![Commission on Services to Foreign Universities Not ‘Intermediary Service’ under Rule 2(f): CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/12/2124777-cestat-chandigarh-commission-foreign-universities-intermediary-service-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Commission on Services to Foreign Universities Not ‘Intermediary Service’ under Rule 2(f): CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Commission on Services to Foreign Universities Not ‘Intermediary Service’ under Rule 2(f): CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Bench at Chandigarh has set aside the demand of service tax holding that commission...
![Service Tax Demand on Adda-fees under ‘BSS’ Category is Not Sustainable in Law: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/12/2124722-service-tax-demand-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand on Adda-fees under ‘BSS’ Category is Not Sustainable in Law: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax on Bending, Bundling & Stock Verification Cannot be Levied under “Clearing & Forwarding” Head: Calcutta HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/11/2124655-service-tax-on-bending-calcutta-high-court-taxscan.webp "Service Tax on Bending, Bundling & Stock Verification Cannot be Levied under “Clearing & Forwarding” Head: Calcutta HC [Read Order]")
![Clearing & Forwarding Agent Liable to Pay Service Tax on Main Services & Transportation Charges: Calcutta HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/11/2124651-service-tax-calcutta-high-court-taxscan.webp "Clearing & Forwarding Agent Liable to Pay Service Tax on Main Services & Transportation Charges: Calcutta HC [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Leviable on Individual Advocate for Legal Services to Law Firm: Bombay HC Quashes Demand & Bank Attachment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/11/2124604-service-tax-leviable-legal-services-law-firm-bombay-hc-quashes-demand-bank-attachment-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Individual Advocate for Legal Services to Law Firm: Bombay HC Quashes Demand & Bank Attachment [Read Order]")
Service Tax Exemption Limited to PGP and not to PGPPM, PGPEM, and EPGP Courses: SC Dismisses Revenue’s Delayed Appeal Against IIM [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Revenue’s appeal against the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) order which held that only the Post Graduate Programme in Management...
![Service Tax Exemption Limited to PGP and not to PGPPM, PGPEM, and EPGP Courses: SC Dismisses Revenue’s Delayed Appeal Against IIM [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/29/2122439-service-tax-exemption-limited-to-pgp-and-not-to-pgppm-pgpem-and-epgp-courses-sc-dismisses-revenues-delayed-appeal-against-iim-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Exemption Limited to PGP and not to PGPPM, PGPEM, and EPGP Courses: SC Dismisses Revenue’s Delayed Appeal Against IIM [Read Order]")
CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT ) has allowed refund of service tax amounting to Rs. 46 lakhs denied to Nokia Solutions and Networks India Pvt....
![CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/2122002-service-tax-refund-nokia-taxscan.webp "CESTAT allows Service Tax Refund for Nokia, Denial on Rent-a-Cab, Outdoor Catering & Security Services Set Aside [Read Order]")
VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has quashed the service tax demand raised on Ananda Vikatan Productions Pvt. Ltd. relating to the sale of...
![VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/2121966-vat-kolangal-dubbed-serials-cestat-service-tax-demand-ananda-vikatan-taxscan.webp "VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]")
Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has remanded service tax matter related to works executed in non-commercial government buildings for submission...
![Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/2121968-service-tax-exemption-non-commercial-govt-buildings-cestat-remands-fresh-verification-documents-under-notification-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Exemption for Non-Commercial Govt Buildings: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification of Documents Under Notification [Read Order]")
Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal of Allahabad Bench (CESTAT), held that extended limitation under Section 73 of the Finance Act, 1994 cannot be invoked in the absence of...
![Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/2121756-bona-fide-belief-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi held that service tax deducted on the expense side in the book entry of a university does not result in unjust enrichment....
![Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/2121464-book-entry-showing-service-tax-as-expense-prove-unjust-enrichment-cestat-refund-credited-consumer-welfare-fund-taxscan.webp "Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]")
'Agent’ u/s 65(7) Not Equivalent to ‘Legal Heir' Status: Orissa HC Rules Service Tax against Dead Person Not Tenable in Eye of Law [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Orissa High Court held that a service tax demand issued against a deceased person is not valid in law, and that the term “agent” under Section 65(7) of the Finance Act, 1994...
![Agent’ u/s 65(7) Not Equivalent to ‘Legal Heir Status: Orissa HC Rules Service Tax against Dead Person Not Tenable in Eye of Law [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/2120220-agent-us-657-not-equivalent-to-legal-heir-status-orissa-hc-rules-service-tax-against-dead-person-not-tenable-in-eye-of-law-taxscan.webp "Agent’ u/s 65(7) Not Equivalent to ‘Legal Heir Status: Orissa HC Rules Service Tax against Dead Person Not Tenable in Eye of Law [Read Order]")