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![Penalty Not Sustainable Where Service Tax Under RCM Paid Before SCN & No Intent to Evade Shown: CESTAT in Reliance Cellulose Case [Read Order] Penalty Not Sustainable Where Service Tax Under RCM Paid Before SCN & No Intent to Evade Shown: CESTAT in Reliance Cellulose Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/500x300_2122080-penalty-not-sustainable-where-service-tax-under-rcm-paid-before-scn-no-intent-evade-shown-cestat-reliance-cellulose-case-taxscan.webp)
Penalty Not Sustainable Where Service Tax Under RCM Paid Before SCN & No Intent to Evade Shown: CESTAT in Reliance Cellulose Case [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service TaxAppellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that penalty under Section 78 cannot...




![Mandatory Three Month Gap Required between SCN and Final Order u/s 73 of GST Act: Bombay HC [Read Order] Mandatory Three Month Gap Required between SCN and Final Order u/s 73 of GST Act: Bombay HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/250x150_2122057-bombay-high-court-gst-ruling-taxscan.webp)



![Mandatory Three Month Gap Required between SCN and Final Order u/s 73 of GST Act: Bombay HC [Read Order] Mandatory Three Month Gap Required between SCN and Final Order u/s 73 of GST Act: Bombay HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/750x450_2122057-bombay-high-court-gst-ruling-taxscan.webp)
![Builder Required to Pass on GST ITC Benefits to Homebuyers: GSTAT Directs Buyer-Wise Refund of ₹1 Cr Profiteered Amount [Read Order] Builder Required to Pass on GST ITC Benefits to Homebuyers: GSTAT Directs Buyer-Wise Refund of ₹1 Cr Profiteered Amount [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/500x300_2122009-builder-required-pass-gst-itc-benefits-homebuyers-gstat-directs.webp)
![GST ITC Benefits Must Be Passed On Regardless of Amount: GSTAT Orders ₹40,096 Refund among 1,865 Homebuyers [Read Order] GST ITC Benefits Must Be Passed On Regardless of Amount: GSTAT Orders ₹40,096 Refund among 1,865 Homebuyers [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/500x300_2122005-gst-itc-benefits-must-passed-regardless-amount-gstat-orders-40096-refund-among-1865-homebuyers-taxcscan.webp)
![VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order] VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121966-vat-kolangal-dubbed-serials-cestat-service-tax-demand-ananda-vikatan-taxscan.webp)
![Directors cannot Directly Targeted for Company’s GST Dues During Liquidation: Madras HC Grants Liberty to ‘Extricate’ Liability [Read Order] Directors cannot Directly Targeted for Company’s GST Dues During Liquidation: Madras HC Grants Liberty to ‘Extricate’ Liability [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121686-madras-high-court-gst-ruling-taxscan.webp)
![No S. 50C Addition When Sale Price Exceeds Stamp Value: ITAT Deletes Addition Caused by Typographical Error in Dept Records [Read Order] No S. 50C Addition When Sale Price Exceeds Stamp Value: ITAT Deletes Addition Caused by Typographical Error in Dept Records [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/750x450_2122061-no-s-50c-addition-when-sale-price-exceeds-stamp-value-itat-deletes-addition-caused-by-typographical-error-in-dept-records-taxscan.webp)
![CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order] CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/750x450_2122002-service-tax-refund-nokia-taxscan.webp)
![Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order] Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121968-service-tax-exemption-non-commercial-govt-buildings-cestat-remands-fresh-verification-documents-under-notification-taxscan.webp)
![Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order] Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121756-bona-fide-belief-service-tax-taxscan.webp)
![Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order] Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/500x300_2121464-book-entry-showing-service-tax-as-expense-prove-unjust-enrichment-cestat-refund-credited-consumer-welfare-fund-taxscan.webp)
![Penalty Not Sustainable Where Service Tax Under RCM Paid Before SCN & No Intent to Evade Shown: CESTAT in Reliance Cellulose Case [Read Order] Penalty Not Sustainable Where Service Tax Under RCM Paid Before SCN & No Intent to Evade Shown: CESTAT in Reliance Cellulose Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/750x450_2122080-penalty-not-sustainable-where-service-tax-under-rcm-paid-before-scn-no-intent-evade-shown-cestat-reliance-cellulose-case-taxscan.webp)
![Finality of Implemented Resolution Plan Prevails Over Creditor’s Claim: NCLAT [Read Order] Finality of Implemented Resolution Plan Prevails Over Creditor’s Claim: NCLAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/21/750x450_2121154-finality-of-implemented-resolution-plan-prevails-over-creditors-claim-nclat-taxscan.webp)

Kavi Priya
![Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order] 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)
Yogitha S. Yogesh
Rupesh Sharma


Saagarika Gopinath


![Debenture Money Collected Before Special Resolution & MGT-14 Filing: MCA imposes Lesser Penalty considering Startup Status [Read Order] Debenture Money Collected Before Special Resolution & MGT-14 Filing: MCA imposes Lesser Penalty considering Startup Status [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121943-debenture-money-special-resolution-mgt-14-filing-mca-penalty-startup-status-taxscan.webp)



