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Section 25(4) of Customs Act Declared Arbitrary: Karnataka HC Orders Refund to Patanjali Foods [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court in a recent case has ordered a refund of ₹3.40 crore to Patanjali Foods, holding that Section 25(4) of the Customs Act of...

Packing Materials Form Part of Sale Price u/s 2(u) of Bihar Finance Act: Patna HC Upholds Unified...

Pink Tax in India: Not a Real Tax, but Real Pain

GST Return Filing u/s 16(5) Timeline Makes S 16(4) Time Bar Lose Significance: Kerala HC Orders...

Form 26AS Alone Cannot Sustain Service Tax Demand Without Precedent Review: CESTAT Orders Fresh...

Absence of Time Limit in Notification allows Exemption Claim “At Any Stage” under Finance Act: CESTAT Rules in Favour of Mars International [Read Order]

The Tribunal ruled that Exemption Can be sought Throughout proceedings if an Exemption Notification does Not include Time Limit or Procedural Restriction In a major relief to Mars...

Reverse Charge Demand Sets Aside: CESTAT Says Tax Beyond Scope of SCN Unsustainable [Read Order]

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad (CESTAT), set aside the reverse charge service tax demand after holding that the authorities had travelled beyond the scope of the...

Consultancy for Pet Products Must Be Provided by Scientist or Institution: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Against Mars International [Read Order]

In a significant relief to Mars International India Pvt Ltd, the Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal set aside multiple Service Tax demands against Mars...

Maruti Dealership Incentives Qualify as Trade Discounts Not Taxable Services: CESTAT Quashes ₹2.21Cr Service Tax Demand on Audi Motors [Read Order]

The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeals filed by Audi Motors Pvt. Ltd. and its Accountant, setting aside the service tax demand of...

Educational Consultancy Services to Foreign Universities Qualify as Export, not “Intermediary Services”: Delhi HC [Read Order]

ediary services under the Service Tax Regime. In the recent ruling, the Delhi High Court upheld CESTAT’s ruling that student recruitment services provided to foreign universities constitute...

Demand Under 'Construction of Complex' Invalid for Composite Contracts Prior to 2010: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]

The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the appellant was not liable to pay service tax for the period before 1 July 2010, and consequently...

Yamaha’s Rebate Claim u/r 18 for NCCD on Exported Goods Must be Re-Examined: Bombay HC Orders Fresh Consideration [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court held that the rejection of the assessee’s rebate claim under Rule 18 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 was unsustainable as the authority had failed to consider crucial...