
CENTRAL
EXCISE SECTION
2007-TIOL-977-CESTAT-KOL.doc
Central Excise - Cenvat Credit - payment of 8% on the by products, Neutral Filter cake and DAP, a fertilizer in terms of Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules - the appellants have paid the full duty on the by products, though exempted - demand of 8% not correct - no suppression of facts - matter remanded for the limited purpose of calculating the duty for the normal period:Cestat;
2007-TIOL-976-CESTAT-MUM.doc
Appellant himself reversing the amount of Cenvat Credit involved in shortage of inputs noticed during stock taking conducted by their own officers - No cause for imposition of any interest or penalty. :Cestat;
2007-TIOL-975-CESTAT-MAD.doc
Central Excise - Petroleum products - warehousing - The benefit of exemption for clearances to EOU cannot be denied simply because warehousing facility is availed :Cestat;
SERVICE
TAX SECTION
2007-TIOL-973-CESTAT-MAD.doc
Service Tax - Clearing and Forwarding Agent Services Vis-à-vis Business Auxiliary Services - Commissioner (Appeals) has not addressed the substantive issue as to whether Service Tax is payable in the category of clearing and Forwarding Services on the amounts collected from the three companied during the period in dispute - Matter remanded for fresh decision on merits:Cestat;
2007-TIOL-972-CESTAT-MUM.doc
ST - Banking and other financial services - Tax demanded for renting out storage tank for gases sold to customers - Pre-deposit waiver granted as the assessee not covered under Sec 65(12) as they are neither banking nor financial institution nor non-banking financial company:Cestat;
CUSTOMS
SECTION
2007-TIOL-381-HC-DEL-COFEPOSA.doc + dri story.doc
DRI raids importer- DRI officer arrested by CBI for taking bribe - importer to be detained under COFEPOSA - detention can be challenged before its execution - Revenue does not rebut allegations of the detenu - order of detention is passed for extraneous reasons and for a collateral purpose: HC
2007-TIOL-974-CESTAT-MUM.doc
Section 149 of the Customs Act gives a statutory right to the assessee to seek amendment of a shipping bill after the same has been presented in the Customs House - appellants request to pay CVD in cash & re-credit the amount debited through DEPB scrip to enable them to take Cenvat Credit to be allowed subject to the contents of the proviso to s.149 - issue squarely covered by Division Bench decision of Tribunal in Brakes India Ltd,2007-TIOL-323-CESTAT-MAD-Appeal allowed with consequential relief:Cestat; |