Input-Output Ratio Insufficient to Prove Clandestine Removal of Pig Iron: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand and Penalties [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal set aside an excise duty demand exceeding ₹5.10 crore relating to...
![CESTAT Strikes Down Penalties u/s 78, Finds No Wilful Misstatement in Service Tax Lapses [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/250x150_2108105-cestat-strikesdown-penalties.webp "CESTAT Strikes Down Penalties u/s 78, Finds No Wilful Misstatement in Service Tax Lapses [Read Order]")
![Loss of Sugar Due to Natural Calamity Entitles Remission, Duty Demand and Penalties Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/250x150_2108091-loss-sugar-duty-demand-cestat-taxscan.webp "Loss of Sugar Due to Natural Calamity Entitles Remission, Duty Demand and Penalties Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Rehabilitating or Renewing Railway Wagons Qualifies as “Original Works”, Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/250x150_2106167-cestat-service-tax-railway-wagons-renewing-railway-wagons-taxscan.webp "Rehabilitating or Renewing Railway Wagons Qualifies as “Original Works”, Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not Payable on Use of Foreign Technology or Trademarks Not Registered Under Indian Law: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is not payable on the use of foreign technology or trademarks that are not registered...
![Service Tax Not Payable on Use of Foreign Technology or Trademarks Not Registered Under Indian Law: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/03/500x300_2101876-cestat-chennai-service-tax-foreign-technology-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Payable on Use of Foreign Technology or Trademarks Not Registered Under Indian Law: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CCPA Imposes ₹8 Lakh Penalties Each on Dikshant IAS and Abhimanu IAS for Misleading Advertising and Unfair Trade Practices
The Central Consumer Protection Authority ( CCPA ) has imposed penalties of ₹8 lakh each on Dikshant IAS and Abhimanu IAS, two leading civil services coaching institutes, for engaging in misleading...
Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a customs duty demand against Hyundai Transys India Pvt. Limited holding that the extended limitation...
![Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075650-relief-for-hyundai-hyundai-cestat-cestat-holds-extended-limitation-taxscan.webp "Relief for Hyundai: CESTAT Holds Extended Limitation Not Invocable When Classification Dispute Exists Within Customs Dept [Read Order]")
Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]
In a significant ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad, has upheld the central excise duty liability on M/s Asma Traders for their final product owing to...
![Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/31/500x300_2071385-duty-liability-confirmed-final-product-due-cenvat-credit-availment-cestat-penalties-taxscan.webp "Duty Liability Confirmed on Final Product Due to CENVAT Credit Availment: CESTAT sets aside Penalties [Read Order]")
99-Year Land Lease with One-Time Premium Is a Sale of Immovable Property, Not a Taxable Service: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that leasing out land for 90 years against a one-time premium constitutes a transfer of immovable property...
![99-Year Land Lease with One-Time Premium Is a Sale of Immovable Property, Not a Taxable Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/29/500x300_2070469-taxable-service-cestat-immovable-property-taxscan.webp "99-Year Land Lease with One-Time Premium Is a Sale of Immovable Property, Not a Taxable Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Jammu & Kashmir HC Allows GST Registration Revival on Condition of Clearing Tax, Penalty, and Interest Dues [Read Order]
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the revival of the cancelled GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) registration, provided he fulfills statutory obligations, including payment of...
![Jammu & Kashmir HC Allows GST Registration Revival on Condition of Clearing Tax, Penalty, and Interest Dues [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/26/500x300_2069207-gst-registration-taxscan.webp "Jammu & Kashmir HC Allows GST Registration Revival on Condition of Clearing Tax, Penalty, and Interest Dues [Read Order]")