CENTRAL
EXCISE SECTION
2007-TIOL-1036-CESTAT-AHM.doc + 11d story.doc
Clearances as such - Excess cenvat passed on - Section 11D is not applicable :Cestat; 2007-TIOL-1035-CESTAT-AHM.doc
Central Excise - Remission of duty - Reversal of credit on duty paid input used in manufacture of goods destroyed - Refund claimed - Revenue disallows - Remission of duty cannot be equated with exemption, and thus there is no requirement of reversal of credit on inputs which have gone into the goods destroyed - Assessee's appeal allowed - (Para 6,7).:Cestat;
2007-TIOL-1032-CESTAT-MUM.doc + excise story.doc
Revenue Appeal involving a whopping interest amount of Rs.380/- dismissed by Tribunal :Cestat;
2007-TIOL-1031-CESTAT-AHM.doc
Compounded levy scheme - delay in payment of duty - penalty equal to duty imposed under Rule 97ZQ5(ii) is not warranted in view of the marginal delay - penalty reduced :Cestat;
SERVICE
TAX SECTION
2007-TIOL-1038-CESTAT-BANG.doc + TNT story.doc
Service Tax - Courier Services - No requirement of payment in foreign currency before 16.6.2005 - No tax leviable for export of services - Penalty of Rs. 4.5 Crores is a savage one - Adjudicating Authority cannot go simply by the clarification of the Ministry, which is contrary to law :Cestat;
2007-TIOL-1037-CESTAT-BANG.doc
Service tax - Consulting Engineer Services - payment of royalty for technical transfer/information received from a foreign company under contract is not a consulting engineer service- this is a settled issue in view of various judgments:Cestat; 2007-TIOL-1029-CESTAT-MAD.doc
Service Tax - Appeal - In view of the precedent of non insisting of pre-deposit in similar cases - the matter remanded to Commissioner (Appeals) to decide the issue on merits without insisting for Pre-deposit :Cestat;
CUSTOMS
SECTION
2007-TIOL-1034-CESTAT-DEL.doc
Imported goods are required to be assessed at the transaction value unless the transaction value is required to be rejected for the above reasons mentioned in Rule 4 - No valid reason for making enhancement of value in the present cases- If the consignments are rejects, their price would be below the price of fresh products-The law specifically warrants assessment at transacted prices- Contrary to this, assessing authorities have made all assessments at a standard price - This discipline (price) is accepted neither by the market, nor by the law :Cestat; 2007-TIOL-1033-CESTAT-MUM.doc
Customs - Once the main accused stands absolved of penal consequences by settlement commssion, then co-accused can't be penalised - Appellant's appeal allowed :Cestat; 2007-TIOL-1030-CESTAT-KOL.doc
Customs - Import of choker (chaff) of Nepalese origin - Seizure of consignment - After Revenue has discharged the initial onus of proof, further onus of proof in defence has to be discharged by the appellant :Cestat; |