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No Service Tax on CHA’s Reimbursable Expenses: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...

December 8, 2023 975 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Imposes Penalty on Commissioner for Non-Compliance

Custom Duty : CESTAT, Allahabad penalizes Commissioner for delaying Tribunal order implementation. Rs. 2,00,000 penalty imposed, and contempt pr...

December 3, 2023 882 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of Corporate Guarantee: CESTAT’s Verdict Challenged in SC

Service Tax : Dive into the legal battle over corporate guarantees' taxability as Business Auxiliary Service. Explore the CESTAT's decision, the...

November 22, 2023 906 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty Without Sufficient Evidence in Abetment Case: CESTAT Bangalore

Custom Duty : CESTAT Bangalore's ruling in case of Rafeek K.T. v. Commissioner of Customs, emphasizing need for substantial evidence to impose p...

November 21, 2023 504 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Advance Club Membership Fees: CESTAT Ruling

Service Tax : Learn about a CESTAT ruling regarding service tax on advance membership fees collected by clubs. Analysis and implications include...

November 2, 2023 777 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual

CA, CS, CMA : CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual explains about New User Registration, User Home Page Navigation, Filing,  (Petition/Appeal) ...

March 9, 2023 2907 Views 0 comment Print

E-Compendium of CESTAT Case Laws – Pro – Revenue

Goods and Services Tax : This is the fourth year since the introduction of GST in July, 2017. Despite a sizeable liquidation of appeals under the Sabka Vis...

May 18, 2021 1917 Views 0 comment Print

Govt approves creation of six new Benches of CESTAT

Excise Duty : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up six additional Benches of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate T...

October 18, 2013 1121 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal directed JetLite to pay Rs 100 crore as a pre-deposit on a service tax dispute

Service Tax : The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has directed JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines Ltd) to pay Rs 100 crore (Rs 1...

July 2, 2010 405 Views 0 comment Print

Can a CESTAT Member who has not completed probation can be relived from his duty without assigning any reason?

Excise Duty : RECENTLY the President of India was pleased to discharge Hon'ble member of the CESTAT Mr. PK Das, just a day before he was to comp...

December 3, 2009 2974 Views 0 comment Print


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CENVAT Credit Allowed for Inputs Transferred Free to Sister Unit for Electricity Production

Excise Duty : Detailed analysis of CENVAT credit eligibility for electricity transferred to sister unit free of cost. Learn from the CESTAT Mumb...

April 25, 2024 72 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Reimbursable Amounts collected by BookMyShow from Card Companies

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai's order exempts Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. from service tax, citing no consideration from card companies for on...

April 25, 2024 99 Views 0 comment Print

Basic Customs Duty exempt on imported Zinc Oxide used in manufacture of PCFP

Custom Duty : CESTAT Kolkata allows benefit of Notification No.25/1999-Cus as amended by Notification No.26/2002-Cus, which exempts Basic Custom...

April 25, 2024 78 Views 0 comment Print

Mere Omission Not Suppression Unless Deliberate to Evade Duty Payment

Service Tax : Dive into the case of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Kolkata) regarding service tax deman...

April 25, 2024 1323 Views 0 comment Print

18% IGST on Nutrition/Dietary Supplements (HSN 21069099): CESTAT Ahmedabad

Custom Duty : Explore the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling on Bright Performance Nutrition's IGST dispute with customs. Detailed analysis of classificati...

April 25, 2024 195 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CESTAT Virtual Hearings & Procedures

Custom Duty : Read Notification No. 02/2023 from CESTAT, New Delhi, introducing virtual hearings. Learn about the procedure, technical requireme...

September 21, 2023 1308 Views 0 comment Print

Selection for the posts of Member, Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)

Goods and Services Tax : Applications are being invited for 2 anticipated vacancies of Member (Technical) and 4 anticipated vacancies of Member (Judicial) ...

February 3, 2023 2676 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for Physical Hearing of Appeals by CESTAT

CA, CS, CMA : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations requesting for physical hearing of appeals. As there is improvement i...

November 15, 2021 2805 Views 0 comment Print

Benches of Tribunal must strictly adhere to period of limitation prescribed by SC

Custom Duty : F No. 01(05)/Circular/CESTAT/2021 Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal West Block No. 2, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-11006...

July 26, 2021 1371 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure For E-Hearing of Appeals by CESTAT

Goods and Services Tax : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of ...

August 10, 2020 5535 Views 0 comment Print


CESTAT Upholds Refund for Dalmia Cement over Delays

August 28, 2023 168 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai supports Dalmia Cement’s refund claim due to the Customs Department’s delay in reviewing orders, marking an important legal precedent.

No Service Tax on Road Repair, Management & Maintenance Services to NHAI

August 28, 2023 549 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad rules that no service tax is applicable on road repair, management, and maintenance services provided to NHAI from 2005-2009.

International inbound roaming services amount to export of service

August 28, 2023 777 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that Foreign Telecommunication Operator (FTO) is not the service receiver, but the visitors to India who use the service during their visit to India, are the service receiver and as per appellant’s own case the activity amounts to export of service and therefore, not exigible to Service Tax.

CENVAT Credit availed on trading activity is not admissible

August 28, 2023 657 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that cenvat credit availed on trading activity is not admissible, accordingly, cenvat credit admissible on common input services needs to be reversed by invoking the extended period of limitation.

Tribunal doesn’t have jurisdiction to prescribe rate of interest for refund

August 26, 2023 423 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held that tribunal has no jurisdiction to prescribe the rate of interest which is prescribed by the Government of India in terms of Notification issue under Section 11BB of the Central Excise Act, 1944.

Extended period of limitation invoked as facts suppressed with intention to evade payment of tax

August 26, 2023 345 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that extended period of limitation invoked as appellant suppressed provision of service falling under the category of ‘Erection, Commissioning and Installation’ service with intention to evade payment of tax.

Order passed without assigning any reasons is non-speaking order

August 26, 2023 3606 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that order passed without assigning any reasons is non-speaking order and, accordingly, the same is bad-in-law and is liable to be set aside.

Merely billing customers for booking of cargo space doesn’t make one a Freight Forwarder

August 26, 2023 879 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that merely billing customers for booking of space does not make one a Freight Forwarder. Therefore, the appellant whose activity has failed to establish his credential as a Freight Forwarder is found to satisfy the classification of Business Support Service. Accordingly, demand sustained.

Interest on Pre-deposit Refund payable after 3 Months from Tribunal Order

August 25, 2023 1209 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that appellant are entitled for the interest from the 3 months of the order of the tribunal till the refund of pre-deposit was granted.

Delay in filing appeal beyond extended period of 30 days not condonable

August 25, 2023 4578 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held that any delay in filing of an appeal beyond the extended period of thirty days after expiry of normal period of sixty days, cannot be condoned

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