Petronet LNG Limited Vs Principal Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) The Appellant regasifies Liquefied Natural Gas owned by customers in terms of Agreements which also contain a clause relating to “allowed loss and consumption” under which a certain percentage of LNG made available to the Appellant by the customers is understood to be lost/consumed […]
Vectus Industries Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Allahabad) If the entire remuneration stands considered by Income Tax Authorities as salary, the same cannot be considered as service, so as pay the service tax. The Income Tax Authorities are the prime authority to adjudge the said issue. If according to the learned Advocate the […]
Observing that the ex- gratia charges made by principal to assessee- appellant were towards making good losses or injuries arising from unintended events and did not emanate from any obligation on part of any of the parties to tolerate an act or a situation, CESTAT Allahabad has held that the payment cannot be considered to be for some services.
From the record, we note that the term of contract between the appellant and his employee are that employee shall be paid salary and the term of employment is a fixed term and if the employee leaves the job before the term is over then certain amount already paid as salary is recovered by the appellant from his employee. This part of the recovery is treated by Revenue as consideration for charging service tax.
IILM Business School Vs C.C.E. & S.T. Rajkot (CESTAT Ahmedabad) appellants themselves are not recognized by law to grant any degree and therefore, the service provided by the appellant qualifies as Commercial Coaching and Training. Notification 10/2003 reads as under:- “Commercial training or coaching centre providing commercial training or coaching of specified type exempted In […]
Ramco Cements Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) Appellants are with the suppliers of fly ash. It is seen that appellants are installing PDFACS systems in the factories of thermal plants and contract for maintenance providing man power etc. is given to the respective suppliers. These suppliers do maintain such systems and transport […]
The short point to be decided is whether the consignment MFD copiers imported prior to 05.06.2012 when the restriction was imposed upon them are liable to confiscation under section 111(d) for violation of Foreign Trade Policy.
Oren Hydrocarbons Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Hyderabad) Exemption notification No. 41/2007-ST, we find that this notification exempts services which are used for export of goods. The words used are NOT “used in relation to export of goods”. In this case, GTA services were availed for transporting goods […]
Observing that the definition of DTA under SEZ Act includes everything located outside SEZs, CESTAT Hyderabad has held that 100% EOU located outside SEZ, constitutes DTA as far as SEZ Act is concerned. It also observed that Section 51 of the SEZ Act makes it clear that this Act prevails over any other law. The Tribunal held that the appellant (EOU) is entitled to refund of Cenvat Credit under Cenvat Rule 5 in respect of the goods which they had sold to SEZ units. CESTAT Chennai Order in case of Orbis India (P) Ltd. was relied on.
M/s. Novotron Broadband (P) Ltd. Vs Commissioner of GST & ST (CESTAT Chennai) The issue is with regard to demand of differential service tax on the value obtained is including value of the materials used in rendering Repairs and Maintenance Service. In M/s. Safety Retreading Co. (P) Ltd., (supra) the said issue has been decided, […]
