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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 available on service directly related to manufacturing activity

February 9, 2018 1863 Views 0 comment Print

Air Travel Service : – The said service has been used by the Directors/employees of the appellant for business promotion i.e. for sale and purchase of their goods. Therefore, the said service is directly related to their manufacturing activity. In that circumstances, in terms of Rule 2(l) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 on Air Travel Service, the appellant is availed Cenvat credit.

No excise on supply of various bought-out electrical items and accessories as BPL Kits

February 8, 2018 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Quashing the demand of excise duty on the activity of providing BPL Kits, the Delhi bench of the CESTAT observed that to levy central excise duty on any goods, the same should have been produced or manufactured in India.

Service recipient not liable to service tax on construction activities carried through contractors

February 8, 2018 2301 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT, Delhi bench has held that the Chhatisgarh Housing Board cannot be made liable for service tax for the construction activities carried through contractors.

STPI Certificate not required to claim Refund under Business Auxiliary Services

February 5, 2018 1920 Views 0 comment Print

These two appeals have been filed by the appellant against the common impugned order dated 2.8.2017 passed by the Commissioner (A) whereby the Commissioner (A) has disposed of four Orders-in-Original.

Construction in pursuance of composite works contracts not liable to be taxed prior to 01.06.2007

February 5, 2018 2151 Views 1 comment Print

The appeal by the Revenue is against order dated 27.04.2012 of Commissioner of Service Tax, New Delhi. By the said order, he original authority dropped the entire demand of Service Tax of Rs.93,01,154/-covering the period 2006-07 to 2008-09 with reference to construction project of Delhi Haat in INA and Pitampura .

Benefit of Composition Scheme can’t be denied for procedural deficiency

February 5, 2018 1152 Views 0 comment Print

While hearing the case of Bridge & Roof Company Limited vs. CCE, Delhi bench of the Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal held that the benefit of the composition scheme cannot be denied to an assessee who has entered into contracts prior to 1.07.2007.

No Service Tax on degree Courses approved by IGNOU

January 31, 2018 1983 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Rosalinds Mediretta Institutional Foundation Vs. CST (CESTAT Delhi) Post 2008, the appellants discontinued the course in collaboration with the Thames Valley University, UK. They have started a 3 year course of BA (Hons) in International Hospitality Administration approved by IGNOU, leading to an award of degree by IGNOU, which is, admittedly, a recognized open […]

No excise duty on fatty acids, Wax & gum emerging during manufacture of refined vegetable oil

January 30, 2018 2919 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Excise Division Bench of the Tribunal while considering the appeals Nos. 653/2012 and 3585/2012 filed by M/s Ricela Health Foods Ltd. and M/s J.V.L. Agro Industrial Ltd., noticing conflicting judgments of two coordinate benches on the same dispute

Software supplied Separately cannot be considered part of relevant Device for Excise Duty Levy

January 29, 2018 1344 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Siemens Ltd Vs. CCE & ST (CESTAT Chennai) Lower authorities have inter-mixed the embedded software with the customized software supplied latter for monitoring and data retrieval from the device. From the discussions above, it is clear that a devise should suffer Central Excise duty along with essential operating software which is part and parcel […]

Service tax cannot be levied on documents processing charges received by Automobile Dealers

January 29, 2018 1269 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi bench of the CESTAT, in M/s Marudhara Motors v. CCE, held that the documentation services provided by automobile dealers would not attract service tax as the same was not providing on behalf of the financial institutions or banks.

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