![Settlement Amount Paid Towards Outstanding Rent Not Taxable as ‘Declared Service’: CESTAT Set asides Service Tax Demand Under RCM [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/30/2115852-settlement-amount-paid-towards-outstanding-rent-taxable-declared-service-cestat-set-service-tax-demand-under-rcm-taxscan.webp "Settlement Amount Paid Towards Outstanding Rent Not Taxable as ‘Declared Service’: CESTAT Set asides Service Tax Demand Under RCM [Read Order]")
Settlement Amount Paid Towards Outstanding Rent Not Taxable as ‘Declared Service’: CESTAT Set asides Service Tax Demand Under RCM [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a settlement amount paid by a company to a local...
![Textile Job Work on Per-Kg / Output Basis Is Not Manpower Supply: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demands [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/26/2115015-textile-job-work-per-kg-output-basis-manpower-supply-cestat-quashes-service-tax-demands-taxscan.webp "Textile Job Work on Per-Kg / Output Basis Is Not Manpower Supply: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demands [Read Order]")
![Form 26AS Alone Cannot Sustain Service Tax Demand Without Precedent Review: CESTAT Orders Fresh Decision in One Month [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/2112502-form-26as-service-tax-demand-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Form 26AS Alone Cannot Sustain Service Tax Demand Without Precedent Review: CESTAT Orders Fresh Decision in One Month [Read Order]")
![Right to Interest Affirmed: CESTAT Grants 12% Interest on ₹5 Cr Investigation Deposit to KLJ Plasticizers [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/2110967-cestat-ahmedabad-klj-plasticizers-interest-investigation-deposit-right-to-interest-taxscan.webp "Right to Interest Affirmed: CESTAT Grants 12% Interest on ₹5 Cr Investigation Deposit to KLJ Plasticizers [Read Order]")
![Diversion of Export Goods to Domestic Market Not Proven: CESTAT sets aside Excise & Customs Demands against SEZ Manufacturer [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/2110968-diversion-export-goods-domestic-market-cestat-excise-customs-demands-sez-manufacturer-taxscan.webp "Diversion of Export Goods to Domestic Market Not Proven: CESTAT sets aside Excise & Customs Demands against SEZ Manufacturer [Read Order]")
![Penalty Based on Call Records Unsustainable: CESTAT Rejects Customs Case in Gold Smuggling Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/2109489-gold-smuggling-taxscan.jfif "Penalty Based on Call Records Unsustainable: CESTAT Rejects Customs Case in Gold Smuggling Dispute [Read Order]")
![Reverse Charge Demand Sets Aside: CESTAT Says Tax Beyond Scope of SCN Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/2110258-reverse-charge-demand-cestat-tax-scn-unsustainable-taxscan.webp "Reverse Charge Demand Sets Aside: CESTAT Says Tax Beyond Scope of SCN Unsustainable [Read Order]")
‘Knowledge’ is Mandatory Element for Imposing Penalty u/s 114 and 114AA of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad (CESTAT) set aside penalties imposed under Section 114 and Section 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962, holding that the absence of...
![‘Knowledge’ is Mandatory Element for Imposing Penalty u/s 114 and 114AA of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/2110859-mandatory-element-imposing-penalty-114-144aa-customs-act-cestat-taxscan.webp "‘Knowledge’ is Mandatory Element for Imposing Penalty u/s 114 and 114AA of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Construction of Govt. Residential Quarters to GSPHCL Not Taxable: CESTAT Drops Service Tax Demand on Works Contract but Upholds GTA Liability [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside Service Tax demand for providing contract services to the Gujarat State Police Housing Corporation ...
![Construction of Govt. Residential Quarters to GSPHCL Not Taxable: CESTAT Drops Service Tax Demand on Works Contract but Upholds GTA Liability [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/07/2110695-construction-govt-residential-quarters-gsphcl-taxable-cestat-drops-service-tax-demand-works-contract-upholds-gta-liability.webp "Construction of Govt. Residential Quarters to GSPHCL Not Taxable: CESTAT Drops Service Tax Demand on Works Contract but Upholds GTA Liability [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeal filed by Shri Venkat R. Chari, holding that the personal penalty of ₹45 lakh imposed under...
![CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/2107769-cestat-rule-26-inapplicability-confiscation-goods-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹45 Lakh Penalty Under Rule 26 for Inapplicability Without Confiscation of Goods [Read Order]")
Tugs Classified under Chapter 89, Not ‘Machinery or Equipment’: CESTAT Rejects Exemption Claim but Allows Drawback [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that two imported tugs used for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) dredging project at Hazira...
![Tugs Classified under Chapter 89, Not ‘Machinery or Equipment’: CESTAT Rejects Exemption Claim but Allows Drawback [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/20/2106841-cestat-ahmedbad-cestat-rejects-exemption-claim-taxscan.webp "Tugs Classified under Chapter 89, Not ‘Machinery or Equipment’: CESTAT Rejects Exemption Claim but Allows Drawback [Read Order]")
![BIS Mark Not Mandatory for Imports Shipped Before QCO Effective Date: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/2105970-bis-mark-imports-qco-cestat-penalty-taxscan.webp "BIS Mark Not Mandatory for Imports Shipped Before QCO Effective Date: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty [Read Order]")