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...
Service Tax : The Tribunal observed that payment of licence fees for exclusive use of demarcated spaces amounted to renting of immovable propert...
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...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that credits relating to renovation, sales promotion, testing services, vehicle-related expenses, and similar ...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...
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 ...
Explore the Jyoti Sarup Mittal vs Commissioner of Central Tax case. Learn how works contracts, VAT prerequisites, and governmental exemptions impact service tax.
When a person, otherwise was qualified as a tour operator but provide only booking of accommodation service, then such a tour operator would be entitled to claim abatement under the Abatement Notifications as assessee-Make My Trip acted as a facilitator between hotel and customer for short-term accommodation service.
CESTAT Delhi in Sharma Steel Rolling Mills vs Commissioner held that No Penalty for Unrecorded Finished Goods in Factory without Evidence of Clandestine Removal and personal penalty on employee need not be imposed as he is acting under direction of his employer
Chandan Chatterjee vs Commissioner of Customs – CESTAT Kolkata ruling on attempted red sanders export, Customs Broker penalty set aside. Full analysis of the case.
The tribunal concluded that the Commissioner failed to present additional evidence beyond co-accused statements, mirroring the trial court’s findings. Emphasizing the principle of double jeopardy, the tribunal set aside the penalty imposed under Section 114 of the Customs Act, granting victory to Abdul Razak.
CESTAT Mumbai held that witnesses relied upon by the central excise authorities are not acceptable evidence in the absence of cross-examination that was denied. Hence, matter alleging clandestine removal mainly resting upon certain statements is remanded back to enable cross-examination.
Rajeshwar Prasad Choudhari challenges service tax demand based on Form 26AS data. CESTAT Kolkata sets aside order due to lack of evidence. Detailed analysis and key legal precedents.
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.
