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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


No penalty in absence of evidence for abetment for fraudulent export of goods

July 13, 2021 1257 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Sushma Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Delhi) Conclusion: Penalty against a Late Customs Inspector for the charges for abetment for fraudulent export of goods was deleted as there was no evidence produced by the department which might prove that assessee ever instigated or conspired or intentionally aided Shri Sajjan Kumar to fraudulently export the hand […]

Preferential Location Charges taxable at same rate as that of Construction of Residential Complex Service

July 11, 2021 1749 Views 0 comment Print

Shreno Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Preferential Location Charges were correctly subjected to Service Tax at same rate as that of Construction of Residential Complex Service by the Appellant and the differential demand of Service Tax alongwith interest and penalty therefore must be quashed and set aside. The Appellant also becomes entitled to […]

Cenvat credit refund cannot be rejected for inadvertent Mistake

July 11, 2021 1182 Views 0 comment Print

Convance Clinical Development Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner Of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) it is not in dispute that the appellant is an exporter and does not have any domestic services at all. Appellant availed input services for the purpose of rendering output service exporting to his foreign company for which he pays service tax and […]

CESTAT Bangalore confirms service tax demand on VCF trust

July 10, 2021 7944 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. ICICI Econet Internet and Technology Fund Vs. Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) Any start-up needs huge financial support and presently this is being done by alternative investment funds (AIFs) or venture capital fund (VCFs). These funds are pooled investment vehicles with a certain set of contributors. In India, these funds are usually in […]

When no service has been rendered, service tax cannot be levied

July 9, 2021 4578 Views 0 comment Print

Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Delhi) Amount received by the appellant in terms of Machine Availability clause, from the service provider with reference to maintenance of WTG due to shortcoming in said service is merely an amount to safeguard the loss of appellant. The said amount cannot be called as consideration […]

No Service tax under OIDAR merely because user receives a code for getting print of ticket from cinema hall

July 5, 2021 2196 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax under the category of OIDAR, therefore, cannot be levied upon a user merely because he receives a code for getting a printout of the ticket from the cinema hall.

Retrospective exemption & refund of service tax – Tax paid utilising Cenvat credit also refundable

July 5, 2021 4566 Views 0 comment Print

Shanti Construction Co Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Retrospective exemption & refund of service tax – Tax paid utilising Cenvat credit also refundable We find that as per the facts before us there is no dispute that the tender was opened on 28.01.2015 and the appellant was declared successful bidder thereafter no separate contract/ […]

CESTAT directs original authority to decide refund claim after considering submission of Appellant

July 4, 2021 522 Views 0 comment Print

EYGBS (India) LLP Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Banglore) CESTAT find that the impugned order has rejected the refund claims on the grounds that the appellant has violated the condition at para 3(III)(a), 3(III)(d) and Rule 5 of SEZ Notification No.12/2013-ST dt. 01/07/2013. Further, I find that the appellant has SEZ units as well […]

No confiscation of finished goods under excise in absence of finding of attempted Clandestine Removal

July 1, 2021 678 Views 0 comment Print

Maa Santoshi Tobacco Co. Vs Commissioner, Central Goods and Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) I find that only for not finding the statutory register being RG-I and Form-4 at the time of inspection by the Officers of DGCEI, adverse inference have been drawn without reference to the records of the appellant available with the Department, being […]

Limitation when assessee cannot file more than one refund claim for each quarter

June 29, 2021 756 Views 0 comment Print

SA Impex Vs Commissioner of Central Goods & Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) When the provisions require that only one claim has to be filed for each quarter, definitely, an assessee has to file one claim only at the end of the quarter. Thus, the limitation cannot be counted from the day of LEO or the […]

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