![No Service Tax on Reimbursable Expenses or Crane and Forklift Hire Prior to 16.05.2008: CESTAT Allows Appeal under Finance Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/500x300_2101249-service-tax-reimbursable-expenses-forklift-hire-cestat-finance-act-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Reimbursable Expenses or Crane and Forklift Hire Prior to 16.05.2008: CESTAT Allows Appeal under Finance Act [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Reimbursable Expenses or Crane and Forklift Hire Prior to 16.05.2008: CESTAT Allows Appeal under Finance Act [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has ruled in favour of appellant holding that reimbursable expenses and...
![Exempted Supplies made to ICB-based Petroleum Project: CESTAT quashes ₹87 Lakh Excise Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/250x150_2101233-cestat-hyderabad-petroleum-project-excise-demand-taxscan.webp "Exempted Supplies made to ICB-based Petroleum Project: CESTAT quashes ₹87 Lakh Excise Demand [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax on Army Housing Projects before 01. 07.2010: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Sub-Contractor under Finance Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/250x150_2101221-service-tax-army-housing-projects-cestat-grants-partial-relief-sub-contractor-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Army Housing Projects before 01. 07.2010: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Sub-Contractor under Finance Act [Read Order]")
![Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp Not Liable for Service Tax on Display of Govt Advertisements on Buses : CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/250x150_2101199-rajasthan-state-road-transport-corporation-charitable-nature-itat-taxscan.webp "Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp Not Liable for Service Tax on Display of Govt Advertisements on Buses : CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Orders Fresh Verification of BSNL Chennai Telephones’ CENVAT Credit Based on Chartered Accountant’s Certificate [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) observed that the CENVAT credit claimed by BSNL Chennai Telephones required fresh verification and remanded the...
![CESTAT Orders Fresh Verification of BSNL Chennai Telephones’ CENVAT Credit Based on Chartered Accountant’s Certificate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/500x300_2101214-cestat-chennai-bsnl-chennai-chartered-accountant-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Orders Fresh Verification of BSNL Chennai Telephones’ CENVAT Credit Based on Chartered Accountant’s Certificate [Read Order]")
CESTAT Questions Denial of CENVAT Credit on Inox Air’s Evaporative Loss of Liquid Gases During Transit, Remands Matter [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) observed that the denial of CENVAT credit on account of evaporative loss of liquid gases during transit required...
![CESTAT Questions Denial of CENVAT Credit on Inox Air’s Evaporative Loss of Liquid Gases During Transit, Remands Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/500x300_2101212-cestat-cenvat-credit-airs-evaporative-loss-liquid-gases-during-transit-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Questions Denial of CENVAT Credit on Inox Air’s Evaporative Loss of Liquid Gases During Transit, Remands Matter [Read Order]")
Restaurant Services Provided in Non-Air-Conditioned Premises Remain Exempt under Mega Exemption Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that restaurant services provided in non-air-conditioned premises are exempt from service tax under Mega ...
![Restaurant Services Provided in Non-Air-Conditioned Premises Remain Exempt under Mega Exemption Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/500x300_2101087-restaurant-services-non-air-conditioned-exempt-mega-exemption-notification-cestat-taxscan.webp "Restaurant Services Provided in Non-Air-Conditioned Premises Remain Exempt under Mega Exemption Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Rent to Foreign Government Office Taxable Without MEA Certificate: CESTAT Confirms Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that renting property to a foreign government office is taxable unless the assessee produces a...
![Rent to Foreign Government Office Taxable Without MEA Certificate: CESTAT Confirms Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/500x300_2101058-rent-to-foreign-government-office-foreign-government-office-foreign-government-taxscan.webp "Rent to Foreign Government Office Taxable Without MEA Certificate: CESTAT Confirms Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Delhi HC directs Commissioner of Customs to Release Seized Gold [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/500x300_2101065-seized-gold-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC directs Commissioner of Customs to Release Seized Gold [Read Order]")
CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Construction Services as Exclusion Applied Only from April 1, 2011 [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed CENVAT credit on service tax paid for construction services, holding that the exclusion of such services ...
![CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Construction Services as Exclusion Applied Only from April 1, 2011 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/500x300_2101028-cestat-bangalore-cenvat-credit-service-tax-paid-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Construction Services as Exclusion Applied Only from April 1, 2011 [Read Order]")
Relief for Blue Star: CESTAT Rules Centralized Air-Conditioning Systems Qualify for Higher Abatement [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that centralized air-conditioning systems installed at sites form part of immovable property and qualify...
![Relief for Blue Star: CESTAT Rules Centralized Air-Conditioning Systems Qualify for Higher Abatement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/500x300_2101011-relief-for-blue-star-blue-star-cestat-air-conditioning-systems-taxscan.webp "Relief for Blue Star: CESTAT Rules Centralized Air-Conditioning Systems Qualify for Higher Abatement [Read Order]")