The Court upheld the customs officer’s reasonable belief for seizing goods over alleged misclassification and found the challenge premature due to pending statutory proceedings. The ruling confirms that classification disputes must be resolved through adjudication under the Customs Act.
The appeal highlighted that the flat sought to be released did not appear in the ED’s list of attached properties. The Tribunal found that the adjudicating authority should have independently verified this fact instead of shifting responsibility to the financial creditor. It set aside the impugned order and directed a fresh decision based on a complete examination of records.
Tribunal remanded the case after finding that documentary evidence submitted during assessment was not examined. The matter is sent back for fresh evaluation with an opportunity of hearing.
The Court held that the premix, understood popularly as instant coffee, must be classified under the specific entry for coffee rather than the general entry for beverage powders. The ruling affirms that common usage prevails over ingredient percentages.
The Court dismissed the appeal because the issue had already been decided in an earlier judgment. It held that the previous ruling granting exemption remained binding and unchanged.
Court upholds ITAT’s refusal to stay tax recovery, citing the petitioner’s prolonged inaction and failure to meet conditions. Key takeaway: procedural lapses undermined the stay request.
The ruling held that only manpower-based municipal activities qualify as pure services eligible for GST exemption. Operation and maintenance of machinery involving goods do not qualify unless goods constitute less than 25% of the value.
The ruling holds that providing security and scavenging services to government hospitals qualifies as pure services linked to constitutional public health functions. The authority found all conditions of Notification 12/2017 satisfied, resulting in GST exemption.
The AAR rules that a non-profit Section 8 company supplying sponsorship services qualifies as a “body corporate,” making GST payable on a forward charge basis.
The AAR ruled that medicaments prepared exclusively as per authoritative pharmacopoeia formulas attract 2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST. Single-constituent products are classified under entry 234, while multi-constituent products are classified under entries 233 or 234 based on retail packaging.
