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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 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 60 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 69 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


Relevant date for Refund of duty under section 11B of Central Excise Act

June 29, 2021 3969 Views 0 comment Print

Rayban Sun Optics India Pvt . Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise and CGST (CESTAT Delhi) Apparently and admittedly, the appellant filed the refund claim on 19.02.2018. The refund was claimed on an amount as was deposited by him during investigation and which was ordered to be appropriated vide Order-in-Original dated 21.10.2004. No doubt the […]

No penalty on importer for delay due to system related defect

June 25, 2021 882 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Chennai case of T.G. Silks vs. Commissioner of Customs, addressing late fee charges during the GST transition. Uncover technical challenges, system defects, and the waiver possibility under Notification No. 26/2017.

Service Tax Refund | Date of reversal should be considered as date of payment | Cancellation of Flat Booking

June 25, 2021 2568 Views 0 comment Print

Ramesh Kumar Agarwal Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Central GST (CESTAT Delhi) Coming to the plea of issue being barred by time, I hold that no doubt the service tax was deposited by the appellant on 4th October, 2016 and 24 October, 2016 and the refund claim has been filed on 7th May, 2018 […]

Service Tax paid under mistake of law has to be refunded

June 23, 2021 4146 Views 0 comment Print

Nilkamal Limited Vs Commissioner of G.S.T. and Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) The Revenue having collected per force the Service Tax along with interest, the appellant is pushed into a situation where its refund claim is denied and even the credit of Service Tax so paid is also not allowed to be availed, with the introduction […]

CESTAT remanded case back to proper officer | Section 149 | Customs Act, 1962

June 23, 2021 2622 Views 0 comment Print

Lenovo India Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Chennai) Hon‟ble High Court of Madras in the case of M/s. Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Pvt. Ltd. v. Joint Commissioner of Customs & ors. reported in 2020 (10) T.M.I. 970 – Madras High Court has held that the proviso to Section 149 contemplates an opportunity to […]

No penalty on confiscated gold jewellery from transit passenger not required to pass through customs barriers

June 23, 2021 6186 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty on confiscated Gold Jewellery was not liable to be imposed as the transit passenger was not required to pass through customs barrier or check post and the source of gold jewellery he was wearing was cogently explained, which had not been found to be untrue.

Admissibility of credit has to be considered at the time of receipt of input service

June 18, 2021 2646 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Shanti Construction Co vs. C.C.E. & S.T.-Rajkot case with CESTAT Ahmedabad. Delve into the nuances of service tax, Cenvat credit, and retrospective exemptions.

No excise under ‘deemed’ manufacture on ‘baby diapers’ or ‘sanitary napkins’

June 18, 2021 819 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Y & Associates vs. Commissioner of Central Excise case with CESTAT Mumbai. Delve into the intricacies of ‘deemed’ manufacture, excisability, and the legislative intent.

CESTAT warns Assistant Commissioner of Customs for collecting penalty without furnishing order copy to Appellant

June 18, 2021 1416 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the legal battle of K.J. Associates against the Commissioner of Customs at CESTAT Bangalore. Dive into the intricacies of the case involving delayed issuance of orders, improper classification, and the release of confiscated goods.

Imported External/portable hard disk drive classifiable under Tariff Item 84717020

June 18, 2021 3036 Views 0 comment Print

Imported External/portable hard disk drive are classifiable under Tariff Item 8471 70 20 as Hard disk drives and not under Tariff Item 8471 70 30. Therefore we are of the considered opinion that the instant issue about classification of External/Portable Hard Disc Drives is no more res integra and the appellants have rightly classified them under CTH 8471 7020.

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