![Unclear Whether Excise Duty can be Demanded on Alleged Diversion of Goods when Duty already Paid: CESTAT Rejects Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/24/2130057-unclear-whether-excise-duty-can-be-demanded-on-alleged-diversion-of-goods-when-duty-already-paid-site-imagejpg.webp "Unclear Whether Excise Duty can be Demanded on Alleged Diversion of Goods when Duty already Paid: CESTAT Rejects Appeal [Read Order]")
Unclear Whether Excise Duty can be Demanded on Alleged Diversion of Goods when Duty already Paid: CESTAT Rejects Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, rejected an appeal wherein it was unclear whether excise duty can be...
![Rule 8(3A) of Central Excise Rules already struck down as Ultra Vires by several HCs: Jharkhand HC Disposes Appeals [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129577-rule-83a-of-central-excise-rules-already-struck-down-as-ultra-vires-by-several-hcsjpg.webp "Rule 8(3A) of Central Excise Rules already struck down as Ultra Vires by several HCs: Jharkhand HC Disposes Appeals [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Rules Inox Air Products’ Fixed Facility Charges for Storage Tanks Not Taxable as ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’ Service [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129573-inox-air-productjpg.webp "CESTAT Rules Inox Air Products’ Fixed Facility Charges for Storage Tanks Not Taxable as ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’ Service [Read Order]")
![Recipient of Service to Pay Applicable Service Tax as per Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129547-recipient-of-servicejpg.webp "Recipient of Service to Pay Applicable Service Tax as per Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
Importer cannot Reopen Issue after Requesting Closure of DRI Investigation by Paying Differential Duty Voluntarily: Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has ruled that an importer who voluntarily pays differential customs duty during a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) investigation and requests the closure of...
![Importer cannot Reopen Issue after Requesting Closure of DRI Investigation by Paying Differential Duty Voluntarily: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129160-importer-cannot-reopen-issue-after-requesting-closure-of-dri-investigation-by-paying-differential-dutyjpg.webp "Importer cannot Reopen Issue after Requesting Closure of DRI Investigation by Paying Differential Duty Voluntarily: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Upholds Deletion of S. 14A Disallowance due to AO's Failure to Record Proper Satisfaction [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India upheld the deletion of a disallowance made under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act after finding no reason to interfere with the view taken by the...
![Supreme Court Upholds Deletion of S. 14A Disallowance due to AOs Failure to Record Proper Satisfaction [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129108-supreme-court-upholds-deletion-of-s-14a-disallowance-due-to-aos-failure-to-record-proper-satisfactionjpg.webp "Supreme Court Upholds Deletion of S. 14A Disallowance due to AOs Failure to Record Proper Satisfaction [Read Order]")
SC Declines to Intervene in Delayed Income Tax Reassessment Challenge, Affirms Duty to Cooperate with Authorities [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the writ petition that had been filed more than a year after the reassessment order and without furnishing the required information...
![SC Declines to Intervene in Delayed Income Tax Reassessment Challenge, Affirms Duty to Cooperate with Authorities [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/11/2128833-sc-declines-to-intervene-in-delayed-income-tax-reassessment-challenge-affirms-duty-to-cooperate-with-authorities-site-imagejpg.webp "SC Declines to Intervene in Delayed Income Tax Reassessment Challenge, Affirms Duty to Cooperate with Authorities [Read Order]")
ITAT Upholds Deletion of ₹1.73 Cr Labour Income Addition as Assessee Had Already Disclosed Income in Return and Form 26AS [Read Order]
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal(ITAT), Ahmedabad Bench, upheld the deletion of ₹1,73,94,080 addition towards labour income after observing that the appellant had already disclosed the income in...
![ITAT Upholds Deletion of ₹1.73 Cr Labour Income Addition as Assessee Had Already Disclosed Income in Return and Form 26AS [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/09/2128563-itat-upholds-deletion-of-173-cr-labour-income-addition-as-assessee-had-already-disclosed-income-in-return-and-form-26as-jpg.webp "ITAT Upholds Deletion of ₹1.73 Cr Labour Income Addition as Assessee Had Already Disclosed Income in Return and Form 26AS [Read Order]")
Service Tax Penalty Imposed not Permissible as Land Belongs to Govt of Meghalaya, Not Intended for Sale: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, allowed an appeal wherein the penalty imposed was not permissible as the subject land belonged to the Government of...
![Service Tax Penalty Imposed not Permissible as Land Belongs to Govt of Meghalaya, Not Intended for Sale: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128112-service-tax-penalty-imposed-not-permissible-as-land-belongs-to-govt-of-meghalayajpg.webp "Service Tax Penalty Imposed not Permissible as Land Belongs to Govt of Meghalaya, Not Intended for Sale: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
![No Fresh Reassessment after 4 years when Facts Were Fully Disclosed: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/02/2127581-itat-4-yearsjpg.webp "No Fresh Reassessment after 4 years when Facts Were Fully Disclosed: ITAT [Read Order]")
Non Adoption Of MRP Based Valuation Not Form any Wilful Suppression: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1.18 Cr Excise Demand On Universal Colours India [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) held that non adoption of MRP valuation under Section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 does not constitute...
![Non Adoption Of MRP Based Valuation Not Form any Wilful Suppression: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1.18 Cr Excise Demand On Universal Colours India [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/2126207-universal-colours-india-cestatjpg.webp "Non Adoption Of MRP Based Valuation Not Form any Wilful Suppression: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1.18 Cr Excise Demand On Universal Colours India [Read Order]")