![Service Tax Demand Unsustainable as SCN did not Categorize Construction Services under WCS: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/08/2132508-service-tax-demand-unsustainable-as-scn-did-not-categorize-construction-services-under-wcs-cestat-allows-appeal-site-imagejpg-1.webp "Service Tax Demand Unsustainable as SCN did not Categorize Construction Services under WCS: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Unsustainable as SCN did not Categorize Construction Services under WCS: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, allowed an appeal wherein it held that the demand for service tax was...
![No Evidence proving Excess Credit Availment to Evade Service Tax: CESTAT says ‘Extended Limitation period’ cannot be Invoked [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/08/2132502-no-evidence-proving-excess-credit-availmentjpg.webp "No Evidence proving Excess Credit Availment to Evade Service Tax: CESTAT says ‘Extended Limitation period’ cannot be Invoked [Read Order]")
![Cum-Tax Benefit allowable where Consideration Includes Service Tax u/s 67(2): CESTAT orders Fresh Calculation of Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/08/2132469-cum-tax-benefit-allowable-where-consideration-includes-service-tax-u-s-672-cestat-orders-fresh-calculation-of-tax-site-imagejpg.webp "Cum-Tax Benefit allowable where Consideration Includes Service Tax u/s 67(2): CESTAT orders Fresh Calculation of Tax [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Dismisses Customs Appeals on Confiscated Gold Bars as Penalty Below ₹50 Lakh Threshold [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/08/2132470-cestat-dismisses-customs-appeals-on-confiscated-gold-bars-2jpg.webp "CESTAT Dismisses Customs Appeals on Confiscated Gold Bars as Penalty Below ₹50 Lakh Threshold [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand raised under Construction of Residential Complex Services cannot be Confirmed under Works Contract Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/08/2132465-service-tax-demand-raised-underjpg.webp "Service Tax Demand raised under Construction of Residential Complex Services cannot be Confirmed under Works Contract Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not Payable on Security Services, Car Hiring & Employee Accommodation: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Mill [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata held that service tax is not payable on security services, hiring of cars and rent recovered from...
![Service Tax Not Payable on Security Services, Car Hiring & Employee Accommodation: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Mill [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/08/2132448-service-tax-not-payable-on-security-servicesjpg.webp "Service Tax Not Payable on Security Services, Car Hiring & Employee Accommodation: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Mill [Read Order]")
Customs Fails to Prove Foreign Origin of Seized Peas: CESTAT Quashes Vehicle Confiscation & Penalty [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), held that in the absence of any evidence to prove that seized green and yellow peas were of foreign origin, ...
![Customs Fails to Prove Foreign Origin of Seized Peas: CESTAT Quashes Vehicle Confiscation & Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/08/2132447-customs-fails-to-prove-foreign-origin-of-seized-peas-cestat-quashes-vehicle-confiscation-penalty-.webp "Customs Fails to Prove Foreign Origin of Seized Peas: CESTAT Quashes Vehicle Confiscation & Penalty [Read Order]")
Residential use of Property by Company’s MD Not Taxable Despite Lease to Company: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Chennai Bench held that rental income from a property used as a residence by a company’s Managing Director is exempted from...
![Residential use of Property by Company’s MD Not Taxable Despite Lease to Company: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/08/2132429-residential-use-of-property-by-companys-md-not-taxable-despite-lease-to-company-cestat-quashes-service-tax-demand-.webp "Residential use of Property by Company’s MD Not Taxable Despite Lease to Company: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Construction of Coronation Park Amenities Exempted from Service Tax: CESTAT rejects Dept's appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Bench, rejected the department’s appeal and held that the construction of Coronation Park amenities is exempted from...
![Construction of Coronation Park Amenities Exempted from Service Tax: CESTAT rejects Depts appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/07/2132379-construction-of-coronation-park-amenities-exempted-from-service-tax-cestat-rejects-depts-appeal-site-imagejpg.webp "Construction of Coronation Park Amenities Exempted from Service Tax: CESTAT rejects Depts appeal [Read Order]")
Employee Secondment Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT Upholds Airbus Tax Demand, Grants Relief on Limitation and Penalty [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that employee secondment is liable to service tax, but the extended period of limitation and penalties...
![Employee Secondment Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT Upholds Airbus Tax Demand, Grants Relief on Limitation and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/07/2132364-employee-secondment-liable-to-service-tax-cestat-upholds-airbus-tax-demand-grants-relief-on-limitation-and-penalty-.webp "Employee Secondment Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT Upholds Airbus Tax Demand, Grants Relief on Limitation and Penalty [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹1.08 Cr IGST Demand on Limitation, Upholds Inclusion of Freight & Insurance in Assessable Value [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Kolkata Bench has quashed a demand of ₹1.08 crore towards IGST on the ground of limitation while upholding the legal requirement of...
![CESTAT Quashes ₹1.08 Cr IGST Demand on Limitation, Upholds Inclusion of Freight & Insurance in Assessable Value [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/07/2132352-cestat-quashes-108-cr-igst-demand-on-limitation-upholds-inclusion-of-freight-insurance-in-assessable-value-site-imagejpg-1.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹1.08 Cr IGST Demand on Limitation, Upholds Inclusion of Freight & Insurance in Assessable Value [Read Order]")
Relief for Bharat Electronics: CESTAT Upholds Shipping Bill Conversion Beyond 3 Months, CBEC Circular Time Limit Not Binding [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) ruled that amendment of shipping bills after export to claim duty drawback is permissible and that the time...
![Relief for Bharat Electronics: CESTAT Upholds Shipping Bill Conversion Beyond 3 Months, CBEC Circular Time Limit Not Binding [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/07/2132360-shipping-billjpg.webp "Relief for Bharat Electronics: CESTAT Upholds Shipping Bill Conversion Beyond 3 Months, CBEC Circular Time Limit Not Binding [Read Order]")