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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 966 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


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit as Rule 16 Not Requires Goods to Be Returned to Same Buyer

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 ...

June 10, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Not Payable under Support Service as Railways Merely Licensed Advertisement Space

Service Tax : The Tribunal observed that payment of licence fees for exclusive use of demarcated spaces amounted to renting of immovable propert...

June 9, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Payable on Assignment of Toll Collection Rights: CESTAT Hyderabad

Service Tax : CESTAT held NHAI's transfer of toll collection rights to contractors was a taxable service, not a sovereign function, and upheld s...

June 9, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Demurrage Charges Not Taxable as They Are Contractual Transportation Adjustments & Not Consideration for Services

Service Tax : ESTAT held demurrage linked to transportation contracts is not consideration for services and cannot be taxed under Port Services ...

June 9, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand as Reimbursable Expenses Were Not Taxable Before 2015 Amendment

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that reimbursable expenses recovered on an actual basis could not be included in taxable value for periods pri...

June 9, 2026 63 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 4101 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


Wireless Access Points is exempted from whole of customs duty vide notification dated 01.03.2005

November 20, 2023 1278 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that Wireless Access Points which works on technology and doesn’t support LTE is exempted from whole of customs duty under serial 13(iv) of the notification dated 01.03.2005.

Excavation of Lignite and overburden Removal of Materials are Classifiable under ‘Mining Service’ and Not in ‘Site Formation Service’: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand

November 18, 2023 1047 Views 0 comment Print

Dholu KCL JPF wins CESTAT Ahmedabad case! Quashing service tax demand, tribunal rules removal of overburden during lignite mining as ‘Mining Service.

Denial of refund claim unjustified as Anti-Dumping Duty was not leviable at the relevant time

November 18, 2023 1239 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that denial of refund claim of Anti-Dumping Duty unjustified as the Anti-Dumping Duty was not leviable at the relevant time as notification imposing the same expired.

Disregarding Cost Accountant certificate without proving it to be blatantly wrong is unsustainable-in-law

November 18, 2023 1083 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that Cost Accountant certificate certifying incidence of duty has not been passed on cannot be disregarded unless it is proved to be blatantly wrong.

Higher value declared before Chinese Customs adopted as allegation of mis-declaration not disproved

November 18, 2023 687 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that the values declared by the exporter before the Chinese authorities was much higher than the values declared in the Bills of Entry and appellant has failed to produce any cogent document to disprove the allegation of mis-declaration in the export declaration.

SAD not leviable on goods cleared as sample by availing exemption from payment of sales tax/ VAT

November 18, 2023 1080 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held that SAD (Special Additional Duty) is not leviable on the goods cleared in DTA as samples from EOU by availing of exemption from payment of Sales Tax/ VAT.

Relying on statement without following procedure u/s 9D of Central Excise Act unsustainable

November 17, 2023 1581 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that denial of CENVAT Credit alleging non-receipt of goods based on statements without following procedure prescribed under section 9D of the Central Excise Act, 1944 is unjustified and unsustainable in law.

IGST not leviable on re-import of goods which were exported for exhibition

November 17, 2023 7017 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that the goods exported under LUT are admittedly imported within six months of the export then there is no liability to pay tax on re-import.

Wireless Access Point classifiable under 8517 62 90 is entitled for Basic Customs Duty exemption

November 17, 2023 2013 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that Wireless Access Point is classifiable under Customs Tariff Item 8517 62 90 and accordingly is entitled to exemption from Basic Customs Duty under serial no. 13 of notification dated 01.03.2005 as amended by notification dated 11.07.2014.

CHA Cleared Vessel Import Without Misclassification; No Section 112(a) Penalty

November 15, 2023 1437 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty u/s 112 (a) against CHA on clearance of imported vessel was not leviable as the duty of the importer was to give the correct and detailed description which had been discharged and the charge of misclassification had been dropped against importing firm and the matter already been decided in favour of the importing firm and its director and therefore, the cause of imposing penalty against Custom House Clearing Agent get extinguishable.

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