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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 1194 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 1314 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 1170 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of Corporate Guarantee: CESTAT’s Verdict Challenged in SC

Service Tax : Dive into the legal battle over corporate guarantees' taxability as Business Auxiliary Service. Explore the CESTAT's decision, the...

November 22, 2023 1038 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty Without Sufficient Evidence in Abetment Case: CESTAT Bangalore

Custom Duty : CESTAT Bangalore's ruling in case of Rafeek K.T. v. Commissioner of Customs, emphasizing need for substantial evidence to impose p...

November 21, 2023 651 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 3204 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 2232 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 1217 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 468 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 3037 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Activity of granting call option doesn’t qualify as rendering of service: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that granting “call option” is not an activity of rendering service. Thus, appellant has wrongly been held t...

August 16, 2024 66 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty imposed on customs broker for non-compliance with provisions of CBLR, 2018: CESTAT Delhi

Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that imposition of penalty and revocation of customs broker license justified as customs broker abetted the ille...

August 16, 2024 108 Views 0 comment Print

Rejection of refund claim for non-mentioning of period particulars in CA’s certificate is harsh: CESTAT Chennai

Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai rejection of refund claim merely for non-mentioning of period particulars in CA’s certificate unjustifiable as re...

August 16, 2024 135 Views 0 comment Print

Indian Companies Promotion of Australian Services is Export of Service: CESTAT Chandigarh

Service Tax : Oceanic Consultants Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner or Central Excise And Service Tax (CESTAT Chandigarh) CESTAT Chandigarh held that Indi...

August 13, 2024 180 Views 0 comment Print

No service tax on commission charged by Indian Bank for granting credit facility to foreign service recipient: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : Held that the appellant has satisfied all the conditions for treating the service as export of service but there is a need to veri...

August 13, 2024 81 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 1659 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 2853 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 3012 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 1530 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 5772 Views 0 comment Print


No independent examination of unjust enrichment aspect – CESTAT directs re-adjudication

March 13, 2023 867 Views 0 comment Print

C.C. Kandla Vs Reliance Industries Limited (CESTAT Ahmedabad) We find that in the present case, the revenue has not challenged the merit of the case however their appeal is only on the ground of unjust enrichment. The Revenue contended that the learned Commissioner (Appeals) merely followed the order of Mundra Custom however he  has not […]

Without Suppression of Facts or Fraud Extended Period of Limitation cannot be invoked

March 13, 2023 573 Views 0 comment Print

Once there is no averment either in SCN or impugned orders regarding availment of benefits by suppression of fact or fraud, invoking extended period of limitation is not proper

Unjust enrichment not attracted to deposit during investigation or to pre-deposit for appeal

March 13, 2023 1701 Views 0 comment Print

Apex Court held that unjust enrichment not attracted where amount is deposited during investigation and pendency of appeal, as such deposits are under protest or in the nature of pre-deposit.

Mere allegation of suppression cannot take the place of proof

March 12, 2023 1557 Views 0 comment Print

Concerned authorities have justified issuance of Show Cause Notice by invoking extended period of limitation, but for a mere allegation that there was suppression. It is very much settled position of law that allegations, howsoever strong, cannot take place of proof.

Cenvat Credit eligible to insurer on services tax on commission charged by automobile dealers

March 12, 2023 543 Views 0 comment Print

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd Vs Commissioner of CGST And Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) In this case, it is an undisputed facts that the automotive dealers had paid service tax on the nature of services described in the invoices issued to the appellant; that payment of service tax by such dealers have been accepted […]

Revenue cannot deny Cenvat Credit without proving that activity has no nexus with output services

March 12, 2023 930 Views 0 comment Print

Since, the show cause notice was issued by Revenue, burden of proof was on Revenue to establish that the hiring of halls and hotel rooms had no nexus with the output services. Whereas the finding as recorded by both the original and appellate authorities did not indicate that the burden of proof is discharged by Revenue.

Bulk liquid Cargo duty payable on quantity received in shore tank

March 12, 2023 729 Views 0 comment Print

For assessment of Bulk liquid Cargo duty is payable on quantity received in shore tank & not on quantity mentioned in Bill of Leading/invoice

In absence of discrepancy in Stock of Raw Material allegation of Irregular CENVAT Credit is invalid

March 11, 2023 384 Views 0 comment Print

During investigation there is no discrepancy pointed out regarding the stock of raw material maintained by the appellant and the return submitted for the relevant period shows proper transaction of said material as claimed by the appellant. After considering the above facts and circumstances, I find no reason to allege that the appellant had availed ineligible CENVAT credit.

No Service Tax on Operational Charges to Owners of Power Plants

March 11, 2023 327 Views 0 comment Print

Operational Energy Group India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) Issue whether service tax is required to be discharged on operational charges by the appellant has already been examined and decided in favour of the appellant by this Bench in the appellant’s own case vide Final Order No. 40104/2019 dated […]

Extended period of demand cannot be invoked if confusion on classification of services at the end of department

March 11, 2023 393 Views 0 comment Print

Messrs Darcy Reservoir Consultancy Services P Ltd Vs C.S.T. Service Tax (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT gone through the records, various submissions made and the case laws cited before us. We find that the case laws cited (Supra) by the appellant squarely covers their activities under ‘Survey And Exploration Of Minerals Service’ and Department has sought to […]

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