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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 963 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 6147 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 2868 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


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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 5472 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 3372 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


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Bluetooth Headsets falls Under Heading 8517 as They Transmit & Receive Voice & Data

Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...

June 8, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

Extended Limitation Held Invalid as Tax Proceedings Were Based Solely on Third Paty Data

Service Tax : The Tribunal examined a service tax demand raised on the basis of DGARM data and financial statements. It held that reliance solel...

June 8, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Upholds Duty Demand as Food Testing Kits Were Misdeclared as Diagnostic Kits

Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that food testing kits were wrongly described as being for “diagnostic use only” to claim a customs exemptio...

June 8, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Common Amenities Cannot Convert Independent Villas Into a Taxable Residential Complex

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that villas constructed on separate plots under individual agreements and approvals do not constitute a reside...

June 8, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Dept Liable for Interest on delayed Service Tax Deposit: CESTAT Allahabad

Service Tax : The Tribunal held that interest under Section 75 of the Finance Act is mandatory when service tax is paid after the due date. Admi...

June 8, 2026 69 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 4116 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 4098 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


CESTAT Quashes Penalty for Technical Breach of Customs Exemption Rules

October 19, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT Delhi bench set aside penalties totaling ₹1,75,000 imposed on Paramount Surgimed Ltd. under Section 158 of the Customs Act.

CESTAT Remands Software Import Duty Case Over Importer Identity & Payment

October 18, 2025 237 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT remands Rane Holdings’ SAP software import case for fresh adjudication, citing doubts over the appellant’s status as the liable importer, value payment, and differing software types.

Customs must substantiate classification with test reports & technical evidence, not assumptions

October 18, 2025 912 Views 0 comment Print

Summary of the CESTAT Chennai judgment on customs classification dispute. The court emphasized that classification requires best evidence, like a test report or contract details, not mere reliance on general public domain catalogues, especially when the crucial distinguishing feature (sheathing) is in dispute.

IGST at 12% Confirmed for Diagnostic and Laboratory Reagents by CESTAT

October 17, 2025 705 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai set aside the denial of IGST benefit, applying GST Council and TRU clarification that all goods under heading 3822 are covered. Concessional rate of 12% now applies, with recalculation of interest and penalty.

BIS Not Needed When Shipment Predates Quality Control: CESTAT Ahmedabad

October 17, 2025 1524 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT quashes penalty on stainless steel import, ruling that BIS certification wasn’t mandatory as the Bill of Lading date preceded the Quality Control Order’s effective date.

Service Tax Not Leviable on TDS Component of Foreign Remittances: CESTAT Chennai

October 17, 2025 339 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules Service Tax cannot be levied on the TDS amount paid by an Indian company on behalf of a foreign service provider, as TDS is not ‘consideration’ for the service.

Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR & 26AS Quashed by CESTAT Allahabad

October 17, 2025 1917 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad quashes Service Tax demand against a contractor, ruling that reliance solely on unverified ITR and Form 26AS data is insufficient and invalidates the extended limitation period.

Drawback recovery proceeding under rule 16/16A cannot be used to modify value in Shipping Bills

October 16, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that proceedings to recover the drawback under Rules 16/16A of the Drawback Rules are in the nature of execution proceedings hence they cannot be used to modify the value in the Shipping Bills.

Customs Penalty u/s. 114AA leviable even in case of mis-declaration in imports

October 16, 2025 1236 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that penalty under section 114AA of the Customs Act can duly be imposed for mis-declaration in imports. Accordingly, penalty of Rs. 30,00,000 imposed u/s. 114AA is modest since the same doesn’t exceed five time the value of goods.

Anti-dumping appeal maintainable since amendment u/s. 134 vide Finance Act, 2023 not yet effective

October 15, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that since amendment u/s. 134 of the Finance Act, 2023 has not come into force, the present anti-dumping appeal would be maintainable before the Tribunal u/s. 9C of the Customs Tariff Act.

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