![No Consignment Note, No GTA Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demands on Indian Tobacco Traders [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110467-indian-tobacco-traders-taxscan.jfif "No Consignment Note, No GTA Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demands on Indian Tobacco Traders [Read Order]")
No Consignment Note, No GTA Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demands on Indian Tobacco Traders [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad (CESTAT), set aside Service Tax which cannot be levied under Goods Transport...
![Customs cannot Re-Confiscate Mercedes Car citing Import Misdeclaration when Subsequent Buyer is Unaware of Allegation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/250x150_2111244-disabled-car-buyers-gst.webp "Customs cannot Re-Confiscate Mercedes Car citing Import Misdeclaration when Subsequent Buyer is Unaware of Allegation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Face-Recognition Systems Classify as Automatic Data Processing Machines Under Tariff Heading 8471: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/250x150_2110345-face-recognition-system-automatic-data-processing-machines-taxscan.webp "Face-Recognition Systems Classify as Automatic Data Processing Machines Under Tariff Heading 8471: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CAAR Rejects Skoda’s EV Parts Classification Request Due to Pending Bombay HC Litigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/250x150_2109533-caar-skoda-ev-parts-classification-request-pending-bombay-hc-litigation-taxscan.webp "CAAR Rejects Skoda’s EV Parts Classification Request Due to Pending Bombay HC Litigation [Read Order]")
![GST Notices Cannot be Deemed Served only by Portal Upload after Cancellation of Registration: Allahabad HC says its Natural Justice Violation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/250x150_2110995-gst-notices-deemed-served-portal-upload-cancellation-registration-allahabad-hc-natural-justice-violation-taxscan.webp "GST Notices Cannot be Deemed Served only by Portal Upload after Cancellation of Registration: Allahabad HC says its Natural Justice Violation [Read Order]")
GST Order uploaded on Portal: Madras HC orders to Lift ITC A/c Attachment on 25% Deposit [Read Order]
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court set aside an ex-parte Goods and Services Tax (GST) order issued against a firm for the financial year 2020-21, holding that the petitioner was not aware of...
![GST Order uploaded on Portal: Madras HC orders to Lift ITC A/c Attachment on 25% Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/500x300_2109646-gst-order-portal-madras-hc-lift-itc-attachment-deposit-taxscan.webp "GST Order uploaded on Portal: Madras HC orders to Lift ITC A/c Attachment on 25% Deposit [Read Order]")
Maruti Dealership Incentives Qualify as Trade Discounts Not Taxable Services: CESTAT Quashes ₹2.21Cr Service Tax Demand on Audi Motors [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeals filed by Audi Motors Pvt. Ltd. and its Accountant, setting aside the service tax demand of...
![Maruti Dealership Incentives Qualify as Trade Discounts Not Taxable Services: CESTAT Quashes ₹2.21Cr Service Tax Demand on Audi Motors [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110494-maruti-dealership-incentives-trade-discount-taxable-service-csetat-service-tax-demand-audi-motors-taxscan.webp "Maruti Dealership Incentives Qualify as Trade Discounts Not Taxable Services: CESTAT Quashes ₹2.21Cr Service Tax Demand on Audi Motors [Read Order]")
GST Ex-Parte Order Quashed: Allahabad HC Rules SCN Defective for Mentioning "N/A" in Place of Personal Hearing Date [Read Order]
on a petitioner and held that the original Show Cause Notice (SCN) was defective for failing to mention the date, time, and place The Allahabad High Court quashed an ex-parte order that had imposed ...
![GST Ex-Parte Order Quashed: Allahabad HC Rules SCN Defective for Mentioning N/A in Place of Personal Hearing Date [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110484-gst-ex-parte-order-scn-personal-hearing-date-taxscan.webp "GST Ex-Parte Order Quashed: Allahabad HC Rules SCN Defective for Mentioning N/A in Place of Personal Hearing Date [Read Order]")
GST Authorities Must First Proceed against Suppliers Before Targeting ITC Recipients: Kerala HC Quashes GST Notice [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court has quashed a show cause notice issued to a taxpayer regarding input tax credit, establishing that tax authorities must first initiate proceedings against suppliers before...
![GST Authorities Must First Proceed against Suppliers Before Targeting ITC Recipients: Kerala HC Quashes GST Notice [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110391-kerala-hc-gst-notice-taxscan.webp "GST Authorities Must First Proceed against Suppliers Before Targeting ITC Recipients: Kerala HC Quashes GST Notice [Read Order]")
7 Gold Bangles Weighing 222 Grams Confiscated, Passenger Claims it belongs to 3 ladies: Delhi HC Allows to Challenge Customs Order [Read Order]
passengers claimed that it belonged to three ladies. Thus, the court allowed the petitioner to file the appeal of the customs order before the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals). The Petitioner,...
![7 Gold Bangles Weighing 222 Grams Confiscated, Passenger Claims it belongs to 3 ladies: Delhi HC Allows to Challenge Customs Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110245-7-gold-bangles-passenger-claims-taxscan.webp "7 Gold Bangles Weighing 222 Grams Confiscated, Passenger Claims it belongs to 3 ladies: Delhi HC Allows to Challenge Customs Order [Read Order]")
‘Maintain Delivery Proof for Every Speed-Post Notice’: Delhi HC Directs Customs Noting ‘Proof of Service’ Lapses [Read Order]
In a very recent order, the Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department to strictly maintain delivery proof for all speed-post notices after finding serious lapses in the service of Show...
![‘Maintain Delivery Proof for Every Speed-Post Notice’: Delhi HC Directs Customs Noting ‘Proof of Service’ Lapses [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/500x300_2110073-delivery-proof-speed-post-notice-delhi-hc-proof-service-taxscan.webp "‘Maintain Delivery Proof for Every Speed-Post Notice’: Delhi HC Directs Customs Noting ‘Proof of Service’ Lapses [Read Order]")
Delhi HC Rules Fraudulent GST ITC Case Not Fit for Writ Jurisdiction Owing to Complex Transactions [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a writ petition filed by M/s R Gupta Metal Store challenging a demand order under the GST regime. The Court held that cases involving fraudulent...
![Delhi HC Rules Fraudulent GST ITC Case Not Fit for Writ Jurisdiction Owing to Complex Transactions [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/500x300_2110047-delhi-hc-gst-itc-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC Rules Fraudulent GST ITC Case Not Fit for Writ Jurisdiction Owing to Complex Transactions [Read Order]")