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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


No Service Tax liability on intermediary for sale of space/time for media agency on commission basis

January 10, 2023 1590 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that, advertising in newspapers or media agencies, where role of assessee was merely that of an intermediary in sale of space/ time for media agency on commission basis, cannot lead to an inference that assessee had rendered services as advertising agency.

Reasons should be recorded when Central Government opines non-imposition of anti-dumping duty and designated authority recommends imposition

January 9, 2023 1089 Views 0 comment Print

The main grievance of the appellant, which is an Association of Indian Steel producer in India, is that despite the recommendation made by the designated authority in the final finding pursuant to the sunset review investigation that was initiated for imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of colour coated/pre-painted flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel originated in or exported from China PR and European Union , the Central Government did not issue a notification for imposition of anti-dumping duty though three months expired from the date of publication of final finding.

After 30.06.2017 Cenvat credit arising out of legacy shall be refunded to assessee in cash

January 8, 2023 1800 Views 0 comment Print

Gabriel India Limited Vs Commissioner, Central Goods & Service Tax and Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) w.e.f. 01.07.2017, the Government of India had introduced GST regime which has replaced earlier Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 with transitional period of 30 days. Accordingly, after 30.07.2017, no assessee is permitted to avail credit in the cenvat credit account. As […]

Assessee eligible for refund of Amount Pre-Deposited During Investigation & Not Adjusted under SVLDRS

January 8, 2023 1854 Views 0 comment Print

B.L. Goel & Company Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Central Goods & Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) The brief facts are that the appellant is engaged in running Works Contract Services and services of construction of residential complexes during the period 2013-14 till 2017-2018 (June 2017). Show cause notice dated 23.04.2019 was issued demanding service […]

No Service Tax liability can be imposed on Builder on cancellation of booking by flat buyer

January 8, 2023 1698 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that once the buyer of a flat cancelled the booking and the consideration for service was returned, the service contract got terminated and once it is established the no service is provided, then refund of tax for such service becomes admissible.

Date of service and not dispatch is to be considered for period of limitation

January 7, 2023 3183 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that period of limitation should be calculated from the date when the order was served and not from the date when order was dispatched.

Charges of Computer-to-Computer Linkage, Commission on Public Issue not leviable to service tax

January 6, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service tax is not payable by Stock Broking Company on various charges like Computer to Computer Linkage charges Commission on Public Issue and Inter Settlement charges.

Benefit of notification no. 67/95-CE available as additional premise is extension of factory

January 5, 2023 1329 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that benefit of notification no. 67/95-CE duly available on transfer of goods to additional premise as additional premise is an extension of factory of the appellant.

Service tax not leviable on construction service to Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

January 5, 2023 1347 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service tax not leviable on construction service provided to Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and Rajiv Awaas Yojana.

Interest liability is appended on confirmation of differential duty

January 5, 2023 1308 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that confirmation of differential duty necessarily has interest liability appended to it Accordingly liability to pay interest on duties short-paid at the time of clearance of goods for captive consumption does not get erased.

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