CENTRAL
EXCISE SECTION
2008-TIOL-28-HC-MUM-CX.doc + cestat story.doc
Tribunal order not clear on whether it has considered the case law and facts – remanded : BOMBAY HIGH COURT;
2008-TIOL-64-CESTAT-MAD.doc
Central Excise – penalty under Section 11AC – duty paid before issue of Show Cause Notice – it is obvious that the appellant had deliberately evaded paying the legitimate duty due to the exchequer – Commissioner (Appeals) order of affirming the demand and penalty sustained. - Interest under Section 11 AB – the appellant is liable to pay interest as per the ratio of High Court of Mumbai in Padmashri V.V. Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana case : CHENNAI CESTAT;
2008-TIOL-63-CESTAT-MUM.doc
Job worker was not required to pay service tax as he was exempted vide notification no. 8/2005- ST dated 1.3.2005 yet he paid service tax and credit was availed by respondent – No irregularity in availment of credit in view of Tribunal decision in Trinetra Texturisers – Revenue appeal rejected : MUMBAI CESTAT;
SERVICE TAX SECTION
2008-TIOL-65-CESTAT-AHM.doc
ST - C & F Service - Assessee sells apparels transferred by the manufacturer without the transfer of ownership of the stock - Revenue raises demand - Commissioner (A) sets aside the case - Going by the law points settled by the Larger Bench in the L & T case ( 2006-TIOL-814-CESTAT-DEL-LB ) and the facts that C & F agent normally receives the dispatch order from the principal and arranges dispatch of the goods as per the direction of the principal and prepares invoices on behalf of the principal but all these elements have been missing in this case, no service tax can be levied on a shopkeeper : AHMEDABAD CESTAT;
CUSTOMS SECTION
2008-TIOL-62-CESTAT-AHM.doc
Customs – MS Scrap confiscated on the ground that the pre-shipment inspection certificate is not genuine - The requirement of pre-shipment inspection certificate is to ensure that the goods do not pose any security hazards - there is no mention as to whether the goods were subject to examination and if so what was the outcome of the examination of the goods mentioned in the order – matter remanded. :
AHMEDABAD CESTAT; |