![Marked Differences Exist between Conditions and Considerations in a Contract: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/24/2130063-marked-differences-exist-between-conditions-and-considerations-in-a-contract-cestat-allows-appeal-site-imagejpg.webp "Marked Differences Exist between Conditions and Considerations in a Contract: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
Marked Differences Exist between Conditions and Considerations in a Contract: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench, noted the difference between conditions and considerations in a...
![Cenvat Credit Allegedly Availed without Receiving Goods in Factory: CESTAT quashes Demand and Penalty for Insufficient Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/23/2129988-cenvat-credit-allegedly-availed-without-receiving-goods-in-factory-cestat-quashes-demand-and-penalty-insufficient-evidence-.webp "Cenvat Credit Allegedly Availed without Receiving Goods in Factory: CESTAT quashes Demand and Penalty for Insufficient Evidence [Read Order]")
![Apartment Sale Amount Exceeds Value in Sale Deed: CESTAT Directs Verification of Completion Certificate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/23/2129980-apartment-sale-amount-exceeds-value-in-sale-deed-cestat-directs-verification-of-completion-certificate-site-imagejpg.webp "Apartment Sale Amount Exceeds Value in Sale Deed: CESTAT Directs Verification of Completion Certificate [Read Order]")
![Processing Undertaken does not bring into Existence any New Distinct Commodity: CESTAT States Such Activity is not Liable to Service Tax under BAS [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/23/2129972-processing-undertaken-not-bring-into-existence-any-new-distinct-commodity-taxscan.webp "Processing Undertaken does not bring into Existence any New Distinct Commodity: CESTAT States Such Activity is not Liable to Service Tax under BAS [Read Order]")
CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit On CVD, SAD Paid via DEPB Scrips, Quashes Duty Demand Against Asian Peroxides [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal [CESTAT] Hyderabad Bench has held that the CENVAT credit is allowed for Countervailing Duty (CVD) and Special Additional Duty (SAD) even when the...
![CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit On CVD, SAD Paid via DEPB Scrips, Quashes Duty Demand Against Asian Peroxides [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/23/2129922-cestat-allows-cenvat-credit-on-cvd-sadjpg.webp "CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit On CVD, SAD Paid via DEPB Scrips, Quashes Duty Demand Against Asian Peroxides [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Statutory Auction Fees, Demurrage: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹2.62 Crore Demand against Tobacco Board [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal [CESTAT] Hyderabad Bench has made a significant ruling in favor of the Tobacco Board by quashing a service tax demand of ₹2.62 crore. ...
![No Service Tax on Statutory Auction Fees, Demurrage: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹2.62 Crore Demand against Tobacco Board [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/20/2129719-cestat-hyderabad-statutory-auction-service-tax-tobacco-board-statutory-auction-fees-cestat-service-tax-ruling-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Statutory Auction Fees, Demurrage: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹2.62 Crore Demand against Tobacco Board [Read Order]")
Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench, reiterated that management consultancyservice is not covered within the category of Business Support Service or ...
![Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129249-management-consultancy-service-is-self-service-not-business-support-or-auxiliary-service-site-imagejpg.webp "Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]")
Input Service Covers Services used in Relation to Business of Manufacture: CESTAT Refers to Rule 2(k) of Cenvat Credit Rules [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Hyderabad Bench, referred to Rule 2(k) of the Cenvat Credit Rules and held that input service covers services used in relation to...
![Input Service Covers Services used in Relation to Business of Manufacture: CESTAT Refers to Rule 2(k) of Cenvat Credit Rules [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129105-input-service-distributors-site-imagejpg.webp "Input Service Covers Services used in Relation to Business of Manufacture: CESTAT Refers to Rule 2(k) of Cenvat Credit Rules [Read Order]")
Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench ofthe Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has clarified that exemption notifications for Education Cess (EC) and Secondary & Higher Education Cess...
![Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/11/2128909-notifications-exempt-ec-shec-only-on-clean-energy-cess-not-on-excise-duty-or-cvdjpg.webp "Notifications Exempt EC & SHEC Only on Clean Energy Cess, Not on Excise Duty or CVD: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief for JSW Energy [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹3.85 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Holds TDS Paid Separately by NHAI Not Part of Taxable Value [Read Order]
In a recent ruling The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside ₹ 3,85,930 service tax demands and ruled that Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)...
![CESTAT Quashes ₹3.85 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Holds TDS Paid Separately by NHAI Not Part of Taxable Value [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/11/2128886-cestat-hyderabad-service-tax-demand-nhai-cestat-service-tax-ruling-tds-taxable-value-case-nhai-service-tax-case-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹3.85 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Holds TDS Paid Separately by NHAI Not Part of Taxable Value [Read Order]")