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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


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 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


Chilling, Pasteurising & Packing Milk is Manufacture & not business auxiliary service

July 16, 2025 552 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi rules chilling, pasteurizing, and packing milk constitutes ‘manufacture’ under Central Excise Tariff Act, exempting it from Business Auxiliary Service tax.

Recovery of ineligible Focus Market Scrips u/s. 28AAA set aside as instrument not cancelled by DGFT

July 15, 2025 588 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that recovery of ineligible Focus Market Scrips under section 28AAA of the Customs Act cannot be sustained without cancellation of the instrument by DGFT. Accordingly, order held as without jurisdiction.

Foreign origin cigarettes rightly concluded as smuggled as no import documents produced

July 14, 2025 489 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that it is rightly concluded that the foreign origin cigarettes are smuggled since the assessee failed to produce any documents proving that the cigarettes seized were validly imported. Accordingly, appeal dismissed.

Interest on Extra Duty Deposit not payable as importer failed to submit complete document

July 14, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that interest on Extra Duty Deposit not payable by revenue since lapses were on the part of importer in not submitting complete document enabling revenue to finalize assessment. Accordingly, appeal disposed of.

No Service Tax on Foreign Bank Remittance: CESTAT Mumbai

July 12, 2025 699 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT holds exporters not liable for service tax on foreign bank remittance charges, citing rules on services rendered outside India. Appeals allowed with relief.

No service tax on foreign payment processing Services: CESTAT Chennai

July 12, 2025 690 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules against service tax demand on Eastman Exports, clarifying no service recipient relation for foreign agent and bank deductions in export proceeds.

Customs duty exemption available on import of HIV-VL test kits

July 10, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that exemption from BCD and CVD, and IGST would be payable @ 5% as provided for in List 1 of the IGST Rate Notification is available on import of HIV-VL test kits. Accordingly, appeal allowed and order set aside.

Bonafide declaration of value found to be incorrect cannot be concluded as suppression

July 10, 2025 750 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that bonafide declaration of value of goods cannot be concluded as suppression merely because the value was ultimately found to be incorrect. Accordingly, penalty u/s. 114A and 112 of Customs Act set aside.

Star export houses not required to furnish Bank Guarantees in terms of Circular 32/2009-Cus

July 10, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held that condition for furnishing Bank Guarantees for star export houses has been relaxed by Circular No. 32/2009-Cus. dated 25.11.2009. Accordingly, Commissioner directed to provisionally release of seized goods.

CESTAT Delhi Rejects Higher Bitumen Import Value

July 10, 2025 321 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi sets aside import duty hike on bitumen for Varaha Infra, affirming use of lowest comparable value for identical goods.

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