Sale of banking software to a bank was 'commercial exploitation' merely because the bank deployed the software in its normal business activities was not correct in the absence of facts that establish otherwise or of any evidence that such was the transaction between assessee and the customers, therefore, demanding service tax on the same ...

The issue under consideration is that whether Event Management Service, short term accommodation, storage and packing, Management, Maintenance & Repair, Business Auxiliary Service and Business Support Services these are considered as Input Service or not?...

The issue involved in the matter is whether the Cenvat credit of service tax paid on 'Tour Operator Service' used for pick-up and drop of employees of the Appellant to and fro Andheri and Kurla to their office premises is admissible as ‘input service’ under Rule 2(l) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004....

Appellants are engaged in the manufacture of various Computer Stationeries, LIC Forms, Bank Statement Forms as per the requirement of LIC, Banks & Govt department as per the requirements of LIC, Bank and Government department, falling under chapter sub heading 482040 of Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 and paying duty accordingly....

The issues involved in this Appeal is whether GTA service is entitle as an input service in terms of Rule 2(l) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 even after 1.4.2008 on FOR sales i.e. delivery upto the factory gate of the customers, which, according to Revenue, was beyond the place of removal?...

NMC Industries Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Mumbai) We are unable to comprehend the resort to Railways Act, 1989 for a broader understanding of expression ‘railways’ in the absence of permissible referral in section 65(105)(zzzza) or (zzp), or, for that matter, anywhere in section 65, of Finance Act, 1994. In the abs...

‘Casino vessels’ could not be classified as ‘pleasure boats’ as the vessel was a supply vessel used for transport of persons and goods, the correct classification would be heading no. 8901 90 00 which covers' Other vessels for transport of the goods and other vessels for transport of both persons and goods' and not under heading N...

The issue to be decided is Whether the Appellant i.e. the service recipient could utilize Cenvat credit of Central Excise duty paid on inputs, for payment of service tax on services viz.Management, Maintenance or Repair, Copyright and Advertising, received by them from abroad, under reverse charge mechanism?...

The issue involved is whether the appellants are liable to pay Service Tax on the rent received by them for allowing the harvesting contractors to use the Appellant’s bullock carts with tyres without any bullocks or driver for transporting the sugarcane to the sugar factories?...

The purpose of compounding of offences against payment of compounding amount is to prevent litigation and encourage early settlement of dispute. In the guidelines issued vide Circular No. 15/10/2009 no prohibition has been imposed against deciding the application for compounding...