![Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106400-cestat-allahabad-serice-tax-demand-cestat-quashes-taxscan.webp "Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Extended Period Not Invocable as All Activities Were Declared in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), set aside the service tax demand, holding that the...
![Education Cess Being Surcharge Cannot Be Charged Twice on Clearances to DTA: CESTAT sets aside Differential Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/19/250x150_2106688-education-cess-surcharge-clearances-dta-cestat-taxscan.webp "Education Cess Being Surcharge Cannot Be Charged Twice on Clearances to DTA: CESTAT sets aside Differential Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![Taxpayer Already Paid Liability Under Work Contract Services: CESTAT set Asides Service Tax Demand on Earth Excavation Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/250x150_2107038-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Taxpayer Already Paid Liability Under Work Contract Services: CESTAT set Asides Service Tax Demand on Earth Excavation Services [Read Order]")
![Dam and Powerhouse Construction Not Taxable: CESTAT Directs Refund to Be Processed u/s 11B [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/250x150_2107207-dam-powerhouse-construction-cestat-refund-taxscan.webp "Dam and Powerhouse Construction Not Taxable: CESTAT Directs Refund to Be Processed u/s 11B [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Quashes Customs Broker Licence Suspension, Holding No Mens Rea or Procedural Lapse Proven [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/22/250x150_2107300-cestat-chandigarh-customs-broker-licence-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes Customs Broker Licence Suspension, Holding No Mens Rea or Procedural Lapse Proven [Read Order]")
Commercial Construction for Government Bodies Not Exempt: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 3.11 Crore Service Tax Demand on Works Contract Services [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld a major Service Tax demand of approximately Rs. 3.11 Crore and ruled that "Works Contract Services"...
![Commercial Construction for Government Bodies Not Exempt: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 3.11 Crore Service Tax Demand on Works Contract Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/21/500x300_2107093-work-contract-service-cestat-allahabad-tax-news-service-tax-demand-under-work-contract-service-taxscan.webp "Commercial Construction for Government Bodies Not Exempt: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 3.11 Crore Service Tax Demand on Works Contract Services [Read Order]")
UltraTech Entitled to Full CENVAT Credit on Fly Ash O&M Services: CESTAT Rules Dept Cannot Restrict Credit [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that UltraTech was entitled to full CENVAT credit on the service tax paid to its subcontractor for the ...
![UltraTech Entitled to Full CENVAT Credit on Fly Ash O&M Services: CESTAT Rules Dept Cannot Restrict Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/22/500x300_2107294-cenvat-credit-fly-ash-om-services-ultratech-restrict-credit-taxscan.webp "UltraTech Entitled to Full CENVAT Credit on Fly Ash O&M Services: CESTAT Rules Dept Cannot Restrict Credit [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹35.74 Lakh CENVAT Credit Demand for Wrong Availment of EPCG and Customs Cess Credits [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the appeal filed by the assessee and upheld the ₹35,74,487 CENVAT credit demand, holding that the...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹35.74 Lakh CENVAT Credit Demand for Wrong Availment of EPCG and Customs Cess Credits [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106321-cestat-cenvat-credit-epcg-customs-cess-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹35.74 Lakh CENVAT Credit Demand for Wrong Availment of EPCG and Customs Cess Credits [Read Order]")
Expert Advice in R&D Projects Attracts Service Tax: CESTAT Classifies NGRI’s Deliverables as Scientific or Technical Consultancy [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Hyderabad, has ruled that certain research and survey activities undertaken by the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) ...
![Expert Advice in R&D Projects Attracts Service Tax: CESTAT Classifies NGRI’s Deliverables as Scientific or Technical Consultancy [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106232-cestat-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Expert Advice in R&D Projects Attracts Service Tax: CESTAT Classifies NGRI’s Deliverables as Scientific or Technical Consultancy [Read Order]")
Writ not Maintainable when Statutory Appeal Ignored: Supreme Court in 29 Year Old Customs Case [Read Order]
The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Rajasthan High Court’s refusal to entertain Rikhab Chand Jain’s writ petition challenging the confiscation of silver and the penalty imposed under the ...
![Writ not Maintainable when Statutory Appeal Ignored: Supreme Court in 29 Year Old Customs Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/22/500x300_2107370-writ-statutory-appeal-supreme-court-customs-case-writ-not-maintainable-taxscan.webp "Writ not Maintainable when Statutory Appeal Ignored: Supreme Court in 29 Year Old Customs Case [Read Order]")
CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the Revenue’s appeal and upheld the assessee’s classification, holding that the authorities wrongly...
![CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106240-cestat-allahabad-central-excise-duty-paper-biri-cigarettes-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Holds Paper Biri Not Classifiable as Cigarettes, Rejects Central Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Second Enhancement of Assessed Value without New Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹21.09 Lakh Customs Demand on DTH Components [Read Order]
The Principal bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that once a Bill of Entry has been assessed and the values enhanced by the proper officer, Customs cannot...
![Second Enhancement of Assessed Value without New Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹21.09 Lakh Customs Demand on DTH Components [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/500x300_2106262-dth-component-.webp "Second Enhancement of Assessed Value without New Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹21.09 Lakh Customs Demand on DTH Components [Read Order]")