![Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129249-management-consultancy-service-is-self-service-not-business-support-or-auxiliary-service-site-imagejpg.webp "Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]")
Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench, reiterated that management consultancyservice is not covered within...
![Input Service Covers Services used in Relation to Business of Manufacture: CESTAT Refers to Rule 2(k) of Cenvat Credit Rules [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129105-input-service-distributors-site-imagejpg.webp "Input Service Covers Services used in Relation to Business of Manufacture: CESTAT Refers to Rule 2(k) of Cenvat Credit Rules [Read Order]")
![When Workmen are not Integrated into the Hiring Organization, Contract Cannot be Classified as Manpower Supply Services: CESTAT Allows Appeal filed by Larsen & Toubro [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129038-when-workmen-are-not-integrated-into-the-hiring-organization-contract-cannot-be-classified-as-manpower-supply-servicesjpg.webp "When Workmen are not Integrated into the Hiring Organization, Contract Cannot be Classified as Manpower Supply Services: CESTAT Allows Appeal filed by Larsen & Toubro [Read Order]")
![Assumed Suppression of Material Facts cannot Allege Intention to Evade Tax: CESTAT Held Goods not Liable for Confiscation or Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129032-assumed-suppression-of-material-facts-evade-tax-cestat-held-goods-liable-for-confiscation-or-penalties-.webp "Assumed Suppression of Material Facts cannot Allege Intention to Evade Tax: CESTAT Held Goods not Liable for Confiscation or Penalties [Read Order]")
![Capital Goods are Inputs for Manufacture of Finished Goods: CESTAT holds SAIL Entitled to Cenvat Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129022-cestat-kolkata-capital-goods-inputs-manufacture-finished-goods-sail-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Capital Goods are Inputs for Manufacture of Finished Goods: CESTAT holds SAIL Entitled to Cenvat Credit [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on 'Notice Pay' and 'Bond Money' Recovered from Outgoing Employees: CESTAT Entitles Maruti Suzuki to Refund u/s 11BB [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Bench, held that refund was entitled to MarutiSuzuki India Ltd., the appellant. It was held that service tax on ‘notice pay’ ...
![No Service Tax on Notice Pay and Bond Money Recovered from Outgoing Employees: CESTAT Entitles Maruti Suzuki to Refund u/s 11BB [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129015-no-service-tax-on-notice-pay-and-bond-money-site-imagejpg.webp "No Service Tax on Notice Pay and Bond Money Recovered from Outgoing Employees: CESTAT Entitles Maruti Suzuki to Refund u/s 11BB [Read Order]")
Improper Procedure for Re-determination of Transaction Value of Power Banks: CESTAT Notes Lack of Evidence against Flipkart, Allows Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench was recently presented with a case concerning whether the assessable value of “Power Bank 5200mAH” imported by the...
![Improper Procedure for Re-determination of Transaction Value of Power Banks: CESTAT Notes Lack of Evidence against Flipkart, Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129007-cestat-notes-lack-of-evidence-against-flipkart-allows-appeal-taxscan.webp "Improper Procedure for Re-determination of Transaction Value of Power Banks: CESTAT Notes Lack of Evidence against Flipkart, Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench ofthe Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has clarified that exemption notifications for Education Cess (EC) and Secondary & Higher Education Cess...
![Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/11/2128909-notifications-exempt-ec-shec-only-on-clean-energy-cess-not-on-excise-duty-or-cvdjpg.webp "Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹3.85 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Holds TDS Paid Separately by NHAI Not Part of Taxable Value [Read Order]
In a recent ruling The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside ₹ 3,85,930 service tax demands and ruled that Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)...
![CESTAT Quashes ₹3.85 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Holds TDS Paid Separately by NHAI Not Part of Taxable Value [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/11/2128886-cestat-hyderabad-service-tax-demand-nhai-cestat-service-tax-ruling-tds-taxable-value-case-nhai-service-tax-case-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹3.85 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Holds TDS Paid Separately by NHAI Not Part of Taxable Value [Read Order]")
“Airport Service” Charges cannot be Taxed without Prior Authorization: CESTAT Clarifies Definitions, Allows Air India’s Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) reiterated the pre-condition of prior authorization to collect tax by the airport authority for “airport services”. It also clarified ...
![“Airport Service” Charges cannot be Taxed without Prior Authorization: CESTAT Clarifies Definitions, Allows Air India’s Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/11/2128858-cestat-clarifies-definitions-allows-air-indias-appeal-taxscan.webp "“Airport Service” Charges cannot be Taxed without Prior Authorization: CESTAT Clarifies Definitions, Allows Air India’s Appeal [Read Order]")
![Fox Mandal Moves Supreme Court Against CESTAT Order in ₹3.9 Crore Service Tax Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/10/2128739-cestat-supreme-court-fox-mandal-service-tax-dispute-fox-mandal-case-supreme-court-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Fox Mandal Moves Supreme Court Against CESTAT Order in ₹3.9 Crore Service Tax Dispute [Read Order]")
CESTAT Overturns Excise Duty on CNG Valuation, Upholds Factory Price over Retail Price at HPCL Outlets
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside excise duty demands on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), ruling that the factory price must be the...
