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Customs: No penalty U/s. 112(a) on goods not liable for confiscation U/s. 111

November 20, 2019 8196 Views 0 comment Print

The short point to be decided is whether the consignment MFD copiers imported prior to 05.06.2012 when the restriction was imposed upon them are liable to confiscation under section 111(d) for violation of Foreign Trade Policy.

Notification No. 41/2007-ST not provides straightaway exemption

November 19, 2019 1629 Views 0 comment Print

Oren Hydrocarbons Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Hyderabad) Exemption notification No. 41/2007-ST, we find that this notification exempts services which are used for export of goods. The words used are NOT “used in relation to export of goods”. In this case, GTA services were availed for transporting goods […]

EOU entitled to Cenvat Credit Refund in respect of goods sold to SEZ units

November 18, 2019 1020 Views 0 comment Print

Observing that the definition of DTA under SEZ Act includes everything located outside SEZs, CESTAT Hyderabad has held that 100% EOU located outside SEZ, constitutes DTA as far as SEZ Act is concerned. It also observed that Section 51 of the SEZ Act makes it clear that this Act prevails over any other law. The Tribunal held that the appellant (EOU) is entitled to refund of Cenvat Credit under Cenvat Rule 5 in respect of the goods which they had sold to SEZ units. CESTAT Chennai Order in case of Orbis India (P) Ltd. was relied on.

No Service Tax on Value of Spare parts on which Sales Tax already been paid

November 18, 2019 2820 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Novotron Broadband (P) Ltd. Vs Commissioner of GST & ST (CESTAT Chennai) The issue is with regard to demand of differential service tax on the value obtained is including value of the materials used in rendering Repairs and Maintenance Service. In M/s. Safety Retreading Co. (P) Ltd., (supra) the said issue has been decided, […]

Mis-declaration by SEZ – Permission based on project report to be relied

November 15, 2019 1359 Views 0 comment Print

Texool Wastesavers Vs C.C (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Relying on the permission which was granted in terms of project report made before the Development Commissioner, which stated that the SEZ unit was permitted to import garments that were almost new but could be out of fashion in terms of time as far as the country of production […]

Service tax not payable on mere collection of event fees for organisers

November 11, 2019 1029 Views 0 comment Print

The appellant does not offer ‘convention services’ but gets events organised by professionals and, by collecting fees which are transmitted to such organisers, enables its members to participate in them. There is no allegation that any part of the fees charged by convention organisers is retained by the appellant. Thus, the activity is beyond the purview of taxability under section 65 (105) (zc) of Finance Act, 1994.

Metalizing of film not amounts to manufacture: CESTAT

November 11, 2019 516 Views 0 comment Print

Mathew Abraham Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Riva Exports Ltd. Wherein the present appellant is working as Accounts Manager has supplied the films for job work under the cover of job work challan. In my considered view this is more than sufficient compliance for transaction of the goods. Since Riva Exports Ltd.is not a […]

Mere Providing of Floodlighting connected to a grid not amounts to transmission & distribution of electricity

November 11, 2019 561 Views 0 comment Print

Vishwanath Projects Limited Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Hyderabad) Evidently, from a bare perusal of the contract, it is evident that the purpose of the contract is for providing floodlighting along the Indo Bangladesh Border in the State of Tripura and NOT for transmission and distribution of electricity. Merely because electricity is used in […]

Cenvat credit on motor vehicles– No need for exclusive use in listed services

November 7, 2019 2070 Views 0 comment Print

The motor vehicles need not be used exclusively for providing cargo handling or other listed services. The mere fact that they have also used motor vehicles for some other purposes does not deprive them of their CENVAT Credit on motor vehicles.

Antenna for base station classifiable under CTSH 85177090 as parts

November 6, 2019 5553 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Customs Vs Reliance JioInfocom Ltd (CESTAT Mumbai) In the present case, the manufacturer of Antenna as well as the chartered engineer’s certificate, in clear terms clarified that the Antenna in question transmits and receives only signals and not performing any other function like conversion or regeneration of voice, images or other data signals […]

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