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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


Circular Cannot Introduce New Exemption Conditions: CESTAT Kolkata

October 21, 2023 924 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent case, CESTAT Kolkata ruled that a Circular cannot impose new conditions for customs duty exemptions not inherent in the original Notification

No Penalty for Scrap Goods Cleared Without Further Manufacturing Process After Paying Duty Equivalent to CENVAT Credit Taken

October 21, 2023 372 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai’s ruling in Balmer Lawrie & Co. vs. Commissioner of GST & Central Excise: Central excise duty on metal containers returned as scrap analyzed. No penalty levied.

Rejection of declared value based on NIDB data on similar goods unsustainable

October 21, 2023 699 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that rejection of declared value based on NIDB data on similar goods unsustainable. Accordingly, differential duty demand and imposition of penalty thereon is unsustainable.

Rejection of application for fixation of special rate to new industrial units set up in North-Eastern States unjustified

October 21, 2023 957 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that rejection of application for fixation of special rate under notification no. 32/99-CE and notification no. 31/2008-CE to new industrial units set up in North-Eastern States is incorrect and are in violation of law.

Bus Advertisement by TN State Transport Not an Advertising Agency services

October 21, 2023 984 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules that hiring space for ads on TN State Transport Corporation buses doesn’t qualify as advertising agency service, setting aside service tax demand.

Gross Negligence, Not Collusion: CESTAT Hyderabad Reduces Penalty

October 21, 2023 606 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad reduces the penalty for Sriram Srinivasa Rao, highlighting the case of gross negligence rather than collusion in the Customs Act 1962

Service Tax Refund eligible on Terminal Handling, GTA & CHA Services: CESTAT

October 21, 2023 792 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh allows the refund of service tax on specified services, including Terminal Handling Services, in favor of Matrix Clothing Private Ltd

Transaction value will be assessable value when buyer and seller are unrelated and price is sole consideration

October 20, 2023 858 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that when buyer and seller are not related and the price is the sole consideration, the transaction value at the time and place of export will be the assessable value. Accordingly, customs duty paid at higher assessable value is directed to be refunded.

Parking charges collected for providing parking space is liable to service tax

October 20, 2023 1848 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that parking charges collected for providing parking space is liable for inclusion in the value of Management, Maintenance or Repair services and accordingly, service tax is payable on the same.

Demand for Non-Maintenance of Separate Account in Final Exempted Service Unwarranted; Cenvat Credit Reversal Adequate

October 19, 2023 672 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata quashes Excise Duty demand on Super Smelters Limited for non-maintenance of separate accounts for input services used in exempted trading activities. Analysis and implications.

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