Held that duty demand, alleging clandestine manufacture and clearance of chewing tobacco, on the basis of assumption and presumption is not permissible
Interest on delayed refund of amount would continue to be governed by the unamended provisions of section 35FF as the amended provisions of section 35F would not apply if stay applications and appeals were pending before the Tribunal prior to 06.08.2014.
Whether, on finalization of provisional assessment, the Respondent was entitled to deduction of discounts known at the time of clearance of goods from the depot but quantified later on and Whether request for provisional assessment has rightly been rejected?
Allegation of undue export benefit relying heavily on the statement which was not supported by any corroborative evidence cannot be sustained.
CESTAT held that there is no case of short payment of service tax as the appellant has paid the service tax in the next financial year.
CESTAT held that debit of amount of refund claim in cenvat credit account suo moto before adjudication, is sufficient compliance of Condition No. 2(h) of Notification No. 27/2012-CE
No service tax on composite works contract services of supply of goods/deemed supply of goods & services under any head before 1.6.2007
CESTAT find that there is no deliberate non-compliance and further the situation is wholly revenue neutral. Thus, there is no incentive for the appellant to evade payment of service tax under the RCM. Accordingly, CESTAT allow this appeal and set aside the penalty under Section 78.
CESTAT held that there shall be consonance between allegation levelled by Revenue and the records presented against the taxpayer. Further held that the allegation cannot be justified in absence of any admission from the assessee against the alleged clandestine transaction. Moreover, third party records and statement by Director of the Company cannot be used against the assessee for non-joinder of the parties.
Regulation 13 of CBLR, 2013 lays down that change of constitution of a Customs Broker needs to be communicated within 60 days from the date of such change for grant of license under Regulation 7.
