![Banks Eligible for CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Deposit Insurance Premium: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/20/2137523-banks-eligible-cenvat-credit-service-tax-karnataka-hc-taxscan.webp "Banks Eligible for CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Deposit Insurance Premium: Karnataka HC [Read Order]")
Banks' Eligible for CENVAT Credit on Service Tax Paid for Deposit Insurance Premium: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Karnataka High Court dismissed appeals filed by the Revenue and affirmed that banks are eligible to avail CENVAT credit on...
![Karnataka HC Quashes Service Tax Order, Remands Matter Citing Failure to Consider Exemption Notification and Reliance on TDS Statements/ITR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/19/2137410-karnataka-hc-quashes-service-tax-order-taxscan.webp "Karnataka HC Quashes Service Tax Order, Remands Matter Citing Failure to Consider Exemption Notification and Reliance on TDS Statements/ITR [Read Order]")
![Service Tax for Commercial Coaching and Training Services cannot be taxed Twice by Different Parties: CESTAT allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/18/2137319-service-tax-for-commercial-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax for Commercial Coaching and Training Services cannot be taxed Twice by Different Parties: CESTAT allows Appeal [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Applicable on Custom House Agent Reimbursements: CESTAT Relies on CA Certificate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/15/2137024-service-tax-custom-house-agent-cestat-ca-certificate-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Applicable on Custom House Agent Reimbursements: CESTAT Relies on CA Certificate [Read Order]")
![Service Tax cannot be levied on Liquidity Damages: CESTAT allows BHELs appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/07/2135780-cestat-hyderabad-service-tax-liquidity-damages-bhel-appeal-taxscan.webp "Service Tax cannot be levied on Liquidity Damages: CESTAT allows BHELs appeal [Read Order]")
Car Dealer Incentives Not Taxable as Commission: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Discounts from Manufacturer [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that incentives and discounts received by a car dealer from the manufacturer cannot be treated as...
![Car Dealer Incentives Not Taxable as Commission: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Discounts from Manufacturer [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/28/2134787-cestat-car-dealer-incentives-service-tax-demand-cestat-car-dealer-case-taxscan.webp "Car Dealer Incentives Not Taxable as Commission: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Discounts from Manufacturer [Read Order]")
Dept Fails to Specify Clause in SCN: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Tour Operator [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that service tax demand under Business Auxiliary Service cannot be sustained when the show cause notice...
![Dept Fails to Specify Clause in SCN: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Tour Operator [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/24/2134350-dept-specify-clause-in-scn-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-on-tour-operator-taxscan.webp "Dept Fails to Specify Clause in SCN: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Tour Operator [Read Order]")
Dept Fails to Specify Clause in SCN: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Tour Operator [Read Order]
CESTAT sets aside service tax demand on tour operators, holds no case under Business Auxiliary Service and no suppression for extended periods. The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service...
![Dept Fails to Specify Clause in SCN: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Tour Operator [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/23/2134262-service-tax-demand.webp "Dept Fails to Specify Clause in SCN: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Tour Operator [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand of ₹26.26 Lakh Quashed: CESTAT Confirms Exemption for Own-Truck Operations [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad, set aside a ₹26.26 lakh service tax demand and held that transportation carried out through the...
![Service Tax Demand of ₹26.26 Lakh Quashed: CESTAT Confirms Exemption for Own-Truck Operations [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/19/2133657-service-tax-demand-quashed-cestat-confirms-exemption-own-truck-operations-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand of ₹26.26 Lakh Quashed: CESTAT Confirms Exemption for Own-Truck Operations [Read Order]")
Excess Service Tax Paid Due to Error Treated as Deposit, Not Tax: CESTAT sets aside Rejection of Refund Claim [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) New Delhi has held that excess service tax paid due to inadvertent error partakes the character of deposit and not tax and...
![Excess Service Tax Paid Due to Error Treated as Deposit, Not Tax: CESTAT sets aside Rejection of Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/11/2132800-cestat-new-delhi-service-tax-refund-excess-service-tax-paid-cestat-service-tax-refund-taxscan.webp "Excess Service Tax Paid Due to Error Treated as Deposit, Not Tax: CESTAT sets aside Rejection of Refund Claim [Read Order]")
CESTAT Dismisses Jal Mahal Resorts' Appeal; Service Tax Refund Rejected as Total Turnover Exceeds ₹10 Lakh Limit [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, while dismissing the appeal of Jal Mhal Resort, held that for the purpose of availing exemption under ...
![CESTAT Dismisses Jal Mahal Resorts Appeal; Service Tax Refund Rejected as Total Turnover Exceeds ₹10 Lakh Limit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/10/2132660-cestat-new-delhi-service-tax-refund-jal-mahal-resort-cestat-service-tax-case-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Dismisses Jal Mahal Resorts Appeal; Service Tax Refund Rejected as Total Turnover Exceeds ₹10 Lakh Limit [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Invalid Without Independent Verification of Transactions: CESTAT Quashes ₹56.72 Lakh Demand Based Solely on Income Tax Data [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Kolkata Bench has quashed a Service Tax Demand of ₹56.72 lakh, on the ground that a Demand raised merely on the basis of Income Tax...
![Service Tax Demand Invalid Without Independent Verification of Transactions: CESTAT Quashes ₹56.72 Lakh Demand Based Solely on Income Tax Data [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/07/2132329-cestat-kolkata-service-tax-demand-independent-verification-income-tax-data-case-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Invalid Without Independent Verification of Transactions: CESTAT Quashes ₹56.72 Lakh Demand Based Solely on Income Tax Data [Read Order]")