![Service Recipient vide Letter Intimidated Service Tax Not Required: CESTAT Held No Mala Fide Intention, Allowed Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126508-cestatjpg.webp "Service Recipient vide Letter Intimidated Service Tax Not Required: CESTAT Held No Mala Fide Intention, Allowed Appeal [Read Order]")
Service Recipient vide Letter Intimidated Service Tax Not Required: CESTAT Held No Mala Fide Intention, Allowed Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service TaxAppellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, allowed an appeal since there is no mala fide intention of avoiding...
![Laying of Telecom and Optical Fibre Cables Under or Alongside Roads Not Taxable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/22/2113762-laying-telecom-optical-fibre-cables-under-alongside-roads-not-taxable-service-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Laying of Telecom and Optical Fibre Cables Under or Alongside Roads Not Taxable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Trading is Not a Service under Cenvat Credit Rules: CESTAT Remands Appeal for Recalculation of Recoverable Credit and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/21/2098790-cenvat-credit-rules-taxscan.webp "Trading is Not a Service under Cenvat Credit Rules: CESTAT Remands Appeal for Recalculation of Recoverable Credit and Penalty [Read Order]")
![Pre-Show Cause Consultation Mandatory for Service Tax Demands Exceeding ₹50 Lakhs under CBEC Circulars: Bombay HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/07/2094601-service-tax-cbec-circular-bombay-high-court-show-cause-notice.webp "Pre-Show Cause Consultation Mandatory for Service Tax Demands Exceeding ₹50 Lakhs under CBEC Circulars: Bombay HC [Read Order]")
![Relief for Maruti Suzuki: CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on Input Services Used for Business or Personal Use Valid if Availed Before April 2011 Amendment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/2070001-maruti-suzuki-cestat-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Relief for Maruti Suzuki: CESTAT Rules CENVAT Credit on Input Services Used for Business or Personal Use Valid if Availed Before April 2011 Amendment [Read Order]")
Service Tax Refund Claims Not Maintainable Without Challenging Assessment Order or Classification: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax refund claims are non-maintainable unless the underlying assessment order or...
![Service Tax Refund Claims Not Maintainable Without Challenging Assessment Order or Classification: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CESTAT-CESTAT-Bangalore-Service-Tax-Refund-Claims-Assessment-Orde-Taxscan.jpg "Service Tax Refund Claims Not Maintainable Without Challenging Assessment Order or Classification: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Monetary Threshold Limit not Considered only for Constitutional Validity or Ultra Vires Issues: CESTAT Rules Dept. Appeal Not Maintainable [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) dismissed department’s appeal stating that appeals filed by the revenue department are exempt from the...
![Monetary Threshold Limit not Considered only for Constitutional Validity or Ultra Vires Issues: CESTAT Rules Dept. Appeal Not Maintainable [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CESTAT-CESTAT-Ahmedabad-Customs-Constitutional-Validity-Monetary-Threshold-Limit-TAXSCAN.jpg "Monetary Threshold Limit not Considered only for Constitutional Validity or Ultra Vires Issues: CESTAT Rules Dept. Appeal Not Maintainable [Read Order]")
Relief to NALCO: CESTAT sets aside Time-Barred Excise Duty Demand on Goods Captively Consumed [Read Order]
In a major ruling, the Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has granted relief to National Aluminium Company Limited ( NALCO ) by setting aside the...
![Relief to NALCO: CESTAT sets aside Time-Barred Excise Duty Demand on Goods Captively Consumed [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CESTAT-Customs-Excise-Service-Tax-CESTAT-Kolkata-National-Company-TAXSCAN.jpg "Relief to NALCO: CESTAT sets aside Time-Barred Excise Duty Demand on Goods Captively Consumed [Read Order]")
Amendment on Bill of Entry u/s 149 of Customs Act made before Final Assessment of Imported Goods is Valid: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) amendment on the bill of entry under section 149 of the Customs Act, 1962 made before the final assessment...
![Amendment on Bill of Entry u/s 149 of Customs Act made before Final Assessment of Imported Goods is Valid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CESTAT-Ahmedabad-Bill-of-Entry-Amendment-Final-Assessment-Imported-Goods-taxscan.jpg "Amendment on Bill of Entry u/s 149 of Customs Act made before Final Assessment of Imported Goods is Valid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Allegation of Failure to Follow Examination of Norms Prescribed under CBEC Circular While Allowing Conversion of Shipping Bill: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal [Read Order]
The Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) dismissed the appeal filed by the revenue department alleging that the commissioner failed to follow the...
![Allegation of Failure to Follow Examination of Norms Prescribed under CBEC Circular While Allowing Conversion of Shipping Bill: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Allegation-Allegation-of-Failure-to-Follow-Examination-of-Norms-Norms-CBEC-Circular-Shipping-Bill-CESTAT-Appeal-taxscan.jpg "Allegation of Failure to Follow Examination of Norms Prescribed under CBEC Circular While Allowing Conversion of Shipping Bill: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal [Read Order]")
CBEC Circular on Valuation in case of Sale of Goods Partly to Related and Independent Parties Not Violative of Central Excise Laws: Supreme Court [Read Order]
The Supreme Court, on Monday upheld the validity of the circular issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), now CBIC, and held that the circular dated 1.7.2002 regarding valuation of...
![CBEC Circular on Valuation in case of Sale of Goods Partly to Related and Independent Parties Not Violative of Central Excise Laws: Supreme Court [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CBEC-CBEC-Circular-Central-Excise-Laws-Central-Excise-Excise-Law-Supreme-Court-taxscan.jpg "CBEC Circular on Valuation in case of Sale of Goods Partly to Related and Independent Parties Not Violative of Central Excise Laws: Supreme Court [Read Order]")
Absence of Strict Adherence to Ratio at the Time of Payment never leads to pay Double Tax: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has held that the absence of strict adherence to the ratio at the time of payment never leads to paying double tax. The respondent- M/s. Zyeta Interiors Pvt. Ltd., is a...
![Absence of Strict Adherence to Ratio at the Time of Payment never leads to pay Double Tax: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ratio-payment-double-tax-HC-taxscan.jpeg "Absence of Strict Adherence to Ratio at the Time of Payment never leads to pay Double Tax: Karnataka HC [Read Order]")