![Reduced Penalty u/s 78 of GST Applies If Tax and Interest Paid Within 30 Days of Demand Order: CESTAT Cuts Penalty to 25% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/500x300_2061113-reduced-penalty-penalty-reduced-penalty-section-78-of-gst-applies-section-78-of-gst-applies-taxscan.webp "Reduced Penalty u/s 78 of GST Applies If Tax and Interest Paid Within 30 Days of Demand Order: CESTAT Cuts Penalty to 25% [Read Order]")
Reduced Penalty u/s 78 of GST Applies If Tax and Interest Paid Within 30 Days of Demand Order: CESTAT Cuts Penalty to 25% [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a reduced penalty under Section 78...
![CESTAT upholds Confiscation of 2.95 Kg Foreign-Marked Gold as Invoice Mismatched and No Proof of Duty Payment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/250x150_2061093-foreign-gold-taxscan.webp "CESTAT upholds Confiscation of 2.95 Kg Foreign-Marked Gold as Invoice Mismatched and No Proof of Duty Payment [Read Order]")
![GST Registration Cancelled due to Non-Filing of Returns: Gauhati HC Allows Restoration Upon Clearing Dues [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/07/250x150_2060688-gst-registration-taxscan.webp "GST Registration Cancelled due to Non-Filing of Returns: Gauhati HC Allows Restoration Upon Clearing Dues [Read Order]")
![FOB Value Agreed Between Buyer and Seller Cannot Be Changed by Customs Authorities: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/07/250x150_2060291-fob-value.webp "FOB Value Agreed Between Buyer and Seller Cannot Be Changed by Customs Authorities: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Holds Reimbursed Diesel Expenses on Actuals Non-Taxable Under Service Tax, Reduces Penalty to 25% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/06/250x150_2059836-cestat-cestat-holds-reimbursed-diesel-expenses-diesel-expenses-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Holds Reimbursed Diesel Expenses on Actuals Non-Taxable Under Service Tax, Reduces Penalty to 25% [Read Order]")
SCN and OIO under Customs not Served to Tapioca Exporter: Madras HC Grants Opportunity for Hearing and Production of BRCs or CA Certificate [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has quashed an ex-parte order passed by the Customs Department. It found that the order-in-original and show cause notice was served to the exporter. The court allowed...
![SCN and OIO under Customs not Served to Tapioca Exporter: Madras HC Grants Opportunity for Hearing and Production of BRCs or CA Certificate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/05/500x300_2059406-ca-certificate.webp "SCN and OIO under Customs not Served to Tapioca Exporter: Madras HC Grants Opportunity for Hearing and Production of BRCs or CA Certificate [Read Order]")
Income Tax Dept. Can’t Deny Adequate Time for SCN Reply Citing Limitation, Must Initiate Proceedings Earlier: Madras HC Grants Relief to Tamil Nadu Power Corp. [Read Order]
The Madras High Court recently granted relief to the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TNPDC) in a dispute concerning the Income Tax Department’s denial to provide TNPDC adequate time...
![Income Tax Dept. Can’t Deny Adequate Time for SCN Reply Citing Limitation, Must Initiate Proceedings Earlier: Madras HC Grants Relief to Tamil Nadu Power Corp. [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2059088-income-tax-department-income-tax-department-cant-deny-adequate-time-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Dept. Can’t Deny Adequate Time for SCN Reply Citing Limitation, Must Initiate Proceedings Earlier: Madras HC Grants Relief to Tamil Nadu Power Corp. [Read Order]")
![Penalty on Co noticee is invalid when main case is settled under SVLDRS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2059100-cestat-cestat-ahmedabad-under-svldrs-svldrs-penalty-on-co-noticee-co-noticee-noticee-case-main-noticee-case-customs-taxscan.webp "Penalty on Co noticee is invalid when main case is settled under SVLDRS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Madras HC Dismisses writ petition against SEBI on availability of remedy u/s 15T of SEBI Act [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Madras High Court dismissed the writ petition against the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on availability of remedy under section 15 T of the SEBI Act , 1992....
![Madras HC Dismisses writ petition against SEBI on availability of remedy u/s 15T of SEBI Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2059012-madras-hc-dismisses-writ-petition-against-sebi-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Madras HC Dismisses writ petition against SEBI on availability of remedy u/s 15T of SEBI Act [Read Order]")
Demand of Service Tax cannot be Solely based on Income Tax Data in Form 26AS: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]
In a recent case, the New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that the service tax demand cannot be based solely on Income Tax Data in Form 26AS...
![Demand of Service Tax cannot be Solely based on Income Tax Data in Form 26AS: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2058908-income-tax-update-form-26as-taxscan.webp "Demand of Service Tax cannot be Solely based on Income Tax Data in Form 26AS: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]")
![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]")