![Cinema Revenue Sharing Not Taxable as Renting of Immovable Property: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand on Theatre [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/500x300_2117131-cinema-revenue-sharing-taxable-renting-immovable-property-cestat.webp "Cinema Revenue Sharing Not Taxable as Renting of Immovable Property: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand on Theatre [Read Order]")
Cinema Revenue Sharing Not Taxable as Renting of Immovable Property: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand on Theatre [Read Order]
Holding that film exhibition on a revenue-sharing basis is not a taxable renting service, CESTAT Bengaluru quashed the service tax demand on Kavitha...
![Amounts Collected During Central Excise Investigation Must Be Refunded After Demand is Set Aside: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/02/250x150_2116750-amounts-collected-central-excise-investigation-refunded-demand-cestat-taxscan.webp "Amounts Collected During Central Excise Investigation Must Be Refunded After Demand is Set Aside: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Relief for Sun Pharma Lab: CESTAT Grants Excise Duty Refund of Rs. 64.32 Cr Despite Citing Incorrect Exemption Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/04/250x150_2117037-sun-pharma-lab-cestat-excise-duty-refund-despite-citing-incorrect-exemption-notification-taxscan.webp "Relief for Sun Pharma Lab: CESTAT Grants Excise Duty Refund of Rs. 64.32 Cr Despite Citing Incorrect Exemption Notification [Read Order]")
![Works Contract Service Tax Demand of Rs. 2.30L: CESTAT Orders Fresh Assessment of Abatement and Reverse Charge Benefits [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/03/250x150_2116874-works-contract-service-tax-demand-cestat-orders-fresh-assessment-abatement-reverse-charge-benefits-taxscan.webp "Works Contract Service Tax Demand of Rs. 2.30L: CESTAT Orders Fresh Assessment of Abatement and Reverse Charge Benefits [Read Order]")
![Voluntary Service Tax Payment u/s 73(3) Constitutes Final Settlement, Not Mere Deposit: CESTAT Dismisses Refund Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/02/250x150_2116776-voluntary-service-tax-payment-733-constitutes-final-settlement-not-mere-deposit-cestat-dismisses-refund-appeal-taxscan.webp "Voluntary Service Tax Payment u/s 73(3) Constitutes Final Settlement, Not Mere Deposit: CESTAT Dismisses Refund Appeal [Read Order]")
Knowledge Centre Services Qualify as Management Consultancy, Not Legal Services: CESTAT Holds Classification Cannot Be Challenged at Refund Stage [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that Knowledge Centre Services of OSC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. were classified as Management or Business...
![Knowledge Centre Services Qualify as Management Consultancy, Not Legal Services: CESTAT Holds Classification Cannot Be Challenged at Refund Stage [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/02/500x300_2116761-knowledge-centre-services-qualify-as-management-consultancy-not-legal-services-cestat-holds-classification-cannot-be-challenged-at-refund-stage.webp "Knowledge Centre Services Qualify as Management Consultancy, Not Legal Services: CESTAT Holds Classification Cannot Be Challenged at Refund Stage [Read Order]")
Works Contract Cannot Be Taxed as Residential Complex Construction Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Rs 80 Lakh Service Tax Demand, upholds Penalty for Non-Registration
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) held that composite works contracts cannot be taxed under Constructionof Residential Complex Services and such...
Relief for Bridgestone India: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹96 Lakh Excise Demand for Alleged Excess CENVAT Credit [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi, has set aside a demand of central excise duty amounting to over ₹96 lakh, finding the extended...
![Relief for Bridgestone India: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹96 Lakh Excise Demand for Alleged Excess CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/500x300_2116520-relief-for-bridgestone-india-taxscan.jfif "Relief for Bridgestone India: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹96 Lakh Excise Demand for Alleged Excess CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets Aside Section 114AA Penalty Due to Failure in Establishing Proof of Intentional Use of Manipulated Scrip [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that a penalty under Section 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962 cannot be sustained in the absence...
![CESTAT Sets Aside Section 114AA Penalty Due to Failure in Establishing Proof of Intentional Use of Manipulated Scrip [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/500x300_2116539-cestat-sets-aside-section-114aa-penalty-taxscan.jfif "CESTAT Sets Aside Section 114AA Penalty Due to Failure in Establishing Proof of Intentional Use of Manipulated Scrip [Read Order]")
Unconstitutional Restriction on CENVAT Credit: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty and Demand Based on Invalid Rule 8(3A) of Central Excise Rules
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), has set aside a central excise duty demand raised under Rule 8(3A) of the Central Excise Rules,...
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Cross-Border Cost-Sharing, Holds Downward Price Adjustments are Not Consideration [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that inter-company cost sharing and downward price adjustments arising out of software implementation ...
![CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Cross-Border Cost-Sharing, Holds Downward Price Adjustments are Not Consideration [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/500x300_2116535-cestat-quashes-service-tax-demand-on-cross-border-cost-sharing-holds-downward-price-adjustments-are-not-consideration-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Cross-Border Cost-Sharing, Holds Downward Price Adjustments are Not Consideration [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1,398 Crore CENVAT Credit Demand on Indian Oil Petronas on Limitation Grounds [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), has allowed the appeal filed by Indian Oil Petronas, setting aside a demand of nearly ₹1,398 crore by the...
![CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1,398 Crore CENVAT Credit Demand on Indian Oil Petronas on Limitation Grounds [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/500x300_2116470-cestat-sets-aside-1398-crore-cenvat-credit-demand-indian-oil-petronas-limitation-grounds-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1,398 Crore CENVAT Credit Demand on Indian Oil Petronas on Limitation Grounds [Read Order]")