GST Collections Rise to ₹1.74 Lakh Crore in December 2025, Annual Growth Stands at 8.6%
India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose to Rs. 1.74 lakh crore in December 2025, which is showing 6.1% increase compared to the same...
![Madras HC Quashes Service Tax Demand on Chennai Police for Bundobast Services, Holds Sovereign Functions Not Taxable before 1 June 2012 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/06/2117254-madras-hc-service-tax-demand-taxscan.jfif "Madras HC Quashes Service Tax Demand on Chennai Police for Bundobast Services, Holds Sovereign Functions Not Taxable before 1 June 2012 [Read Order]")
![Coated Paper Imported in Rolls Classified under CTH 4810 13 90, Residual Entry Not Applicable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/2117180-cestat-new-delhi-coated-paper-import-classification-classification-of-paper-in-rolls-coated-paper-import-classification-coated-paper-imported-in-rolls-taxscan.webp "Coated Paper Imported in Rolls Classified under CTH 4810 13 90, Residual Entry Not Applicable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete Supreme Court Cases [Part VI - The Final Part]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/03/2116869-annual-tax-corporate-law-digest-2025-complete-supreme-court-cases-part-vi-the-final-part-taxscan.webp "Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete Supreme Court Cases [Part VI - The Final Part]")
![Once SVLDRS Discharge Certificate Issued, No further Interest Payable on Belated Service Tax: Bombay HC rules against Revenue [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/2117213-site-image-13-t.webp "Once SVLDRS Discharge Certificate Issued, No further Interest Payable on Belated Service Tax: Bombay HC rules against Revenue [Read Order]")
Incidence of Differential Duty Not Transferred to Third Parties: CESTAT Grants BPCL’s ₹6.6Cr Protest Refund u/s 11B [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s refund claim of ₹6.62 crore, ruling that the differential...
![Incidence of Differential Duty Not Transferred to Third Parties: CESTAT Grants BPCL’s ₹6.6Cr Protest Refund u/s 11B [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/2117152-incidence-duty-transferred-third-parties-cestat-grants-bpcl-protest-refund-taxscan.webp "Incidence of Differential Duty Not Transferred to Third Parties: CESTAT Grants BPCL’s ₹6.6Cr Protest Refund u/s 11B [Read Order]")
Excise Duty Hike Notification Not Published In Gazette When Goods Cleared: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Demand on BPCL [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has granted relief to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), holding that the excise...
![Excise Duty Hike Notification Not Published In Gazette When Goods Cleared: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Demand on BPCL [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/2117136-site-image-4-t-1.webp "Excise Duty Hike Notification Not Published In Gazette When Goods Cleared: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Demand on BPCL [Read Order]")
Rectification Application filed within Limitation not be Examined with ‘Microscope’: Allahabad HC sets aside GST Order [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court recently set aside a Goods and Services Tax (GST) adjudication order, holding that when a rectification application is filed within the statutory limitation period and is...
![Rectification Application filed within Limitation not be Examined with ‘Microscope’: Allahabad HC sets aside GST Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/2117208-allahabad-hc-microscope-gst-order-taxscan.jfif "Rectification Application filed within Limitation not be Examined with ‘Microscope’: Allahabad HC sets aside GST Order [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand upheld for Willful Suppression and Non-Filing of Returns: CESTAT Confirms ₹1.30 Lakh on Works Contract and Erection Services [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) upheld a ₹1.30 lakh service tax demand for FY 2016-17, invoking extended limitation under Section 73(1) due to...
![Service Tax Demand upheld for Willful Suppression and Non-Filing of Returns: CESTAT Confirms ₹1.30 Lakh on Works Contract and Erection Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/03/2116944-service-tax-demand-upheld-willful-suppression-non-filing-returns-cestat-confirms-works-contract-erection-services-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand upheld for Willful Suppression and Non-Filing of Returns: CESTAT Confirms ₹1.30 Lakh on Works Contract and Erection Services [Read Order]")
CESTAT Remands ₹3.90 Crore Sun Pharma Case, Holds Deemed Exports to be Considered For DTA Entitlement [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) remanded a Rs. 3.90 crore excise duty demand, holding that the FOB value of deemed exports should be...
![CESTAT Remands ₹3.90 Crore Sun Pharma Case, Holds Deemed Exports to be Considered For DTA Entitlement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/03/2116934-unregistered-agreement-sell-does-not-bar-asset-transfer-cirp-nclat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Remands ₹3.90 Crore Sun Pharma Case, Holds Deemed Exports to be Considered For DTA Entitlement [Read Order]")