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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 2871 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 57 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 66 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 66 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 54 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


‘Cargo Handling Service’ being incidental service, service tax not leviable on storage of import cargo

June 4, 2022 5925 Views 0 comment Print

Seabird Marine Services Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Facts- These appeals are filed by the M/s Seabird Marine Services Pvt. Ltd., Mundra International Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd., Allcargo Logistic Ltd., and Honeycomb Logistics Pvt. Ltd. against demand of Service Tax on “Storage and Warehousing services” allegedly provided by the appellant’s, demand of […]

Violation of Principles of Natural Justice – CESTAT set aside Service Tax Order

June 2, 2022 2292 Views 0 comment Print

Indo Unique Flame Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Mumbai) The Adjudicating Authority has proceeded to determine tax liability under section 73 of Finance Act, 1994, along with appropriate interest under section 75 of Finance Act, 1994, and impose penalties under section 77 and 78 of Finance Act, 1994 without the […]

Reexamine imposition of anti-dumping duty on Viscose Staple Fibre: CESTAT Delhi

May 30, 2022 1413 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-Dumping Appeal is allowed to the extent that the designated authority shall re­examine and give a fresh finding as to whether cessation of anti-dumping duty would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of injury so as to warrant imposition of anti-dumping duty for a further period of five years.

Customers Broker not liable for penal action for bonafide action based on material given by client

May 28, 2022 1578 Views 0 comment Print

he appellant no doubt has filed Bill of Entry in the present case. But the same has been filed on the basis of material given to him by his client. He has expressed his bonafide and denied in-correctness of those documents. Merely because there is evidence on record to falsify the said statement, Customs Broker cannot be held liable for the penal action.

Excise duty not leviable on intermediate goods captively consumed for manufacture of exempted final products

May 28, 2022 3099 Views 0 comment Print

Spray King Agro Equipment Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Facts- The appellant is engaged in the manufacture of Brass parts of agricultural products falling under Chapter sub- heading 8424900 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. As per the Notification No. 03/2005-CE dated 24.02.2005, Brass parts of Agriculture Products are exempted from […]

Service tax not leviable on services rendered by club to its members

May 27, 2022 2973 Views 2 comments Print

The law laid down in Calcutta Club is that a club and its members are one and the same and the club is formed for the purpose for mutual benefit of its members. Therefore, any amount paid by the members to the club and the services rendered by the club to its members are self service and cannot be taxed.

Service of transportation of goods provided to recipient outside India is not taxable

May 27, 2022 3177 Views 0 comment Print

Place of Provision of Service Rules, 2012 is not a provision for charging of tax; it is limited to determination of location of taxable entity as an adjunct to the charging provision in section 66 B of Finance Act, 1994. The impugned order has not evaluated the impugned activity from that perspective.

Services rendered by club to its members is self-service not taxable under service tax

May 26, 2022 3375 Views 0 comment Print

The law laid down in Calcutta Club is that a club and its members are one and the same and the club is formed for the purpose for mutual benefit of its members.

Revocation of courier licence justified on breaching legal framework of Customs Act

May 26, 2022 2028 Views 0 comment Print

The Government has been simplifying the law and procedure relating to imports through courier from time to time. Accordingly, lot of trust and reliance has been placed on the courier agencies. A very clear procedure has been put in place by way of Courier Regulations to stream line the imports through Courier mode.

DTA clearance of goods, permitted by DC is similar to exports

May 26, 2022 2937 Views 0 comment Print

When the appellants have been given permission to clear the goods in DTA by the Development Commissioner (DC), the department cannot then vaguely allege that they are not similar goods.

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