CESTAT Ahmedabad held that no hard and fast rule can be laid down for fixing quantum of redemption fine but the same has to be done, depending upon facts and circumstances of each case
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that purchase of land from landowners and re-sale of the same to Real Estate Developers doesn’t fall under the category of ‘Real Estate Agency Service’ and hence not liable to service tax.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that irrespective of the fact that whether at the supplier’s end duty is payable or otherwise, CENVAT Credit not deniable once duty has been paid on the goods at the recipient end. In nut-shell, CENVAT not deniable on the ground that the supplier was not liable to pay duty on goods supplied.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that supplying labour doesn’t qualify as ‘Cargo Handling Services’. The goods do not become cargo as any movement of goods within the factory does not make it a cargo.
Messrs Mahasagar Travels Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Briefly stated the facts of the case are that both the appellants are engaged in the inter-state and intra-state transportation of passengers and registered as Tour Operators and paying service tax in normal course of their business. However, Notification No. 20/2009-ST dated […]
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that the term ‘permanently’ in 4th Proviso to rule 9 of Pan Masala Packing Machine Rules is clearly related to a particular month and not forever.
Agriculture Produce Market Committee Vs C.CGST & CEx- Gandhinagar (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The issue involved in the present case is that whether the appellant, Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC for short) is liable to pay service tax on the rent recovered towards renting of shops, godown, office etc. to the commission agents/ traders under the head […]
Appellants claimed that services provided by them not qualify as Manpower Supply Service’as it was a contract for job work on per piece basis
In case obligation under Rule 6(3) of Cenvat Credit Rules is fulfilled in respect of the goods cleared under full exemption then benefit of Notification 67/1995-CE dated 16.03.1995 cannot be denied.
State Bank of India Vs C.C. E. & S.T.–Surat (CESTAT Ahmedabad) find that the services provided by the appellant are in relation to the disbursement of EPF and ESI. Notification No. 13/2004-ST dated 10.09.2004 provides following exemption: “…. exempts taxable service provided by a banking company or a financial institution including a non-banking financial company, […]
