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 Delhi held that attempt to smuggle gold by breaching the condition for import makes it a prohibited goods. Accordingly, such prohibited goods cannot be allowed to be redeemed on payment of redemption fine or cannot be permitted for re-export. Hence, such prohibited goods is liable for absolute confiscation.
CESTAT Kolkata rules on Customs Broker’s compliance with CBLR. Sinha Shipping Agency wins against Customs Commissioner. Full text analysis of the order provided.
CESTAT Allahabad remands matter on customs action due to department’s failure to dispatch order to assessee, challenging the bar of limitation under Section 128.
Huge loss as Kiwi fruit re-export order delayed; CESTAT Chennai reduces redemption fine in Ram Prasath vs Commissioner of Customs case. Full text of CESTAT Chennai order.
CESTAT Chennai rules against service tax on ONGC’s royalty payments for petroleum licenses, affirming royalty as a regulatory fee, not service consideration, offering clarity on tax implications of such payments.
Learn how CESTAT Chennai ruled in favor of Petrotech Products India Pvt Ltd, emphasizing procedural fairness in Cenvat refund denial. Full analysis here.
Explore the CESTAT Chennai order on Usha International vs Commissioner of Customs. Analysis of mis-declaration, penalties, and the quashing of redemption fine.
Read the CESTAT Kolkata order where non-imposition of redemption fine and penalty is upheld, ensuring compliance with Customs Notification. Full analysis here.
Explore the CESTAT Mumbai order on Oki India Pvt Ltd vs Commissioner of Customs. Analysis of ostensible eligibility for customs benefit and remand for consideration of alternative notification.
Explore the CESTAT Kolkata order on refund claims rejected due to shipping bill assessment. Learn about Section 17 (5) of the Customs Act and its implications for challenging assessments.
