![CBIC Circulars are Binding on Service Tax Dept: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CBIC-Circulars-Binding-Service-Tax-Dept-Jharkhand-HC-TAXSCAN.jpg "CBIC Circulars are Binding on Service Tax Dept: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]")
CBIC Circulars are Binding on Service Tax Dept: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the circulars or instructions issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) are legally...
![Activities of Loading and Unloading of Scrap, processing and Packing of Brass Rods amount to Manufacture and not to Manpower Recruitment Agency Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Loading-Unloading-Scrap-processing-Packing-Brass-Rods-Manufacture-Manpower-Recruitment-Agency-Service-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.jpg "Activities of Loading and Unloading of Scrap, processing and Packing of Brass Rods amount to Manufacture and not to Manpower Recruitment Agency Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Set Asides Service Tax Demand on Manufacture of Various Types of Brass articles on ground of Non-falling of Service Category into Supply Agency Service [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CESTAT-Service-Tax-Demand-Manufacture-Brass-articles-Non-falling-Service-Category-Supply-Agency-Service-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT Set Asides Service Tax Demand on Manufacture of Various Types of Brass articles on ground of Non-falling of Service Category into Supply Agency Service [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Upholds Denial of Benefit of VCES Scheme of Service Tax on ground of Violation of Section 106 of Finance Act [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CESTAT-Upholds-Denial-of-Benefit-VCES-Scheme-of-Service-Tax-on-ground-of-Violation-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT Upholds Denial of Benefit of VCES Scheme of Service Tax on ground of Violation of Section 106 of Finance Act [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax on Freight Brokerage: CESTAT sets aside Demand of Service Tax [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Service-Tax-on-Freight-Brokerage-CESTAT-Demand-of-Service-Tax-TAXSCAN-.jpg "No Service Tax on Freight Brokerage: CESTAT sets aside Demand of Service Tax [Read Order]")
No Reversal of Cenvat Credit of Service Tax done on Already Paid Tax even if Activity does not Amount to Manufacture: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that no reversal of CENVAT Credit of service tax can be done on already paid duty or tax which was not...
![No Reversal of Cenvat Credit of Service Tax done on Already Paid Tax even if Activity does not Amount to Manufacture: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/No-Reversal-of-CENVAT-Credit-CENVAT-Credit-Service-Tax-No-Reversal-of-CENVAT-Credit-of-Service-Tax-Tax-Manufacture-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "No Reversal of Cenvat Credit of Service Tax done on Already Paid Tax even if Activity does not Amount to Manufacture: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Commissioner (Appeals) cannot Condone Delay for more than one month for Service Tax Appeals: Kerala HC [Read Order]
In a significant ruling the Kerala High Court observed that the Commissioner cannot condone delay for more than one month for service tax appeals. The petitioner, the Vattiyoorkavu Service...
![Commissioner (Appeals) cannot Condone Delay for more than one month for Service Tax Appeals: Kerala HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Commissioner-Appeals-Condone-Delay-Service-Tax-Appeals-Kerala-HC-taxscan.jpg "Commissioner (Appeals) cannot Condone Delay for more than one month for Service Tax Appeals: Kerala HC [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand on Fabrication works for Indian Railway without any corroborative Evidence : CESTAT Directs Re-adjudication [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) directed re-adjudication to the adjudicating authority for the imposition of service tax demand on fabrication...
![Service Tax Demand on Fabrication works for Indian Railway without any corroborative Evidence : CESTAT Directs Re-adjudication [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Service-Tax-Service-Tax-Demand-Fabrication-Fabrication-works-Indian-Railway-Service-Tax-Demand-on-Fabrication-works-for-Indian-Railway-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Service Tax Demand on Fabrication works for Indian Railway without any corroborative Evidence : CESTAT Directs Re-adjudication [Read Order]")
Refund of Swachh Bharat Cess of Service Tax Allowable u/s 119(5) of Finance Act on Export Service of Basic Grade Pig Iron: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the export services of basic grade pig iron are eligible for a refund of Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) of...
![Refund of Swachh Bharat Cess of Service Tax Allowable u/s 119(5) of Finance Act on Export Service of Basic Grade Pig Iron: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Refund-Swachh-Bharat-Cess-Service-Tax-Allowable-Finance-Act-Export-Service-Basic-Grade-Pig-Iron-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.jpg "Refund of Swachh Bharat Cess of Service Tax Allowable u/s 119(5) of Finance Act on Export Service of Basic Grade Pig Iron: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Customs dept failed to prove delay in Receiving Order from Review Cell: CESTAT dismisses Appeal [Read Order]
The Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) dismissed the appeal filed by the Customs Department against the order which rejected the time-barred appeal of...
![Customs dept failed to prove delay in Receiving Order from Review Cell: CESTAT dismisses Appeal [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Customs-Dept-prove-delay-receiving-Order-Review-Cell-CESTAT-Appeal-TAXSCAN.jpeg "Customs dept failed to prove delay in Receiving Order from Review Cell: CESTAT dismisses Appeal [Read Order]")
Relief to Lufthansa German Airlines: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand of Approx. 6 crores on PSF on ground of Non- violation of Rule 6 of Service Tax Rules [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) granted relief to Lufthansa German Airlines by quashing the service tax demand of approximately 6 crores...
![Relief to Lufthansa German Airlines: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand of Approx. 6 crores on PSF on ground of Non- violation of Rule 6 of Service Tax Rules [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Relief-to-Lufthansa-German-Airlines-Lufthansa-German-Airlines-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Relief to Lufthansa German Airlines: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand of Approx. 6 crores on PSF on ground of Non- violation of Rule 6 of Service Tax Rules [Read Order]")