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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


Service tax not leviable on booking made after receipt of completion certificate

July 8, 2025 1080 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that bookings made after receipt of completion certificate is not liable for service tax as the transaction is mere sale of the immovable property. Accordingly, service tax demand to that extent is liable to be set aside.

CESTAT Ahmedabad Remands Case on CENVAT Credit, Cautions Commissioner on Misapplication of GST-era Ruling

July 7, 2025 486 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad remands Kohler India’s CENVAT credit case, faulting Commissioner for misapplying a GST-era ruling to pre-GST tax provisions without comparing the laws.

Quicklime with purity of Calcium Oxide less than 98% is classifiable under CTH 2522 1000

July 7, 2025 756 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal in the case of M/s. JSW Steel Ltd. V. Commissioner of Customs has held that “Quick Lime” is classifiable under CTH 2522 unless the chemical analysis proves that it has purity of 98% calcium oxide.

Lending of IEC is not an offence under Customs Act hence penalty u/s. 114AA deleted

July 7, 2025 804 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that lending of IEC Code is not an offence under the Customs Act. Accordingly, penalty under section 114AA of the Customs Act imposed for the same is not sustainable and liable to be set aside.

Import of PVC Regrind not restricted under Foreign Trade Policy

July 7, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that that the PVC Regrind is a single thermoplastic material and cannot be classified as waste/scrap. Thus, import of PVC Regrind is not restricted under Foreign Trade Policy.

Service Tax Applicable on Printing Charges: Exemption under S.No. 30 of Notification 25/2012-ST Not Available

July 4, 2025 609 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee invoiced the client department for a consolidated sum towards the amounts charged by the empanelled agencies, service tax on their services and 10% or 15% as its service charges and service tax on its service charges.

Service tax not leviable on receipt of Licensing Fee from mobile towers: CESTAT Kolkata

July 3, 2025 363 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that payment received towards Licensing Fee from mobile towers cannot be considered as ‘rent’ to fall within the definition of ‘renting of immovable property’. Accordingly, service tax demand to that extent set aside.

Penalty on customs broker justified for failure to intimate department about mis-declaration

July 2, 2025 654 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that imposition of penalty under Regulation 18 of the Customs Broker Licensing Regulations, 2013 [CBLR] justified as Customs Broker failed to intimate department about mis-declaration of weight in imported goods. Accordingly, appeal dismissed.

Royalty payment not includible in assessable value as not connected with sale condition

July 2, 2025 1017 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that royalty payment not connected with the condition of sale is not includible in the assessable value. Hence, invocation of rule 10(1)(c) of the Customs Valuation Rules, 2007 not justified.

Royalty not related to imported goods not includible in transaction value u/r 10(1)(c) of Customs Valuation Rules

July 1, 2025 1104 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that royalty fixed at percentage of net sales is not includible in transaction value of goods imported under rule 10(1)(c) of the Customs Valuation Rules, 2007 as royalty paid is not related to imported goods. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

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