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

CESTAT condones delay of 2644 days in filing appeal by sick unit before BIFR under SICA

Concessional rate benefit of 2.5% basic customs duty available on import of power tillers

Service tax payable on revenue realized and not on revenue recognized

Blind belief cannot be a substitute for bona fide belief

Differential classification of same goods imported at different places would negate very purpose of Tariff Act

Straightaway relying on statement of persons & demanding tax is unsustainable

Liability to pay excise duty was on job-worker for Unloading Chemicals from tankers, repacking & labelling In Small Drums

No wilful mis-statement or suppression of facts in case capital gains tax was paid on profit/compensation received

Rejection of transaction value in absence of contemporaneous import is unsustainable

Undue export benefit allegation based on corroborated statements not sustainable

Blending, bottling & packing not taxable under ‘Business Auxiliary Service’

Extended period not invocable in absence of deliberate suppression of facts

Service tax demand relying only on income tax returns; P&L account and balance sheet is unsustainable

Mismatch in Form 26AS & ST-3: No short payment if service tax was paid in next financial year
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.
