![Words Proper Officer Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128073-words-proper-officer-expunged-from-impugned-orderjpg.webp "Words Proper Officer Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]")
Words 'Proper Officer' Expunged from Impugned Order: CESTAT Disposes Appeal for De Novo Adjudication [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, disposed of an appeal for de novo adjudication, expunging the words ‘proper...
![Hindustan Shipyard Not Liable to Include Travel & Accommodation Costs of Foreign Consultants in Service Tax Value: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128039-hindustan-shipyard-liable-include-travel-accommodation-costs-consultants-service-tax-value-cestat-.webp "Hindustan Shipyard Not Liable to Include Travel & Accommodation Costs of Foreign Consultants in Service Tax Value: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127967-ranjnikanthjpg.webp "Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]")
![Transactions where Supplied Material is Subjected to VAT are Work Contract Services: CESTAT Rejects Depts Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127954-transactions-supplied-material-vat-work-contract-services-cestat-rejects-appeal-.webp "Transactions where Supplied Material is Subjected to VAT are Work Contract Services: CESTAT Rejects Depts Appeal [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Confirms ₹16.78 Crore Service Tax Demand and Equal Penalty on Wrongful Double Availment of Cenvat Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127927-cestat-confirms-service-tax-demand-and-equal-penalty-wrongful-double-availment-cenvat-credit-.webp "CESTAT Confirms ₹16.78 Crore Service Tax Demand and Equal Penalty on Wrongful Double Availment of Cenvat Credit [Read Order]")
Horticulture Services Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Confirms Only ₹12,870 Shortfall on Manpower Supply Services [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that horticulture services, such as garden upkeep, watering, fertilization, and spraying of insecticides,...
![Horticulture Services Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Confirms Only ₹12,870 Shortfall on Manpower Supply Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127929-horticulturejpg.webp "Horticulture Services Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Confirms Only ₹12,870 Shortfall on Manpower Supply Services [Read Order]")
CA Certificate Insufficient to Conclude that the Incidence of Tax has been Passed on to the Customer: CESTAT Remands Matter to RSA [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad, held that a Chartered Accountant (CA) Certificate is insufficient to conclude that the incidence of tax has not been...
![CA Certificate Insufficient to Conclude that the Incidence of Tax has been Passed on to the Customer: CESTAT Remands Matter to RSA [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127921-cestat-remands-matter-to-rsa-taxscan.webp "CA Certificate Insufficient to Conclude that the Incidence of Tax has been Passed on to the Customer: CESTAT Remands Matter to RSA [Read Order]")
![CAs Certificate on Excess Payment Under Scrutiny: CESTAT Remands Service Tax Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127895-ca-certifcatejpg.webp "CAs Certificate on Excess Payment Under Scrutiny: CESTAT Remands Service Tax Refund Claim [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand on Cab Services to Wipro SEZ Unit Set Aside: CESTAT Quashes ₹20.23 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Hyderabad has quashed a service tax demand of ₹20.23 lakh against Nine Wheels Rent‑A‑Cab, holding that cab...
![Service Tax Demand on Cab Services to Wipro SEZ Unit Set Aside: CESTAT Quashes ₹20.23 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127891-wiprojpg.webp "Service Tax Demand on Cab Services to Wipro SEZ Unit Set Aside: CESTAT Quashes ₹20.23 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
S. 11BB of Excise Inapplicable Where Amount Paid Under Protest Without Adjudicated Duty: CESTAT Directs 12% Interest On Refund [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad, held that Section 11BB of the Central Excise Act, 1985 is inapplicable where an amount is paid under protest without...
![S. 11BB of Excise Inapplicable Where Amount Paid Under Protest Without Adjudicated Duty: CESTAT Directs 12% Interest On Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/04/2127777-cestat-allahabad-cestat-refund-interest-excise-refund-case-duty-paid-under-protest-taxscan.webp "S. 11BB of Excise Inapplicable Where Amount Paid Under Protest Without Adjudicated Duty: CESTAT Directs 12% Interest On Refund [Read Order]")
CESTAT Reiterates Extended Period of Limitation Not Invokable When there is a Bona-fide Belief about Non-taxable/Exempted Nature of the Services [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) reiterated that extended period of limitation cannot be invoked when there is a bona-fide belief of the appellant that the nature of ...
![CESTAT Reiterates Extended Period of Limitation Not Invokable When there is a Bona-fide Belief about Non-taxable/Exempted Nature of the Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/04/2127764-cestat-reiterates-limitation-whenbona-fide-belief-exempted-nature-of-the-services-.webp "CESTAT Reiterates Extended Period of Limitation Not Invokable When there is a Bona-fide Belief about Non-taxable/Exempted Nature of the Services [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets Aside ₹47.96 Lakh Service Tax Demand on Road & Canal Works, Holds Exemption Cannot Be Denied Based Solely on Form 26AS [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad, set aside the demand of service tax of Rs. 47.96 lakh on road and canal works. In the present case, it was held that...
![CESTAT Sets Aside ₹47.96 Lakh Service Tax Demand on Road & Canal Works, Holds Exemption Cannot Be Denied Based Solely on Form 26AS [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/04/2127763-cestat-service-tax-demand-on-road-canal-works-holds-exemption-denied-based-solely-.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside ₹47.96 Lakh Service Tax Demand on Road & Canal Works, Holds Exemption Cannot Be Denied Based Solely on Form 26AS [Read Order]")