![Reimbursable Expenses Excluded from Service Tax Valuation: CESTAT sets aside Demand in CHA Services Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/2112738-reimbursable-expenses-excluded-service-tax-valuation-cestat-sets-aside-demand-cha-services-case-taxscan.webp "Reimbursable Expenses Excluded from Service Tax Valuation: CESTAT sets aside Demand in CHA Services Case [Read Order]")
Reimbursable Expenses Excluded from Service Tax Valuation: CESTAT sets aside Demand in CHA Services Case [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside service tax demands raised on reimbursable expenses...
![Service Tax Demand Time-Barred for Sub Contractor where Principal Contractor Paid Service Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Demand, Interest & Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/2113173-service-tax-demand-sub-contractor-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Service Tax Demand Time-Barred for Sub Contractor where Principal Contractor Paid Service Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Demand, Interest & Penalty [Read Order]")
![Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/2111102-excise-duty-refund-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Leasing of Containers from Overseas Lessor Not ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2113051-leasing-containers-overseas-lessor-supply-tangible-goods-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Leasing of Containers from Overseas Lessor Not ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT cannot be Compelled to Restore Customs Appeal After Decades of Delay and Repeated Defaults in Pre-Deposit: Delhi HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court held that the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) cannot be compelled to restore a customs appeal after decades of delay and repeated...
![CESTAT cannot be Compelled to Restore Customs Appeal After Decades of Delay and Repeated Defaults in Pre-Deposit: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112977-cestat-restore-customs-appeal-decades-delay-repeated-defaults-pre-deposit-delhi-hc-taxscan.webp "CESTAT cannot be Compelled to Restore Customs Appeal After Decades of Delay and Repeated Defaults in Pre-Deposit: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
Retracted Statements, No Corroboration: CESTAT Quashes ₹49.62L Excise Demand in Gutkha Manufacturing Case [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), set aside a substantial central excise duty demand after holding that allegations of clandestine gutkha...
![Retracted Statements, No Corroboration: CESTAT Quashes ₹49.62L Excise Demand in Gutkha Manufacturing Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/2112852-retracted-statements-corroboration-cestat-quashes-excise-demand-in-gutkha-manufacturing-case-taxscan.webp "Retracted Statements, No Corroboration: CESTAT Quashes ₹49.62L Excise Demand in Gutkha Manufacturing Case [Read Order]")
Steel Manufacturer's Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the steel manufacturer’s appeal and set aside an excise duty demand of Rs. 71,14,525/- alleging...
![Steel Manufacturers Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/2112515-steel-manufacturer-appeal-cestat-quashes-excise-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Steel Manufacturers Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]")
Indian Currency is ‘Goods’ Under Customs Act, Seizure without issuing SCN within Six Months is Illegal: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that Indian currency is treated as “goods” under the Customs Act, 1962, and that when such currency is seized under Section 110, the Customs Department...
![Indian Currency is ‘Goods’ Under Customs Act, Seizure without issuing SCN within Six Months is Illegal: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/2112827-madras-hc-indian-currency-goods-customs-act-seizure-scn-illegal-taxscan.webp "Indian Currency is ‘Goods’ Under Customs Act, Seizure without issuing SCN within Six Months is Illegal: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Service Tax Exemption under Notification cannot be denied due to delay in filing EXP-2 Return: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a Service Tax demand and held that the substantive benefit of an exemption notification cannot...
![Service Tax Exemption under Notification cannot be denied due to delay in filing EXP-2 Return: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/2112747-service-tax-exemption-under-notification-cannot-denied-due-delay-filing-exp-2-return-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Exemption under Notification cannot be denied due to delay in filing EXP-2 Return: CESTAT [Read Order]")
IPR Licensing Cannot be Treated as Franchise Service: CESTAT Grants Relief to Reckitt Benckiser [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), has held that a mere licensing arrangement for the use of intellectual property rights cannot be reclassified as...
![IPR Licensing Cannot be Treated as Franchise Service: CESTAT Grants Relief to Reckitt Benckiser [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/2112838-ipr-licensing-treated-franchise-service-cestat-relief-reckitt-benckiser-taxscan.webp "IPR Licensing Cannot be Treated as Franchise Service: CESTAT Grants Relief to Reckitt Benckiser [Read Order]")
Statutory Dues Not in Approved Resolution Plan Stand Extinguished: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal, Ruling Dept. Participated in NCLT Proceedings [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has dismissed the revenue department’s appeal and held that statutory dues that are not included in an approved ...
![Statutory Dues Not in Approved Resolution Plan Stand Extinguished: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal, Ruling Dept. Participated in NCLT Proceedings [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/2110539-approval-resolution-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Statutory Dues Not in Approved Resolution Plan Stand Extinguished: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal, Ruling Dept. Participated in NCLT Proceedings [Read Order]")