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...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that Rule 16(2) of the Central Excise Rules does not mandate that remanufactured goods be supplied back to the ...
Service Tax : The Tribunal observed that payment of licence fees for exclusive use of demarcated spaces amounted to renting of immovable propert...
Service Tax : CESTAT held NHAI's transfer of toll collection rights to contractors was a taxable service, not a sovereign function, and upheld s...
Service Tax : ESTAT held demurrage linked to transportation contracts is not consideration for services and cannot be taxed under Port Services ...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that reimbursable expenses recovered on an actual basis could not be included in taxable value for periods pri...
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 Kolkata held that Social Welfare Surcharge would be nil in case where the aggregate of customs duties is zero. Thus, Social Welfare Surcharge not payable when Basic Customs Duty payable is zero.
CESTAT Bangalore held that benefit of notification no. 20/2006 dated 01.03.2006 and notification no. 21/2012-Cus. dated 17.03.2012 not available in case of import of garment accessories. Accordingly, 4% SAD leviable.
The CESTAT ruled that interest on refundable pre-deposits is mandatory, regardless of whether it’s claimed, in the India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. case.
CESTAT Mumbai held that appellants Customs Broker (CB) was not handling the export consignment hence it cannot be said that they had violated Regulation 10(d) and 10(n). Thus, revocation of license unjustified.
The Commissioner (Appeals), however, proceed to imagine grounds for enhancement of the value and dealt with them. This exercise was really not required to be undertaken by the Commissioner (Appeals).
CESTAT Delhi held that interest is payable on amount deposited during the course of investigation and refunded back due to NIL. Interest is payable at the rate of 12% from the date of deposit till the date of refund.
CESTAT ruled extended demand period unsustainable without proven intent to evade tax, setting aside Rs. 11 Cr excise duty demand on Kanoria Energy & Infrastructure.
CESTAT Ahmedabad exempts NJ India Invest Pvt. Ltd. from service tax on mutual fund distribution incentives, magazine ads, and vocational training for sub-distributors.
CESTAT Mumbai held that rejection of request for amendment of shipping bills u/s. 149 of the Customs Act, 1962 on the ground of delay unjustified as legal provisions doesn’t prescribe any specific time limit.
CESTAT Delhi held that imposition of penalty under section 11AC(1)(a) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 mandatory on account of shortage detected during the course of search. Accordingly, penalty upheld.
