![Service Tax Not Leviable on Notional Interest from Security Deposits for Locker Rentals: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/500x300_2063956-service-tax-on-locker-rental.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Notional Interest from Security Deposits for Locker Rentals: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not Leviable on Notional Interest from Security Deposits for Locker Rentals: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax could not be levied on notional interest from...
![Customs cannot cancel or question MEIS Licenses Without Prior Action by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063940-intimation-intimation-contain-adjustment-nor-demand-reduction-nor-reduction-refund-regarding-exclusion-meis-licence-denovo-adjudication-income-income-tax-merchandise-taxscan.webp "Customs cannot cancel or question MEIS Licenses Without Prior Action by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Obligation on Customs Broker After Importer Relinquishes Goods: CESTAT Quashes Licence Revocation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063939-customs-broker-taxscan.webp "No Obligation on Customs Broker After Importer Relinquishes Goods: CESTAT Quashes Licence Revocation [Read Order]")
![Sharing of G-Card Credentials Led to Misdeclaration of Import Consignment: CESTAT Upholds Revocation of Customs Broker Licence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063923-customs-broker-license-taxscan.webp "Sharing of G-Card Credentials Led to Misdeclaration of Import Consignment: CESTAT Upholds Revocation of Customs Broker Licence [Read Order]")
![Relief for Castrol India: CESTAT Rules SAD Refund Cannot Be Denied Solely Due to Brand Name Change When Product Is Identical [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/15/250x150_2063894-whatsapp-image-2025-04-14-at-10608-pm.webp "Relief for Castrol India: CESTAT Rules SAD Refund Cannot Be Denied Solely Due to Brand Name Change When Product Is Identical [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax Chargeable on Warranty Labour for Free After-Sale Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/500x300_2063643-labour-service-tax.webp "No Service Tax Chargeable on Warranty Labour for Free After-Sale Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Win for BSNL: CESTAT Rules Free Telecom Services to Employees Not Taxable as It Constitutes Service to Self [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled in favour of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), holding that free telecom services provided to employees were ...
![Win for BSNL: CESTAT Rules Free Telecom Services to Employees Not Taxable as It Constitutes Service to Self [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/500x300_2063592-bsnl-cestat-rules-free-telecom-services-employees-service-self-taxscan.webp "Win for BSNL: CESTAT Rules Free Telecom Services to Employees Not Taxable as It Constitutes Service to Self [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the penalty imposed on a Customs officer accused in a red sanders smuggling case could not be...
![CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/500x300_2063570-penalty-inaccurate-particulars-of-income-inaccurate-particulars-of-income-are-furnished-by-the-assessee-income-itat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]")
![CESTAT WEEKLY ROUND-UP [July 06, 2025 to July 12, 2025]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/13/500x300_2063349-cestat-weekly-round-up-taxscan.webp "CESTAT WEEKLY ROUND-UP [July 06, 2025 to July 12, 2025]")
Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is payable only on the service portion in a works contract where VAT has already been...
![Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/12/500x300_2062962-works-contract-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Bagasse is Not A Manufactured Final Product: CESTAT Quashes Central Excise Duty Demand Under Rule 6 of CCR [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that central excise duty cannot be demanded on bagasse under Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004, as...
![Bagasse is Not A Manufactured Final Product: CESTAT Quashes Central Excise Duty Demand Under Rule 6 of CCR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/11/500x300_2062880-bagasse-manufactured-final-product-cestat-central-excise-duty-demand-ccr-taxscan.webp "Bagasse is Not A Manufactured Final Product: CESTAT Quashes Central Excise Duty Demand Under Rule 6 of CCR [Read Order]")
Education Consultant Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that services provided by education consultants to foreign universities qualify as export of...
![Education Consultant Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/11/500x300_2062868-education-consultant-services-foreign-universities-export-intermediary-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "Education Consultant Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")