![Verbatim Reproduction of Contents of SCN in Customs Final Order, No Independent Reasoning: Madras HC sets aside Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/2082138-madras-hc-customs-case-taxscan.webp "Verbatim Reproduction of Contents of SCN in Customs Final Order, No Independent Reasoning: Madras HC sets aside Order [Read Order]")
Verbatim Reproduction of Contents of SCN in Customs Final Order, No Independent Reasoning: Madras HC sets aside Order [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has set aside a Customs adjudication order after finding that it merely reproduced the contents of the show cause notice (SCN)...
![Imposition of Penalty Without Hearing Violates Principles of Natural Justice: Allahabad HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/30/2082108-penalty-allahabad-hc-taxscan.webp "Imposition of Penalty Without Hearing Violates Principles of Natural Justice: Allahabad HC [Read Order]")
![Section 269SS intended to curb Black Money, does not extend to Genuine Final Consideration: ITAT quashes ₹20 Lakh Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/2081411-itat-delhi-penalty-taxpayer-itat-penalty-taxscan.webp "Section 269SS intended to curb Black Money, does not extend to Genuine Final Consideration: ITAT quashes ₹20 Lakh Penalty [Read Order]")
![Arranging Cane-Harvesting Workers for Farmers Without Control is Mere Facilitation, Not Taxable as Manpower Supply Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/2081350-site-img28-21.webp "Arranging Cane-Harvesting Workers for Farmers Without Control is Mere Facilitation, Not Taxable as Manpower Supply Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Time Extension by Supreme Court During COVID Meant for Litigants, Not Authorities: Andhra Pradesh HC quashes GST Revisional Order [Read Order]
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed a revisional order passed by the GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) Department beyond the statutory time limit, holding that the extension of limitation...
![Time Extension by Supreme Court During COVID Meant for Litigants, Not Authorities: Andhra Pradesh HC quashes GST Revisional Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/26/2080610-gst-revisional-order-taxscan.webp "Time Extension by Supreme Court During COVID Meant for Litigants, Not Authorities: Andhra Pradesh HC quashes GST Revisional Order [Read Order]")
Disallowance of ₹1.87 Crore MAT Credit in Schindler India’s Return of Income: ITAT Remands matter to AO to Verify & Allow Necessary Credit [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) recently directed the jurisdictional Assessing Officer (AO) to verify and allow necessary MAT (Minimum Alternate Tax) credit of...
![Disallowance of ₹1.87 Crore MAT Credit in Schindler India’s Return of Income: ITAT Remands matter to AO to Verify & Allow Necessary Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/26/2080578-2060606-itat-ruling-income-tax-tribunal-tax-disallowance-taxscan.webp "Disallowance of ₹1.87 Crore MAT Credit in Schindler India’s Return of Income: ITAT Remands matter to AO to Verify & Allow Necessary Credit [Read Order]")
Liquidated Damages Not Taxable as Declared Service: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand, Extended Limitation Unsustainable [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a service tax demand of ₹2,10,11,500, holding that liquidated damages recovered for delayed...
![Liquidated Damages Not Taxable as Declared Service: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand, Extended Limitation Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/26/2080562-cestat-liquidated-damages-taxability-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Liquidated Damages Not Taxable as Declared Service: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand, Extended Limitation Unsustainable [Read Order]")
Customs Slaps ₹12cr Penalty on Two Former UAE Consulate Officials in Kerala Gold Smuggling Case, RTI Reveals
The Customs Department has levied penalties totaling ₹12 crore against two former officials of the UAE Consulate in connection with the well-known Kerala gold smuggling case in diplomatic baggage. ...
Assessing Authority Cannot Impose Demand Beyond the Amount Proposed in GST Show Cause Notice: Allahabad HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Allahabad High Court held that an assessing authority cannot impose a demand beyond the amount proposed in a GST show cause notice. Vibhuti Tyres, the petitioner, was...
![Assessing Authority Cannot Impose Demand Beyond the Amount Proposed in GST Show Cause Notice: Allahabad HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/22/2079170-2065684-summary-of-scn-substitute-show-cause-notice-gauhati-hc-summary-scn-taxscan.webp "Assessing Authority Cannot Impose Demand Beyond the Amount Proposed in GST Show Cause Notice: Allahabad HC [Read Order]")
Relief for Bentley Motors: CESTAT Quashes ₹20 Lakh Penalty, Rules Exporter Not Liable for Importer’s Undervaluation [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that an overseas exporter cannot be penalized under Section 112(a)(ii) of the Customs Act when the alleged ...
![Relief for Bentley Motors: CESTAT Quashes ₹20 Lakh Penalty, Rules Exporter Not Liable for Importer’s Undervaluation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/21/2079085-relief-for-bentley-motors-cestat-penalty-rules-exporter-liable-importers-undervaluation-taxscan.webp "Relief for Bentley Motors: CESTAT Quashes ₹20 Lakh Penalty, Rules Exporter Not Liable for Importer’s Undervaluation [Read Order]")
Mere Assembly of Imported Components can make “e-Rickshaw”: CESTAT upholds Differential Customs Duty Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench at New Delhi, has held that the import of essential components of an electric rickshaw (E-rickshaw), even in...
![Mere Assembly of Imported Components can make “e-Rickshaw”: CESTAT upholds Differential Customs Duty Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/19/2078370-mere-assembly-of-imported-components-imported-components-can-make-e-rickshaw-taxscan.webp "Mere Assembly of Imported Components can make “e-Rickshaw”: CESTAT upholds Differential Customs Duty Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]")