CESTAT Chandigarh held that benefit of notification no. 01/10-CE dated 06.02.2010 cannot be denied as commercial production from expanded capacity commenced on or after 06.02.2010.
CESTAT Chandigarh held that Travel Agency Service, AMC Photocopy Machines and Broadband services used for the purpose of business and not for any personal use is eligible for CENVAT Credit.
Services rendered by the respondents to M/s SB Plc, UK constitute export of service as the services were utilized by a company situated outside India and used outside India and the principal was located outside India with whom there was contract of service and such principal had paid for such services to the respondent in convertible foreign exchange.
Cenvat Credit on Input or Capital Goods could not be denied merely for showing tubes and flaps separately in invoices. Moreover, tubes and flaps were used in the manufacture of the tyres and as such qualify to be “inputs” given the definition given under Rule 2(k) of CCR, 2004.
CESTAT Chandigarh held that CENVAT Credit cannot be denied merely because final products are destroyed during testing. Notably, testing is integral to the activity of manufacture and CENVAT attributable to inputs that have gone into the manufacture of final products cannot be denied.
CESTAT Chandigarh held that duty demand valuing goods cleared to sister concern in term of rule 8 of the Central Excise (Valuation) Rules, 2000 (CVR, 2000) without any reasonable justification and without providing report of Deputy Director (Cost) is unsustainable in law.
Paliwal Overseas Pvt. Ltd. prevails against Central Excise & ST in CESTAT Chandigarh. Detailed analysis of duty demand, penalties, and key legal arguments.
CESTAT Chandigarh rules that General Sales Agent (GSA) commissions received by Bird Travels P Ltd. from foreign airlines for promoting and marketing services are not subject to service tax.
CESTAT Chandigarh overrules appeal dismissal as time-barred in the case of Art N Glass vs. C.C Ludhiana, emphasizing compliance with the Customs Act’s prescribed timeframe.
CESTAT Chandigarh rules in favor of Souvenior Ceramics, granting exemption from excise duty for castable refractory goods supplied to power projects. Detailed analysis here.
