Dept. To Pay 12% Interest on Refund of Unjustly Retained Pre-Deposit: CESTAT

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Dept. To Pay 12% Interest on Refund of Unjustly Retained Pre-Deposit: CESTAT

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16/01/2026

By Mariya Paliwala

Dept. To Pay 12% Interest on Refund of Unjustly Retained Pre-Deposit: CESTAT

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The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad, has held that an assessee is entitled to interest at 12% per annum on the refund of pre-deposit amounts from the date of deposit till the date of refund, even where such deposits were made prior to the 2014 amendment to Section 35FF of the…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

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