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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


Commission from financial institution towards sale of their loan product is liable to Service Tax

April 17, 2023 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Commission received from the financial institution towards sale of their loan product is liable to Service Tax

No service tax section 78 penalty in revenue neutral situation

April 17, 2023 1620 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT find that since there is no intention of the appellant to evade any duty as the appellant have discharged the service tax and utilized the same though incorrectly but it was a revenue neutral situation as the appellant is otherwise entitled for the refund of the same amount. Hence, in absence of any mala fide penalty under section 78 is not imposable. Therefore, the penalty imposed under section 78 is set aside.

No Unjust Enrichment if tax charged initially is reversed subsequently

April 17, 2023 936 Views 0 comment Print

Unjust-enrichment does not exist in case where assessee initially charged duty / service tax and subsequently issued credit note for the same

SAD refund allowed even though condition 2(b) of Notification No.102/2007-Cus. not complied

April 17, 2023 561 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant is eligible for refund even though condition 2(b) of Notification No.102/2007-Cus. dated 14.09.2007 not been complied

Extended period of limitation cannot be invoked in revenue neutral situation

April 17, 2023 1698 Views 0 comment Print

When the tax is paid under reverse charge mechanism, appellant would be entitled to avail credit of same, which leads to a revenue neutral situation

No bar in cross utilisation of Cenvat credit for payment of Central Excise duty or service tax

April 17, 2023 1413 Views 0 comment Print

Lupin Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Tax & Customs (Appeal) (CESTAT Hyderabad) HC held that the appellant have rightly taken credit in view of Rule 2(l) of CCR which entitles a manufacturer to claim Cenvat credit on input services utilise in manufacture of dutiable taxable goods. HC  further hold that there is no bar in […]

No excise duty exemption on Machine Dipped Match Splints if power was used in manufacture

April 17, 2023 393 Views 0 comment Print

Innasimuthu Package Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) The issue in all these appeals being the same, they were heard together and are disposed of by this common order. 2. In these appeals, the issue relates to applicability of exemption Notification No. 4/2006-CE dated 1.3.2006.at Sl. No. 72 which deals with the […]

Clandestine Removal of Goods – Absence of corroborative evidence – CESTAT deletes penalty

April 16, 2023 4869 Views 0 comment Print

Dipal Narendrabhai Shah Vs C.C.E. & S.T.-Bhavnagar (CESTAT Ahmedabad) These appeals are directed against the Order-In-Appeal whereby the Commissioner (Appeals) upheld the penalty imposed by the original authority under Rule 26 (1) of Central Excise Rules, 2002. The brief facts of the case are that all the appellants in the present appeals were allegedly involved […]

No service tax on Business Auxiliary Service utilized outside India to foreign principal

April 16, 2023 843 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax not payable on ‘Business Auxiliary Service’ provided to a foreign principal, which has been utilized outside India

Deputation of own employees for specified Job work in factory of client is not Manpower Supply Services

April 16, 2023 957 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that where service provider had deployed his employees in manufacturing premises of appellant for specified job works, the same cannot be held as Manpower Supply Services.

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