![Kerala HC Upholds validity of SCN Served on Adult Member of Noticee u/s 153 of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2058904-notice-customs-taxscan.webp "Kerala HC Upholds validity of SCN Served on Adult Member of Noticee u/s 153 of Customs Act [Read Order]")
Kerala HC Upholds validity of SCN Served on Adult Member of Noticee u/s 153 of Customs Act [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court upheld the validity of a show cause notice served on the adult member of the noticee under Section 153 of the Customs Act,...
![Income Tax Proceedings cannot Survive if Empowering Notices have been Statutorily Quashed: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/03/250x150_2058591-madras-hc-incometax-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Proceedings cannot Survive if Empowering Notices have been Statutorily Quashed: Madras HC [Read Order]")
![Wafers are entitled to reduced rate of excise duty under exemption notification: CESTAT sets aside Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/01/250x150_2057584-wafers.webp "Wafers are entitled to reduced rate of excise duty under exemption notification: CESTAT sets aside Order [Read Order]")
![Income Tax Penalty Notice Not Properly Served Initially, Reminded after 4 Months of its Issuance: Madras HC Directs Decision After Hearing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/28/250x150_2055622-kerala-hc-income-tax-penalty-income-tax-income-tax-news-kerala-hc-news-high-court-of-kerala-high-court-section-274-section-44ab-assessment-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Penalty Notice Not Properly Served Initially, Reminded after 4 Months of its Issuance: Madras HC Directs Decision After Hearing [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rebukes Appellant for using Language Casting Aspersions on Customs Commissioner in Grounds of Appeal [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in its recent ruling expressed dismay at the appellant for using disparaging and disrespectful language against...
![CESTAT Rebukes Appellant for using Language Casting Aspersions on Customs Commissioner in Grounds of Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/500x300_2053614-cestat-chennai-appeal-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rebukes Appellant for using Language Casting Aspersions on Customs Commissioner in Grounds of Appeal [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds Rs. 50K Penalty on Customs Broker for Failing to Verify Misdeclared Import Weight [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in its recent ruling upheld a penalty of Rs. 50,000 imposed on Customs Broker (CB) under Regulation 18 of the...
![CESTAT Upholds Rs. 50K Penalty on Customs Broker for Failing to Verify Misdeclared Import Weight [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/500x300_2053597-cestat-penalty-penalty-on-customs-broker-customs-broker-customs-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Rs. 50K Penalty on Customs Broker for Failing to Verify Misdeclared Import Weight [Read Order]")
SCN Demanded IGST, But Final Order Imposes CGST & SGST with Penalty: Allahabad HC Finds Order wholly Contrary to Original SCN [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court stayed the operation of a final GST adjudication order that imposed Central and State GST (CGST and SGST) demands along with penalties, despite the original Show Cause...
![SCN Demanded IGST, But Final Order Imposes CGST & SGST with Penalty: Allahabad HC Finds Order wholly Contrary to Original SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/23/500x300_2053207-scn-scn-demanded-igst-final-order-imposes-cgst-sgst-cgst-sgst-cgst-sgst-with-penalty-taxscan.webp "SCN Demanded IGST, But Final Order Imposes CGST & SGST with Penalty: Allahabad HC Finds Order wholly Contrary to Original SCN [Read Order]")
No Prohibition on Lending IEC: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed u/s 114AA of Customs Act for accepting IEC of an Import Firm [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that there is no bar in lending of IEC and set aside the penalty under section 114AA of the Customs Act,...
![No Prohibition on Lending IEC: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed u/s 114AA of Customs Act for accepting IEC of an Import Firm [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/22/500x300_2052427-prohibition-lending-iec-cestat-penalty-imposed-us-114aa-customs-act-accepting-iec-import-firm-taxscan.webp "No Prohibition on Lending IEC: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed u/s 114AA of Customs Act for accepting IEC of an Import Firm [Read Order]")
Products Generated During Rice Bran Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”, Exempt from Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the products generated during the refining of rice bran oil, namely R.B. Fatty Acid, R.B. Wax, and...
![Products Generated During Rice Bran Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”, Exempt from Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/20/500x300_2050937-rice-bran-oil-site-img.webp "Products Generated During Rice Bran Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”, Exempt from Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Customs House Agent Cannot Be Penalized Without Direct Evidence or Involvement in Alleged Undervaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a Customs House Agent (CHA) cannot be penalized without direct evidence or involvement in the alleged...
![Customs House Agent Cannot Be Penalized Without Direct Evidence or Involvement in Alleged Undervaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/500x300_2049947-cestat-mumbai-customs-house-penalized-taxscan.webp "Customs House Agent Cannot Be Penalized Without Direct Evidence or Involvement in Alleged Undervaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
26 pieces of Gold Biscuit Smuggling: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed under Customs Act In Absence of Documentory Evidence Showing Involvement [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside the penalty imposed under the Customs Act, 1962 without documentary evidence showing involvement. ...
![26 pieces of Gold Biscuit Smuggling: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed under Customs Act In Absence of Documentory Evidence Showing Involvement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/500x300_2049789-gold-biscuit-smuggling-taxscan.webp "26 pieces of Gold Biscuit Smuggling: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed under Customs Act In Absence of Documentory Evidence Showing Involvement [Read Order]")