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Affiliation Fees – No Service Tax Can Be Demanded: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...

August 29, 2025 963 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week ending 13th April 2025

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...

April 15, 2025 6150 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax payable on freight margin recovered from customer in case of outbound shipments

Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...

May 30, 2024 2541 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on CHA’s Reimbursable Expenses: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...

December 8, 2023 2868 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Imposes Penalty on Commissioner for Non-Compliance

Custom Duty : CESTAT, Allahabad penalizes Commissioner for delaying Tribunal order implementation. Rs. 2,00,000 penalty imposed, and contempt pr...

December 3, 2023 2451 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual

CA, CS, CMA : CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual explains about New User Registration, User Home Page Navigation, Filing,  (Petition/Appeal) ...

March 9, 2023 5472 Views 0 comment Print

E-Compendium of CESTAT Case Laws – Pro – Revenue

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...

May 18, 2021 3372 Views 0 comment Print

Govt approves creation of six new Benches of CESTAT

Excise Duty : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up six additional Benches of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate T...

October 18, 2013 1577 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal directed JetLite to pay Rs 100 crore as a pre-deposit on a service tax dispute

Service Tax : The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has directed JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines Ltd) to pay Rs 100 crore (Rs 1...

July 2, 2010 834 Views 0 comment Print

Can a CESTAT Member who has not completed probation can be relived from his duty without assigning any reason?

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...

December 3, 2009 3439 Views 0 comment Print


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CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied for Plant Maintenance Services Misclassified as Civil Construction: CESTAT Delhi

Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...

June 9, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Demand as Undervaluation Allegations Lacked Admissible Evidence

Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that unsigned invoices, unauthenticated e-mails, and uncorroborated statements were insufficient to reject tra...

June 9, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Broker Penalty as Ergotamine Preparation Not Covered Under NDPS Schedule-B

Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that a medicine containing Ergotamine was merely a preparation and not “Ergotamine and its salts” under Sche...

June 9, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

Bluetooth Headsets falls Under Heading 8517 as They Transmit & Receive Voice & Data

Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...

June 8, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Extended Limitation Held Invalid as Tax Proceedings Were Based Solely on Third Paty Data

Service Tax : The Tribunal examined a service tax demand raised on the basis of DGARM data and financial statements. It held that reliance solel...

June 8, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CESTAT Virtual Hearings & Procedures

Custom Duty : Read Notification No. 02/2023 from CESTAT, New Delhi, introducing virtual hearings. Learn about the procedure, technical requireme...

September 21, 2023 4122 Views 0 comment Print

Selection for the posts of Member, Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)

Goods and Services Tax : Applications are being invited for 2 anticipated vacancies of Member (Technical) and 4 anticipated vacancies of Member (Judicial) ...

February 3, 2023 3699 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for Physical Hearing of Appeals by CESTAT

CA, CS, CMA : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations requesting for physical hearing of appeals. As there is improvement i...

November 15, 2021 4098 Views 0 comment Print

Benches of Tribunal must strictly adhere to period of limitation prescribed by SC

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...

July 26, 2021 2079 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure For E-Hearing of Appeals by CESTAT

Goods and Services Tax : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of ...

August 10, 2020 7080 Views 0 comment Print


CHA was not required to advise on Assessment aspect to Clients unless Solicited

March 27, 2024 678 Views 0 comment Print

When the EDI system itself permitted assessee to pay the cess using the scrip, there could not have been suppression of facts etc. Therefore, a penalty under Section 114A of the Act is unsustainable, especially when the duty demand was otherwise time-barred.

Dealer Advertisement Expenses not includible in Assessable Value for Excise Duty

March 24, 2024 1095 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the legal nuances behind excluding dealer advertisement expenses from assessable value. Analysis of Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Chandigarh).

Appellant entitled to avail cenvat credit on input services distributed by ISD (HO_

March 23, 2024 1029 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata sets aside orders and allows appeals in Nalco Water India Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & Excise, Howrah case, holding distribution of input service credit on a pro rata basis valid.

Enhancement of import value based on consent letter without following due process is unsustainable: CESTAT Ahmedabad

March 23, 2024 921 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that enhancement of import value merely on the basis of consent letter of the importer without following due process of law as contemplated u/s. 14 of the Customs Act read with Customs Valuation Rules, 2007 is unsustainable in law.

Minor Discrepancies No Basis for Customs Refund Recovery if CA Certified submitted

March 22, 2024 606 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad clarifies that minor discrepancies shouldn’t lead to recovery of customs refund if CA certifies stock report. Learn more about Santosh Timber Trading Co Ltd Vs C.C.

Service Tax on services in relation to manufacture & sale of beer: CESTAT Ruling

March 22, 2024 879 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT ruling in Winsome Breweries Ltd vs Commissioner case regarding service tax implications on beer manufacturing services provided to United Breweries Limited (UBL).

Extended Limitation Period Inapplicable without Intent to evade Service Tax

March 22, 2024 828 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into the analysis of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs Joint Commissioner of Central Excise And Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi). Understand the implications of extended period limitations and intent to evade duty in tax cases.

Miscellaneous services rendered by air travel agent cannot be classified under Business Support Service: CESTAT Delhi

March 21, 2024 975 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that miscellaneous services rendered by air travel agent like planning travel itinerary of clients, etc. are covered within the ambit of Air Travel Agent and cannot be classified under Business Support Service.

No Service Tax Applicable on Profit-based Commission for Whole-Time Directors: CESTAT

March 21, 2024 840 Views 0 comment Print

In Gujarat Guardian Ltd Vs C.C.E-Bharuch, CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled that remuneration paid as commission to whole-time directors based on profit doesn’t constitute an employer-employee relationship, thus no service tax applies.

Service Tax is exempt for authorized operations conducted within SEZ

March 19, 2024 1800 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the CESTAT Ahmedabads ruling in the case of Inox India P Ltd. vs Commissioner of Central Excise, affirming the exemption of service tax for authorized operations within SEZ.

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