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CESTAT Denies Service Tax Exemption on Rent to Educational Entity for Failure to Prove Tenant’s Educational Status

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi has held that...

No Separate Service Tax on Credit-Card Interchange Fee Where Tax Is Already Paid on Entire MDR: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Regional Bench, has set...

Sugar Export Ban Upheld: Bombay High Court Says Private Contracts and Advance Payments Can’t Override Govt. Policy

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision...

Mere Facilitation of Customs Clearance Can’t Establish Knowledge of Smuggling: Madras High Court 

The Madras High Court has held that mere facilitation of customs clearance cannot establish...

Delhi High Court Declines to Revisit CENVAT Credit Evidence, Holds Judicial Review of Settlement Commission Orders Narrow

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging an order of the...

Settled Customs Dispute Can’t Be Reopened Through Article 226 Challenge to Interest Liability: Delhi High Court 

The Delhi High Court has held that a party which consciously opts to settle...

CESTAT Reduces Bank Guarantee for Provisionally Released Chinese-Origin Printing Machinery from 80% to 30% of Differential Duty

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Regional Bench, has held...

CRCL Test Based Only on Physical Appearance Can’t Justify Prolonged Detention: Punjab & Haryana HC Orders Release of Imported Roasted Areca Nuts

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Customs authorities to release consignments...

Disposal Of Mining Overburden By Entity Authorised By Mining Lease Holder Constitutes Taxable Service: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that...

CESTAT Upholds Rs. 20.65 Crore Customs Duty Demand After Brass Scrap Imports Found to Originate From Pakistan, Not UAE

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has...

Importers Liable for Customs Duty Benefits Availed Through Manipulated Scrips: Delhi High Court 

The Delhi High Court has ruled that importers cannot escape customs duty liability by...

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