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

November 15, 2019 1404 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 1059 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 549 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 618 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 2103 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 5703 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 […]

Refund of excess amount paid by mistake as pre-deposit

November 3, 2019 4935 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai has allowed refund of excess amount paid by mistake as pre-deposit by the assessee. It observed that when the legislature made it clear what is to be collected as pre-deposit, in the absence of any finding about non-satisfaction of conditions as to pre-deposit, the department cannot retain such excess amount remitted by mistake.

Casino vessels classifiable as ‘passenger ship’ and not as‘pleasure boats’

November 1, 2019 1941 Views 0 comment Print

‘Casino vessels’ could not be classified as ‘pleasure boats’ as the vessel was a supply vessel used for transport of persons and goods, the correct classification would be heading no. 8901 90 00 which covers’ Other vessels for transport of the goods and other vessels for transport of both persons and goods’ and not under heading No. 8903 9990. More so,  the goods falling under heading no. 8901 were exempted under Not. 21/2002 read with Notification No. 20/2006.

Transaction value cannot be rejected merely for higher value deceleration by exporter

October 28, 2019 810 Views 0 comment Print

Shri. Haji Sumar Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Chennai) CESTAT Chennai has held that the transaction value adopted by the importer cannot be rejected merely based on export declarations received from Turkish Customs, public ledger and Commodity Trade Statistics Data (Comtrade).  Shri. Haji Sumar, who is one of the partners of M/s. Diamond Traders, has […]

Compensation/ liquidated damage cannot be treated as service to levy Service Tax

October 25, 2019 10227 Views 0 comment Print

Show Cause Notice mentions the leviablity of Service tax on the amount received towards the compensation for non supply of the agreed quantity of manganese ore under Section 64E(e) of Finance Act which is even otherwise is purely the transaction sale of the iron ore to the Appellant by M/s Amit Mines. Thus, the compensation amount is towards default on the sale of the goods. The sale could not be effected and, therefore, Appellant received the liquidated damage by way of raising the debit note which was honoured by M/s AML. Thus, this amount of compensation/ liquidated damage cannot be treated as service under Section 64 E(e) of the Act.

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