Authority: Supreme Court of India, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction

Order Date: 19 December 2025

Case Overview

  • Parties: Commissioner CGST and Central Excise, Kanpur (Appellant) vs. M/s Trimurti Fragrances and Flavour Pvt. Ltd. (Respondent).
  • Diary/Appeal Numbers: Civil Appeal No. … of 2025, Diary No. 58081/2025; arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 06‑08‑2025 in EA No. 70442/2024 passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad.
  • Related Applications: IA No. 287141/2025 – condonation of delay in filing IA No. 287137/2025 – ex‑parte stay.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan.
  • Counsel for Appellant: Mr. N. Venkataraman, ASG, assisted by Mr. V. Chandrashekara Bharathi and a team of advocates (Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, Mr. Rajendra Singh Rana, Mr. Praneet Pranav, Mr. V C Bharathi, Mr. Sarthak Karol, Mr. Udai Khanna).
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Arvind Datar, Senior Advocate, assisted by Ms. Payal Chawla and Ms. Ananya Ghosh.
  • Proceedings: The Court heard arguments, noted the delay in filing, and considered the merits of the appeal against the CESTAT order.

Final Outcome

  • The Court condoned the delay in filing the appeal.
  • The appeal is dismissed, thereby upholding the CESTAT order dated 06‑08‑2025.
  • Any pending applications, if any, are disposed of.
  • The signed order was placed on the file by the Assistant Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master on 19‑12‑2025.

Topics: Tax Litigation, Supreme Court Decision