![Restaurant Services Provided in Non-Air-Conditioned Premises Remain Exempt under Mega Exemption Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/500x300_2101087-restaurant-services-non-air-conditioned-exempt-mega-exemption-notification-cestat-taxscan.webp "Restaurant Services Provided in Non-Air-Conditioned Premises Remain Exempt under Mega Exemption Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Restaurant Services Provided in Non-Air-Conditioned Premises Remain Exempt under Mega Exemption Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that restaurant services provided in...
![CESTAT Has No Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals Involving Goods Imported as Baggage as Explicitly Barred by S. 129A(1) of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/250x150_2100391-cestat-jurisdiction-hear-appeals-involving-goods-imported-baggage-explicitly-customs-act-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Has No Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals Involving Goods Imported as Baggage as Explicitly Barred by S. 129A(1) of Customs Act [Read Order]")
![Spa Company Collected Service Tax but fails to Deposit: CESTAT Confirms ₹17.28 Lakh Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/250x150_2097723-service-tax-cestat-tax-demand-penalty-taxscan.webp "Spa Company Collected Service Tax but fails to Deposit: CESTAT Confirms ₹17.28 Lakh Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]")
![No Scientific Test or Documentary Proof to Establish Foreign Origin of Dry Dates: CESTAT Sets Aside Confiscation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096592-dry-dates-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Scientific Test or Documentary Proof to Establish Foreign Origin of Dry Dates: CESTAT Sets Aside Confiscation [Read Order]")
![ER-1 Return Qualifies as a Valid Duty-Paying Document under Rule 9(2) of CENVAT Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096599-valid-duty-paying-cenvat-credit-rules-cestat-taxscan.webp "ER-1 Return Qualifies as a Valid Duty-Paying Document under Rule 9(2) of CENVAT Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not Payable When Materials Supplied Free By Client: CESTAT allows 60% of Abatement [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is not payable when materials are supplied free of cost by the client, and the ...
![Service Tax Not Payable When Materials Supplied Free By Client: CESTAT allows 60% of Abatement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096063-sevice-tax-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Payable When Materials Supplied Free By Client: CESTAT allows 60% of Abatement [Read Order]")
Credit Availed Beyond One Year from Date of Invoice Inadmissible Under Rule 4(1) of Cenvat Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Cenvat credit availed beyond one year from the date of the invoice is inadmissible under Rule 4(1) of...
![Credit Availed Beyond One Year from Date of Invoice Inadmissible Under Rule 4(1) of Cenvat Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/03/500x300_2093415-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Credit Availed Beyond One Year from Date of Invoice Inadmissible Under Rule 4(1) of Cenvat Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a service tax demand raised solely on the basis of figures from the Income Tax Return (ITR) and...
![Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093021-show-cause-notice-cestat-quashes-demand-cestat-quashes-demand-cestat-cestat-chennai-cestat-news-excise-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]")
Freight Forwarder Not Liable for Service Tax When Acting as Principal for Goods Exported Outside India: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT) ruled that a freight forwarder arranging transport of goods abroad is not liable for Service Tax when acting as a...
![Freight Forwarder Not Liable for Service Tax When Acting as Principal for Goods Exported Outside India: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/500x300_2092700-freight-forwarder-cestat-service-tax-principal-for-goods-exported-taxscan.webp "Freight Forwarder Not Liable for Service Tax When Acting as Principal for Goods Exported Outside India: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad bench, has upheld service tax demands on legal consultancy, reconciliation and goods transport agency services under...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089621-service-tax-value-addition-service-tax-attract-when-there-is-value-addition-cestat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad has ruled that CENVAT credit wrongly availed on traded goods is inadmissible and the demand, along with interest, is...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089632-cestat-cestat-allahabad-cenvat-credit-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]")
Consultancy Services Delivered Outside India Do Not Attract Service Tax Liability: CESTAT says Correlation of FIRCs and Invoices Procedural, Sets aside Order [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Allahabad bench has ruled that consultancy services provided to clients situated outside India do not fall within the ambit of...
![Consultancy Services Delivered Outside India Do Not Attract Service Tax Liability: CESTAT says Correlation of FIRCs and Invoices Procedural, Sets aside Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/11/500x300_2085494-consultancy-services-service-tax-liability-cestat-taxscan.webp "Consultancy Services Delivered Outside India Do Not Attract Service Tax Liability: CESTAT says Correlation of FIRCs and Invoices Procedural, Sets aside Order [Read Order]")