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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 5475 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 51 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 60 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 48 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


Unsustainable Demand: Cenvat Credit Reversed on Exempted Services

July 19, 2023 987 Views 0 comment Print

An insightful analysis of the CESTAT Ahmedabad’s ruling in Magnam Netlink Pvt. Ltd. Vs C.C.E. & S.T case, emphasizing the legality of cenvat credit reversal on exempted services like “Trading”.

Lead Acid Batteries can’t be treated as uncharged for valuation in absence of Evidence

July 19, 2023 513 Views 0 comment Print

The case at hand pertains to the valuation of Lead Acid Batteries and the determination of whether these should be valued under Section 4 or Section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944. The core question revolves around the charging status of the batteries and where the charging occurs.

Licence fee not includible to transaction value when it is not a condition of sale

July 18, 2023 1404 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that the licence fee is includible in transaction value only when licence fee is paid as condition of sale. Accordingly, licence fee cannot be included to the transaction value when the same is not a condition of sale.

No Service Tax on Consulting Engineering Service for Road Construction in J&K

July 18, 2023 1341 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that the service tax is not applicable to the services provided in the State of J&K irrespective of the service provider being from the said State or otherwise. Accordingly, service tax is not leviable on Consulting Engineering Services rendered to the clients for construction of road in the State of J&K.

Refund of cess on Oil Industry Development Cess available as burden not passed on to buyer

July 18, 2023 1761 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that refund claim of Education Cess (EC) and Secondary and Higher Education Cess (SHEC) on Oil Industry Development Cess (OID Cess) u/s 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 duly available as proved that burden of OID cess is not passed on to the buyer.

Mere Chartered Accountant’s certificate without documentary evidence is not sufficient for duty treatment of obsolete stock

July 18, 2023 1611 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai in the matter of obsolete stock usage vis-à-vis reversal of CENVAT Credit or discharge of duty u/r 3(5B), it is held that mere Chartered Accountant’s certificate without documentary evidence is not sufficient. Matter remanded for the purpose of producing documentary evidence.

Exemption under 12/2012-CE available to aluminium structures and fabricated items used as towers of wind turbines

July 18, 2023 876 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that aluminium structures and fabricated items used as towers are integral part of Wind Turbines or Wind Operated Electricity Generators (WOEG) so as to be eligible for exemption under Notification No.12/2012-CE dated 17.03.2012.

Sharing service of corporate staff with group companies is covered within ‘manpower recruitment or supply agency’

July 18, 2023 879 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that the sharing services of their corporate staff with the group of companies is covered by the definition of ‘manpower recruitment or supply agency’ as defined in Section 65(105)(k) of FA, 1994 read with section 65(68) ibid.

Pressmud, bagasse, boiler ash and sludge being waste or byproduct is outside the purview of rule 6 of CCR, 2004

July 18, 2023 2565 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that pressmud, bagasse, boiler ash and sludge, generated during the manufacturing of sugar/molasses, are waste or byproduct and therefore Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 (CCR, 2004) shall have no application.

Demand invoking extended period unsustained as notice issued after two years of departmental knowledge

July 18, 2023 1428 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that entire demand invoking extended period of limitation unsustainable as show cause notice was issued after more than two years of the facts coming to the knowledge of the department.

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