![Relief to Importer: Madras HC Holds Contemporaneous Documents Qualify as “On Record” for S. 149 Corrections under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2111983-madras-high-court-taxscan.jfif "Relief to Importer: Madras HC Holds Contemporaneous Documents Qualify as “On Record” for S. 149 Corrections under Customs Act [Read Order]")
Relief to Importer: Madras HC Holds Contemporaneous Documents Qualify as “On Record” for S. 149 Corrections under Customs Act [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court ruled that contemporaneous documents available with an importer at the time of import are sufficient to...
![No Evidence of Penal Offences Beyond Negligence: Calcutta HC Quashes Charges Against Vijaya Banks Panel Advocate in Loan Fraud Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/250x150_2111908-no-evidence-penal-offences-beyond-negligence-calcutta-hc-quashes-charges-vijaya-banks-panel-advocate-loan-fraud-matter.webp "No Evidence of Penal Offences Beyond Negligence: Calcutta HC Quashes Charges Against Vijaya Banks Panel Advocate in Loan Fraud Matter [Read Order]")
![Disproportionate Assets in Husband’s Name and Joint Holdings Raise Abetment Charge: Madras HC Dismisses Wife’s Plea for Discharge [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/250x150_2111896-madras-hc-grants-opportunity-tax-payment-owing-taxscan.webp "Disproportionate Assets in Husband’s Name and Joint Holdings Raise Abetment Charge: Madras HC Dismisses Wife’s Plea for Discharge [Read Order]")
![Change of Opinion Bars Reopening: Calcutta HC sets aside Income Tax Notice against Coal Manufacturer on alleged Cash Return [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/250x150_2111900-calcutta-hc-income-tax-notice-taxscan.jfif "Change of Opinion Bars Reopening: Calcutta HC sets aside Income Tax Notice against Coal Manufacturer on alleged Cash Return [Read Order]")
Penalty Not Sustainable when Customs Ignores Assessee’s Valuation: CESTAT Quashes Penalties of Rs 1.57 Crore [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Bench at Kolkata, has set aside the penalties imposed upon appellant, a Government approved valuer, under Sections 112(a)(iii) and...
![Penalty Not Sustainable when Customs Ignores Assessee’s Valuation: CESTAT Quashes Penalties of Rs 1.57 Crore [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2111929-penalty-not-sustainabler-customs-assessee-valuation-cestat-penalties-taxscan.webp "Penalty Not Sustainable when Customs Ignores Assessee’s Valuation: CESTAT Quashes Penalties of Rs 1.57 Crore [Read Order]")
Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) Bench at Kolkata held that the Department failed to establish the foreign origin or smuggled nature of the gold, in a case ...
![Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2111930-gold-seizure-customs-cestat-failed-seized-gold-foreign-smuggled-orders-release-taxscan.webp "Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]")
Excise Duty Cannot Rest on Assumptions: CESTAT Rules Clandestine Clearance Allegation Fails for Lack of Cogent Evidence [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata (CESTAT) has held that excise duty cannot be demanded on the basis of assumptions, presumptions, or preponderance of probabilities,...
![Excise Duty Cannot Rest on Assumptions: CESTAT Rules Clandestine Clearance Allegation Fails for Lack of Cogent Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111694-excise-duty-assumptions-cestat-rules-clandestine-clearance-allegation-cogent-evidence-taxscan.webp "Excise Duty Cannot Rest on Assumptions: CESTAT Rules Clandestine Clearance Allegation Fails for Lack of Cogent Evidence [Read Order]")
Duty Demand on DFIA Imports Set Aside: CESTAT Rules Extended Limitation Cannot Apply to Bona Fide Transferee [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), set aside a duty demand raised by invoking the extended limitation period under the Customs Act, 1962, holding that...
![Duty Demand on DFIA Imports Set Aside: CESTAT Rules Extended Limitation Cannot Apply to Bona Fide Transferee [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111684-duty-demand-dfia-imports-cestat-rules-extended-limitation-apply-bona-fide-transferee-taxscan.webp "Duty Demand on DFIA Imports Set Aside: CESTAT Rules Extended Limitation Cannot Apply to Bona Fide Transferee [Read Order]")
Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that THE clandestine removal charge could not be sustained and the demand of ₹97.9 lakh was required to be set...
![Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111695-clandestine-removal-charge-fails-cestat-drops-excise-demand-over-non-compliance.webp "Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]")
Insurance Company's CENVAT Credit Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Rules Services Received Before Restrictive Definition Applied [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the Appellant’s appeal, holding that credit cannot be denied on grounds not raised in the Show Cause...
![Insurance Companys CENVAT Credit Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Rules Services Received Before Restrictive Definition Applied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111677-insurance-companys-cenvat-credit-appeal-allowed-cestat-rules-services-received-before-restrictive-definition-applied.webp "Insurance Companys CENVAT Credit Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Rules Services Received Before Restrictive Definition Applied [Read Order]")
Provision for Future Expenses Allowable under Matching Principle: ITAT Quashes Reassessment due to Lack of New Material [Read Order]
The Jaipur Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) quashed the reassessment initiated under Section 147/148 and deleted the disallowance of provision for future expenses, holding that...
![Provision for Future Expenses Allowable under Matching Principle: ITAT Quashes Reassessment due to Lack of New Material [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/500x300_2111077-provision-future-expenses-matching-principle-itat-quashes-reassessment-lack-new-material-taxscan.webp "Provision for Future Expenses Allowable under Matching Principle: ITAT Quashes Reassessment due to Lack of New Material [Read Order]")