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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.

Refund allowable where Service tax is paid twice by Appellant due to clerical error

No penalty on reversal of cenvat credit towards exempted goods after audit objection but before issuance of SCN

SACD refund is admissible, even if appropriate Sales Tax/VAT was less than SACD or Nil

Processes carried on imported gensets resulting into creation of functional and more operational product Power Pack would constitute manufacture

Service Tax on Transmission & exchange of financial messages

Adjudicating Authority can reject transaction value if assessee fails to prove that relationship had not influenced price

Recovery cannot be made from bonfide purchaser of DFIA/DEPB license – CESTAT

CENVAT credit of inputs lost during manufacturing process as floor sweepings is allowed- CESTAT

Service tax cannot be levied on Job work that amounts to manufacture – CESTAT

CENVAT credit eligible even if expenses are reimbursed by Parent company

Penalty u/s 78 is leviable if tax recovered not paid & information of unpaid taxes not furnished in ST returns

Realization of export sale proceeds within a definite time frame is not a pre-condition to claim refund under Rule 5

Refund of pre-deposit is permissible through a simple letter and no need to file refund claim u/s 11B of the CEA

No Service Tax on Services Provided in India on behalf of Recipient Located Outside India
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.
