The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vides Notification No. F. No. 1/19/2014-CL-V dated November 3, 2014 has amended the Company Law Board (Fees on Applications and Petitions) Rules, 1991 (the Rules) which shall come into force on the date of their publication in Official Gazette.
Urja Engineers Limited (the Appellant) availed the ineligible Cenvat credit and the same was duly reflected in the periodicalreturns filed with the Department. The unit of the Appellant was audited by both the Internal Department’s Audit Team as well as CERA but no objection was raised by them.
The Hon’ble High Court of Kerala in the case of Kerala Classified Hotels and Resorts Association and others Vs. Union of India and others [2013-TIOL-533-HC-KERALA-ST]held that levy of Service Tax on Restaurants and hotels is beyond legislative competence of Parliament.
In terms of Section 73(3) of the Finance Act,when the Service tax liability was discharged along with interest before issuance of SCN, no penalty would be imposable on the Appellant.
Article 265 of the Constitution of India mandates that no tax can be levied or collected except as provided by law. Accordingly, mere fact that the Assessee had made some payments and also made promise to make further payments cannot be used against our refusing to interfere with the impugned order.
The Hon’ble High Court of Gujarat after observing that the Petitioner’s claim that in similar other matters, pre-deposit had been waived, was not disputed by the Revenue and infact the Revenue also conceded that, in view of peculiar fact situation, waiver application ought to have been allowed by the Tribunal, held that the impugned order is liable to be set aside.
G.S.R. (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012
Aluminium dross and skimmings and similar non-ferrous metal dross and skimmings which arise as a by-product in the process of manufacture of aluminium / non-ferrous metal products are manufactured goods and hence excisable w.e.f. 10.05.2008 in view of the explanation added to Section 2(d) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 Instructions F. No. 17/02/2009-CX.1 (Pt) dated-12th November, 2014
The Central Government vide Notification No. 31/2014–Customs (Tariff) dated November 11, 2014has extended Customs duty exemption on import of bunker fuels falling under Chapter 27 of the First Schedule
Provided also that nothing contained in this notification shall apply to the goods specified against serial number 65A of the said Table on or after the 11th day of May 2015
