Courts: All CESTAT
Read latest CESTAT judgments and orders on Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, including classification, valuation, CENVAT credit, refunds and demands.

Penalty u/s 112(a) & (b) of Customs Act based on retracted statement unsustainable

Registration under ‘construction of a new residential complex’ doesn’t hold rendering of service under the same

Service tax is payable under ‘Information Technology Software Service’ as right to use software granted after 16/05/2008

Conditions for claiming benefit of exemption notification no. 52/2003 are to be strictly interpreted

No service tax liability on foreclosure charges collected by banks & NBFCs on premature termination of loans

Cenvat credit not deniable as services settled to be eligible input service

Revocation of customs broker licence justified on failure to verify correctness of documents

No excise duty chargeable on scrap of pipes generated during repair/ maintenance of pipes

Portable Solar Home Electric Light – HANS 300 & HANS 150 are solar power based device

Process of injecting raw-materials into aerosol cans doesn’t amount to manufacture

Goods imported in violation of ITC(HS) Import policy and also undervalued are liable to confiscation

Penalty u/s 112 against steamer agent unsustainable as relevant confiscation and duty liability set aside

No Service Tax can be levied on take-away/parcel food from restaurants

Denial of refund treating service as not export service unjustified as service tax not demanded on output service by denying export status
All CESTAT brings together judgments and orders of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal from benches across India. Decisions cover Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax disputes involving classification, valuation, exemptions, CENVAT credit, refunds, demands, limitation, penalties, confiscation and other indirect-tax matters. Importers, exporters, manufacturers, businesses, advocates and indirect-tax professionals can use this consolidated TaxGuru archive to research CESTAT precedents across benches. Individual CESTAT bench categories are also available for bench-specific decisions.
