Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...
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...
Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...
Custom Duty : CESTAT, Allahabad penalizes Commissioner for delaying Tribunal order implementation. Rs. 2,00,000 penalty imposed, and contempt pr...
CA, CS, CMA : CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual explains about New User Registration, User Home Page Navigation, Filing, (Petition/Appeal) ...
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...
Excise Duty : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up six additional Benches of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate T...
Service Tax : The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has directed JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines Ltd) to pay Rs 100 crore (Rs 1...
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...
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 ...
Service Tax : The Tribunal observed that payment of licence fees for exclusive use of demarcated spaces amounted to renting of immovable propert...
Service Tax : CESTAT held NHAI's transfer of toll collection rights to contractors was a taxable service, not a sovereign function, and upheld s...
Service Tax : ESTAT held demurrage linked to transportation contracts is not consideration for services and cannot be taxed under Port Services ...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that reimbursable expenses recovered on an actual basis could not be included in taxable value for periods pri...
Custom Duty : Read Notification No. 02/2023 from CESTAT, New Delhi, introducing virtual hearings. Learn about the procedure, technical requireme...
Goods and Services Tax : Applications are being invited for 2 anticipated vacancies of Member (Technical) and 4 anticipated vacancies of Member (Judicial) ...
CA, CS, CMA : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations requesting for physical hearing of appeals. As there is improvement i...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of ...
India Gelatine & Chemicals Ltd. Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) In the instant case there is no finalization of Provisional assessment and there is no challenge to any such assessment, in these circumstances the refund would not be governed by provisions of Rule 9 B. The appellant has claimed that the lower authorities have […]
Arcil Catalyst Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Customs (Import) (CESTAT Mumbai) Conclusion: Where the rendering of the contracted service was to be contingent on readiness of the facility and that the purchase order for the goods to be imported was issued much after those terms of the service agreement was finalized, the rendering of service […]
Marwadi Shares & Finance Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The dispute in the present appeals relates to service tax on interest free deposit amount collected by the Appellant from the demat account holders under the Scheme and in lieu of the same Appellant has not collected AMC charges. However, we find that the […]
Freight Link Logistics Vs The Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Chennai) In the present case, it is not disputed that M/s. Vaaraahi Traders are licensed to import goods and that their IE Code is valid. The case set up by the department is that the goods imported are for the use / purchase of Shri A. […]
Jagdish Pala Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST (CESTAT Ahmedabad) We find that the Appellant are engaged in the construction of Residential and Commercial Complexes and received the booking amount as well as instilment amount from his buyers. Revenue proceeded against them on the ground that they have evaded payment of Service Tax on […]
M/s IPF Vikram Sulphonation Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST, Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) The case of the Revenue is that the Spent Acid is an exempted goods, therefore, they are liable to pay an amount of equivalent 6% of the value of such Spent Acid in terms of Rule 6(3) of the CENVAT Credit Rules, […]
Green Valley Industries Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & CX (CESTAT Kolkata) The brief facts related to the case at hand are that the Appellant had succeeded in its appeal before this Tribunal vide FO 75527/2020 dated 22/10/2020 which had resulted in refund of Rs.78,16,265/-which was deposited by the Appellant during the investigation proceedings before […]
Tribunal held that the foreign service provider being not covered under the term ‘Telegraph Authority’, the service provided by them will not fall under the definition of ‘Telecommunication Service.
Faizan Texturising Vs C.C.E. Bharuch (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Facts-The appellant is a 100% EOU engaged in the manufacture of Polyester Texturised Yarn and Polyester Twisted Yarn. Their factory was visited by the officers on 21.04.2003, who conducted various checks and verifications. As a result, shortage of 7618 kg. imported raw material viz. “Bright Polyester Spin Draw […]
Neno Crystal Vs Commissioner of Customs (Import) (CESTAT Mumbai) It would not be inappropriate to mention here that the Appellant’s case is squarely covered by the judgment of Hon’ble Madras High Court in Commissioner of Customs (Sea), Chennai-I Vs. M.R. Associates cited supra wherein it was clearly held that enhancement of value based on voluntary statement […]
