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Indirect Taxes
Non-Communication of Time Extension Not Fatal Under Customs Law If Statute Doesn’t Mandate It: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that failure to communicate an extension of time...
Indirect Taxes
Recovery Notice Can’t Be Issued to ISD, CESTAT Quashes CENVAT Credit Demand and Penalty
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench, has held that...
Indirect Taxes
Charging Case Without Power Supply for Hearing Aids Cannot Be Classified as ‘Static Converter’: CESTAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Foreign Exporter Can’t Be Penalised for Importer’s Misdeclaration: Bombay HC Quashes Customs SCN
The Bombay High Court has held that foreign exporters cannot be subjected to penalty...
Indirect Taxes
Cenvat Credit on Imported Coal Can’t Be Denied When CVD Paid at Concessional Rate: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has dismissed the Department’s appeal against Tamil Nadu...
Indirect Taxes
No Estoppel in Tax Classification: Madras High Court Allows Reclassification of Processed Tobacco as ‘Unmanufactured Tobacco’
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that tobacco subjected only...
Indirect Taxes
CBI Officials Convicted for Illegal Arrest of IRS Officer; Court Says Action Was Malafide and Beyond Official Duty
A court at Tis Hazari Courts has convicted two officials of the Central Bureau...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Enhance Value of Unbranded Imports Based on MRP of Branded Goods Without Comparable Evidence: SC Dismisses Dept’s Appeal As Withdrawn
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Customs Department’s appeal as withdrawn on a very...
Indirect Taxes
Ahmedabad Customs Seizes Rs. 50 Lakh IMFL Consignment at Valsad Coast, 8 Persons Handed Over to Police
In a significant enforcement action, officers of Ahmedabad Customs have seized a large consignment...
Indirect Taxes
Excise Demand Can’t Be Based Solely on VAT vs ER-1 Mismatch: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has set aside a...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Not Payable on Trading Activity: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench has held that...
Indirect Taxes
No Excise Duty on Trading Turnover; SSI Exemption Allowed Where Revenue Fails to Prove Full Manufacturing: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, has set aside...
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Indirect Taxes
Services Used for Setting Up Factory Continue to Qualify as ‘Input Services’: CESTAT
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Enhance Import Value Solely on NIDB Data Without Proof of Comparable Imports: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
GST
Bona Fide Mistakes Shouldn’t Defeat Substantive Tax Rights: Karnataka High Court Allows Correction of GST DRC-03 Filing Error
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a bona fide error in Form GST...
Indirect Taxes
Procedural Delay Should Not Defeat Scheme Benefits: CESTAT Directs Manual Processing of SVLDRS Discharge Certificate
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...