![Relief to Standard Chartered: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand as SCN Failed to Specify Relevant BAS Sub-Clause [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/05/20/2137539-relief-to-standard-chartered-cestat-mumbai-taxscan.webp "Relief to Standard Chartered: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand as SCN Failed to Specify Relevant BAS Sub-Clause [Read Order]")
Relief to Standard Chartered: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand as SCN Failed to Specify Relevant BAS Sub-Clause [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) granted relief to Standard Chartered Finance Pvt. Ltd. by...
![Sub-Distributor Liable for Service Tax, Cannot Claim Reverse Charge Benefit Meant for Distributor: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/18/2133638-sub-distributor-liable-for-service-tax-1jpg-3.webp "Sub-Distributor Liable for Service Tax, Cannot Claim Reverse Charge Benefit Meant for Distributor: CESTAT [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]")
![Cost-Sharing Not Taxable: CESTAT Rules Panasonic Not Liable To Service Tax On Advertisement Reimbursements Under BAS [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129581-cost-sharing-not-taxablejpg.webp "Cost-Sharing Not Taxable: CESTAT Rules Panasonic Not Liable To Service Tax On Advertisement Reimbursements Under BAS [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Liability on Threshing and Redrying of Tobacco Leaves not Under Business Auxiliary Services : CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/17/2129486-service-tax-liability-on-threshing-and-redrying-of-tobacco-leaves-not-under-business-auxiliary-services-site-imagejpg.webp "Service Tax Liability on Threshing and Redrying of Tobacco Leaves not Under Business Auxiliary Services : CESTAT [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Against Linehaul Express in Reverse Charge Service Tax Appeal [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has condoned the delay and issued notice in a civil appeal challenging the final order passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi. Pending...
![Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Against Linehaul Express in Reverse Charge Service Tax Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/2119746-supreme-court-stays-coercive-action-against-linehaul-express-in-reverse-charge-service-tax-appeal-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Against Linehaul Express in Reverse Charge Service Tax Appeal [Read Order]")
SCN Lacks Precise BAS Classification: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand against Amway Distributor [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the service tax demand against an Amway distributor since the Show Cause Notice (SCN) lacked clarity and...
![SCN Lacks Precise BAS Classification: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand against Amway Distributor [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/2111025-scn-lacks-precise-bas-classification-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-against-amway-distributor-taxscan.webp "SCN Lacks Precise BAS Classification: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand against Amway Distributor [Read Order]")
Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Exciseand Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax cannot be levied on the reimbursement of electricity charges, as electricity is ...
![Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/2113168-reimbursement-electricity-charges-taxable-service-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-ubico-network-taxscan.webp "Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Installation Expenses w/o Evidence of Commission Agent being Reimbursed by Principals: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Regional Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) recently held that no service tax demand on installation-related expenditure can be raised to a...
![No Service Tax on Installation Expenses w/o Evidence of Commission Agent being Reimbursed by Principals: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/2105995-customs-excise-service-tax-appellate-tribunal-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Installation Expenses w/o Evidence of Commission Agent being Reimbursed by Principals: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Non-Filing of ST-3 is Positive Act of of Evading tax: CESTAT holds Extended Limitation Rightly Invoked [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), New Delhi, has held that non-filing of ST-3 returns amounts to a positive act of suppression with intent to evade tax, thereby...
![Non-Filing of ST-3 is Positive Act of of Evading tax: CESTAT holds Extended Limitation Rightly Invoked [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/08/2103291-non-filing-of-st-3-evading-tax-cestat-limitation-rightly-invoked-taxscan.webp "Non-Filing of ST-3 is Positive Act of of Evading tax: CESTAT holds Extended Limitation Rightly Invoked [Read Order]")
No Service Tax without Proper Categorisation of Services: CESTAT Quashes Demands against HIMUDA for Vagueness and Lack of Specific Classification [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Chandigarh Bench, has quashed service tax demands raised against the Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority...
![No Service Tax without Proper Categorisation of Services: CESTAT Quashes Demands against HIMUDA for Vagueness and Lack of Specific Classification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/2101286-cestat-chandigarh-himuda-service-tax-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax without Proper Categorisation of Services: CESTAT Quashes Demands against HIMUDA for Vagueness and Lack of Specific Classification [Read Order]")