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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 2454 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 3375 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 96 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 72 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 66 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


Interest on delayed Service Tax refund payable on expiry of 3 months from application

August 24, 2021 3840 Views 0 comment Print

Astrazeneca India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner Of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) Since the issue of interest on delayed refund has been settled by the apex court in the case of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (supra) wherein Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that interest on delayed refund under Section 11BB is payable on expiry of three months […]

Hand Mixers are different from Handheld Blender & not liable for BIS compliance

August 24, 2021 3363 Views 0 comment Print

I am of the opinion that the Handheld Mixer are not liable to have a BIS compliance as mentioned in BIS Kitchen Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2018. I am of the opinion that the Handheld Mixer are not liable to have a BIS compliance as mentioned in BIS Kitchen Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2018

Service Tax under RCM not payable on Commission Paid to Overseas Commission Agent

August 23, 2021 3759 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Central Excise Vs PKPN Spinning Mills (P) Ltd. (CESTAT Chennai) The issue involved is whether appellant is liable to pay service tax on the commission paid to foreign agents under the reverse charge mechanism. The parties are referred to as “assesee” and “department” for the same of convenience. 2. The respondents are engaged […]

Providing loans to borrowers by the bank does not amount to service

August 21, 2021 1425 Views 0 comment Print

This implies that services by way of loan do come within the purview of supply, however, that has been considered as an ‘exempted supply’ in the Service Exemption Notification.

Mere dispatch of order cannot be considered as service

August 18, 2021 4662 Views 0 comment Print

Mere dispatch of the order cannot be considered as service. The period of 2 months for filing the appeal has to reckon not from the date of order announced but from the date of receipt of said order by the assessee in terms of Section 35 of Central Excise Act, 1944.

CENVAT credit allowable on lift which is capital goods: CESTAT Bangalore

August 18, 2021 1812 Views 0 comment Print

Divya Sree R O W Projects Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) After considering the submissions of both the parties and perusal of the material on record, I find that when the passenger lift was imported, it was classified under Chapter 84 and the Classification was accepted by the Department and once the classification […]

CENVAT Credit eligibility cannot be questioned at the Time of claiming of Refund

August 17, 2021 2715 Views 0 comment Print

Microsoft Research Lab India Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) CESTAT find that the appellant has given detailed justification for each of the impugned services involved in these two appeals with judicial precedents and the impugned services have been used by the appellant for rendering the output services. Further, I find that […]

Amount deposited in PLA account not become duty or tax unless appropriated

August 16, 2021 4314 Views 0 comment Print

WMW Metal Fabrics Limited Vs Commissioner, CGST (CESTAT Delhi) There is a distinction between the amount appropriated towards duty and amount deposited for payment of a duty. In a former case duty which has been levied and paid subsequently becomes the property of the Government and no person would be entitled to get it back […]

No interest for period of delay in filing Service Tax Refund Claim

August 15, 2021 939 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Sivamurugan Chit Fund (P) Limited Vs Commissioner of G.S.T. and Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) There is no doubt that Section 11B ibid. prescribes the period of limitation for filing the refund claim, but admittedly here, the application for refund was filed on 19.01.2018; the date of the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court is […]

Importer not liable for error in generation of Bill of Entry on ICEGATE Portal

August 13, 2021 4728 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Commissioner of Customs Vs M. D. Overseas Limited (CESTAT Delhi) In this case Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) had set aside the Assessment Order (AO) passed on the three Bills of Entry (BoE) with a further direction for re-assessment of the rate of Basic Customs Duty applicable on the given BoE to the Department. M/s M. […]

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