![Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090341-gst-council-meeting-gst-council-gst-exemption-for-railway-indian-railways-gst-news-taxscan.webp "Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]")
Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that commissions paid by Indian Railways to overseas agents...
![Customs Broker Penalised for Importer’s Misdeclaration of Value of Goods: Madras HC allows to Contest without 7.5% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/250x150_2090031-customs-broker-madras-high-court-taxscan.webp "Customs Broker Penalised for Importer’s Misdeclaration of Value of Goods: Madras HC allows to Contest without 7.5% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]")
![Management Consultancy and Ship Management Form Part of SEZ Unit Approval Committee’s Approved List, Refund Admissible: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/250x150_2089879-sez-units-exempt-gst-rcm-specified-services-furnish-lut-bond-aar-taxscan.webp "Management Consultancy and Ship Management Form Part of SEZ Unit Approval Committee’s Approved List, Refund Admissible: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Assistant Sub-Inspector of SSB Not Competent to Seize Wheat under Customs Act: Patna HC Orders Refund with Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/250x150_2089887-wheet.webp "Assistant Sub-Inspector of SSB Not Competent to Seize Wheat under Customs Act: Patna HC Orders Refund with Interest [Read Order]")
“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has ruled that cement and steel items used in the construction and erection of a cement grinding plant qualify as inputs...
![“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089683-cement-and-steel-cestat-ramco-cements-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has held that service tax paid on Goods Transport Agency (GTA) services for outward transportation is eligible for CENVAT...
![CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089663-cestat-cenvat-credit-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on GTA Services for Outward Transportation Allowed When Sales Made On “For” Destination Basis in Excise Duty Case [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad bench, has upheld service tax demands on legal consultancy, reconciliation and goods transport agency services under...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089621-service-tax-value-addition-service-tax-attract-when-there-is-value-addition-cestat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad has ruled that CENVAT credit wrongly availed on traded goods is inadmissible and the demand, along with interest, is...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089632-cestat-cestat-allahabad-cenvat-credit-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]")
Refurbishment of Used Cars Amounts to Self-Service: CESTAT Holds Maruti Suzuki’s Popular Vehicles Dealer Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has held that no Service Tax is payable on refurbishment activities carried out on pre-owned vehicles when such work is...
![Refurbishment of Used Cars Amounts to Self-Service: CESTAT Holds Maruti Suzuki’s Popular Vehicles Dealer Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/21/500x300_2089341-used-cars-cestat-maruti-suzuki-popular-vehicles-dealer-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Refurbishment of Used Cars Amounts to Self-Service: CESTAT Holds Maruti Suzuki’s Popular Vehicles Dealer Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]")
Sale of Application Forms, Tender Papers and Publicity Work by Odisha State Housing Board Not Taxable as Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that activities such as the sale of application forms, tender papers, and publicity work carried out by the ...
![Sale of Application Forms, Tender Papers and Publicity Work by Odisha State Housing Board Not Taxable as Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/21/500x300_2089302-application-forms-tender-papers-publicity-work-odisha-state-housing-board-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "Sale of Application Forms, Tender Papers and Publicity Work by Odisha State Housing Board Not Taxable as Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Eligibility Certificate Needed for Excise Special Rebate: Gauhati HC Rejects Cent Ply’s Appeal as Rebate sought after Limitation Period [Read Order]
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed an appeal in relation to the denial of a special excise rebate under Notification No. 20/2007-CE dated 25 April 2007 due to expiry of the limitation period. ...
![No Eligibility Certificate Needed for Excise Special Rebate: Gauhati HC Rejects Cent Ply’s Appeal as Rebate sought after Limitation Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/21/500x300_2089282-eligibility-certificate-excise-special-rebate-gauhati-hc-cent-plys-appeal-rebate-limitation-period-taxscan.webp "No Eligibility Certificate Needed for Excise Special Rebate: Gauhati HC Rejects Cent Ply’s Appeal as Rebate sought after Limitation Period [Read Order]")