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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 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 126 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 90 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 81 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 99 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


Extended period cannot be invoked in case of revenue neutral situation

October 2, 2020 2949 Views 0 comment Print

Star Alloys & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Vs. CCE & ST (CESTAT Delhi) CESTAT has held that in the case of GTA service, CENVAT credit is available, therefore extended period cannot be invoked. Learned Advocate submits that whatever service tax was payable by them on the said GTA services, the same was available as a credit […]

No Service Tax on Income from Screening of Movies for Annual Film Festival

October 1, 2020 3840 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether service tax is applicable on income received from screening of movies for the annual film festival?

Service Tax not applicable to salary paid to employees under secondment agreement

October 1, 2020 4053 Views 0 comment Print

Goldman Sachs Services Vs Commissioner Of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) Facts- Employees of overseas group companies have come on secondment to the assessee. The assessee has entered into separate employment contract with the seconded personnel and employer-employee relationship exists between the assessee and the seconded personnel. It is alleged that the activity falls under Business […]

Banks eligible to avail ITC on Insurances services availed for Rendering Output Services

September 23, 2020 852 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the assessee banks are eligible for cenvat credit of service tax availed on insurance service received by the banks from the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation?

Trade discount not liable to service tax as commission

September 22, 2020 6039 Views 0 comment Print

There is no contract of commission agent service with any of the commission agent, there is no person to whom payment of commission was made therefore, it is clear that no service provider i.e. foreign commission agent exists in the present case.

Revenue cannot Reject Classification of Goods of Assessee without Cogent Evidences

September 21, 2020 2013 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Calcite Sand (Calcite Powder) is classifiable under CT 2503 9030 as mineral product or required to be classified under CTH 2836 5000 as a chemical?

Declared import value cannot be rejected without passing speaking order

September 14, 2020 1698 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Customs Vs. Artex Textile Private Limited (CESTAT Delhi) we find that assessing officer have been making enhancement in a routine manner and the respondent who are regular importers are left with no choice but to sign on the dotted line for taking delivery of their goods to carry on their business, and also […]

ST refund of tax paid on advance for which service not rendered due to merger cannot be denied

September 13, 2020 2286 Views 0 comment Print

Lancor Holdings Limited Vs The Commissioner of G.S.T. and Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) There is no dispute as to the eligibility or otherwise for refund except the claim being rejected as barred by limitation. There is also no dispute that both the service provider and the service recipient having merged into a single entity, there […]

CENVAT credit admissible for construction/setting up of landfill

September 11, 2020 939 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether denial of CENVAT credit availed by the appellant for construction/setting up of landfill is justified in law?

Value declared in Bills of Entry cannot be rejected without following Rule 12ibid

September 11, 2020 2367 Views 0 comment Print

Classic Marble Company Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Mumbai) In this case The learned adjudicating authority has rejected the declared value in respect of the subject Bills of Entry under Section 14(1) ibid read with Rule 12 ibid and re-determined the assessable value under Section 14(1) ibid read with Rule 3(1) ibid, holding that sufficient […]

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