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 Ahmedabad rules against dual custodianship on goods under Customs Act. Penalty set aside due to improper licensing and insurance issues. Key details here.
CESTAT found that Skipper Ltd. had fulfilled its obligations as verified by DGFT and Customs authorities, which had released performance bond. Judgment reiterated that once export obligation is certified as complete, customs authorities cannot demand duty or penalties unless DGFT challenges the EODC.
CESTAT Allahabad held that imposition of penalty u/s. 114AA of the Customs Act not justified since customs broker was not held responsible for forging any documents for clearance of goods. Accordingly, penalty imposed u/s. 114AA set aside.
CESTAT Kolkata held that Asansol Durgapur Development Authority [ADDA] performing sovereign functions on behalf of the State Government of West Bengal is exempt from service tax. Accordingly, service tax not leviable.
CESTAT Mumbai rules AO’s insistence on importer accepting investigating agency’s classification violates self-assessment under Section 17 of the Customs Act.
The Officers found that factory was operational. On being demanded, Sujit Kumar Bera produced all the gold available in the factory. Total quantity of gold was found to be 2417 grams.
CESTAT Delhi remands LG TV panel undervaluation case for review. Customs to verify import data authenticity and reassess valuation per applicable rules.
CESTAT Kolkata condones appeal delay due to lack of proof on service date in A.S. Enterprise vs. Customs case. Remands for merit-based review in 3 months.
The CESTAT Mumbai remands the forfeiture case of M/s Daroowala Bros & Co to the licensing authority for reconsideration based on new circumstances.
CESTAT Delhi confirms no penalty for Sarang Wadhawan under Customs Act Section 114AA, finding no false declaration in the import of an aircraft.
