![Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/500x300_2121289-service-tax-paid-future-liability-cestat-tvs-motor-refund-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]")
Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax paid by mistake cannot adjust against future...
![CESTAT Reduces Customs Penalty to ₹5,000 Considering Demise of Importer’s Wife [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/20/250x150_2120875-cestat-chennai-penalty-customs-penalty-importer-penalty-penalty-reduction-customs-act-penalty-cestat-penalty-reduction-customs-penalty-reduced-importer-customs-penalty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Reduces Customs Penalty to ₹5,000 Considering Demise of Importer’s Wife [Read Order]")
![Refund arises out of Excise Duty Demand Deletion must be Claimed through Separate Statutory Procedure, Not Before Tribunal: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/19/250x150_2120759-refund-excise-duty-demand-deletion-claimed-cestat-taxscan.webp "Refund arises out of Excise Duty Demand Deletion must be Claimed through Separate Statutory Procedure, Not Before Tribunal: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1,398 Crore CENVAT Credit Demand on Indian Oil Petronas on Limitation Grounds [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/250x150_2116470-cestat-sets-aside-1398-crore-cenvat-credit-demand-indian-oil-petronas-limitation-grounds-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1,398 Crore CENVAT Credit Demand on Indian Oil Petronas on Limitation Grounds [Read Order]")
![Notice u/s 28(6) of Customs Act Mandatory when Officer Finds Short Payment of Duty or Penalty: CESTAT sets aside order against L&T [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/08/250x150_2103282-larsen-turbo-cestat-taxscan.webp "Notice u/s 28(6) of Customs Act Mandatory when Officer Finds Short Payment of Duty or Penalty: CESTAT sets aside order against L&T [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules L&T’s Wheel Loaders Classifiable as ‘Front-End Shovel Loaders’, Quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that wheel loaders imported by Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) are classifiable under “Front-End...
![CESTAT Rules L&T’s Wheel Loaders Classifiable as ‘Front-End Shovel Loaders’, Quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/500x300_2100607-larsen-turbo-whwwl-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules L&T’s Wheel Loaders Classifiable as ‘Front-End Shovel Loaders’, Quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]")
Win for ITC Limited: CESTAT sets aside Departmental Order on rule 16(2) of Central Excise Rules demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Regional Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the revenue failed to establish willful suppression to invoke the extended limitation period....
![Win for ITC Limited: CESTAT sets aside Departmental Order on rule 16(2) of Central Excise Rules demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/20/500x300_2098354-win-for-itc-limited-cestat-departmental-central-excise-rules-demand-taxscan.webp "Win for ITC Limited: CESTAT sets aside Departmental Order on rule 16(2) of Central Excise Rules demand [Read Order]")
Revenue Fails to Prove Bags Were Polyethylene Instead of Polypropylene: CESTAT Quashes ₹5,43,963 Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that excise duty demand of Rs. 5,43,963 could not be sustained as the Revenue had no evidence to prove ...
![Revenue Fails to Prove Bags Were Polyethylene Instead of Polypropylene: CESTAT Quashes ₹5,43,963 Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/19/500x300_2088564-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "Revenue Fails to Prove Bags Were Polyethylene Instead of Polypropylene: CESTAT Quashes ₹5,43,963 Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) remanded a case back to the adjudicating authority, holding that the investigation conducted by the Directorate...
![‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/31/500x300_2071316-reinvestigation-dri-axscan.webp "‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]")
‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) remanded a case back to the adjudicating authority, holding that the investigation conducted by the Directorate...
![‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/25/500x300_2068807-dri-investigation-taxscan.webp "‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]")
Cement Acted Only as Binder, Not Primary Base: CESTAT rules Sand Lime Bricks Cannot Be Classified as Cement Bricks [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that bricks manufactured using sand and lime with cement acting only as a binder cannot be classified as...
![Cement Acted Only as Binder, Not Primary Base: CESTAT rules Sand Lime Bricks Cannot Be Classified as Cement Bricks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/500x300_2067950-sand-lime-bricks-taxscan.webp "Cement Acted Only as Binder, Not Primary Base: CESTAT rules Sand Lime Bricks Cannot Be Classified as Cement Bricks [Read Order]")
Win for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Confirms Classification of Petroleum Jelly Products like Aloe Vera and Baby Variants as Skincare Preparations [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled in favour of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), holding that its classification of petroleum jelly...
![Win for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Confirms Classification of Petroleum Jelly Products like Aloe Vera and Baby Variants as Skincare Preparations [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/500x300_2050163-hindustan-unilever-cestat-aloe-vera-taxscan.webp "Win for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Confirms Classification of Petroleum Jelly Products like Aloe Vera and Baby Variants as Skincare Preparations [Read Order]")