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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 141 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 99 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 87 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 111 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


Cenvat Credit not available on Tyres used in material handling equipments

February 26, 2018 1602 Views 0 comment Print

Vehicles are not meant to be used for movement of materials in the mines. Consequently, we are of the view that such goods cannot be covered under capital goods since they are in the nature of motor vehicle other than dumper and dipper. Consequently, tyres of such vehicle can also not be allowed for availing cenvat credit.

Without marketability Excise duty not leviable on Semi- Finished Granules, Extracts and Oils

February 26, 2018 840 Views 0 comment Print

i. In these factories, the raw materials, which are various parts of herbs like barks, flowers, fruits roots, leaves etc. are converted into granules, extracts and oils which are in a semi-finished stage. The grievance of the Department is that, the goods prepared in Delhi factory are marketable, so the excise duty was demanded.

Payment of Royalty, license fee etc. as a condition of import of goods forms part of Assessable Value

February 25, 2018 10809 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 10(1)(e) of the Valuation Rules stipulates that all other payments actually made are to be made as a condition of sale of the imported goods by the buyer to the seller or by the buyer to the third party to satisfy and obligation of the seller to the extent that such payments are not included in the price actually paid or payable, shall be added to the price actually paid or payable for the imported goods.

No Service tax on construction of Era business school & hostel for NIT Calicut

February 25, 2018 1593 Views 0 comment Print

Ld. Counsel for the appellant submits that the projects in question are not commercial in nature as Era Business School is an educational institution recognized by AICTE and awarding degrees/diploma recognized by law. It is his further submission that National Automative Testing Center is for testing the vehicles for homologation which is a statutory requirement as per motor vehicle rules for compliance by the manufacturer of automobiles.

Foreign language training service eligible for Service Tax exemption

February 24, 2018 2802 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that imparting training in English, French, German, Spanish language by the appellant are entitled for exemption under notification No. 9/2003 ST dated 20.6.03 and notification No. 24/2004 dated 10.9.2004. Therefore the appellant is not liable to pay service tax.

Media Monitoring Services cannot be taxed as Business Auxiliary Service

February 21, 2018 708 Views 0 comment Print

CST Vs. M/s IPAN (CESTAT Delhi) The Revenue contends that various ‘media monitoring services’, arranging press conference, interviews, education workshop, contact programme, etc. will directly or indirectly have relationship to the enhancement of sales and promotion of the product/services of the client. We are not convinced with such reasoning proposed in the appeal. It is […]

Service tax leviable on Consideration for providing Common facilities under ‘renting of immovable property’

February 12, 2018 1755 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi bench of the CESTAT, on Monday, held that service tax is payable on the amount received for providing Common facilities under the head renting of immovable property through the same was received under a separate agreement.

No Service Tax on Sale of Books and Materials to Franchise

February 12, 2018 5301 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 12/2003 provides for exemption of Service Tax for so much of the value of all taxable services, as it is equal to the value of goods and materials sold by the service provider to the recipient of service from the Service Tax leviable therein under Section 66 of the Act, subject to the condition that there is documentary proof specifically indicating the value of said goods and materials.

No Service tax exemption on Commercial property rented by Municipal Corporation

February 12, 2018 3687 Views 0 comment Print

Though the Municipal Corporation are created by an Act and are performing as a local Government, there is no bar in taxing their activities if the immovable property rented out by them is used in the course for furtherance of business or commerce.

No Service Tax liability on facility of selling CNG through Outlets of IGL by HP

February 12, 2018 1170 Views 0 comment Print

A division bench of New Delhi CESTAT including Justice (Dr.) Satish Chandra, President and B. Ravichandran, Member (Technical) has said that amount received by Hindustan Petroleum Co. for giving facility of selling CNG through their Outlets is not subject to Service Tax.

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