissed the Department’s appeal, ruling that the lease of fitouts by the assessee was a “deemed sale” under Article...
![CESTAT Dismisses Departments Appeal, Rules Fitout Lease as Deemed Sale, Not Subject to Service Tax [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Deemed-Sale-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT Dismisses Departments Appeal, Rules Fitout Lease as Deemed Sale, Not Subject to Service Tax [Read Order]")