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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


Trade discount is not to be added in the assessable value

June 20, 2023 1827 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that trade discount is not includible in the assessable value hence central excise duty is not payable on the same.

CVD based on retail sale price in case of prepared glues and other prepared adhesives justified

June 20, 2023 600 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that collection of CVD on basis of retail sale price in terms of Notification No. 49/2008-C.E.(N.T.) dated 24.12.2008 issued under Section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 in case of prepared glues and other prepared adhesives justified.

Extended period not invocable in subsequent notice when prior notice already issued on same subject

June 20, 2023 3615 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that the extended period of limitation cannot be invoked in subsequent show cause notice, where the Department has earlier issued Show Cause Notice in respect of the same subject-matter.

Rent received from jointly owned property cannot be combined to impose service tax on individuals

June 20, 2023 1536 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT’s decision clarifies that since the rent received by individual co-owners is below the specified threshold, there is no basis for imposing service tax on these amounts.

Interest not leviable when wrongly availed Cenvat credit is not utilized

June 20, 2023 1818 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that as per substituted provisions of Rule 14 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, interest is not leviable where wrongly availed credit is only taken but not utilized.

Exclusion of Surplus Freight Charges from Assessable Value: No Excise Duty

June 20, 2023 642 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal reiterated that excise duty is a tax on the manufacture, not on the profits made by a dealer on transportation. Thus, the surplus freight charges collected from customers were excluded from the assessable value for excise duty calculation.

Duty demand on quantity of oxygen used in manufacture of sulphuric acid unsustainable

June 19, 2023 552 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that that appellants are eligible for benefit of Notification No. 67/95 and the duty demand on the quantity of oxygen so used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, is liable to be set aside.

CESTAT Orders Re-Adjudication for Service Tax Refund Claim Denial

June 19, 2023 1182 Views 0 comment Print

In absence of proof of availment of Cenvat Credit while rejecting a service tax refund claim, CESTAT Bangalore has directed re-adjudication of case of Fairy Food Products Pvt Ltd vs Commissioner of Central Excise.

CA certificate produced for quantification of tax ignored without cogent reason is bad-in-law

June 19, 2023 2124 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that Chartered Accountant certificate was provided for quantification of tax, however, the said certificate was not discussed. It is settled law that certificates given by Experts in the respective fields cannot be ignored without cogent reasons.

Operational or administrative assistance or infrastructural support falls within Business Support Service

June 19, 2023 660 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that providing operational or administrative assistance in any manner or providing infrastructural support service or managing distribution and logistics service, fall within the ambit of ‘Business Support Service’.

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