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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 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 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


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 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


Latest Judiciary


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 171 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 201 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 93 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 84 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 72 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 4119 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


Excess Service Tax Can Be Adjusted Beyond Immediate Month/Quarter under Rule 6(4A)

September 6, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata has ruled that excess service tax can be adjusted beyond the immediate succeeding month or quarter, allowing BSNL to claim a refund of over ₹11 lakh.

Service Tax: SSI Limit to Be Calculated on Abated Value of Restaurant Services

September 6, 2025 588 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT rules that the 60% abatement on restaurant services must be excluded when calculating the small-scale industry exemption limit, reversing a tax demand.

Overseas exporter couldn’t be penalized for Importer’s Undervaluation

September 5, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee submitted that these invoices were genuine, shared with Exclusive Motors, and disclosed to investigators. They argued that Bentley had no role in the customs declarations filed in India and could not be blamed for the importer’s omissions.

CESTAT Kolkata Remands Appeal Over Non-Receipt of Order-in-Original

September 5, 2025 507 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata ruled on the timely filing of an appeal, stating that without proof of service, the date an attested copy was provided can be considered the date of service.

Cost of freight for air transport to be restricted to 20% of FOB value: CESTAT Delhi

September 5, 2025 1062 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that duty to be levied on CIF value and cost of freight for transport via air to be restricted to 20% of Free on Board [FOB] value of the goods. Hence, demand of differential duty sustained.

Demurrage Not Taxable as Declared Service: CESTAT Mumbai

September 5, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT Mumbai ruled that demurrage charged by a shipping company is not a separate taxable service but is linked to the exempt service of goods transportation.

No Penalty on Bonafide Reversal of CENVAT Credit by Tyre Manufacturer

September 5, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai has set aside a penalty on Ceat Ltd for a reversed CENVAT credit, ruling that voluntarily correcting an error negates an intent to evade tax.

CESTAT Mumbai Upholds Exclusion of Goa VAT NPV Subsidy from Excise Duty Valuation

September 5, 2025 567 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai dismisses a revenue appeal, confirming that VAT/sales tax subsidies under the Goa scheme are not to be included in the assessable value for central excise duty.

Tribunal directs Reconsideration of Service Tax on Construction Services Completed Before 2010

September 5, 2025 345 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT Mumbai has remanded a service tax dispute back to the original authority for a new adjudication. The case centers on whether tax liability is determined by the date a service is completed or the date payment is received.

Service Tax under RCM Not Payable on Services for Business Winding-Up: CESTAT Mumbai

September 5, 2025 588 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai ruled Lehman Brothers India not liable for service tax on winding-up services, setting aside refund rejection and allowing appeals.

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