![Refund of Rs.25 Lakh Deposited During Investigation: CESTAT Remands Matter to Commissioner (Appeals) for Decision on Unjust Enrichment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041848-refund-service-tax-address-mismatch-taxscan-1.webp "Refund of Rs.25 Lakh Deposited During Investigation: CESTAT Remands Matter to Commissioner (Appeals) for Decision on Unjust Enrichment [Read Order]")
Refund of Rs.25 Lakh Deposited During Investigation: CESTAT Remands Matter to Commissioner (Appeals) for Decision on Unjust Enrichment [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) remanded a matter to the Commissioner (Appeals) for a fresh...
![Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/250x150_2041835-wax-gums-fatty-acids-from-vegetable-oil-vegetable-oil-taxscan.webp "Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]")
![Club Services to Members Not Taxable as One Cannot Render Services to Oneself: CESTAT Applies Mutuality Principle [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/250x150_2041836-site-img9-2.webp "Club Services to Members Not Taxable as One Cannot Render Services to Oneself: CESTAT Applies Mutuality Principle [Read Order]")
![Rent Paid to Directors in Personal Capacity Not Taxable Under Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/250x150_2041824-rent-paid-to-directors-directors-in-personal-capacity-directors-in-personal-capacity-not-taxable-taxscan.webp "Rent Paid to Directors in Personal Capacity Not Taxable Under Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Entire Liability Computed from Taxpayers Records and Returns Filed Before SCN: CESTAT Rules Service Tax Penalty Unjustified [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/250x150_2041827-entire-liability-computed-taxpayers-records-returns-filed-scn-cestat-rules-service-tax-penalty-unjustified-taxscan.webp "Entire Liability Computed from Taxpayers Records and Returns Filed Before SCN: CESTAT Rules Service Tax Penalty Unjustified [Read Order]")
Royalty for Exclusive 99-Year Trademark Use Qualifies as Deemed Sale, Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that royalty received for the exclusive use of trademarks under a 99-year agreement amounts to a deemed sale...
![Royalty for Exclusive 99-Year Trademark Use Qualifies as Deemed Sale, Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041814-deemed-sale-cestat-taxscan.webp "Royalty for Exclusive 99-Year Trademark Use Qualifies as Deemed Sale, Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Construction Involving Common Areas Still a Composite Works Contract, Not Residential Complex Service: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that construction services involving common areas such as parking spaces do not change the nature of a...
![Construction Involving Common Areas Still a Composite Works Contract, Not Residential Complex Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041818-construction-involving-common-areas-still-composite-works-contract-residential-complex-service-cestat-taxscan.webp "Construction Involving Common Areas Still a Composite Works Contract, Not Residential Complex Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand not Part of Approved Resolution Plan fails w/o a Continuance Application: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise And Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently reaffirmed the abatement of an appeal based on a service tax demand raised after approval of the...
![Service Tax Demand not Part of Approved Resolution Plan fails w/o a Continuance Application: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041796-service-tax-demand-service-tax-part-of-approved-resolution-plan-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand not Part of Approved Resolution Plan fails w/o a Continuance Application: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Failure to File Claim with Liquidator Renders Appeal Infructuous: CESTAT Reaffirms Finality of IBC Resolution Plan [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently observed that an appeal would stand abated, holding that the service tax appeal was infructuous due to...
![Failure to File Claim with Liquidator Renders Appeal Infructuous: CESTAT Reaffirms Finality of IBC Resolution Plan [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041799-liquidator-renders-appeal-ibc-cestat-taxscan.webp "Failure to File Claim with Liquidator Renders Appeal Infructuous: CESTAT Reaffirms Finality of IBC Resolution Plan [Read Order]")
Vessel Engaged Under SEAIOCM Agreement Qualifies As 'Foreign Going Vessel' , Exemption u/s 87 of Customs Act: Kerala HC [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court ruled that a vessel hired via a SEAIOCM agreement was eligible for an exemption under section 87 of the Customs Act since it was a "foreign going vessel." The Singaporean...
![Vessel Engaged Under SEAIOCM Agreement Qualifies As Foreign Going Vessel , Exemption u/s 87 of Customs Act: Kerala HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041788-customs-act-kerala-hc-taxscan.webp "Vessel Engaged Under SEAIOCM Agreement Qualifies As Foreign Going Vessel , Exemption u/s 87 of Customs Act: Kerala HC [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Hostel Fees Received for Non-Residential Courses in Coaching Institute: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that service tax is not applicable to dormitory fees paid for courses at non-residential coaching...
![No Service Tax on Hostel Fees Received for Non-Residential Courses in Coaching Institute: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041774-no-service-tax-2.webp "No Service Tax on Hostel Fees Received for Non-Residential Courses in Coaching Institute: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Weigh bridge Facility Not a Business Support Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in a recent decision held that providing a weigh bridge does not amount to providing business support services and...
![Weigh bridge Facility Not a Business Support Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041771-service-tax-weigh-bridge-facility-cestat-delhi-taxscan.webp "Weigh bridge Facility Not a Business Support Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")