![CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Appeal, Upholds Classification of ‘Martech DHA’ as Final: No Justification for Re-litigation, Rules Tribunal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/06/500x300_2041483-revenues-appeal-rejection.webp "CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Appeal, Upholds Classification of ‘Martech DHA’ as Final: No Justification for Re-litigation, Rules Tribunal [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Appeal, Upholds Classification of ‘Martech DHA’ as Final: No Justification for Re-litigation, Rules Tribunal [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed an appeal filed by the Revenue...
![No Blanket Exemption for SEZs: CESTAT Orders Refund Reassessment, Stresses Need for Proper Documentation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/05/250x150_2041327-sez-cestat-cestat-chennai-taxscan.webp "No Blanket Exemption for SEZs: CESTAT Orders Refund Reassessment, Stresses Need for Proper Documentation [Read Order]")
![Remuneration Paid to Whole-Time Directors Not Taxable under RCM: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/04/250x150_2041231-rcm.webp "Remuneration Paid to Whole-Time Directors Not Taxable under RCM: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![100% EOU Can Carry Forward Accumulated CENVAT Credit Upon De-bonding to DTA Unit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/04/250x150_2041232-eou-cenvat-credit-de-bonding-dta-unit-cestat-taxscan.webp "100% EOU Can Carry Forward Accumulated CENVAT Credit Upon De-bonding to DTA Unit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![ERP Services to Overseas Client Held Export: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Limitation Grounds [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CESTAT-Ruling-Service-Tax-Demand-TDS-Amount-Dispute-taxscan.jpg "ERP Services to Overseas Client Held Export: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Limitation Grounds [Read Order]")
Accrued CENVAT Credit is a Statutory Right and cannot be denied without Clear Legal Provision: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that CENVAT credit, once validly availed, is a statutory right and cannot be retrospectively taken away...
![Accrued CENVAT Credit is a Statutory Right and cannot be denied without Clear Legal Provision: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CENVAT-Credit-Manufacturing-Unit-Business-Expenditure-ITAT-taxscan.jpg "Accrued CENVAT Credit is a Statutory Right and cannot be denied without Clear Legal Provision: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief for BMW India: CESTAT Rules Post-Clearance Fuel Adaptor Fitment Not Manufacturing, Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that post-clearance fitting of fuel adaptors in diesel vehicles by BMW India Pvt. Ltd. does not amount to...
![Relief for BMW India: CESTAT Rules Post-Clearance Fuel Adaptor Fitment Not Manufacturing, Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Relief-for-BMW-India-BMW-India-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Relief for BMW India: CESTAT Rules Post-Clearance Fuel Adaptor Fitment Not Manufacturing, Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
CESTAT Allows 100% CENVAT Credit to Rambagh Palace Hotel, Holds IHCL Services Were Management Consultancy [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed 100% CENVAT credit to Rambagh Palace Hotel, holding that the services received from IHCL qualified as...
![CESTAT Allows 100% CENVAT Credit to Rambagh Palace Hotel, Holds IHCL Services Were Management Consultancy [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rambagh-Palace-Hotel-CENVAT-Credit-CESTAT-Allows-100-CENVAT-Credit-taxscan.jpg "CESTAT Allows 100% CENVAT Credit to Rambagh Palace Hotel, Holds IHCL Services Were Management Consultancy [Read Order]")
No Blanket Exemption for SEZs: CESTAT Orders Refund Reassessment, Stresses Need for Proper Documentation [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units are not automatically entitled to service tax refunds and must...
![No Blanket Exemption for SEZs: CESTAT Orders Refund Reassessment, Stresses Need for Proper Documentation [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SEZs-CESTAT-Refund-Reassessment-taxscan.jpg "No Blanket Exemption for SEZs: CESTAT Orders Refund Reassessment, Stresses Need for Proper Documentation [Read Order]")
Doctrine of Mutuality: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Association Subscription Fees [Read Order]
The Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) quashed a service tax demand on association fees and donations, holding them non-taxable under the doctrine of...
![Doctrine of Mutuality: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Association Subscription Fees [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Service-Tax-Demand-CESTAT-Quashes-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Doctrine of Mutuality: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Association Subscription Fees [Read Order]")
CESTAT Overturns CENVAT Denial, Rules 11 Input Services Eligible Despite Department's Objections [Read Order]
In a significant ruling, the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Chennai Bench has set aside the denial of CENVAT credit on 11 input services availed, holding them eligible...
![CESTAT Overturns CENVAT Denial, Rules 11 Input Services Eligible Despite Departments Objections [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CENVAT-Credit-Printing-Machine-Cylinders-taxscan-1-1.jpg "CESTAT Overturns CENVAT Denial, Rules 11 Input Services Eligible Despite Departments Objections [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules Reusable Packaging Not 'Tangible Goods Service': Volvo Logistics Case Decided [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench, has ruled that the leasing of reusable packaging material by Volvo Logistics to Rolltec Engineering does not constitute...
![CESTAT Rules Reusable Packaging Not Tangible Goods Service: Volvo Logistics Case Decided [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/volvo.jpg "CESTAT Rules Reusable Packaging Not Tangible Goods Service: Volvo Logistics Case Decided [Read Order]")