![Service Tax Cannot Be Levied on TDS Paid to Govt on Behalf of Foreign Service Provider: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/26/500x300_2080825-service-tax-tds-foreign-service-cestat-levied-on-tds-paid-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Cannot Be Levied on TDS Paid to Govt on Behalf of Foreign Service Provider: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Cannot Be Levied on TDS Paid to Govt on Behalf of Foreign Service Provider: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is not payable on the TDS amount...
![CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand as Invocation of Extended Limitation under Section 73(1) Not Sustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/26/250x150_2080571-cestat-sets-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand as Invocation of Extended Limitation under Section 73(1) Not Sustainable [Read Order]")
![Liquidated Damages Not Taxable as Declared Service: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand, Extended Limitation Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/26/250x150_2080562-cestat-liquidated-damages-taxability-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Liquidated Damages Not Taxable as Declared Service: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand, Extended Limitation Unsustainable [Read Order]")
![Relief to Polycab Wires: CESTAT Quashes Demand of service tax on Ocean Freight [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/24/250x150_2080124-polycab-wires-cestat-service-tax-ocean-freight-taxscan.webp "Relief to Polycab Wires: CESTAT Quashes Demand of service tax on Ocean Freight [Read Order]")
![License to Run Duty-Free Shops Constitutes Renting of Immovable Property, Not Liable to Service Tax under Airport Service Before 2010: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/20/250x150_2078666-license-to-run-duty-free-shops-duty-free-shops-taxscan.webp "License to Run Duty-Free Shops Constitutes Renting of Immovable Property, Not Liable to Service Tax under Airport Service Before 2010: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief for Trust: Delhi HC Rules Trading in Land and Immovable Property Without Fixed Remuneration Does Not Attract Service Tax [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court held that when a transaction involves trading in land and immovable property without any fixed remuneration, it does not attract service tax. The...
![Relief for Trust: Delhi HC Rules Trading in Land and Immovable Property Without Fixed Remuneration Does Not Attract Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/18/500x300_2077859-demand-service-tax-scn-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief for Trust: Delhi HC Rules Trading in Land and Immovable Property Without Fixed Remuneration Does Not Attract Service Tax [Read Order]")
Failure to Prove Service of Show-Cause Notice of Service Tax Demand: Gauhati HC sets aside ₹16.37 Lakh Demand Order [Read Order]
The Gauhati High Court has quashed an Order-in-Original that had confirmed a service tax demand of ₹16,37,501, along with cess, interest, and penalties, for the financial year 2016-17. The ...
![Failure to Prove Service of Show-Cause Notice of Service Tax Demand: Gauhati HC sets aside ₹16.37 Lakh Demand Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/14/500x300_2076766-demand-order-service-tax-demand-show-cause-notice-taxscan.webp "Failure to Prove Service of Show-Cause Notice of Service Tax Demand: Gauhati HC sets aside ₹16.37 Lakh Demand Order [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Packing of Bulk pack into Retail Packs as Job Work, amounts to Manufacture: CESTAT deletes Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata bench, has recently set aside service tax demands, penalties, and interest imposed on M/s Emami Limited and its...
![No Service Tax on Packing of Bulk pack into Retail Packs as Job Work, amounts to Manufacture: CESTAT deletes Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/14/500x300_2076724-service-tax-service-tax-on-packing-of-bulk-pack-into-retail-packs-as-job-work-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Packing of Bulk pack into Retail Packs as Job Work, amounts to Manufacture: CESTAT deletes Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]")
Excess Service Tax Paid can be Adjusted Beyond Immediate Succeeding Month or Quarter u/r 6(4A): CESTAT in BSNL Case [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that excess service tax paid can be adjusted beyond the immediate succeeding month or quarter under Rule...
![Excess Service Tax Paid can be Adjusted Beyond Immediate Succeeding Month or Quarter u/r 6(4A): CESTAT in BSNL Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/500x300_2076472-excess-service-tax-kolkata-cestat-taxscan.webp "Excess Service Tax Paid can be Adjusted Beyond Immediate Succeeding Month or Quarter u/r 6(4A): CESTAT in BSNL Case [Read Order]")
Orissa HC Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ex Parte Basis, Says Non-Consideration of Contention is Denial of Hearing [Read Order]
“Non-consideration of the contention amounts to denial of hearing”, said the Orissa High Court and set aside a service tax demand passed on an ex parte basis holding that failure to consider a...
![Orissa HC Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ex Parte Basis, Says Non-Consideration of Contention is Denial of Hearing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/12/500x300_2075844-orissa-hc-quashes-service-tax-demand-ex-parte-non-consideration-contention-denial-of-hearing.webp "Orissa HC Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ex Parte Basis, Says Non-Consideration of Contention is Denial of Hearing [Read Order]")
Relief for Indian Oil: CESTAT Holds No Service Tax Payable on Reimbursable Expenses Incurred for CISF Security Services [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) is not liable to pay service tax on reimbursable expenses...
![Relief for Indian Oil: CESTAT Holds No Service Tax Payable on Reimbursable Expenses Incurred for CISF Security Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/08/500x300_2074463-relief-for-indian-oil-indian-oil-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief for Indian Oil: CESTAT Holds No Service Tax Payable on Reimbursable Expenses Incurred for CISF Security Services [Read Order]")
Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that British Airways is liable to pay service tax on excess baggage charges collected from passengers ...
![Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/08/500x300_2074304-british-airways.webp "Partial Relief for British Airways: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Excess Baggage Charges for Normal Period, Drops Demand for Extended Period [Read Order]")