CESTAT Delhi held that denial of benefit of Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 (VCES) based on the show cause notice which is time barred is unjustified.
CESTAT Chennai held that imposition of penalty unwarranted as differential duty is already paid before issuance of show cause notice.
CESTAT Kolkata held that exemption under notification 25/2012-ST available as activities undertaken is covered within the ambit of works assigned under Article 243W of the Constitution to be carried out by the Municipalities. Further, mere non-payment of duties is not equivalent to collusion or wilful mis-statement or suppression of facts and accordingly extended period cannot be invoked.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that provisions of Section 269ST of the Income Tax Act 1961 would apply to undisclosed income which was declared during the survey proceedings.
ITAT Indore held that deduction of cost of land with expenses for exploitation on land duly allowable from the sale consideration before charging tax on the same.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that during the charter period of vessels the right of possession of vessels and effective control have been transferred to service recipient, therefore the service does not fall under the “Supply of Tangible Goods Service”.
ITAT Chennai held that actual loss arisen on account of cancellation of the forward contracts entered into with the banks to safeguard realization of export proceeds is allowable as business loss.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that providing transit mixers for transportation of Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) is classifiable under ‘Goods Transport Agency’ (GTA) services and not under ‘supply of tangible goods for use service’.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that without advancing reasons for doubting or rejecting the load port test certificate, there was no real justification for resort to provisional assessment and drawing of samples. Accordingly, customs duty exemption granted.
CESTAT Hyderabad held that CENVAT Credit in the books of the transferor is duly available to the transferee on account of change of ownership as per Rule 10 of the Cenvat Credit Rules.