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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


Penalty cannot be imposed for issue already been adjudicated for Penalty

August 12, 2021 1824 Views 0 comment Print

N A Jayaram Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Bangalore) I find that the only issue in the present case is whether the imposition of penalty under Section 114(i) of the Customs Act, 1962 on the ground of abetment of falsely signed the invoices used for improper exportation is justified under law. Further, I find that […]

Suppression of facts has to be “Wilful” for recovery of CENVAT Credit

August 11, 2021 8418 Views 0 comment Print

Emaar MGF Land Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise and CGST (CESTAT Delhi) M/s. Emaar MGF Land Ltd. (Appellant) has filed the current appeal for quashing Order-In-Original No. DLI-SVTAX-001-COM-054-16-17 dated March 31, 2017 (OIO) which confirmed recovery of Central Value Added Tax Credit “CENVAT Credit) along with interest and penalty under Section 73(1) of the […]

Service tax excess paid and which could not be adjusted owing to transition to GST is refundable to assessee and limitation cannot be cited for denial

August 10, 2021 1146 Views 0 comment Print

Manoj Vijay Vs Commissioner Central Goods And Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) Since post July 01, 2017, the applicability of Rule 6 (4A) of Central Excise Rules was no more available to the appellant, the excess amount already got deposited by the appellant at the time when Service Tax liability for the said quarter had not […]

Giving of loans by Banks to Borrowers is not a service

August 9, 2021 3228 Views 0 comment Print

State Bank of Patiala Vs Commissioner, Central Excise and Central Goods and Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) Appellant urges that the show cause notice is misconceived, as prima facie giving of loans is not an output service, rather money in real terms somewhat akin to goods, goes out of the bank when the loan is advanced. […]

CESTAT reduces Penalty from Rs. 1 crore to 1 Lakh in Rough Diamond Smuggling case

August 8, 2021 2469 Views 0 comment Print

Jorabhai Valabhai Rabari Desai Vs C.C. Ahmedabad (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Shri Jorabhai Valabhai Rabari @ Desai and Shri Premabhai Jethabhai Attya @ Patel (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Appellants‘) have filed Appeals against the impugned O-I-O NO. AHM-CUSTM-OOO-COM-004-2018-19 dated 25-04-2018 issued by the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad wherein a Penalty u/s 112(b) of Customs Act […]

Mere Delay in debiting CENVAT A/c will not defeat substantial right of refund

August 8, 2021 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Thorogood Associates India Private Limited Vs Commissioner Of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) In present case, the appellant has complied with the conditions prescribed under para 2(h) of the Notification No.27/2012 and debited the CENVAT account on 31.3.2018 though there was some delay in debiting the CENVAT account but the delay in debiting the CENVAT account […]

Activity of filling gas received through pipeline into cylinders by compression not amounts to manufacture

August 4, 2021 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Popular Carbonic Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) (i) The issue is to whether the process of compressing carbondioxide and subsequent filling in cylinder amounts to manufacture in terms of Chapter Note 9 to Chapter 28 of the Tariff Act has been settled in favour of the appellant by the Tribunal in […]

Service tax refund cannot be denied on Legal Export of goods although procured through illegal means

August 4, 2021 1617 Views 0 comment Print

V.V. Minerals [100% EOU] Vs Commissioner of GST & CE (CESTAT Chennai) Unless there Is any provision to the contrary, the charging sections of the tax laws apply to illegal acts as they apply to legal acts and therefore tax is leviable notwithstanding that action for the illegal actions may be taken under some other […]

Procedural irregularity in ISD distribution is revenue neutral & will not effect substantive right of appellant

August 4, 2021 3528 Views 0 comment Print

Maini Precision Products Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) In the present case, the learned Commissioner has confirmed the demand of CENVAT credit on the grounds that the appellant has failed to distribute the credit to its various units regarding common input service. The defence of the appellant that after the implementation of […]

Period of Limitation increased to 18 Months w.e.f. 28.05.2012

August 4, 2021 4596 Views 0 comment Print

Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti Baran Vs Commissioner, CGST & Central Excise Division (CESTAT Delhi) There is no dispute that the relevant date in the present case is 25.11.2012. Prior to this date on 28.05.2012, section 73(1) of the Finance Act was amended and it was provided that the Central Excise Officer could issue a notice […]

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