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CESTAT | Discounts offered by car manufacturers to their dealers for onward transmission to corporate customers taxable? Tribunal explains

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of CJ Mathew (Technical Member) and Ajay Sharma (Judicial Member), allowed an

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NCLT | Failure to furnish annual returns not a justifiable ground for striking off the name from RoC-Restores the name

National Company Law Tribunal Allahabad (NCLT): Justice (Retd.) Rajesh Dayal Khare, Judicial Member, while ordering the Registrar of Companies to restore the

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CESTAT | Amount received by Revenue, as deposit or pre-deposit unauthorisedly or under mistaken notion, etc., cannot be retained by Revenue; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the impugned order

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CESTAT | Whether credit of Excise Duty/Additional Customs Duty (CVD) on inputs and capital goods and credit of Service Tax paid on input services which have been used for construction of Mall, further used/usable for providing taxable output service admissible? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member), partly allowed

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CESTAT | Can service tax be levied on the composite works contracts services? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) and Sanjiv Srivastava (Technical Member) allowed an

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CESTAT | Can input services used by the provider of taxable service for providing output service be covered by the exclusion clause? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): SS. Garg (Judicial Member) allowed appeals which were filed after the rejection of refund

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CESTAT | Whether the service tax can be demanded on the construction of houses for rehabilitation of poor people under JNNURM? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) allowed

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CESTAT | If the ownership of gold is proved to the customs, can it still be penalized? Tribunal upholds confiscation of gold concealed inside the inner garment

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): S.S. Garg (Judicial Member) partly allowed an appeal which was filed aggrieved by the

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CESTAT | Is there a requirement to pay 10% of value of exempted goods in terms of Rule 6(3) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) allowed the appeal

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CESTAT | Is Service Tax chargeable on the services rendered by the foreman in the chit fund business? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed after being rejected by

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CESTAT | Does Rule 4(5)(a) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2002 cover the return of waste and scraps and is it subject to Central Excise duty? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed aggrieved by the order-in-original

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CESTAT | Whether service tax is payable on liquidated damages and penalties recovered under the contract? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) allowed the

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CESTAT | Admissibility of the Cenvat Credit in respect of outward GTA; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical member) allowed an appeal

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CESTAT | Revenue has miserably failed to discharge its onus; Tribunal finds impugned order opposed to principles of natural justice

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed the appeals which were filed after the Adjudicating Authority

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CESTAT | “Convenience fee” charged by PVR for online booking of movie tickets under OIDAR category under S. 65(105) (zh) of Finance Act taxable or not? Tribunal explains

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and PV Subba Rao (Technical Member) allowed the

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CESTAT | Whether distribution of credits on input services attributable to final product on a pro-rata basis proportionate to turnover of each unit between manufacturing plants? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P V Subba Rao (Technical member) allowed

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CESTAT | Assessable Value to include Advertising and Marketing Costs, if relatable to Imported Goods; Tribunal provides relief to Volvo Auto India

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): A Division Coram of Dilip Gupta, J. (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member)

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CESTAT | For passing a valid adjudication order, valid service of show cause notice is essential; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal in which the issue before the Tribunal

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CESTAT | R. 6(3) of CCR, 2004 applicable only to manufacturers who manufacture two classes of the goods i.e. non-exempted and exempted goods; Tribunal allows appeal sets aside interest and penalty

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the rejection of

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CESTAT | No entitlement of Cenvat credit on Outdoor catering service; Tribunal partly allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): S.S. Garg (Judicial Member) partially allowed an appeal against the confirmation order of Commissioner