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(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 11187 (HC-BOMBAY)
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23 Jun 2025
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 11187 (HC-BOMBAY)
HC-BOMBAY
Parties: Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise vs Tenormac Enterprises Pvt. Ltd
HC : Bombay High Court Halts CESTAT’s Rs 256.45 Crore Refund Order, Citing Need for Detailed Review of CGST Proviso
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 11186 (HC-ALLAHABAD)
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18 Jun 2025
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 11186 (HC-ALLAHABAD)
HC-ALLAHABAD
Parties: Abhishek Pathak vs. State of U.P. & 4 Ors.
HC : Allahabad High Court Declines Routine Grant of Transit Anticipatory Bail to GST Accused Proprietor Under BNSS; Emphasizes Exceptional Circumstances Requirement
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 11185 (HC-JHARKHAND)
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18 Jun 2025
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 11185 (HC-JHARKHAND)
HC-JHARKHAND
Parties: RK Transport & Constructions Ltd vs The State of Jharkhand
HC : Jharkhand High Court Orders State GST Authorities to Act Against Non-Compliant Vehicle Rental Supplier for Withholding GST, Dismisses Jurisdictional and Res Judicata Defenses
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 11184 (HC-MADRAS)
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18 Jun 2025
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 11184 (HC-MADRAS)
HC-MADRAS
Parties: Tvl. Prabha Drug House vs The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC)
HC : Madras High Court Directs Reconsideration of GST Demand: Failure to Credit Remittance from Electronic Credit Ledger in Return Mismatch Case

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Circulars
Circular No. 17/2025-Customs
19 Jun 2025

Use of ICETABs for efficient export examination and clearance

No. 17/2025
Circular No. 15/2025-Customs
25 Apr 2025

Simplification of procedures related to Air Cargo Movement & Transhipment

No. 15/2025
Circular No. 14/2025-Customs
21 Apr 2025

Amendment to guidelines issued vide Circular No. 38/2020 dated 21.08.2020.

No. 14/2025
Circular No. 13/2025-Customs
08 Apr 2025

Rescinding of Circular No. 29/2020-Customs dated 29.06.2020 in respect of Transhipment of Export Cargo from Bangladesh t...

No. 13/2025
Circular No. 12/2025-Customs
07 Apr 2025

Clarification on the classification and applicable Basic Customs Duty (BCD) for Interactive Flat Panel Displays (IFPDs)...

No. 12/2025
Circular No. 11/2025-Customs
03 Apr 2025

Implementation of the Export Entry (Post export conversion in relation to instrument-based scheme) Regulations, 2025

No. 11/2025
NOTIFICATION NO. 06/2025-CUSTOMS (ADD)
24 Mar 2025

Seeks to impose provisional ADD on Roller Chains from China PR

06/2025
Circular No. 08/2025-Customs
24 Mar 2025

Clarification on the scope of the Camera Module of Cellular Mobile Phones

No. 08/2025
Circular No. 07/2025-Customs
05 Mar 2025

Regulation of import of pet dog and pet cat under the Live- stock Importation Act, 1898: Facilitation for final Quaranti...

No. 07/2025
Circular No. 06/2025-Customs
04 Mar 2025

Disposal of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)/Dron...

No. 06/2025
Recent Cases
CT
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 136244 (CESTAT-KOLKATA)
M/S. WPIL LIMITED VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF C.G.S.T. AND CENTRAL EXCISE KOLKATA NORTH COMMISSIONERATE
25 Apr 2025

CESTAT Kolkata Rules in Favour of Manufacturer: Concessional Excise Duty on Centrifugal Power Driven Pumps for Water Han...

Key Takeaway

This decision reinforces the principle that the benefit of exemption or concessional rate must be granted where the classification and notification conditions are satisfied..

CT
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 136243 (CESTAT-KOLKATA)
M/S. EPCOS INDIA (P) LTD. VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, KOLKATA-III
25 Apr 2025

CESTAT Kolkata Rules in Favour of Manufacturer-Cum-Trader: No CENVAT Credit Reversal Required for Input Services Used in...

Key Takeaway

The appeal was allowed with consequential relief, emphasizing that, in the absence of a statutory mandate, no reversal of credit can be demanded for such periods..

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(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 136242 (CESTAT-CHENNAI)
M/S. BAKERS PRODUCT (INDIA) AND MR. NARESH KUMAR VIJ VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF GST AND CENTRAL EXCISE, COIMBATORE
17 Apr 2025

CESTAT Chennai Upholds Manufacturer’s CENVAT Credit and Concessional Duty Entitlement; Strikes Down Extended Limitation...

Key Takeaway

Only the periodical notices’ demands within the standard limitation period survive, and no penalties are leviable thereon..

CT
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 136241 (CESTAT-NEW DELHI)
SHREE CEMENT LTD AND ULTRATECH CEMENT LTD VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, JAIPUR – I AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, JAIPUR – II
11 Apr 2025

CESTAT Delhi Confirms CENVAT Credit Eligibility on Cement and Steel Used for Capital Goods Foundation Under Rule 2(k) -...

Key Takeaway

The impugned orders denying credit are thus set aside, and the appeal of the assessee is allowed..

CT
(2025) TaxCorp(IDT) 136240 (CESTAT-KOLKATA)
SHRI ABHIJIT RAY BURMAN VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (PORT), KOLKATA
07 May 2025

CESTAT Kolkata Quashes Penalty: No Corroborative Evidence of Under-Valuation in Heavy Machinery Spares Imports - The CES...

Key Takeaway

Statements recorded under Section 108 must be voluntary, consistent, and corroborated by reliable documentation to withstand judicial scrutiny..

Notifications
NOTIFICATION NO. 18/2025-Customs (ADD)
23 Jun 2025

Seeks to levy anti-dumping duty on imports of ' Linear Alkyl Benzene(LAB ' imported from Iran and Qatar for a period of...

18/2025
FTP - Notification No. 20/2025-26
23 Jun 2025

Amendment in Para 2.03(A) (i) (g) of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 laying down enabling provisions for import of inputs...

No. 20/2025
SEZ - NOTIFICATION No. S.O. 2727(E)
16 Jun 2025

Central Government de-notifies an area of 20.234 hectares, thereby making resultant area as 32.409 hectares at Village T...

2727
NOTIFICATION NO. 17/2025-Customs (ADD)
19 Jun 2025

Seeks to levy anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Pretilachlor in any of its form & its intermediate – 2, 6-Diethyl-n-(2-pr...

17/2025
NOTIFICATION NO. 16/2025-CUSTOMS (ADD)
19 Jun 2025

Seeks to levy anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Acetonitrile' imported from China PR, Russia and Taiwan for a period of 5...

16/2025
NOTIFICATION NO. 15/2025-CUSTOMS (ADD)
19 Jun 2025

Seeks to impose ADD on Aluminium Foil upto 80 micron, originating in or exported from China PR

15/2025
SEZ - NOTIFICATION No. S.O. 2728(E)
17 Jun 2025

Central Government adds an area of 7.5030 hectares and de-notifies 36.0785 hectares thereby making resultant area as 52....

2728
FTP - Notification No. 19/2025-26
17 Jun 2025

Amendment in Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule -I (Import Policy...

No. 19/2025
FTP - Notification No. 18/2025-26
17 Jun 2025

Amendment in Import Policy of specific items covered under Chapter 71 of ITC (HS) 2022 of Schedule -I (Import Policy)

No. 18/2025
FTP - Notification No. 17/2025-26
17 Jun 2025

Amendment in Export Policy for Pharma Grade Sugar

No. 17/2025