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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 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


Department cannot file Revise Application in terms of Section 35EE of excise

June 22, 2023 363 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai’s decision, clarifying role of Revenue in filing revise applications under Section 35EE of Excise Act, in the case of Mail Order Solutions (I) Ltd.

Delayed payment charges collected from customers from 01.07.2012 is not leviable to service tax

June 21, 2023 1344 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that service tax could not be levied on ‘delayed payment charges’ collected by the appellant from their customers from 01.07.2012 also.

Cenvat Credit Rejection Requires Consideration of Evidences, Not Assumptions

June 21, 2023 411 Views 0 comment Print

Explore CESTAT Mumbai judgement in Astoria Agro & Allied Inds Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of CGST, underlining importance of evidence consideration in rejecting Cenvat Credit claims

Utilization of CENVAT Credit within same entity does not cause loss to Exchequer

June 21, 2023 705 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that the utilization of credit by any unit within the same entity would not cause any loss to the Exchequer. This is because the credit disallowed to one unit is proportionally made available to the second unit. From a company’s perspective, the net credit availed and utilized remains unchanged.

Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment inapplicable when appellant made disputed Payment

June 21, 2023 1047 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into judgment of CESTAT Kolkata in the case of Pecon Computech Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of CGST & Excise, underlining non-applicability of unjust enrichment in context of Service Tax refunds

Provision of service by commission agent to foreign principals is export of service

June 21, 2023 2175 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that services provided by appellant (Commission agent) to their foreign principals is ‘export of service’ as contemplated under rule 3 of the 2005 Export Rules.

Mere sending of Order by registered post not amounts to valid service

June 21, 2023 1614 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai in Metro Fashions vs Commissioner of Customs, held that mere sending of Order-in-Original by registered post was not deemed to be valid communication, impacting the limitation period for an appeal.

Penalty not leviable if Department was not sure of the provision of law

June 21, 2023 2184 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad recently ruled in the case of Fiberweb India Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. Daman, shedding light on the limitations of selective departmental audits and customs duty demands.

CESTAT rules against Extended Period of Limitation for Evaporation Loss Demand

June 21, 2023 585 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled in the case of Sujag Fine Chemicals Pvt Ltd Vs C.E. & S.T. Vadodara, opposing the application of an extended period of limitation for a customs duty demand on declared evaporation loss

Unused CENVAT Credit does not incur any interest liability: CESTAT Kolkata

June 20, 2023 1371 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT, Kolkata made a significant ruling regarding the amendment in Rule 14 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004. Previous version of the rule stated ‘taken or utilized,’ but it was modified to ‘taken and utilized.’ This alteration in wording clearly indicates the legislative intent to exclude the imposition of interest when the credit has been taken but not utilized.

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