ITR still not processed? Know Why Delayed and What Now to Expedite Refunds!
Filing the IncomeTax Return (ITR) is only the first step in the annual compliance ritual. For millions of taxpayers across India, the real relief...
![Loan Prepayment Charges Not Admissible for CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/250x150_2093052-site-image-2.webp "Loan Prepayment Charges Not Admissible for CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/250x150_2093058-bis-quality-control-cestat-quashes-penalty-stainless-steel-coils-taxscan.webp "BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]")
![Refund Cannot Be Denied for Lack of BRC/FIRC: CESTAT Sets Aside Rejection in Service Tax Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/250x150_2093057-cestat-service-tax-service-tax-case-rejection-in-service-tax-case-taxscan.webp "Refund Cannot Be Denied for Lack of BRC/FIRC: CESTAT Sets Aside Rejection in Service Tax Case [Read Order]")
![Excise Dues Extinguished Under Approved Resolution Plan: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Recovery Appeal Against Bhatia Coke Energy Limited [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/250x150_2093022-excise-dues-resolution-plan-cestat-revenues-recovery-appeal-taxsacan.webp "Excise Dues Extinguished Under Approved Resolution Plan: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Recovery Appeal Against Bhatia Coke Energy Limited [Read Order]")
Weight-Based Formula to Compute Value Not Legally Valid for Furniture: CESTAT Restores Declared Transaction Value in Nilkamal Ltd Case [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that applying a weight-based formula to determine the value of imported furniture is not legally valid and ...
![Weight-Based Formula to Compute Value Not Legally Valid for Furniture: CESTAT Restores Declared Transaction Value in Nilkamal Ltd Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093029-nikamal.webp "Weight-Based Formula to Compute Value Not Legally Valid for Furniture: CESTAT Restores Declared Transaction Value in Nilkamal Ltd Case [Read Order]")
Penalty Paid to Third Parties for Breach of Contract Not Hit by Explanation u/s 37(1): ITAT Deletes ₹34.71 Lakh Disallowance [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that the penalty paid to third parties for breach of contract does not come under the explanation of Sec 37(1). ITAT deleted the...
![Penalty Paid to Third Parties for Breach of Contract Not Hit by Explanation u/s 37(1): ITAT Deletes ₹34.71 Lakh Disallowance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093008-2061821-penalty-hc-taxscan.webp "Penalty Paid to Third Parties for Breach of Contract Not Hit by Explanation u/s 37(1): ITAT Deletes ₹34.71 Lakh Disallowance [Read Order]")
Notice Pay Recovered from Employees Who Leave Without Completing Notice Period Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that notice pay recovered from employees who leave without completing the stipulated notice period is...
![Notice Pay Recovered from Employees Who Leave Without Completing Notice Period Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093012-employees-notice-period-service-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Notice Pay Recovered from Employees Who Leave Without Completing Notice Period Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Old Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Not Excisable: CESTAT Holds Removal Does Not Amount to Manufacture [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that old Lead Acid Batteries recovered from ship breaking are not excisable as their removal does not...
![Old Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Not Excisable: CESTAT Holds Removal Does Not Amount to Manufacture [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093003-old-lead-acid-batteries-taxscan.webp "Old Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Not Excisable: CESTAT Holds Removal Does Not Amount to Manufacture [Read Order]")
Old and Used Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Classifiable Under Heading 8507, Not as Lead Waste and Scrap: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that old and used Lead Acid Batteries recovered from ship breaking are classifiable under Heading 8507...
![Old and Used Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Classifiable Under Heading 8507, Not as Lead Waste and Scrap: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093013-cestat-lead-acid-batteries-gst-old-batteries-classification-taxscan.webp "Old and Used Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Classifiable Under Heading 8507, Not as Lead Waste and Scrap: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![DRAT dismisses IDFC First Banks Appeal in Default Due to Non-Representation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093011-drat-idfc-first-bank-idfc-first-banks-appeal-non-representation-taxscan.webp "DRAT dismisses IDFC First Banks Appeal in Default Due to Non-Representation [Read Order]")