CESTAT Chennai held that seizure of gold jewellery unjustified as revenue failed to establish beyond doubt that gold jewellery seized is of foreign origin.
ITAT Delhi held that unadjusted cenvat credit left on closure on manufacturing unit, which cannot be utilised further, is allowable as business expenditure under section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act
CESTAT Kolkata held that naphtha used for generation of electricity which is consumed within the factory of production is eligible for Cenvat Credit.
ITAT Chandigarh held that transactions which were not recorded at the time of survey are unrecorded transaction, however, as nature and source of such unrecorded transaction explained the same cannot be brought to tax under the deeming provisions of section 69 of the Income Tax Act.
CESTAT Delhi held that imposition of harsh punishment of revocation of Customs Broker Licence in absence of any active or passive facilitation in mis-declaration and undervaluation of imported goods unjustified.
CESTAT Bangalore held that benefit of notification no. 67/95-CE dated 16.03.1995 available in respect of molasses which is captively consumed for the manufacture of rectified spirit as rectified spirit is a dutiable excisable goods.
Calcutta High Court held that initiation of adjudication proceeding without allowing cross-examination of person whose statements recorded and relied upon in the adjudication proceeding makes the entire proceeding vitiated.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that appellant is not liable to pay an amount equal to 10%/6%/5% of the value of exempted goods as proportionate Cenvat credit on common input service attributed to the exempted final product already reversed.
Himachal Pradesh High Court held that exemption u/s 11 of the Income Tax Act duly entitled even if Funds Pending Utilization was more than the prescribed limit as proved that funds were utilized for the purpose of achieving its objective.
Himachal Pradesh High Court held that transfer order for transfer of Joint Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise from the office of Parwanoo to Shimla justified as allegations of malafide intentions not established with material evidences.
