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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 54 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


Order of Lower Rate of Duty on breach of section 9D of Central Excise Act quashed

January 13, 2023 978 Views 0 comment Print

Matter for denying the lower rate of duty prescribed for heading no. 3105 corresponding to ‘other fertilisers’ in Schedule to Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 was remanded back to the original authority for subjecting the statement of the employee, considered to be of particular relevance in determining the outcome of the impugned order, to the prescriptive mandate of section 9D of Central Excise Act, 1944.

CESTAT dismisses appeal against Commissioner (Appeals) order rejecting application filed by appellant for rectification of mistake in earlier order

January 13, 2023 1287 Views 0 comment Print

National Fertilizers Limited Vs Commissioner CGST & Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) It is not possible to accept the contentions advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant. It is not in dispute that the issues that arose in all the three appeals were identical. It is true that the Department had filed one appeal only […]

Sikko Sol not used in Automobile not classifiable under 2710 12 13

January 12, 2023 792 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that Sikko Sol no used in Automobile and hence not classifiable under tariff item 2710 12 13 of CETA 1985 hence duty demand thereon unsustainable.

‘Consideration’ defined under Indian contract Act is different from Finance Act

January 12, 2023 1719 Views 0 comment Print

Consideration as defined under Indian contract Act is different from Finance Act. Consideration has to be for provision of service and not forfeiture.

In revenue neutral situation, demand has to be treated as time-barred

January 12, 2023 3459 Views 0 comment Print

If any duty was paid by job worker, would be availed as Cenvat Credit by principal anyway, this being revenue neutral situation, the demand has to be treated as time-barred. The same analogy can be applied even for sub-contractor and main contractor as well.

Demand based on audit without any further investigation is liable to be set aside

January 12, 2023 3234 Views 0 comment Print

Innovative and Technological Learning Services Pvt Ltd. Vs Commissioner of CGST (CESTAT Mumbai) Demand based on audit without any further investigation is liable to be set aside on this count alone The appellant is a service provider. It provides services to a educational trust. It paid service tax. It suffered huge losses. As result of […]

Extended period of limitation not available in revenue neutral situation

January 12, 2023 2289 Views 0 comment Print

Extended period of limitation under proviso to Section 73(1) of Finance Act, 1994, would not be available on the ground of revenue neutrality.

Transportation cost collected in addition to price of goods & shown separately in invoice not to be included in assessable value

January 12, 2023 1956 Views 0 comment Print

Cost of transportation if collected in addition to price of goods and shown separately in invoice, needs to be excluded from assessable value.

Duty cannot be demanded on issues not forming part of SCN & in absence of evidence

January 12, 2023 756 Views 0 comment Print

In absence of issue in SCN on which duty is been demanded and in absence of evidence to show demand of duty cannot be sustained.

Reverse charge not applicable as supply of ISO tankers by foreign supplier amounts to deemed sale

January 10, 2023 927 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that supply of ISO Tankers on lease/rental basis by foreign suppliers to the appellant would amount to a deemed sale and accordingly reverse charge not applicable on the same under ‘supply of tangible goods for use’.

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