Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...
CA, CS, CMA : A summary of key updates for Income Tax, GST, RBI, and legal matters issued from April 7-13, 2025, including exemptions, tax forms...
Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...
Custom Duty : CESTAT, Allahabad penalizes Commissioner for delaying Tribunal order implementation. Rs. 2,00,000 penalty imposed, and contempt pr...
CA, CS, CMA : CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual explains about New User Registration, User Home Page Navigation, Filing, (Petition/Appeal) ...
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...
Excise Duty : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up six additional Benches of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate T...
Service Tax : The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has directed JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines Ltd) to pay Rs 100 crore (Rs 1...
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...
Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...
Service Tax : The Tribunal examined a service tax demand raised on the basis of DGARM data and financial statements. It held that reliance solel...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that food testing kits were wrongly described as being for “diagnostic use only” to claim a customs exemptio...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that villas constructed on separate plots under individual agreements and approvals do not constitute a reside...
Service Tax : The Tribunal held that interest under Section 75 of the Finance Act is mandatory when service tax is paid after the due date. Admi...
Custom Duty : Read Notification No. 02/2023 from CESTAT, New Delhi, introducing virtual hearings. Learn about the procedure, technical requireme...
Goods and Services Tax : Applications are being invited for 2 anticipated vacancies of Member (Technical) and 4 anticipated vacancies of Member (Judicial) ...
CA, CS, CMA : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations requesting for physical hearing of appeals. As there is improvement i...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of ...
CESTAT Mumbai set aside a service tax demand on Mumbai Port Trust, holding the appeal filed within the prescribed time. Case remanded for merits evaluation.
CESTAT Mumbai remands Ratnagiri Gas & Power’s LNG import duty case for fresh adjudication, citing failure to examine unjust enrichment.
CESTAT Kolkata held coal transportation within mines by BLA Infra-GKMWPL JV taxable under transportation, not mining services. Service tax demand overturned.
CESTAT Chennai ruled on Orchid Chemicals’ appeal, citing insolvency resolution precedents. The appeal was abated following NCLT approval. Read the full summary.
The appellant herein has merely utilized the credit and, to the extent that rule 3(4) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 has not been shown to have been breached, is not concerned with the source of the credit.
CESTAT Delhi held that duty has to be paid when goods imported into an SEZ are not used for the authorised operations but are sold in Domestic Tariff Area. Accordingly, in such case, duty demand has to be raised as per the Customs Act.
The appellant is engaged in manufacturing of excisable goods falling under chapter 84 and are availing Cenvat credit of duty and tax paid on inputs and input services and are also registered u/s. 69 of the Finance Act, 1994 for discharging their service tax liability.
CESTAT Delhi rules customs duty exemption cannot be denied if export obligations are met and EODCs issued, overturning a ₹21 crore demand.
CESTAT Delhi overturns ₹10 lakh penalty under Rule 26(1), citing the absence of confiscation, a key requirement for imposing penalties under the Excise Rules.
CESTAT Chennai abates Neoteric Infomatique’s customs appeal after NCLT’s approval of the resolution plan, citing Supreme Court and tribunal precedents.
