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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 2457 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 5478 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 138 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 96 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 84 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 102 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 66 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 monetary consideration- No Service Tax : CESTAT

November 2, 2020 2553 Views 0 comment Print

Golcha Properties Pvt. Ltd. (Golcha Cinema) Vs Principal Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) The agreement with M/s. A.A. Films that was enclosed as the seventh relied upon document has only to be examined. A perusal of the agreement between the Appellant and the Distributor would also make it abundantly clear that it is the […]

IGST Exemption available on re-import of repaired parts or aircraft into India

November 2, 2020 3207 Views 0 comment Print

Interglobe Aviation Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Delhi) Conclusion: Assessee was entitled to exemption from payment of integrated tax under the Exemption Notification on re-import of repaired parts/aircraft into India because in the absence of mention of integrated tax and compensation cess in column (3) under serial no. 2 of the Exemption Notification, it […]

Cenvat credit eligible on outward transportation from factory gate to customer’s place

October 28, 2020 1791 Views 0 comment Print

Commr. of Central Excise Vs Anmol Biscuits Ltd. (CESTAT Kolkata) Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of CCEx.,Belgaum Vs. Vasavadatta Cements Ltd. : 2018 (11) GSTL 3 (SC) held that that the assessee is legally eligible to avail credit on outward transportation availed from place of removal upto a certain point, whether it is a […]

Rule 6(3) of CCR, 2004 not applies to supply of dutiable good under SFIS Scheme

October 28, 2020 771 Views 0 comment Print

Sudhir Power Ltd. Unit-III Vs CCE & ST- Jammu and Kashmir (CESTAT Chandigarh) It is a fact on record that the appellant is manufacturing DG sets and enclosures which are dutiable under Chapter 85 of CETA 1985. The appellant is also clearing goods to the buyers under SFIS Scheme duty free in terms of the […]

NIDB data cannot be sole basis to reject transaction value without any cogent reasons

October 20, 2020 2787 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the invoice represent the true transaction value in the international market? This casual observation is not based on the factual position that emerges from the records of the case. Thus, for all the reasons above, the Commissioner (Appeals) was not justified in setting aside the orders passed by the assessing officer on the Bills of Entry.

CESTAT allows ITC which was disallowed under wrong impression

October 15, 2020 1248 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance of input tax credit against service is justified in law? The said demand is also not tenable as the said demand was prima facie raised under the impression that the appellant is not entitled to cenvat credit.

Interest for Delayed Service Tax refund – From the date of application or date of order?

October 13, 2020 3300 Views 0 comment Print

Scribetech India Healthcare Pvt Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) The Bangalore CESTAT ordered for the interest for a delayed refund on the expiry of period of three months from the date of receipt of application, following the decission Supreme Court in the case of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Section 56 of the CGST […]

Service Tax liability of Demerged Undertakings cannot be fastened on assessee upon merger

October 7, 2020 2844 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that, the assessee could not be held to be liable for discharging service tax liability of the Demerged Undertakings as it the service recipient and not service provider therefore, the confirmation of demand by the Commissioner is bad in law.

Cenvat Credit Can’t be Denied for Export of Exempted goods Outside India

October 5, 2020 2583 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the lower authority is correct in stating that the appellant is not entitled to avail credit of duty paid on inputs used in the manufacture of exempted goods since they have cleared the said exempted goods for export outside India?

No Service Tax on amount collected towards bouncing of cheque charges

October 5, 2020 2124 Views 0 comment Print

Rohan Motors Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) The demand of service tax in respect of the amount collected on account of bouncing of cheques and cancellation of orders is also not sustainable. These amount are penal in nature and not towards consideration for any service. In this connection reliance can be placed […]

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