CESTAT Rulings


Time limit and physical examination of export goods no bar for Shipping Bills conversion

Chennai CESTAT rules that request for conversion of free shipping bills to advance authorization scheme shipping bills (SBs) cannot be rejected (i) on the grounds of time limit by relying on Board Cir...View More

Levy on space provided by airport concession-holder for operating 'duty-free-shop' 'bereft of authority'

CESTAT Mumbai allows refund of service-tax paid by assessee to Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) for the period from October 2011 to June 2017 in respect of operating a ‘duty free shop&rsq...View More

Allows SSI-benefit rejecting clubbing clearance of other unit using same trade-name, address

CESTAT Chennai sets-aside duty demand raised on the allegation of clubbing of clearances by assessee and its sister concern using the same trade-name and functioning from the same address; Dismisses a...View More

SCN issued by DRI without jurisdiction, quashes all proceedings; follows Canon ratio

CESTAT New Delhi quashes show cause notice issued by the Principal Additional Director General, DRI u/s 28 of Customs Act as the said officer is not the ‘proper officer’, follows SC ruling...View More

'Branded Chewing Tobacco' different from 'Jarda Scented Tobacco', criticizes Revenue's mechanical approach

CESTAT Allahabad classifies ‘branded chewing tobacco’ under heading 24039910 w.e.f. June 01, 2015 citing absence of any odiferous substance, holds that, it cannot be similar to ‘jard...View More

Quashes duty demand for dubious CoO allegation without verification from Indonesian Govt.

CESTAT Ahmedabad sets-aside duty confirmation along with penalty and redemption fine on supplier who purchased coal on High Sea Basis claiming NIL Basic Customs Duty (BCD) under Exemption Notification...View More

Debit in SFIS-scrip not due discharge of duty-foregone, legalized only by recovery

CESTAT, Mumbai holds that that clearance of goods against debit of ‘scrip’ issued to recipients under ‘served from India scheme (SFIS)’ of Foreign Trade Policy is legalized onl...View More

'Consultancy-engineering' services provided to Cairn-India on foreign-recipient's behalf constitutes export, allows refund

CESTAT Delhi allows refund with interest in terms of Section 11BB of Central Excise Act, 1944 on export of consultancy services provided in India for and on behalf of foreign entity (service recipient...View More

No service-tax on interest income accounted as incidental charges/risk-interest/interest on gold-loans

CESTAT Bangalore sets-aside demand on account of interest irrespective of their nomenclature i.e., incidental charges/risk interest/interest on gold loan, holds “as long as the consideration rec...View More

No branding involved in gold-coins supplied for distribution under 'welfare-scheme' or as 'incentive'

CESTAT Chennai holds that "as long as the goods are not sold by the customers of the appellant in the brand name which they are manufactured, the same cannot be held bearing brand name making them dut...View More