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![Service Tax Penalty u/s 78 Remains Unsustainable Where Liability Was Unclear During Relevant Period: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/500x300_2126209-service-tax-penalty-78-cestat.webp "Service Tax Penalty u/s 78 Remains Unsustainable Where Liability Was Unclear During Relevant Period: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Penalty u/s 78 Remains Unsustainable Where Liability Was Unclear During Relevant Period: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the penalty under Section78 of the Finance Act,...
![Extended Limitation & Penalty Unsustainable in Software Valuation Disputes: CESTAT set aside Differential Duty Demand on Wipro [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/250x150_2126216-extended-limitation-penalty-unsustainable-in-cestat-wipro.webp "Extended Limitation & Penalty Unsustainable in Software Valuation Disputes: CESTAT set aside Differential Duty Demand on Wipro [Read Order]")
![GST on Assistive Devices for Persons with Disabilities: Concessional Rates Retained, Vehicles Still at 18% [Read Lok Sabha Document]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/17/500x300_2126126-gst-assistive-devices-disabled-persons-concessional-rates-gst-on-assistive-devices-gst-for-disabled-persons-gst-on-concessional-rates-gst-18-on-vehicles-taxscan.webp "GST on Assistive Devices for Persons with Disabilities: Concessional Rates Retained, Vehicles Still at 18% [Read Lok Sabha Document]")
![Composite GST Notices Covering Multiple Assessment Years Unsustainable: Kerala HC Grants Liberty to Issue Fresh Year-Wise Notices [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/17/500x300_2126088-composite-gst-notices-covering-multiple-assessment-years-unsustainable-kerala-hc-taxscan.webp "Composite GST Notices Covering Multiple Assessment Years Unsustainable: Kerala HC Grants Liberty to Issue Fresh Year-Wise Notices [Read Order]")
![Economic Offences Under CGST Do Not Automatically Justify Prolonged Custody:Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Chinese National [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/17/500x300_2126017-economic-offences-under-cgst-automatically-justify-prolonged-custody-allahabad-hc-taxscan.webp "Economic Offences Under CGST Do Not Automatically Justify Prolonged Custody:Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Chinese National [Read Order]")
![Supreme Court set to examine whether Income Tax Dept. can condone ITR filed with 30-Month Delay [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/750x450_2126205-supreme-court-set-examine-whether-income-tax-dept-can-condone-itr-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court set to examine whether Income Tax Dept. can condone ITR filed with 30-Month Delay [Read Judgement]")
![Service Tax Demands Against Aircel Extinguished After NCLT-Approved Resolution Plan Under IBC: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/16/750x450_2125537-cestat-chennai-service-tax-demand-aircel-resolution-plan-ibc-aircel-service-tax-case-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demands Against Aircel Extinguished After NCLT-Approved Resolution Plan Under IBC: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Failure To Establish Public Utility Of Internal Roads: CESTAT Remands ₹6.73 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/15/500x300_2125216-failure-establish-public-utility-internal-roads-cestat-remands-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Failure To Establish Public Utility Of Internal Roads: CESTAT Remands ₹6.73 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![RCM Service Tax Demand Cannot Be Raised Solely on Foreign Currency Expenditure Shown in Balance Sheet : CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/15/500x300_2125210-rcm-service-tax-demand-foreign-currency-expenditure-shown-balance-sheet-cestat-taxscan.webp "RCM Service Tax Demand Cannot Be Raised Solely on Foreign Currency Expenditure Shown in Balance Sheet : CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Paid Under Partner’s PAN to Be Adjusted Against Firm’s Liability: CESTAT Partly Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/12/500x300_2124806-cestat-new-delhi-service-tax-partners-pan-firms-liability-cestat-service-tax-partner-pan-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Paid Under Partner’s PAN to Be Adjusted Against Firm’s Liability: CESTAT Partly Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
![Commission on Services to Foreign Universities Not ‘Intermediary Service’ under Rule 2(f): CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/12/500x300_2124777-cestat-chandigarh-commission-foreign-universities-intermediary-service-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Commission on Services to Foreign Universities Not ‘Intermediary Service’ under Rule 2(f): CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Penalty u/s 78 Remains Unsustainable Where Liability Was Unclear During Relevant Period: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/750x450_2126209-service-tax-penalty-78-cestat.webp "Service Tax Penalty u/s 78 Remains Unsustainable Where Liability Was Unclear During Relevant Period: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![MCA Penalises Company for not Timely Appointing Woman Director Post-Resignation of Earlier Director [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/17/750x450_2126037-mca-penalises-company-timely-appointing-woman-director-post-resignation-earlier-director-taxscan.webp "MCA Penalises Company for not Timely Appointing Woman Director Post-Resignation of Earlier Director [Read Order]")
Kavi Priya
![Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CESTAT-CESTAT-Bangalore-Service-Tax-liquidated-damages-Taxscan.jpg "Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Yogitha S. Yogesh
Rupesh Sharma
Saagarika Gopinath
![TPO Must Supply Copies of Relied-Upon Agreements Before Passing Transfer Pricing Order: Delhi HC Sets Aside Royalty Adjustment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/17/500x300_2126127-tpo-transfer-pricing-delhi-hc-royalty-adjustment-taxscan.webp "TPO Must Supply Copies of Relied-Upon Agreements Before Passing Transfer Pricing Order: Delhi HC Sets Aside Royalty Adjustment [Read Order]")
![“Unacceptable Practice”: Supreme Court Slams AI-Generated Petitions Containing Fabricated Citations And Fake Judgments [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/500x300_2126203-unacceptable-practice-supreme-court-ai-generated-petitions-fabricated-citations-fake-judgments-taxscan.webp "“Unacceptable Practice”: Supreme Court Slams AI-Generated Petitions Containing Fabricated Citations And Fake Judgments [Read Order]")
![Areca Nut Imports Below Minimum Import Price Liable for Absolute Confiscation: Delhi HC Dismisses Importer’s Writ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/17/500x300_2126125-areca-nut-imports-below-minimum-import-price-liable-absolute-confiscation-delhi-hc.webp "Areca Nut Imports Below Minimum Import Price Liable for Absolute Confiscation: Delhi HC Dismisses Importer’s Writ [Read Order]")
