Navasree A.M
Navasree A M, B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons), a lawyer with over 2.5 years of experience as a researcher and content writer at Taxscan, specializing in Indirect Taxes and Corporate Laws.
![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 "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]
The New Delhi bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has remanded service tax matter related to works executed in...
![Telangana HC Directs Customs to Provisionally Release Seized 127 Imported Copiers on Enhanced Duty Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/250x150_2121969-telangana-hc-customs-seized-imported-copiers-duty-deposit-taxscan.webp "Telangana HC Directs Customs to Provisionally Release Seized 127 Imported Copiers on Enhanced Duty Deposit [Read Order]")
![Interactive Flat Panels classifiable as ADP Machines: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹34.89 Cr Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/250x150_2121963-interactive-flat-panels-classifiable-adp-machines-cestat-customs-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Interactive Flat Panels classifiable as ADP Machines: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹34.89 Cr Customs Duty Demand [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/2026/01/26/250x150_2121943-debenture-money-special-resolution-mgt-14-filing-mca-penalty-startup-status-taxscan.webp "Debenture Money Collected Before Special Resolution & MGT-14 Filing: MCA imposes Lesser Penalty considering Startup Status [Read Order]")
![Tobacco Leaves Threshing Not Taxable under BAS: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/25/250x150_2121843-tobacco-leaves-bas-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Tobacco Leaves Threshing Not Taxable under BAS: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT upholds Service Tax Penalty on ATC Logistics for Non-Filing of ST-3 Returns, Holds Willful Suppression Established [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Kolkata has upheld the penalty under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 imposed on ATC Logistics Pvt. Ltd., holding that the...
![CESTAT upholds Service Tax Penalty on ATC Logistics for Non-Filing of ST-3 Returns, Holds Willful Suppression Established [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121695-cestat-upholds-service-tax-penalty-on-atc-logistics-for-non-filing-of-st-3-returns-holds-willful-suppression-established-taxscan.webp "CESTAT upholds Service Tax Penalty on ATC Logistics for Non-Filing of ST-3 Returns, Holds Willful Suppression Established [Read Order]")
Extended Period cannot be invoked when Normal Period Demand settled on Merits: CESTAT favours IDP Education [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has dismissed the Revenue’s appeal seeking invocation of the extended period of limitation in the case of IDP...
![Extended Period cannot be invoked when Normal Period Demand settled on Merits: CESTAT favours IDP Education [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121689-cestat-new-delhi-idp-education-idp-education-case-cestat-ruling-in-favour-of-idp-education-taxscan.webp "Extended Period cannot be invoked when Normal Period Demand settled on Merits: CESTAT favours IDP Education [Read Order]")
Directors cannot Directly Targeted for Company’s GST Dues During Liquidation: Madras HC Grants Liberty to ‘Extricate’ Liability [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has held that directors of a company under liquidation cannot be straightaway targeted for recovery of the company’s GST ( goods and servicestax ) dues. It granted them...
![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 "Directors cannot Directly Targeted for Company’s GST Dues During Liquidation: Madras HC Grants Liberty to ‘Extricate’ Liability [Read Order]")
Cash Calls in Oil & Gas from Unincorporated Joint Ventures Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ),New Delhi (Principal Bench) held that the cash calls in oil and gas from Unincorporated joint ventures are not taxable as service...
![Cash Calls in Oil & Gas from Unincorporated Joint Ventures Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121681-cash-calls-in-oil-gas-from-unincorporated-joint-ventures-not-taxable-service-cestat-quashes-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Cash Calls in Oil & Gas from Unincorporated Joint Ventures Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Interest on Ocean Freight IGST Refund applies from Date of Deposit, No from Refund Application: Orissa HC [Read Order]
The Orissa High Court has held that interest on refund of IGST ( Integrated Goods and Services Tax ) paid on “ocean freight” is payable from the date of deposit of tax. The court ordered 6%...
![Interest on Ocean Freight IGST Refund applies from Date of Deposit, No from Refund Application: Orissa HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/23/500x300_2121536-interest-on-ocean-freight-igst-refund-applies-from-date-of-deposit-no-from-refund-application-orissa-hc-taxscan.webp "Interest on Ocean Freight IGST Refund applies from Date of Deposit, No from Refund Application: Orissa HC [Read Order]")
![GSTAT Orders Registry 6-Month Leniency in Scrutiny of GST Appeal Filings on Portal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/23/500x300_2121535-gstat-gst-taxscan.jfif "GSTAT Orders Registry 6-Month Leniency in Scrutiny of GST Appeal Filings on Portal [Read Order]")
‘Bunching’ of GST notices across Multiple FYs Not Permissible: Madras HC; Holds Section 74A applicable from FY 2024-25 [Read Order]
The Madras High Court held that GST ( Goods and Services Tax 0 authorities cannot issue a single show cause notice or pass a common assessment order by clubbing multiple financial years together. ...
![‘Bunching’ of GST notices across Multiple FYs Not Permissible: Madras HC; Holds Section 74A applicable from FY 2024-25 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/500x300_2121327-bunching-of-gst-notices-across-multiple-fys-not-permissible-taxscan.jfif "‘Bunching’ of GST notices across Multiple FYs Not Permissible: Madras HC; Holds Section 74A applicable from FY 2024-25 [Read Order]")