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 the imported assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, sub-components under EPCG are held as allowed as spares under the Foreign Trade Policy at Para 9.57.
CESTAT Chennai held that Armour Panels and Stretcher Assembly which are parts of helicopters are eligible for exemption based on exemption certificate issued in terms of Notification No. 63/1995-CE dated 16.03.1995.
CESTAT Chennai grants unconditional exemption to Sun Pharmaceuticals on ‘Danazol’ from excise duty. Full details of the order against Commissioner of GST & Central Excise.
CESTAT Kolkata rules in favor of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, categorizing drain hole drilling in oil wells as “mining services” from June 2007, rejecting service tax claims.
Reliance Industries Limited vs. Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Ahmedabad) regarding payment of customs duty based on quantity of crude oil in a shore tank.
CESTAT Ahmedabad upholds penalty on Karimbhai Nanjibhai Shah for facilitating clearance of ‘Chhakkdo Rickshaw’ without excise duty payment, resulting in evasion. Full text available.
CESTAT Ahmedabad rules in favor of Reliance Industries, stating ship demurrage charges are not part of imported goods’ transaction value. Full analysis of C.C. Ahmedabad vs. Reliance Industries Limited.
CESTAT Bangalore upheld the Commissioner’s order regarding vegetable oil carotene levels, stating that delay in sample drawal impacts accuracy.
CESTAT Mumbai sets aside the order rejecting Cenvat credit, stating that the assessment was based on presumption and the burden of proof was not discharged.
CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Kalp Corporation vs. C.C.E. & S.T. regarding penalty under Section 11AC of Central Excise Act for delayed payment of excise duty and utilization of CENVAT credit.
